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CXXVI

2011-04-05T04:33:00.000-07:00

In the early waking moments of CXXVI Clothing Co., the idea was pretty simple: Do what we want, because it doesn't matter who likes it, as long as we like it. It turned out that what we were doing happened to appeal to more than just us and thank god, because it's been a very fulfilling ride, even if there have been bumps along the way.

The early stages of CXXVI saw us dabbling in weird, experimental techniques in brand management and production methods. We were literally on a zero dollar budget and had to figure out how to make things look cool and expensive without spending more than a couple bucks here an there. Thankfully, we ran Onetwentysix Design Studios for years and years prior to even entertaining the idea of starting our own clothing company, so the hardest parts were already done in our eyes. We had designed for so many brands, that we knew exactly what it took to bring down a bright-eyed startup.

Our expectations were low and our creativity was rampant; with a little push here and there and a few favors from some good friends, we were in business and on our way to developing what is now CXXVI Clothing Co.

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EDWIN DENIM COMING TO RHD

2011-03-31T04:59:00.000-07:00



Established in Japan 1947 Mr Tsunemi had a passion for denim, which inspired him to import them directly from the United States as no denim was manufactured in Japan at that time. Used, worn-out and dirty denim which had to be laundered and mended by hand in order to sell on to his customers. In 1951 domestically manufactured denim was available for the first time in Japan. This product was expensive and of inferior quality compared to its American counterparts. Mr Tsumeni was driven to create his own denims, with greater sophistication in fits, washes and quality. From this point on in Edwin denim history, quality, craftsmanship, innovation and integrity have been paramount to the ethos and aesthetic for the brand. In 1961 Mr. Tsunemi crafted the first pair of Edwin denim jeans. Utilising the letters D, E, N, I & M (reversing the M creating a W) he created the brand name ‘Edwin’. By 1963 Edwin had produced the world’s heaviest ringspun denim jean (16oz), featuring the famous three-colour rainbow selvedge, which is still being used today. In the 1970’s Edwin were the first company in the world to develop ‘old wash’ designed to replicate denim which have been worn from its rigid, unwashed state traditionally designed for workwear due to its durability. In the 1980’s Edwin invented ‘stone washing’ which revolutionised the entire denim industry and was a pivotal moment in the evolution of denim manufacturing, thus influencing, every denim company in existence today. In the 1990’s Edwin created the ‘new vintage’ denim concept, which encompasses the subtle beauty of hand replicating vintage washes from archive references pre-dating 1947. Edwin is an authentic denim brand priding itself on innovation and craftsmanship, utilising exclusive fabrics and fabrication, unique technology, hand wash processes, and continual progression in design and fit.

Norse Projects 2011 Fall/Winter Collection

2011-03-07T17:57:00.000-08:00

Waking early to the biting Nordic cold, the brand embarked on this shoot with photographer Sacha Maric to the cliffs of Møn, one of Denmark’s most impressive landmarks which shoulders the Baltic sea. A diverse mix of woodlands, cycle paths, ponds and pastures encircle these sheer cliffs creating a hub where they spent the day indulging in the Danish landscape, testing the functionality of the new products in the rough and cold coastal weather. Shown below is the result of another solid offering from Norse Projects.

PF Flyers Soon at RHD

2011-03-01T17:32:00.001-08:00

These PF Flyers shoes are the same classic style we’ve grown to know and love over the years. With it’s distinct canvas upper, the Centre Lo features a rubber sole unit with bumper toe box along with white laces, accents, and midsole. Other details include a green lining and branding on the heel.

The Hill Side Preview

2011-02-21T00:35:00.001-08:00

The Hill-Side S/S '11 Preview from The Hill-Side on Vimeo.

Libertine-Libertine Spring/Summer 2011 Collection Lookbook

2011-02-19T18:05:00.000-08:00

Libertine-Libertine presents their new Spring/Summer 2011 Collection, which has arrived in stores in the last couple of weeks. While the brand mostly sticks to basics in all categories, they wander into new categories as well this season and offer some character pieces, such as the khaki/red camouflage shirt and jacket.

PACE JEANS now at RHD!

