Category: Fit and Sizing

I was standing in the middle of my shared studio three years ago, staring at a pile of perfectly decent heavyweight blanks that I’d just ruined because I thought I … Read more

I was hunched over a vintage Singer in my shared studio last Tuesday, staring at a pair of heavy-weight twill trousers that looked incredible until I actually tried to finish … Read more

I remember sitting on a milk crate in my first shared studio, surrounded by the smell of industrial steam and burnt polyester, staring at a “designer” jacket that cost me … Read more

I spent three hours last Tuesday hunched over a vintage 90s work jacket, trying to figure out if a structural adjustment would actually hold or if I was just wasting … Read more

I remember standing in a cramped shared studio last year, staring at a pile of “premium” heavyweights that I’d just finished printing. I had tried sizing up for oversized looks … Read more

I still remember the first time I tried to scale a pattern for a small-run drop using imported blanks. I had ordered what I thought was a standard Large, only … Read more

I was hunched over my cutting table last Tuesday, surrounded by scraps of heavy-weight jersey, when I realized I’d just wasted three yards of premium French terry because I trusted … Read more

I was hunched over a cutting table last Tuesday, surrounded by scraps of heavy-weight jersey and the smell of industrial steam, trying to figure out why a “Medium” from one … Read more

I was hunched over my cutting table last Tuesday, surrounded by half-finished heavy cotton sweats, when I realized I’d just wasted three yards of premium French Terry because the “size … Read more

I was hunched over a heavy-duty industrial sewing machine last Tuesday, surrounded by the smell of scorched synthetic thread and stale coffee, when I realized I was looking at yet … Read more