TCB_Cat Head Jacket_Brown Canvas

The history of workwear using a variety of fabrics for different purposes is fascinating, and recently TCB has been expanding the color range of its coveralls. We have recently added Brown Duck to the Cat Head series.

Speaking of duck fabric, the green Cathartt and green duck Cathead were announced recently. Since the two colors are duck, I thought they would be perfect, so I went to the only soba restaurant in Kojima to try duck nanban.

By the way, what does the "nanban" in Kamo Nanban mean?
It seems to refer to green onions. Once that information is input,
The two ducks, Green Duck and Brown Duck, began to look like "ducks carrying onions."

These two outfits are just like the "duck carrying a leek"
I hope you will find it easy to wear and pair well with denim if you have one.

This is the season when you start to miss duck hotpot.
I'm sure these ducks will keep you warm.
Normally, duck coveralls are around 10oz, but this time it is 13.5oz, using a thick 5 count weft thread.
You will be able to enjoy the "heavy feeling" the moment you touch it.

□ Encounter with the original material

I wanted to make a new coverall for spring, and I started my quest to find the original design early last year. I gradually narrowed down the target audience, but I just couldn't find the right one. Then, during a casual chat with Ryo, who always works in the same room as me, I casually mentioned to him that I'd like to make a 1930s duck head coverall because I think it would be cute. He replied, "I bought one when I was living in the Netherlands, and now I've given it to my dad as a gift." It was a great coincidence, and when I told him I wanted to target this vintage style, he readily agreed, and the project began.

Attention to detail

I often mention this when talking about coveralls, but I love the distinctive left chest design from the 1930s. Previously, I created Black Bear, Strong Hold, and Boss of the Road designs, but this one also features an asymmetrical design, though not as much. What attracted me most was the adorable, slightly funny duck face. I've always loved the animals featured in Vintage logos, from the bulldog from Boss of the Road to the chicken from Can't Bust'em, the bear from Black Bear, and the pig from Finks—the list goes on and on, but they're all charming features. To recreate this vibe, I had the artist redraw it multiple times, recreating the original's humorous feel by changing it to a cat. Because the cat on the tag turned out so well, the two-pronged dot buttons on the chest and the dome-shaped tuck buttons on the sleeves also managed to capture the vintage vibe while still being cute. The buttons on the placket have the same matte finish as the Vintage designs. The rough texture makes them less slippery and easier to put on and take off. I think this texture is the result of pursuing functionality rather than design.

Another thing that I found appealing was the green of the bartacks and buttonholes. There are many vintage jackets with colorful bartacks, and at TCB we've had fun experimenting with bartack colors, trying out colors we've seen before and colors that seem familiar but don't. However, the only jackets I can think of with colorful buttonholes are Duck Head and Oshkosh. Of course, the green looks vivid at first, but one of the joys of this jacket is seeing the green fade with continued wear.

□Fabric

The fabric was also inspired by vintage styles, with attention to detail in terms of the unevenness of the yarn, color, dyeing method, etc. Recently, rather than expressing unevenness with a single yarn count, we have been choosing to mix different yarns and change the unevenness of each yarn.
Specifically, for the warp threads alone, a straight thread is used for the 8th count and a short uneven thread is used for the 9th count in a 1:1 ratio.
The weft thread is made of a 1:1 ratio of 12 count natural uneven yarn and the same 12 count yarn but with neps.
As a result, four types of yarn are used, giving the finished product a vintage feel.

The dyeing was also done in a lighter color that is typical of store brands.
The reason for the shallow warp threads is that the weft threads are dyed gray instead of off-white.
This idea was based on the idea of ​​each company, and I think some fabrics were made with a focus on making the warp threads dark in color to make stains less noticeable, and there were also many fabrics that made the fabric look dark in color by dyeing the weft threads gray, making stains less noticeable.

For the finishing touch, nep yarn is used for half of the weft, so the fabric is finished without being singed.

□ Regarding size

The basic size is based on TCB's classic coverall, the Cathartt Chore Coat. When comparing it to a denim jacket, we recommend going down one to two sizes depending on your preferred size.

The above is reprinted from the TCB official website

The popular Cat Head Jacket is now available in a variety of colors.

This is brown duck, a convenient color that goes well with anything.

Actual size chart: Unit: cm