2011-02-14T22:27:00.000-08:00

Our typical PACE denim is made in traditional vintage way on original shuttle looms and comes from small mills around Osaka, Japan. The denim is a right hand twill, ring spun in warp and weft. It’s unique in look and feeling. Using significant details such as split side seams, chainstiching on hem, tab and patch in real leather, buttons have our gearwheel logo in steel finish, zippers in antique copper from the classic brand YKK, strengthened pocket openings on all models, rivets in real genuine copper. All denims are pre-shrunk.

Norse Projects 2011 Spring/Summer Collection

2011-02-14T01:57:00.000-08:00

The imminent release of Norse Projects’ 2011 spring/summer collection sees its largest range to date and continues to mix finely crafted menswear with detailed casuals and traditional workwear. The new season draws inspiration from barefooted beach days in the long and mystical Scandinavian summer light, and as always, the brand’s long and rich Nordic history. Arriving at RHD in the next week or so!

New SÅG Delivery!

2011-01-28T14:01:00.000-08:00

To Wash or Not To Wash

2011-01-24T14:08:00.000-08:00

This what happens when you wear your jeans for a year daily without washing them once? NOTHING! U of A student Josh Le with the jeans he wore almost every day without washing them. He is holding bacteria samples taken at 15 months (left) and at 13 days (right).
Josh Le, 20, bought a pair of Nudie Jeans in September 2009. He wore them nearly every day and even slept in them for about a month to really let the sweat shape the creases. He spilled food on it, wiped it off with a paper towel, and kept on going. “I wanted to push it to the extreme,” he said.

But when Le and assistant human ecology professor Rachel McQueen swabbed the inside of the jeans and tested them for bacteria in December 2010, they found levels pretty normal. And after Le washed the jeans, then wore them for 13 days before re-testing them, bacteria levels were nearly identical.

The pair showed off the results on campus Wednesday.

“I was pleasantly surprised,” said McQueen. “What I found was just normal skin flora. The counts were really, really similar. The bacteria load from the swabbed areas were pretty much the same.”

The Flat Head

2011-01-24T00:55:00.001-08:00

The Flat Head was established in 1996 by Masayoshi Kobayashi. Kobayashi took vintage denim from the 1920’s through to the 1960’s and deconstructed it to analyze the precise dyeing and stitching techniques. He then set out to produce classic styled clothing made in the same manner as the original garments. As part of this process, he uses only specially selected high quality material and employs highly skilled Japanese craftsmen.

The Flat Head’s selvedge denim is woven on old-style shuttle looms that can ,make only 50 meters of denim per day, however approximately 3 meters of fabric is required to make each pair of jeans, this is a labour of love. The shuttle loom process is time consuming, but the denim produced has a different “touch” and “feel” to that of denim produced on modern looms, thus giving the Flat Head denim products the aura of vintage denim.

As far as the dyeing process is concerned, only the surface of the thread is dyed with indigo, the centre of the thread staying white. The result of this “loop dyeing” is that as the jeans wear with age the denim fades in a beautiful and authentic fashion.

In addition to denim jeans, jackets and shirts, The Flat Head also produces a wide range of other authentically created garments. These include shirts, T shirts, leather goods and knitwear.

Kobayashi says that “At the time of purchase the product is only half complete, it is only fully complete once the garment has melded itself to the unique shape of the individual”

Spotted on Gouger

2011-01-21T21:16:00.001-08:00

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Andy's Off To Japan

2011-01-21T17:12:00.000-08:00

Once again Andy is off to Japan to visit all of our Japanese brands this week. Catching up with Sugar Cane in Tokyo, Samurai in Osaka and The Flat Head in frosty Nagano which is averaging around -8 at the moment. No doubt he will also discover mountains of other treats which he will work on getting for the shop.

Naked & Famous

2011-01-20T18:07:00.001-08:00

Naked and Famous from hypebeast.tv on Vimeo.

