The Brander
The Brander
This garment uses cloth from the inaugural production run of Proximity Manufacturing Company, a Greensboro, NC-based textile producer that weaves cloth on vintage Draper X-3 fly shuttle looms on the original hardwood floors inside the White Oak Cotton Mill, formerly occupied by Cone Denim. The cloth is constructed from 100% US-grown, ringspun cotton yarn. The 9-dip, 9% indigo warp shade known as Canyon Blue is filled with yarn with a low twist count and woven using a high pick per inch count, resulting in a densely-woven denim with a steep twill line. The cloth weighs 12.2oz per square yard, and it is both unsanforized and Loomstate, which is highly-coveted in the denim enthusiast community, as it develops a soft, hairy hand with wear, and also undergoes no finishing, known as sanforizing, where the cloth is mechanically shrunk to prevent any size distortion in mechanical washing and drying systems. To learn more about the care and use of unsanforized denim, please see the CARE section of the Brander landing page.
As a final note, because the Brander is made of the highly coveted inaugural yardage from Proximity, we will use every inch possible, including areas of the fabric with imperfections that may otherwise be discarded.
In addition to the Loom-state version, we offer a pre-shrunken version of the Brander. The pre-shrinking process is very involved and uses several distinct processes to achieve a true-to-fit size. Please note that because pre-shrinking is more labor intensive, there is an additional $50 fee for that version the Brander.
Please, double check that you have selected the appropriate size & type before placing an order.
DO NOT BUY THESE IF YOU ARE GOING TO WASH THEM LIKE YOUR OTHER CLOTHES!
American-made selvage denim is hard to come by these days. A few others are making their interpretive versions of it, but we believe that we are doing it “like they used to.” Our city, Greensboro, was built from textiles into what it is today, and we at Proximity Manufacturing Company are doing our part as the caretakers and stewards of this legacy in its third consecutive century.
EXPECT THESE JACKETS TO SHRINK 2” IN THE TORSO & SLEEVE LENGTH AND 1-2" IN THE CHEST WITH PROPER CARE AND WEAR
Denim is filled with 10/1 natural ringspun yarn, the most classic and iconic color combination of denim. The shade is reminiscent of the first yardage woven at White Oak in 1905, a lighter indigo shade, coming in at 9%, creating a unique color in cloth form.
THIS DENIM IS UNSANFORIZED, IT WILL SHRINK, WE INTENDED FOR IT TO.
In the old days, a storied brand on the west coast used to purposely build their famous cowboy jackets oversized, purposely tagging them to measure as shrink-to-fit garments. This very brand also encouraged purchasers to put their new jeans and jackets on and jump in the pool or bathtub, get sprayed down with a hose, or flip them inside out and submerge them in a sink, in lukewarm water, and then wear them while damp before hanging them to dry outdoors, to yield the perfect, formed fit to the wearer’s body. Jeans and jackets made from this type of unsanforized cloth become beloved, treasured, and ultimately take their place in your wardrobe as a go-to staple, breaking in over time and developing character in fades, creases, and wrinkles that match your body, individually. The shrink-to-fit nature allows the cloth to mold and sculpts itself in a manner that is only otherwise observed in tailored clothing.