(side note - that was also a great opportunity to use a regular comment instead of a rep comment!)
Statistics: Posted by g2x222 — Sun May 11, 2014 2:42 pm
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I feel like not enough credit is being given to the fabric. The hand feel of the interior is very soft, like the cotton/poly or full polyester of an athletic sweatshirt. In contrast, the exterior feels very sturdy and durable. It probably doesn't help that I was wearing an Archival sweat (lightweight terry) when I went there.
After handling them, I'm strongly considering picking one up. Maybe I haven't handled enough sweatshirts, but the main draw for me is the construction, quality, and feel of the inside rather than the heritage aspect. At $205, it's definitely pricey, but for <$150 on Rakuten, I think it seems pretty reasonable.
My only complaint is that the sizing is super weird.
Statistics: Posted by g2x222 — Sat May 10, 2014 2:04 pm
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there are a million others worth mentioning but as with any other garment, it boils down to the details and what you want from it. i have hoodies from supreme and komakino that i'm very partial to. drkshdw hoodies come in an amazing slate/clay cotton which falls apart really gorgeously, his hoods are properly large, and the best part is that rick uses cotton zip tape which fades into train tracks with each wash.
i would love to see a hoodie with a structured and engineered hood. they all tend to be too small for me.
Statistics: Posted by can- — Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:16 pm
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who makes the perfect hoody?
Statistics: Posted by RycePooding — Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:45 pm
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some bits and bops-
- poly cotton blends tend to have the softest hand feel out of the box, but it doesn't necessarily hang around if you wash your sweatshirts like I do.
- cotton/cashmere blends (80-90/20-10) are the softest sweatshirts I've ever handled and age very well
- cotton/silk blends are slightly smoother/softer than all cotton, and wear better in heat/humidity
- enzyme treated sweats like W+H are marginally nicer than their generic counterparts
- the right terry loop knit has the perfect amount of stretch, almost like wool. this is my perfect sweatshirt material, it drapes much heavier (better) than fleece and the stretch bounces back more than other cotton knits.
- slim fit or cropped sweatshirts fit zero body types. even supreme hoodies are a little too fitted,
- side gussets / panels tend to really slim up hoodies and I hate them
- acne makes some really amazing double layered hoodies
- hoods should cinch in around the neck to follow the natural lines of your head rather than have a huge neck opening
Statistics: Posted by can- — Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:19 pm
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Personally — I feel that the quality, not the heritage side of it is what's attracting me. A real gusset & quad needle which actually keeps the collar shape consistent, tubular knit for fit and how the arm stacks ripple almost like horween leather (I'll try and find a photo). Considering you can get that level of quality for the same price as mediocre euro knits using a JPN proxy, it just feels like compromising going to a standard loopback, non functional V-gusset just for aesthetics and side seamed sweat. There are benefits to loopwheeled, much like there's benefits to selvedge even if we don't accompany it with classic 1946 straight as fuck fits.
Edit: Found a picture — shite fit but look at those arm folds..
Statistics: Posted by MxmHrpr — Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:37 pm
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if you want a good "quality" modern fitting sweat go to people like sunspel, stone island, acne, reigning champ it's not "loopwheeled by the finest virgins" but they're solid quality sweats.
Statistics: Posted by maj — Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:08 pm
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Could champion/leftfield crossgrain knit be shrunk to produce a slimmer sweat? I'm so thirsty.
Statistics: Posted by MxmHrpr — Tue Apr 01, 2014 4:57 pm
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Hiroki's great sweatshirt guide:
Statistics: Posted by MxmHrpr — Tue Apr 01, 2014 4:54 pm
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