The Yukons are our most period accurate waist overalls that we make here at Rising Sun. If you know anything about us and how we do things then you know that makes these some very period accurate trousers. These are a Rising Sun original that wouldn’t look out of place on the shelf of a general store in the 1890′s. We are just putting the finishing touches on a new batch Yukons here in our shop and I though you might like to see some of the process.
Belt loops secured to the waist band with single needle tack stitching.
Coin pocket opening on the waist band.
Single needle stitched hem with our original “X” detail.
Spring is in the air and there is no better suited garment for the crafted workwear/outdoor fiend than a Rising Sun Outdoor Vest. This single needle constructed vest is made on our prized black head Singer. It is a little different than other black head single needles out there but we will get into that at a later time.
The Outdoor vest is now available in 2 fabrications. The duck canvas version uses the same fabric on our popular Worker pants. The back panels are made from a special cotton HBT (herringbone twill) we sourced.
The next Outdoor vest now available flips everything around with the front in HBT and the back in duck canvas.
Watch out for the sequel to our Mighty Duck post in which we will feature our Ranch Hand duck jacket.
The Rising Sun Yukon jeans is often regarded as the most period-correct jeans we offer, whereas the Blacksimth jeans exemplifies the beauty of the single needle
Each stitch on a pair of Rising Sun Blacksmith jeans is at once meticulously researched and totally unpredictable before sewing. Everything from the stitches per inch to the sewing sequence are crucial to creating garments that invoke nostalgia and vintage workwear designs. Despite this careful thought process the stitches on each pair are unique due to the inconsistent characters antique sewing machines create. The old single needle sewing machine we use on the Blacksmith jeans create the beautiful, irregular stitches we love.
The resulting effect is a type of American folk art aesthetic that when viewed through the lenses of say, “wabi sabi,” of finding beauty in imperfection, can be profoundly beautiful. This coupled with the special way our selvage denim and threads fade makes the Blacksmith a one of a kind homage to the living and ever-changing article of clothing that is a pair of jeans.
The continuous fly piece is one of our favorite details on the Rising Sun Blacksmith jeans. It harkens back to a time when jeans were made tough to withstand hard living. While you may not necessarily apply a miner’s stress and tools to your jeans (although Brit Eaton may) we sleep a little better knowing our patrons are getting jeans of higher standards.
On the outside the button fly does not appear to be of unusual nature.
Careful inspection reveals that the left and right fly are actually constructed of one continuous piece.
