SS12 Now Online.

So the sun is out, and so is our Spring Summer collection for 2012. The collection consists of 2 styles of denim 'Arkwright' and 'Davy'. Both 13oz RAW 5 pocket denim with chain stitch hem, copper top button & rivets. Quality and fit of our denim is superb. We recommend when purchasing your normal size and keep to the washing instructions on the printed pocket bag.

4 styles of shirts 'Kelly', 'Miller', 'Murdock' and 'Jenner'. These are easy to wear garments in high end 100% cotton, with a huge amount of attention paid to both colours and detail.

And finally 4 styles of jerseys 'Bessemer', 'Hyatt', 'Folwer' and 'Cugnot'. 4 very different styles of jerseys. Our 'Bessemer' a 100% Cotton 420 gram loopback Dark Navy & Ecru sweatshirt. Inspired from the 1950s college era. Our 'Hyatt' a 100% cotton flam jersey with contrasting 4oz chambray detailng button down collar. And our 'Folwer' a 100% Cotton, Dark Navy Flam Jersey 4 button t.shirt, detailed with engineered stripe inner yoke & inner placket. Both short sleeve. And last but not least our 'Cugnot', a 100% Cotton flam jersey grandad style long sleeve jersey, with engineered stripe bib front & inner yoke. Light layering at it's very best.

All these can be found on our online store. http://wearejoeandco.co.uk/index.php.
Spring Summer garments are all Limited Edition pieces so dont hang around.

AW12 Preview @ Jacket Required

Here is a small selection of what is to come for coming for AW12. Fabrics are from Japan & Italy, All the shirts our made in our factory in Manchester, England and will be in limited edition numbers and available from September 2012 if not before

More denim for AW12. fabrics are from Japan & USA and are made in Japan, USA & England. All denims are either Red, White, or Blue selvedge, and come RAW. Available from September 2012 if not before

Our first pair of the JCXX01s. These are 2 year old and have been washed about a dozen times, without any chemicals. The fabric is a 13.5oz, red selvedge, from the NM mill and Made In Japan. Available in RAW only, from September 2010 if not before

One of the early Cone Denim Mills c1895

This is the White Oak weaving room at the Cone Denim Mills,North Carolina, USA  C1900 where Joe & Co use there fabric for there USA made denim. Some of these weaving machines are still in use today and in some cases more reliable then modern looms.

Japanese Red Selvedge Detail.

Here are some detailed shots of our JCXXYO-01s Japanese Red Selvedge.

Article by Dan

Joe & Co Japanese Red Selvedge.

Altering a pair of Joe & Co Japanese Red Selvedge. The denim is made in Japan from the Yoshikawa Orimono Mill in Ibara, Okayama. This model is the JCXXYO-01s Red Selvedge, and they come in very limited numbers. Attention to detail means a lot to us, the button heads and rivets are made out
of copper, the button and rivet pins are embossed with theJoe & Co sewing machine logo and the waistband patch is made from a high grade leather. All the denim comes with chain stitch hems,
as you would expect from a any premium denim garment made in Japan.

As the jeans have a chain stitch hem they needed to be altered by a tailor with a chain stitch machine. These are very hard to come by and only a few tailors have the right equipment to do the job. Luckily enough we had one just on our doorstep, the Denim Doctor based in Manchester. We spoke with Michael (the Denim Doc) who took a few measurements then got to work. (images below)

Article by Dan

Another fine piece

Steve wears 100% brushed cotton overshirt, with 13.5oz selvedge Zimbabwe cotton 'Made In Japan' straight leg denim.

13.5 oz Japanese Denim made from Zimbabwe cotton

From the Japanese denim mill NM & 'MADE IN JAPAN'
Dry Red selvedge denim, Cinch back,Copper buttons & Rivets, heavy duty 100% cotton heringbone printed pocket bag, hidden back pocket rivets