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Jan 2016. We find ourselves in New York, participating in the highly anticipated Liberty Tradeshow after winning an award from the CFDA during a showcase in Singapore. As always, there were alot left to do with the show just few days away. The first night after landing, we find ourselves heading to a nice little supper club - Fedora off West Village. Meeting our photographer to finalise some concepts for the shoot the very next morning. Exited the subway and were pleasantly greeted by the first snow fall. Somewhat magical, we knew this trip was going to be one hell...

Canvas T Handcrafted with a 5000 year old authentic traditional natural dying technique that is almost extinct. Through wears and washes, this natural color will fade and add aesthetics and authenticity to the garment. We chose to use 100% certified Indian organic cotton cultivated without the use of any artificial fertilizers and chemicals, also renowned for its luxurious soft characteristic. The company we are working with focuses entirely on environmentally friendly vegetable dying process. It took years of trial and error and steady development to revive the Natural Indigo Dyeing Fermentation Process. Sustainable manufacturing which brings about social improvement &...

The Loopwheel or Tsuri Ami fabric is slow and carefully knitted using vintage Tsuri Ami Ki (machineries) which at this point in time sees only two companies left in the world that still sustain this craft. Tsuri-Ami Ki is a term referring to the traditional type of knitting machines that were first used in Japan during the beginning of the 20th century. Referred to as hanging-knitting machines in english, or commonly known as Loopwheel machines. These machines use a special type of 'bearded needles' , which draw in air for gentle knitting. They do not pull and stretch the fabrics unlike most modern machineries. These...