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Today, from the 26SS collection of D.HYGEN, we would like to introduce the "Horse Leather Shawl Collar Jacket", a piece that fuses the brand's essence of leather and tailoring techniques at a highly elevated level.
While leather has been a signature material consistently produced every season since the brand's inception, they have never released the exact same design twice.
We will delve into the profound details of this garment, which strongly reflects the unique characteristics of this season.
Tailoring-Based Shawl Collar and Sharp Silhouette
The first thing that catches the eye is the overall presence based on tailored items, a craft they have been refining since the brand's establishment.
The length is set slightly longer, and both the body and sleeves are firmly tapered, resulting in an exceptionally sharp slim-fit silhouette.
Fundamentally, it is unified into an extremely minimalist design, but the 4-button front specification and the streamlined slash pockets play a role in tightening the overall look.
The refined, neat beauty of this tailored jacket and the inherently rugged, powerful atmosphere of the horse leather coexist in an exquisite balance, without leaning too far toward either side, which is truly magnificent.
3D High Neck Along the Collarline and Cordovan Buttons
What defines the "face" of this jacket is the shawl collar arranged into a high-neck specification.
The 3D pattern structure calculated to follow the neckline and the unique shape where the back collar stands up sharply are signature characteristics distinctively unique to D.HYGEN.
Furthermore, the profound cordovan buttons placed on the front create a beautiful contrast with the matte texture of the horse leather.
The tight tension at the neck and the craftsmanship residing in every detail of the hardware generate a quiet intensity that captivates onlookers when worn.
Unique Pattern Cutting Adapting to Joint Movement
Although the silhouette gives a slender and tight impression, once you actually put your arms through the sleeves, you will undoubtedly notice that structural ease has been firmly secured to accommodate your movements.
This time, rather than heavily utilizing complex cutting on the front and back body, they have applied their proprietary 3D pattern to match the shape of the joints and arms.
What is fascinating is that this meticulous pattern making goes beyond mere functional mobility; it also serves visually as an eye-catching detail in itself.
The center vent on the back, as well as the slit specifications incorporated into the sleeves and pockets, are all logically designed with the wearer's movements in mind.
A Seasonal Approach Embodying the Brand's Philosophy
In the D.HYGEN collection, leather items absolutely form the core of the brand.
However, they never simply continue producing a completed form as a standard basic piece.
As mentioned in previous collection articles, while maintaining the brand's unwavering core elements, they present a fresh approach every time by infusing the colors and characteristics of that specific season.
The approach of accurately combining complex patterns to unify the whole against a material with strong assertion and presence like leather boasts a level of perfection as a D.HYGEN leather item that exists nowhere else.
In fact, even before the brand's inception, there is a background of repeatedly conducting a wide range of tests on dyeing, tanning, and finishing to develop diverse leathers for their collections. It is only in recent years that leather meeting the designer's own satisfactory standards has finally been completed and adopted into their current products.
This shawl collar jacket is also a special piece exclusive to this season, born precisely out of such an uncompromising spirit of inquiry.
The Obsessive Final Finishing Process by the Designer's Own Hands
That extraordinary enthusiasm is also clearly evident in the final stage of production.
After developing the leather through meticulous exchanges with a specialist horse leather tanner in Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture, and completing the sewing, the final finishing process is entirely executed by the hands of the designer himself.
The deliberate decision to include parts with grains, tiger stripes, and minor scratches without excluding them is a manifestation of the strong will that the inherent expression of the leather, including these elements, is the design and the very concept of the brand.
As the designer himself states, "This expression of horse leather is the most appealing," the powerful texture where untamed roughness and delicacy coexist is drawn out to its utmost limit through artisan manual finishing.
Innovative Comfort Brought by Extreme Thinness and Jersey Bonding
And what can be called the greatest charm of this jacket is the overwhelming comfort resulting from exclusive material development.
The material used is full vegetable-tanned horse leather, sorted only from carefully selected A-rank raw hides, which is then subjected to a highly difficult process of skiving it down to its absolute limit.
Furthermore, a soft, stretchable cotton jersey material is bonded to the back of the ultra-thin finished horse leather.
By adopting this special bonded leather hybrid structure, they have achieved an unlined construction that requires no inner lining, successfully reducing the weight to a surprising degree for a leather product.
Fine Wrinkles Engrave an Aging Process Exclusive to the Wearer
Thanks to this bonding specification, the inside that directly touches the skin offers the smooth feel of jersey, making the comfort unexpectedly light and supple, contrary to its rugged, heavy appearance.
Additionally, as a unique characteristic of ultra-thin horse leather, exceptionally fine and delicate wrinkles are engraved during wear compared to standard 1.1mm thick leather.
Because the oil is allowed to penetrate to the utmost limit, it initially has a matte and slightly textured feel, but the more it is worn, the more a deep luster increases, softly conforming to the unique shape of your own body.
It is truly a material where you can fully savor the true thrill of artisan leather, premised on being nurtured through practical use.
Urban Layered Style Suitable from Early Spring to Early Winter
Utilizing the unlined construction and the wind-blocking properties of horse leather, this jacket boasts the practicality to be worn over a very long period, from the changing of the seasons to the onset of winter.
A Breadth of Styling Transformed by Inner Adjustments
As a proposal from FASCINATE, we recommend a stoic style for early spring and early autumn, throwing it lightly over a thin cut-and-sew to push the leather's texture and sharp silhouette to the forefront.
Furthermore, from late autumn to early winter when temperatures drop, utilizing the 3D pattern ease provided in the body width allows you to pair it with a heat-retaining high-neck knit or a thick long-sleeve inner, enabling you to enjoy layering while firmly securing protection against the cold.
By pairing it with voluminous shark sole derby shoes on your feet to impart strength to the overall balance, the decadent and beautiful worldview of D.HYGEN stands out even more.
Staff Wearing Size Impressions
We introduce a guide to the sizing feel when worn by staff of different body types.
While it features a slim fit construction, it is designed to minimize any feeling of tightness through its unique pattern making.
[Wearing Size Data]
| Staff A (170cm / 60kg) | Wearing: Size 1 [Size Impression] A perfect fit in both shoulder and body width with Size 1. There is enough room to layer a thin knit underneath. |
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| Staff B (175cm / 65kg) | Wearing: Size 2 [Size Impression] I chose Size 2. The length balance is excellent, and there is no feeling of tension when moving the arms. |
| Staff C (180cm / 56kg) | Wearing: Size 2 [Size Impression] Due to a slender build, Size 2 produces a beautiful tight silhouette. You can enjoy a mode style that takes advantage of the longer length. |
Revisiting the Charm of the Horse Leather Shawl Collar Jacket
Finally, we summarize the essence of the jacket introduced today.
- An innovative lightweight material featuring full vegetable-tanned horse leather skived to its limits and bonded with jersey
- A neat shawl collar with a high-neck specification that stands up in a 3D shape along the neck
- Unique 3D pattern cutting adapted to joint movements, and an unlined construction that enhances comfort
- An aging process where fine wrinkles and deep luster emerge the more it is worn, molding into a shape exclusive to the wearer
- A special signature item exclusive to this season, with the final craftsmanship finishing handled by the designer himself
It is a garment that brilliantly fuses D.HYGEN's obsession with leather and comfortable practicality as clothing.
We highly encourage you to personally experience the characteristic wrinkles and the clinging comfort generated by the ultra-thin horse leather.
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