A Japanese take of Americana. Daiki Suzuki is a man enamored with American workwear. Not the stuff we wear today, but a time when clothes were woolen and dated, meant to look tattered. If a button fell off you replaced it. You may have not been able to sew and the button may have not even matched but that's the charm.
The Fall/Winter 2008 Engineered Garments collection is inspired by American steel and railroad workers mixed with a bit of good ole' logging and coal mining from the 20's and 30's. Everything, even the pants, are tailored woolens. I love how it's a Japanese take on what I would normally call blue collar wear. Daiki may not know it but the clothes feel distinctively Japanese. The proportions, cut, and subtle deconstructivist detailing are straight up Nihon.
Buy it at Odin New York
[...] Engineered Garments is an interesting brand because the designer, Daiki Suzuki, is Japanese, but the brand looks more Mid-Atlantic than East Asia, and proudly proclaims New York as its home. [...]