RHD in Daytona Bros Magazine

2011-01-19T15:29:00.000-08:00

A Little About Sugar Cane by Kit Me Out

2011-01-18T03:13:00.000-08:00

Sugar Cane is a brand of selvage-denim DUNGAREES, not jeans. The word, ”jeans”, has become the vernacular for faux denim fashion wear that masquerades as the tough, classic waist overalls history made famous. You see, “dungarees” are what John Wayne and Gary Cooper wore when fighting off Indians and bad guys. Dungarees are what Marlon Brando and James Dean wore when fighting off girls. And it was dungarees that were worn when the depression-era farmer fought off the bank, the wartime steel worker welded the ships of victory and Mr. Jones entered the army. Sadly, all we have today are “jeans,” until now…
Premium Okinawa Selvage-Denim Dungarees are for those who can appreciate the myriad of nuances and character found in the finest single-malt scotch, the clearest, most colorless diamond or a handcrafted, centuries-old oriental rug. They comprise a blend of traditional dyeing techniques and styling with innovation and creativity in textile development. These dungarees represent the absolute epitome of Japanese selvage denim and are at the heart of the pride of the Sugar Cane brand, being constructed of fibers derived from the plant that gave rise to the brand name – SUGAR CANE. It starts with a basic vintage selvage dungaree style, in this case the famous Lee 101B button-fly, five-pocket cowboy selvage-denim dungarees of 1945. The cut and fit is identical to the original style, which is with a slightly higher waist, looser seat and a straight, wider, non-tapering leg design commonly called the “stovepipe.” Naturally, the famous Lee-brand horseshoe-shaped crotch is retained, making these the true cowboy cut for comfort in the saddle. This means that while still a high-rise waist design typical of vintage styles, the rise in the front is lower than at the rear, keeping the front from digging into the waist when seated. The traditional vintage design style is then married with the result of 25 years of research and experimentation into making the hardest wearing, most-exotic and innovative vintage selvage dungarees ever attempted, incorporating knocked –out distinctiveness in detailing and style.

Sugar is made from sugar cane, that seems simple enough, but not everyone knows that sugar cane and its byproducts contain essential amino acids and enzymes necessary to fuel and rejuvenate our bodies. Likewise, byproducts from sugar cane are used to fuel automobiles in Brazil in order to have a less harmful impact on the environment than found in burned fuels of a purely fossil origin. Following these facts in a rather philosophical approach, the textile specialists at Sugar Cane were the first in the world to produce a selvage-denim fabric made from woven cotton yarns and sugar cane fibers. Cotton and sugar cane yarns are dyed completely by hand (no machines of any kind are ever used) following an ancient Japanese technique using only 100% all-natural indigo dyes (no artificial or blended dyes are ever used). In this specific selvage dungaree style, the indigo plants, cotton and sugar cane are all harvested from the Japanese island of Okinawa, hence the style name. The naturally dyed yarns are turned into the prized, coarse-weave Japanese selvage denim on slow-moving, vintage shuttle looms from the “good old days” of manufacturing in the USA. Capturing the essence of true vintage selvage dungarees can only be achieved using vintage machinery, so goes the philosophy behind Sugar Cane, so it logically flows that this sumptuous selvage-denim fabric is lovingly crafted into the finished product by the most meticulous technicians using sewing machines from the 1920’s. This philosophy of obsessive attention to detail, historical purity, unsurpassed quality and cutting-edge innovation gives birth to a Hand-Dyed, All-Natural Indigo Okinawa Selvage-Denim Dungaree weighing in at a super-coarse and beefy 14.25 ounces that dazzles the senses with deep, dark indigo coloring and an intoxicating, delicately sweet scent, thanks to a strong helping of sugar cane in the fabric. Over time from wear, laundering and use, this luscious denim yields fade marks, whiskering and striations that could never be achieved with machine-dyed selvage denim made from the typical diluted man-made dyes.

Other features of this Premium Selvage Denim include: pockets lined with colorful fabrics made from sugar cane, in this instance it is a centuries-old Japanese print; leather patch on the waist is dyed with pure indigo and features the Kenji characters of Sugar Cane and the area of origin of the dye and fabric; detail stitching on rear pockets is sewn by hand using heavy cotton thread made from sugar cane, and this style has its own unique green-line selvage edge on the denim that distinguishes it from one any of the other Sugar Cane styles. Topping off this style is an Okinawa-theme bandana fabricated from sugar cane in a traditional Japanese print derived from ceremonial robes, plus a matching heavy sugar cane carry sack tote bag. This is the finest denim in the world, where the exotic meets luxury and durability. This is Sugar Cane. Or, as the Japanese call it – Satokibi!

