Reworking Our Signature:
The Updated Double-Knee Work Pants

Reworking Our Signature: The Double-Knee Work Pants

We have updated the double knee work pants that we have been selling until now.

Based on pants that are symbolic of American workwear, the sizes and patterns are adjusted to fit their own body types and lifestyles. The details, colors, and textures are tested repeatedly, and the pants are subjected to tedious dyeing and complex processing.

This time, in order to make it a simpler everyday garment, the side seams, which were previously raw, have been modified to a full-fledged rolled seam, which is also seen in general workwear.
Additionally, by reviewing the waist position and hip fit, we have created a beautiful silhouette that is wide but not too loose.

It also features a natural drape created by the sturdy 12oz fabric.
Additionally, a new XS size will be added to the lineup, which has not been available until now, making it suitable for slimmer people and women.

12oz Cotton Duck Fabric Double knee Pants & Traditional Jacket

Jacket: ¥34,000 (+tax)

Size: Medium

Color: D-Gray, Black

Pants: ¥27,000 (+tax)

Size: X-Small / Small / Medium / Large

Color: D-Gray, Black, G-Brown

Based on one of the most iconic pants in American workwear, we have adjusted the sizing and pattern to better suit our own body types and lifestyles. We repeatedly tested the construction details, fabric colors, and textures, applying labor-intensive dyeing and multiple layers of processing.

The fabric is a high-density cotton duck, even denser than those used by the original workwear brands.

Worn by Workers, Adopted by the Privileged”

Class consciousness and its irony reflected in workwear

Workwear originated in the workplace during the Industrial Revolution. In the early 19th century, clothing clearly reflected class and occupation. Laborers wore indigo or brown workwear, while office workers and the upper class wore sophisticated attire such as suits and dresses. This is how the terms blue-collar and white-collar were born.

Then, from the 1980s to the 1990s, the adoption of workwear became widespread in American youth culture.

Trends originating from subcultures such as hip hop and skateboarding transformed workwear into something that was widely worn throughout society.

In hip hop, there is a value system that emphasizes practicality and reality, which is deeply connected to the origins of the poor, and workwear was a beloved symbol of this. In the grunge scene that flourished in Seattle in the early 1990s, workwear also became a symbol of the movement, and the style of flannel shirts and jeans is now recognizable to everyone.

They have not only expressed the realities of life through music, but also incorporated them into their fashion style, which has gained widespread support from their audience.

In fashion theory, the phenomenon known as "trickle-down" (the spread of trends from top to bottom) is commonly known, but when it comes to workwear trends, it is explained as the opposite, "trickle-up" (the spread of trends from bottom to top).

Workwear, a symbol of blue-collar workers worn by hip-hop and grunge artists, was imitated and spread, losing its original meaning. As a result, white-collar workers began to wear workwear, and luxury brands began to offer dirty duck-cloth jackets with logos.

Regarding this phenomenon, Vogue magazine pointed out that when the wealthy dress in the clothing of the "have-nots," there is still a divide between the "haves" and the "havenots." Some people on social media said, "We shouldn't fetishize working-class aesthetics." Some critics have harshly criticized celebrities dressing in workwear-inspired fashion from luxury brands, saying it just looks like a "costume."

The popularity of workwear can be seen to be hiding the distortions inherent in capitalist society, class consciousness, and the irony that we are unknowingly caught up in it.

However, the appeal of workwear lies beyond the complicated logic mentioned above: it is simply rational, tough, and cool. So, try wearing it without thinking too much about it and have fun.