{"product_id":"mister-freedom-the-desperado-brush-coat-sulfur-dyed-denim","title":"The Desperado Brush Coat Sulfur Dyed Denim","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe \"DESPERADO\" Brush Coat is an original Mister Freedom® pattern inspired by traditional western-wear “Brush Jacket”, barn coats, and military utility jackets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFor the fabric, we opted for the same fancy twill featured on our CALIFORNIAN Lot.64 “Outlaw” and its matching RANCH BLOUSE: a premium mid-weight 13 Oz. selvedge denim combining a black sulfur-dyed warp yarn (fabric face) with a black sulfur-dyed weft (fabric reverse), produced on traditional shuttle looms by vintage textile experts in Japan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSPECS\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePATTERN: An original Mister Freedom® twist on the traditional western-wear “Brush Jacket”, barn coats, and military utility jackets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOriginal 13 Oz.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSC Black sulfur-dyed denim, selvedge, milled in Japan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSPECS:* Three front patch pocket, one inside chest pocket.* Tonal corduroy trimming for collar\/pocket openings\/cuffs.* Curved arcuate trims and bottom pocket pattern.* Metal button front closure, original Mister Freedom® mfsc cast silver tack buttons.* Unmarked copper rivets pocket reinforcement.* Split back featuring the fabric selvedge.* Selvedge button front panel folded facing.* All flat-felled seams chainstitch construction.* 100% cotton tonal stitching.* Original mfsc printed “Buckaroo” cloth label.*\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSIZING\/FIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCL's Advice: The DESPERADO is considered true-to-size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eI opted for a 38 (Medium) for a comfortable fit (5.7’’ \/ approx. 150 lbs).\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe 36 (Small) felt too tight for the silhouette I was going for, although I had opted for a 36 in the navy HBT Frogman jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAs with all denim twills, minor back and forth shrinkage\/stretching will occur for a while and will depend on the wearer’s body, activities, and initial fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCARE\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTreat this black sulfur-dyed denim twill as you would premium indigo-dyed denim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWash sporadically, only when needed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWash separately from light-colored garments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePatina will develop according to activities and frequency of wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSTORY\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHot on the trail of the Californian “Outlaw” and Ranch Blouse, in matching black sulfur-dyed selvedge denim, comes the Mister Freedom® DESPERADO Brush Coat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe pattern of this addition to our made-in-USA Sportsman catalog was inspired by a blend of vague childhood memories of western-wear from screen characters, visuals from old Marlboro ads, and vintage duck canvas chore coats I’ve come across through my rag-picking years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAfter some detective work Texas Rangers-style, I realized that “South Texas Brush Jacket” is how this short and boxy unlined canvas coat style is often referred-to.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA favorite amongst horsemen in thorny Brush Country terrain, the style became a staple piece of gear for Texas buckaroos and ranch hands, and was largely adopted by the gritty vaqueros from Northern Mexico such as the kineños, the OG cow-boys hired to work on King Ranch in the mid 1800s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBesides the signature cropped length of original Brush Jackets, one striking feature is the characteristic contrast corduroy trimming (collar, pocket openings and cuffs).\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIt is said that the corduroy-lined collar was initially-intended to be easier on one’s sunburned neck…\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIf the saddle length of the originals makes sense if your job description involves a horse, we figured we’d adapt the bolero-style cut to better serve the aesthetics of contemporary city dwellers, less likely to go roping stray cattle in the South Texas mesquite brush.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe “cropped look” is an acquired taste, and not easy to pull-of for most.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBecause we didn’t have a vintage specimen in our archives for pattern inspiration, we decided to merge our military dungaree FROGMAN jacket A-line style with traditional western-wear brush jacket specifics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA scribbled Post-it®, a rough pocket prototype, and some notes from the MF® Design Dept (we didn’t even have photos of originals at the time) were all it took for our friend Fukutomi San at Toyo Enterprises to draft an original pattern.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe DESPERADO was born.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe keen eye will note that we added a slight curve to the arcuate on the corduroy pocket trimming, on the patch pocket bottom shape, and on the cuff piecing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThis is in contrast with the common straight lines typical of purified utilitarian fashion, intended to be easier and faster to cut \u0026amp; sew.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThis subtle tweak, along with the single needle pocket construction adds an elegant early workwear touch to the jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFor the fabric, we opted for the same fancy twill featured on our CALIFORNIAN Lot.64 “Outlaw” and its matching RANCH BLOUSE: a premium mid-weight 13 Oz. selvedge denim combining a black sulfur-dyed warp yarn (fabric face) with a black sulfur-dyed weft (fabric reverse), produced on traditional shuttle looms by vintage textile experts in Japan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mister 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