OYWJ26special
EXCLUSIVE EXTREME HANDMADE TECHNOLOGY HAND WOVEN TESSITURA LA COLOMBINA SUPER LUXURY COTTON FABRIC WITH SUPERLUX COMO PURE SILK SATIN RASO LINING, ADVANCED HANDMADE SHOULDER PAD CONSTRUCTION, HANDSEWN HEMS, CHAIN, POCKETS, SILK BUTTONHOLES & SPECIAL FONTANA BUTTONS
THIS special version of the super limited edition OYWJ26 advanced shoulder silhouette handmade jacket design is one of only 2 pieces of its kind currently being made in the entire world this year, from our modified handmade 19th century original single-breasted padded shoulder 4-button 4-pocket jacket pattern from our extensive tailoring research, and cut by hand using an incredibly soft, entirely hand woven superlux cotton yarn fabric created exclusively for us on 18th century wooden hand looms by the late Giuseppe "Pino" Colombo and the Colombo family at Tessitura La Colombina at Badoere di Morgano. It was then fully-lined with luxury pure silk raso satin from Como Italy the world’s leading fine silk fabric production region then specially dyed and washed by hand in our world-famous GBS Superworkrooms at Cavarzere Venezia to achieve its special colors, patina effects, shaping and softness. The special piece features entirely hand sewn pockets, our advanced new shouldered hem silhouette with special hand-made ultra-soft wool and canvas batting shoulder pad construction, hand sewn interior hems on bodies and sleeves, exquisite interior metal chains made exclusively for us in Padova attached to the bodice hemlines all by our extreme skill handwork, hand sewn button design composition using real horn incision-cut and charismatic lacquered design ‘turtle’ natural-plant lattice latex buttons made exclusively for us by the world’s greatest living buttonmakers- Claudio and Cinzia Fontana in Parma, and no less than 9 of our signature hand-stitched buttonholes (each one required 12-15 minutes to cut and sew) in luxurious pure silk Bozzolo Reale Milano Seta thread. The piece also features our world leading pure silk hand dyed label created exclusively for us by Mion SpA in Torreglia which is the first label in the luxury industry to completely eliminate plastic polyester yarns in it-- beautifully attached all by hand using pure silk threads.
The super limited edition OYWJ26 advanced shoulder silhouette extreme handmade jacket design was created from our modified handmade 19th century original single-breasted padded-shoulder 4-button four-pocket jacket pattern from our historic 2019 "Wait" Paris women's collection's extensive tailoring research...
ENTIRELY HAND WOVEN CLOTH BY THE LATE MASTER "PINO" COLOMBO
It was cut entirely by hand using an incredibly soft, entirely hand woven superlux cotton yarn fabric first created exclusively for us on 18th century wooden hand looms at Tessitura La Colombina by the late master weaver Giuseppe "Pino" Colombo and the Colombo family at Badoere di Morgano..
The legendary 18th century wooden handlooms at Tessitura La Colombina in Badoere di Morgano, where Carlo Colombo and the Colombo family carry on the noble art and tradition of making extraordinary fabrics entirely by hand, many of which are created exclusively for GBS as part of an ongoing collaboration since 2016.
...then fully-lined with a rare, luxurious pure silk 16 momme raso satin exclusive floral print fabric made for us by the legendary Brenna family infrom Como, Italy-- the world’s leading region for fine silk fabric creation--and then specially dyed and washed by hand in our world-famous GBS Superworkrooms at Cavarzere Venezia to achieve its special colors, patina effects, shaping and incredible softness...
AMAZING POCKETS
The special piece features over 60 hours of extreme handmade technology work and details unmatched by another jacket of its type being made today, including super-clean finished invisible seamed entirely hand sewn pockets, fully-lined in pure Como silk for extraordinary comfort and beauty...
EXQUISITELY DETAILED WITH PURE LINEN VENETIAN LACE TRIM
...beautiful Venetian pure linen lace hand-dyed in our workrooms all painstakingly sewn and precisely attached around the collar, center fronts, bodice hems and sleeve hems and cuffs...
AUTHENTIC HAND MADE ALL NATURAL SHOULDER PADS
...combined with our advanced new shouldered hem silhouette with special entirely hand-made old world ultra-soft wool and canvas batting shoulder pad construction that uses no plastic, poly or fusible materials to make your skin or body uncomfortable...
IMPECCABLE OLD-WORLD CLASSIC HAND SEWN HEMS
& CHAIN WEIGHTED BODICE HEM
...and completely hand sewn interior hems on bodies and sleeves with exquisite interior metal chain hem weight for the bodice hems made exclusively for us in Padova and attached to the bodice hemlines all by hand using our extreme skill handwork in the most traditional old world methods...
REAL HANDMADE WORKING BUTTONHOLE SURGEON’S CUFFS
—a long running “code” symbol of jackets and coats made only for elite wardrobes… due to the rare and extreme sartorial skill sets and precision required to create them (there are very few tailors or brands left in the world who have the skill levels and know how to execute them, and their work is expensive)—come standard on this OYWJ26 allowing you to unbutton and roll up your sleeves for work, play or just quietly showing off a little.
JUST PUTTING ON YOUR JACKET AND BUTTONING IT SHOULD BE A JOY TO EXPERIENCE..
The jacket comes with extremely rare charismatic lacquered design ‘turtle’ natural plant lattice latex buttons made exclusively for us by the world’s greatest living buttonmakers--Claudio and Cinzia Fontana in Parma, Italy--and no less than 9 of our signature real hand-stitched buttonholes (that required at least 12-15 minutes to create each one on the challenging all handwoven fabric—almost 3 hours of painstaking master work just to make the buttonholes for the single jacket) in luxurious pure silk Bozzolo Reale Milano Seta threads, which cost over 1.40 euros for a single meter of thread. And each of the 9 buttons deployed for the jacket was completely sewn on by hand using our GBS exclusive technique which required an average of 2-3 minutes to attach each button (about half an hour of expert work just to attach the buttons on the single jacket) and only sustainable pure cotton (no polyester, no plastics) high density Italian 3 stelle brand threads for extra strength and the smooth, secure opening and closing that you only experience when you put on a GBS...
A LABEL THAT IS SIMPLY WORTH MORE THAN ANY OTHER
The piece also features our world leading pure silk hand dyed label created exclusively for us by Mion SpA in Torreglia which is the first label in the luxury industry to completely eliminate plastic polyester yarns in it-- beautifully attached all by hand using pure silk threads, its materials and costs to weave alone stand apart from any other label used in the luxury industry...
This extraordinary OYWJ26 extreme handmade superjacket is one of only 2 pieces of it's kind made in the entire world this year . It is not only a serious collector's piece but an extremely versatile, functional and wearable wardrobe investment. Its elegant tailored shape and proportions based on timeless classical design, incredible materials, components and construction provide superb comfort, ease of movement, and can be worn in a wide range of ways for travel, work and social occasions. Designed and built like no other jacket in the world... a wardrobe investment of unquestionable long-term value.
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5040 euro
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