BIANCHIN'S BLACK BANANAS - J5135 AS SEASONED BY MR MIRKO

EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A SEASONED J5135 SLIM BACK STRAP FOLDEDGE CUT LEG ,WHICH WHEN WORN-IN HEAVILLY & NOT WASHED , WILL CREATE THE " BANANA " LEG , COMMON TO IJIN MATERIAL STYLES CUT IN THIS WAY.IN FACT IT WAS LEGENDARY LONDON STYLIST MR. JOHNNY ROCKA WHO COINED THE PHRASE " BODY SONIC JEANS " WHEN DESCRIBING THE TECHNICAL TERM FOR THIS NATURAL IJIN MATERIAL ATTRIBUTE , HERE SHOWN IN AN UNCOMPROMISING 13 OUNCE BLACK DENIM.




THE J5135 HAS 2 INTERACTING FRONT LEG SEAMS WHICH ERGONOMICALLY WORK WITH & AGAINST EACH OTHER TO BREAK-IN HARD FABRICS & ADAPT TO YOUR OWN BODY SHAPE.



CLEAR PROOF THAT THE IJIN MATERIAL FOLDEDGE CUTTING TECHNIQUE REALLY FUNCTIONS, & BREAKS-IN THE MOST OBSTINATE DRY DENIMS & ASSISTS PERSONALISED "SEASONING".




CLOSE-UP OF THE BACK POCKET , ALSO SHOWING MR. MIRKO'S CHEEKY CHAIN ADDITION.

IJIN DENIM - CONSTRUCTION IN COLOUR

BLUE-BLACK , BONE DRY DENIM IS WHAT IJIN MATERIAL SPECIALIZES IN, AS WE ALL KNOW.HOWEVER, ONLY THE CLOTH ITSELF IS ONE SINGLE COLOUR.ALL THE SIZE 25 HEAVY WEIGHT SEWING THREADS THAT ARE UTILIZED ON ANY INDIVIDUAL IJIN MATERIAL GARMENT ARE MULTICOLOURED IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY FUNCTION PER STYLE OR PER SEASON.
NUMBER ONE FAVOURITE INTERNAL ONLY COLOUR FROM 3 YEARS AGO WAS SAGE GREEN.




INDIVIDUALLY SELECTED STYLES CARRIED THE SAGE GREEN OVERLOCKED IN-SEAMS.




PEACH THREAD HAS BEEN USED FOR BUTTONHOLES ON EARLIER MODELS.CHECK OUT WHICH COLOUR YOU HAVE.....




PEACH THREAD IS COMMONLY USED BY IJIN MATERIAL AS THE COLOUR TO HIGHLIGHT STRESS POINTS ON IJIN DENIM THAT HAVE BEEN STRENGTHENED.




TINY PEACH ACCENTS ARE VISIBLE ON ALL THE DETAIL & STRENGTHENING POINTS.




STANDARD HONEY TOBACCO THREAD IS THE SECOND MOST COMMON IJIN MATERIAL THREAD COLOUR.THIS IS OFTEN USED WITH THE EGG YOLK THREAD SEEN THROUGH TO THE BACK OF THE FOTO.





REAL INDIGO THREAD IS THE IJIN STANDARD FOR SEWING THE "INVISIBLE " STITCHING. TRADITIONALLY THIS COLOUR WOULD BE BLACK , BUT THE USE OF REAL INDIGO THREAD WILL ALLOW IT WASH & WEAR BACK AT A SIMILAR RATE TO THE ACTUAL DENIM USED, RATHER THAN LEAVE DARK LINES FROM BLACK THREADS USED TRADITIONALLY , WHICH SEEMED TO BLEND IN TO DARK DENIM IN THE BEGINNING.




THE " INVISIBLE " THREADS ARE TO BE FOUND ON AREAS LIKE THE TOP LINE OF THE WAIST BAND.BY STITCHING IN STEALTHY COLOURS THE WAIST BAND LOOKS MUCH LOWER THAN IT REALLY IS

DISCOVERED - EARLY MODEL 5056 GAPERS, AS WORN BY MIRKO BIANCHIN

FINE EXAMPLE OF THE LIMITED RUN 5056 WESTERN GAPER MODEL PRODUCED IN LATE 2004.THIS RAN FOR 2 SEASONS ONLY.INCORPORATING UNUSUAL IN-SEAM FRONT POCKETS , THIS MODEL ALSO HAD THE "FIFTH" POCKET ON THE OUTSIDE LEFT LEG WHICH CAME IN HEART FORM & THE VICTORIAN BACK STRAP IN UNSHAVED LEATHER.




THE IJIN MATERIAL WESTERN "GAPERS" GOT THEIR NAME FROM THE WAY IN WHICH THE POCKET OPENED WHEN THEY WERE WORN.THE POCKET IS ACTUALLY CONSTRUCTED AS WOULD BE A "CONTROVENTO" STYLE POCKET WITH THE TOP FABRIC PIECE COVERING THE POCKET ENTRANCE.
THIS WOULD KEEP THE RAIN OUT ALSO.
NOTE THE DOUBLE OVER EMBROIDERED "HALF-MAN" LOGO - SEWN IN 2 SHADES OF EGG YOLK SIZE 25 THREAD.




FRONT LEG SHOWING THE END OF THE FITTING SIDE SEAM , WHICH ENDS JUST ABOVE THE KNEE , ON THIS, & ALL , IJIN MATERIAL WRAP-LEG CUT LEGS.




FRONT APRON IMAGE SHOWING THE SEASONING ON THIS RARE MODEL .




FOTO SHOWING CROTCH WEAR , BUT NOT WORN-OUT.NOTE THAT THE CROSSED SEAMS AT THE CROTCH ARE MADE FROM 3 TYPES - TOP STITCHED FRONT , TAILOR FINISHED BUSTED BACK SEAM & RUN & FELL IN-SEAM.




BACK LEG VIEW SHOWING BACK KNEE RIPPLES STARTING & CHEWED HEELS




NICE SHOT OF THE LEATHER VICTORIAN STYLE BELT USED ON THIS STYLE , WHICH DESPITE AGE , WEAR & TEAR IS STILL INTACT.NOTE THE OUTWARDS FACING BACK POCKETS , PARTICULAR TO THIS STYLE.




BEAUTIFUL "SEASONED" BACK RIGHT POCKET , CLEARLY SHOWING THE IMPRINT LEFT BY THE HIDDEN RED TAG SEWN INTO EVERY IJIN MATERIAL DENIM LEG.




BACK LEFT POCKET WITH WEAR HOLE , SHOWING THE BIG 1 & 1/2 INCH LOWER POCKET SEAMS.NOTE POCKET UN TRADITIONALLY FACES THE OUTER SEAM.

SOLO SWEDEN - INSIDE THE OUTSIDER

TOP INDEPENDENT SWEDISH MENS CONCEPT STORE & KEY IJIN MATERIAL STOCKIST TELLS IT HOW IT IS , OR RATHER , PROUDLY SHOWS YOU THE INTERIOR DESIGN STANDARDS OF IJIN DENIM PRODUCT.
FOR MORE STORE INFO CHECK OUT http://www.solo.se