This season features woven stripe denim items, which were originally advertised in 1914 and are now almost non-existent in vintage collections. Rather than a print, the stripes are woven into the fabric, clearly positioning it as a competitor to Stifel’s Wabash stripes. An analysis was conducted using a fabric swatch attached to a novelty notebook distributed in retail stores. The fabric is made from No. 10 cotton thread in three colors—indigo, natural, and charcoal—woven in a left-hand twill.

The design is a work coat that retains elements of a sack coat, with a silhouette featuring an A-line and no stand collar. Before the introduction of special sewing machines, features like eyelet buttonholes and bar-tacks were not used. All buttons are changeable, and the collar and cuffs can be adjusted using two buttonholes. The pockets are attached with double stitching, sewn twice using a single-needle machine.

Complete Series of the Reproduction "HEADLIGHT"

A brand of the LARNED, CARTER & CO. that started in the early 1900s and existed until the 1960s. It was rare at the time for a single company to have an integrated production process from weaving to sewing, which shows its commitment to its products. As their labels and flashers indicate, it was favored by and supplied to railroaders and engineers. Even today, the brand is still very popular among discerning vintage collectors in the world.