● BODY: Original seamless fleece
VINTAGE FINISH model that allows you to experience the taste of aging from the start
"AKOM" was established in New York, USA, in the mid-1940s as "ASSOCIATED KNITTED OUTERWEAR MILLS, INC." From the initials of the company name, "AKOM" KNITWEAR was born. At the time, they added design to functional sports wear such as SWEAT and PARKA, which had innovative designs, establishing their position as acceptable streetwear. Despite existing for only about 20 years until the late 1960s, many of their masterpieces, which pursued uniqueness in functionality and design, are still highly regarded and deeply popular in the vintage market.
This is a collaboration with AKOM, with the pattern taken from a 1950s freedom sleeve BODY.
Features freedom sleeves, cotton thread stitching, made in Japan. The length and sleeve length are slightly extended compared to vintage items. This is a reproduction inspired by vintage AKOM freedom sleeve sweatshirts. It is a middle-ounce 10.7 oz, sulfur-dyed to enjoy aging.
Knitted on a rare, old-fashioned, small-diameter seamless knitting machine from the 1970s, and specially brushed while still seamless using a special brushing machine. The XL size uses a custom knitting machine to create a big size that was not available in vintage. Furthermore, the fabric is carefully finished by soaking and washing at high temperatures for a long time in an old-fashioned winch machine, and then using a large tumbler for the drying process, resulting in a very textured fabric.
