Sashiko Chore Jacket
Reinforced with 1 million high-strength stitches, using the ancient Japanese art of sashiko.
- Made with Japanese indigo-dyed material
- Entire jacket reinforced with 5.5km of meta-aramid thread
- Garment-washed for a faded look
Reinforced with 1 million high-strength stitches, the Sashiko Chore Jacket pioneers a completely new approach to creating highly durable clothing, inspired by the ancient Japanese art of sashiko. The technique of sashiko, or ‘little stabs,’ is a highly resilient form of embroidery developed during the Japanese Edo period, where worn out garments were repaired using decorative hand stitches. Clothes would be mended again and again as they passed down the generations, getting stronger as they got older.
Rather than waiting until an item of clothing needs to be repaired, we’ve simply applied sashiko-style stitching in super-strong meta-aramid thread over the entire jacket at the start of its life. With a design based on early workwear jackets, it combines heavy-duty Japanese indigo cotton with 5.5 kilometres of high-strength stitching for comfort and durability.
Indestructible Hooded Jacket
Built with a lightweight fibre that’s 15x stronger than steel.
Technical Details
WHILE THE JACKET IS JUST 1 MILLIMETRE THICK, IT CAN WITHSTAND A 75KMPH FALL AND DRAG ON CONCRETE.
REINFORCED, ARTICULATED CONSTRUCTION
Every critical seam on the jacket has been stitched with double lines of heavy-duty thread which are reinforced with woven tape on the underside. And we’ve constructed articulated three-piece sleeves which work with the material to follow the natural shape of your arms whatever way you stretch.
WOVEN WITH ULTRASTRONG DYNEEMA®, THE INDESTRUCTIBLE HOODED JACKET COMBINES EXTREME STRENGTH WITH EXTREME STRETCH
DYNEEMA® IS TOUGH TO WORK WITH
Working with an ultrastrong material like Dyneema® comes with its own set of challenges. The material is so tough that it’s hard to do basic things with it, like cut it and sew it. On top of that, it tries to resist being woven into a soft, stretchy fabric. So strands of the fibre will always try to break free. As a result you’re likely to find a few imperfections on the surface of the material on each jacket. But this doesn’t affect its toughness.
SIze + Fit
The Indestructible Hooded Jacket is designed with a regular fit.
Size | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
Fits chest | 83 - 90 | 91 - 98 | 99 - 106 | 107 - 114 | 115 - 122 | 123 - 130 |
Fits waist | 71 - 76 | 76 - 81 | 81 - 86 | 86 - 91 | 91 - 96 | 96 - 101 |
Size | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
Fits chest | 33 - 36 | 36 - 39 | 39 - 42 | 42 - 45 | 45 - 48 | 48 - 51 |
Fits waist | 28 - 30 | 30 - 32 | 32 - 34 | 34 - 36 | 36 - 38 | 38 - 40 |