Taiga Takahashi Lot.603 Sweatshirt in Hand Drawn Sumi

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Tagged size 42

Description from the brand:

LOT.603 SWEAT SHIRT

The sweatshirt takes root in the origin of American sportswear before the 1950s when synthetic materials became mainstream. Like the LOT.601 T-shirt, the item is characterized by direct cutting lines and a flat shape. Backgrounds of details forgotten in today's apparel production, like V gussets added on the front and back of the neck to stop sweat, are understood by reconstructing the process from earlier times.

The tubular jersey cotton was manufactured by a hanging knitting machine in Wakayama. The use of American cotton achieves a dry, unique texture in the fabric. Hanging knitting machines were introduced to Japan during the Taisho era (1912–1926). The machine in Wakayama is now the world's only machine from that period still in operation. While it lacks efficiency because it can only knit about a meter per hour, the slow process creates a unique texture with moderate unevenness, as if the surrounding air is woven into the fabric.

MUD DYED BROWN and SUMI DYED BLACK are carefully dyed one by one using traditional Japanese techniques such as mud dyeing and Indian ink dyeing. Each sweatshirt has its own unique expression, with subtle variations that make every piece slightly different.

HAND DRAWN SUMI was inspired by marbling works created with sumi ink by Kamisoe, a karakami workshop based in Kyoto. The tubular jersey is hand-painted with sumi ink to capture the subtle nuances of brushstrokes crafted by a Yuzen dyeing artisan. Each piece is truly one of a kind, as the hand-drawn brushstrokes and variations in shading differ slightly from item to item.

Western retail upwards of $1,080

Tagged 42 — please refer to the measurements provided, sourced from the official Taiga Takahashi website.