TCB Jeans_Cathartt Chore Coat_Brown Paw Stripe

A new "Paw Stripe" color is now available for the Cathartt Chore Coat, created with heart buttons. This coat mixes the heart stripe found in vintage Carhartt with the "Cats Paw" charm of TCB. The resulting garment looks classic and cool, yet upon closer inspection, it reveals a cute, dual-sided charm.

This fabric was created by Sanyo Senko Co., Ltd. in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, my hometown. As a boy, I used to frequent the arcade nearby, and I never knew there was a company with such interesting technology so close by.

The process involves indigo dyeing using a continuous dyeing machine, one of the few in Japan capable of piece-dyeing indigo fabric. After dyeing, discharge printing is performed, where a discharge agent is applied with a cylinder to remove the color, and then a beige dye is printed over the discharged areas.

Because the beige is applied to the discharged white heart pattern, the hearts have a slightly blurred outline.

You sometimes see vintage Wabash fabrics with blurred Wabash patterns, but as these plates are used, the edges and outlines of the discharge print become less sharp, and eventually, the plates need to be replaced.

The Wabash fabric that TCB specially ordered might look a bit too flashy if the outlines of the hearts and paws were too sharp. However, since we designed it from the beginning to have a subtly whimsical look, we hope you'll appreciate this "cool yet cute" aspect.

At first glance, it might seem cheap, but it's a detail that requires a lot of effort.

After making it and even visiting the factory, I wondered if the reason Stifel's fabric-making method disappeared was because it was simply too labor-intensive. I am nothing but grateful to Sanyo Senko for being able to reproduce it using the same method today. Considering the cost, I hesitated to print on the back of the fabric, but in the end, I couldn't resist putting cats instead of boots. It doesn't matter when you wear it, but you see it every time you put it on. Perhaps that's one of the charms of this fabric.

*Stifel was an American textile company that developed Wabash fabric.

On the back of Stifel's fabric, there's a logo with the company name "Stifel" within a boot-shaped pattern. The details of the Chore Coat itself, like the Denim, are based on 1940s-50s vintage Carhartt, but with reference to various materials, we've created a 1920s atmosphere to match the MASTER CLOTH name, heart buttons, and historical context.

For example, the following are details typical of the 1920s:

・Square collar with a center seam

・Change buttons attached with eyelets

・Adjustable first button and cuffs

・Set-in sleeves with low sleeve caps, also reproduced in TWO CATS BLOUSE, etc.

■Sizing

The sizing of this item differs from that of denim jackets; the coverall sizing is larger. If you choose the same size as your TCB denim jacket, it will be quite large.

■Notes

Both the front buttons and cuff buttons are change button specifications. They are less durable than regular buttons, so we recommend removing them before washing. In case of damage or loss, buttons are in stock, but they will be replaced at a charge. Thank you for your understanding.

Excerpt from TCB Official

Country of Origin: Japan

Actual size chart: unit cm

This PAW ST is a chocolate-like brown color. Please enjoy it with jeans, work pants, or overalls.

It's a convenient coverall that can be worn all year round.