Again: Circle A Brand

I was so happy with my last custom vest by Circle A Brand, aka Russell of http://russellsshirts.blogspot.com, I asked Russell to create a vest that I had originally designed in a painting.  I cleaned it up in the sketch below and sent it to Russell, what I got back was better than I ever expected! Russell really put a lot of work into and fine tuned the design adding his own touches. 

The Miner's Vest

Made of Cone Mills selvedge canvas, black corozo buttons, hand-set copper rivets, 

and a two-prong buckle.

Constructed using vintage sewing machines from 1920's and 1940's.

As you can see in the photos the color of the canvas seems to change from a greenish brown in low light to a beautiful ochre in bright sun light. 

My favorite selvedge ticking details.

Check out the unique items in the Circle A shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/circleavintage

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A few fit pics of the custom foraging vest.

Circle A Brand

I was recently fortunate enough to acquire a few items from Circle A Brand, aka Russell of http://russellsshirts.blogspot.com, a gifted creator of garments and accessories. 

I got this amazing custom foraging vest constructed on a 1928 single-needle sewing machine using Japanese selvedge herringbone twill, "french" twill lining, hand-peened copper rivets, copper tack buttons, and all cotton topstitching.  Notice the curved foraging pockets, inner pocket with selvedge edge, and the selvedge detail on the back cinch. 

I also got my hands on this beautiful pocket square made of antique "outing flannel" that dates back to the late 1800's.

Russell has a few items available on his etsy right now, including some other pocket squares and some very cool tote bags. http://www.etsy.com/shop/circleavintage