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40's Cap - Charcoal Gray Duck
TCB - 40's Cap - Charcoal Gray Duck
You may be asking yourself why Two Cat's Brand (TCB) is so special. Well, beyond all the obvious details, there's a story. This is a brand that truly does what they love. Most things have a rhyme and reason, but sometimes they just create what suits their needs. The vintage, reproduction inspiration behind the brand is clearly visible. They're honoring styles from the '30s-'60s with a few items dating pre-1900's. Sometimes they create fantasy or future (e.g. present) cuts that didn't exist in the past, but the bulk of their work is true reproduction. That's what we went with on this round. You may also be asking, why such a low price compared to other Japanese brands. This is due to the fact that everything besides the milling of the fabric is done in-house. There is no outsourcing for cutting or sewing. In Kojima, the denim capital of Japan sits their vertically integrated factory where they do: fabric cutting, single stitch sewing, lapping seam sewing, applying buttons and rivets, and much, much more. We are so excited to introduce you to TCB.
The inspiration for this cap comes from the one used by mechanics from the US ARMY in the 40's. The fabric is a charcoal gray duck. It's 11.2oz made of 100% cotton.
Sizing:
- Medium - up to 58cm
- Large - up to 60cm
- XL - up to 62cm
TCB
Two Cats Bandana - Yellow
You know we have a thing for bandanas! We've been waiting on a new batch to get us really excited, and these are that batch. They're filled with the brands namesake, Cats. For their ten-year anniversary they've made cookie-patterned bandanas in reference to the 60s-70s. The fabric is woven in Japan on vintage shuttle looms giving it selvedge on one side. These colors are custom-made for TCB, as well, with a discharge method of printing.
Two Cats Bandana - Green
You know we have a thing for bandanas! We've been waiting on a new batch to get us really excited, and these are that batch. They're filled with the brands namesake, Cats. For their ten-year anniversary they've made cookie-patterned bandanas in reference to the 60s-70s. The fabric is woven in Japan on vintage shuttle looms giving it selvedge on one side. These colors are custom-made for TCB, as well, with a discharge method of printing.
Two Cats Bandana - Blue
You know we have a thing for bandanas! We've been waiting on a new batch to get us really excited, and these are that batch. They're filled with the brands namesake, Cats. For their ten-year anniversary they've made cookie-patterned bandanas in reference to the 60s-70s. The fabric is woven in Japan on vintage shuttle looms giving it selvedge on one side. These colors are custom-made for TCB, as well, with a discharge method of printing.
Two Cats Bandana - Red
You know we have a thing for bandanas! We've been waiting on a new batch to get us really excited, and these are that batch. They're filled with the brands namesake, Cats. For their ten-year anniversary they've made cookie-patterned bandanas in reference to the 60s-70s. The fabric is woven in Japan on vintage shuttle looms giving it selvedge on one side. These colors are custom-made for TCB, as well, with a discharge method of printing.
TCB has worked so hard on this jacket, which made us want to support it even more. They've custom-developed this blanket liner, or should we say two different blanket liners, to repro this Type I as close as possible. The two front panels are a lighter, almost faded-looking version of the sleeves and back panels. We saw them wearing these beauties inside out, and it sunk its claws in.
In this version of the blanket lined jacket, they decided to go with a type I that they realized was originally produced just before they changed to the Type I in 52. The two-tone wool liner is most likely a "batch-to-batch" detail which makes it an extremely rare find. It truly blows us away that TCB would go to these lengths of production to reproduce such an incredible detail. To create two different batches of striped wool is dedication.
For the front body, the stripe pitch is wider and the color is lighter. On the other hand the back body stripe is narrower and the color is deeper. The yarn count of the warp is as follows: 20/ single thread and of the weft is 10/ triple thread.
They decided to use our 30's fabric for this jacket. It's the closest to the repro, and they wanted to give customers an opportunity to buy what they consider one of the top denims they've ever made. The 30's denim is made of Memphis cotton and the yarn count for both the warp and weft is 8, making the fabric 12.5oz in weight. The single sleeve detail was by no means easier or more cost-effective and confounds TCB about the original. In true TCB spirit, they reproduced it anyway.
We know there are a ton of details, but the hardware can not be missed. This slide buckle has been made of steel, plated with copper, then oxidized to get the black color. Then, they rub them with sawdust to get the matte look. It's freaking wild to be honest. This plating is built to rub off and get rusted in a red/black manner.
This piece was a pre-order, and we think very few if any other retailers ordered it. We may be the only people on the planet who got access to this incredible, incredible jacket. They are limited and therefore, once they're gone...they're gone forever.
