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It must have been about five years ago. I was staring at the vintage Carhartt tag written in cursive, early style, and I'd been plotting to make them, thinking it would be very TCB to make it Cathartt. But if I was going to make them, I absolutely had to be able to make heart-shaped change buttons. After being turned down by several button factories, I finally consulted a well-known button collector, and the heart-shaped change buttons finally took shape, and they have become the Cathartt Chore JK to this day.
I later learned that heart-shaped buttons exist not only as change buttons, but also as hammered-in buttons. This time, I inspired my design with vintage painter pants from the 1930s Painter Pants. These pockets are commonly known as "Mule Ear Pockets,". This design is not only found in vintage Carhartt items, but also in Lee, Headlight brands, and some other workwear brands. Also, it's known that the military pants from the American civil war had these pockets too. So, in a way, this design has more history than blue jeans.
The front pockets have flap closures, and I thought this style of painter pants would best highlight the heart-shaped buttons. Of course, they're functional, too. The separate chino fabric section may have also served as a reinforcing fabric, making it less likely to tear even when tools and nails were frequently put in and taken out. The flap also served as a "lid," likely intended to prevent items from falling or getting caught on things. It's fascinating to see this functional beauty of workwear now elevated to design.
When it comes to jeans, TCB always make a denim jacket and jeans as a denim tux , but we've often made chore jackets as standalone pieces, but this time it's made with the same fabric as the Cathartt JK, so I hope you'll try wearing it as a suit. The warp threads are a 7-count and the weft is a 16-count, with a slightly lower stitch count, for a subtle, natural unevenness. By making the weft thinner than the warp, the unevenness of the warp threads is clearly apparent, resulting in a fabric with a strong vertical fade, even with 10oz 2x1 denim.
I intentionally used 100% synthetic indigo with no additives.
The number of dyeing is less than that of XX DENIM from the 1920s, resulting in a brighter blue tinge.
□Size
The staff is 169cm and 59kg and wears a size 28, which fits him perfectly.
The fit is slightly larger than jeans, but the rise is not as high as you'd expect for painter pants. We recommend choosing a size based on the inside waist circumference of your jeans.