Sugar Cane Hand-Dyed, All-Natural Indigo Okinawa Selvage-Denim Dungarees are only available in the rigid unwashed finish. Denim of this rarified type should be laundered as infrequently as possible (the manufacturer suggests not more than once per season) to maintain all of the nuances and functionality of the sugar cane & indigo dye, as well as to help create your own personal wear marks and fit. The delicately sweet scent of the sugar cane in the selvage denim will gradually diminish over time from laundering. This prized feature of Sugar Cane selvage dungarees can be rejuvenated by washing with a special detergent treatment engineered specifically for Sugar Cane to revive the function of enzymes in sugar cane.

Via www.kitmeout.com

Our Legacy 2011 Spring Lookbook

2011-01-17T14:04:00.000-08:00

Indigofera

2011-01-17T14:00:00.001-08:00

2011-01-14T18:21:00.001-08:00

2011-01-12T16:41:00.001-08:00

Gitman Bros

2011-01-11T13:31:00.000-08:00

At Gitman, craftsmanship and technology - a perfect mix of the old and the new - go into each and every shirt we sew. More than 80 minutes and 50 steps go into the creation of a shirt, which is made of 25 separate pieces. Whether choosing one of the more than 1500 fabrics and patterns from among the finest European weavers, or deciding on which body silhouette and collar/cuff combo work best, we are constantly engaging both ourselves and our customers with what the market demands and expects. This is reflected in the range and depth of our collections.

Gitman Bros. shirts are soon to be arriving at RHD check out their site and get very excited.

http://www.gitman.com

Incase x Ari Marcopoulos Camera Bag

2011-01-11T02:50:00.000-08:00

Designed specifically to meet the needs of Ari Marcopoulos himself, Ari worked hand-in-hand with incase to create a camera bag that provides fast access to cameras and equipment in a highly evolved, easy to carry ergonomic design that re-imagines the functionality and style of a camera bag.
The design features a heavy-duty canvas finished with a custom water-repellent coating to provide optimal weather resistance in nearly any condition. Additional coverage is found in the removable rain fly, which features a custom Marcopoulos print. Ari’s use of multiple devices at each shoot inspired the quick access point-and-shoot camera pocket with magnetic closure and the iPad interior slip pocket. Inside the bag are adjustable, padded SLR camera and lens compartments as well as a document pocket and zippered pocket for storage and organization. Available now at RHD.

Wheelmen & Co. Babylon Backpack

2010-12-16T14:09:00.000-08:00

Wheelmen & Co. expand their bag rang with the Babylon. A waxed canvas backpack the mixes a little tradition with contemporary needs. As they say, “the Babylon backpack is a bag made for commuting. The outer shell is 100% waxed cotton and 1000 denior nylon lined. Sealed zippers in front and a patch pocket with leather pull-tab. Only the best materials go into making this original “Wheelmen” designed piece. Top grain leather accents and interior laptop pocket. Adjustable chest strap and pivot hardware on bottom of the shoulder straps. 1/4″ closed foam padding ensures comfort.”

Filson Cover Cloth Umbrella

2010-12-16T14:05:00.001-08:00

Let the gifting begin. What we have here is a waxed cover accessory that serves a strong purpose – rain protection. “This classic umbrella from Filson is made from Filson’s heavy-duty Cover Cloth; a tightly woven 6oz 100% cotton poplin with thick wax coating. The fabric is water and wind resistant and, despite the toughness, remains surprisingly light and easy to carry. With time and use the wax coating will wear to create something truly lovely and unique.”

Rainer Spehl Wooden Laptop Cases

2010-12-16T13:59:00.001-08:00

German engineering brings us this series of wooden laptop cases from Rainer Spehl made from solid oak and veneer with brown leather lining. “This solid wooden case fits your laptop like a glove and offers proper protection. Inside, the soft leather lining prevents the laptop from scratching. A magnetic device locks it smoothly and the construction of the case makes sure it does not fall out even when held upside down.”