Mister Freedom® RANCH BLOUSE “Randall” & CAMPUS BLOUSE “Midnight denim” evolution. Made in USA.

Evolution:
Mister Freedom® RANCH BLOUSE “Randall”, natural veg-tan cowhide leather

&
CAMPUS BLOUSE “MD”, 16 Oz. “Midnight” denim.
Made in USA

Mister Freedom® x Sugar Cane msfc FW2023 LookBook Preview, PART 2: “SPORTSMAN” catalog & more!

C) Mister Freedom® x Sugar Cane mfsc FW2023 “SPORTSMAN” catalog

Mister Freedom® x Sugar Cane mfsc FW2023 “SPORTSMAN” catalog ©2023

Mister Freedom® x Sugar Cane mfsc FW2023 “SPORTSMAN” catalog ©2023

Mister Freedom® x Sugar Cane mfsc FW2023 “SPORTSMAN” catalog ©2023

Mister Freedom® x Sugar Cane mfsc FW2023 “SPORTSMAN” catalog ©2023

Mister Freedom® x Sugar Cane mfsc FW2023 “SPORTSMAN” catalog ©2023

Mister Freedom® x Sugar Cane mfsc FW2023 “SPORTSMAN” catalog ©2023

 

* MF® CAMPUS BLOUSE & CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, 13 Oz. Awa-Ai fiber denim (USA) *

MF® CAMPUS BLOUSE & CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, 13 Oz. Awa-Ai fiber denim ©2023

MF® CAMPUS BLOUSE, 13 Oz. Awa-Ai fiber denim ©2023

MF® CAMPUS BLOUSE, 13 Oz. Awa-Ai fiber denim ©2023

MF® CAMPUS BLOUSE, 13 Oz. Awa-Ai fiber denim ©2023

MF® CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, 13 Oz. Awa-Ai fiber denim ©2023

MF® CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, 13 Oz. Awa-Ai fiber denim ©2023

MF® CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, 13 Oz. Awa-Ai fiber denim ©2023

MF® CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, 13 Oz. Awa-Ai fiber denim ©2023

MF® CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, 13 Oz. Awa-Ai fiber denim ©2023

MF® CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, 13 Oz. Awa-Ai fiber denim ©2023

 

 

 

* MF® DUDE RANCHER Shirt, cotton sateen (Japan) *

MF® DUDE RANCHER Shirt, cotton sateen ©2023

MF® DUDE RANCHER Shirt, cotton sateen ©2023

MF® DUDE RANCHER Shirt, cotton sateen, Black ©2023

MF® DUDE RANCHER Shirt, cotton sateen, Wheat ©2023

MF® DUDE RANCHER Shirt, cotton sateen, Sandstone ©2023

MF® DUDE RANCHER Shirt, cotton sateen ©2023

MF® DUDE RANCHER Shirt, cotton sateen ©2023

MF® DUDE RANCHER Shirt, cotton sateen ©2023

 

* MF® CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, cotton duck canvas, dark navy blue (USA) *

MF® CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, cotton duck canvas ©2023

MF® CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, cotton duck canvas ©2023

MF® CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, cotton duck canvas ©2023

MF® CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, cotton duck canvas ©2023

 

 

 

 

* MF® FRONTIER Chinos, NOS 2×1 denim (USA) *

MF® FRONTIER Chinos, NOS 2×1 denim ©2023

MF® FRONTIER Chinos, NOS 2×1 denim ©2023

MF® FRONTIER Chinos, NOS 2×1 denim ©2023

MF® FRONTIER Chinos, NOS 2×1 denim ©2023

MF® FRONTIER Chinos, NOS 2×1 denim ©2023

MF® FRONTIER Chinos, NOS 2×1 denim ©2023

MF® FRONTIER Chinos, NOS 2×1 denim ©2023

 

 

* MF® ARISTOCRAT Shirt, double indigo twill *

MF® ARISTOCRAT Shirt, double indigo twill

MF® ARISTOCRAT Shirt, double indigo twill

MF® ARISTOCRAT Shirt, double indigo twill

MF® ARISTOCRAT Shirt, double indigo twill

MF® ARISTOCRAT Shirt & NOUVELLE VAGUE Slacks ©2023

 

* MF® CONTINENTAL Sportcoat & NOUVELLE VAGUE Slacks, “Player” denim *

MF® CONTINENTAL Sportcoat & NOUVELLE VAGUE Slacks, “Player” denim ©2023

MF® CONTINENTAL Sportcoat & NOUVELLE VAGUE Slacks, “Player” denim ©2023

MF® CONTINENTAL Sportcoat, “Player” denim ©2023

MF® CONTINENTAL Sportcoat, “Player” denim ©2023

MF® ARISTOCRAT Shirt & NOUVELLE VAGUE Slacks ©2023

MF® NOUVELLE VAGUE Slacks, “Player” denim ©2023

MF® NOUVELLE VAGUE Slacks, “Player” denim ©2023

MF® NOUVELLE VAGUE Slacks, “Player” denim ©2023

MF® NOUVELLE VAGUE Slacks, “Player” denim ©2023

MF® CONTINENTAL Sportcoat & NOUVELLE VAGUE Slacks, “Player” denim ©2023

MF® CONTINENTAL Sportcoat & NOUVELLE VAGUE Slacks, “Player” denim ©2023

Mister Freedom® x Sugar Cane Co mfsc FW2023 Preview, PART 2:

Welcome back, friends, and thank you for making it this far!

Next up is our FW2023 Sportsman line up, all produced in USA.

Besides the usual classic vintage-inspired workwear and rugged Americana additions, the design twist on the more dressy pieces this season is a reference to French “Nouvelle Vague” cinema and period 1960s European continental fashion, worked into contemporary wearables. Dig yourself the 1960 French version of the 1958 Coasters’ “Three Cool Cats” here, if you’re in a dancing mood.

Note that, although they are produced in Japan, we are including in this grouping our latest Dude Ranchers.

The FW2023 Sportsman line up consists of:
1) CAMPUS BLOUSE (aka Campus jacket), Awa-Ai fiber denim:
Our classic 1930s style leather jacket pattern translated into a woven fabric garment, a follow-up to the popular “Midnight” denim Campus jacket.
Fabric: Sugar Cane Co original Awa-Ai fiber denim, 13 Oz., 70% cotton x 30% recycled sugarcane fibers, white w/ green line selvedge ID. “Awa” is the old name of one of the States in the Shikoku Island of Japan, famous in the old days for its natural indigo (“Ai”). Denim woven on shuttle looms exclusively for SC, very neppy and textured, beautiful dark indigo color.

* Rounded collar cut from contrast camel brown 14 Oz wide-wale corduroy, a nod to vintage Lee® Storm Riders denim jackets.

2) CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, Awa-Ai fiber denim:
Our popular old school five-pocket silhouette.
Fabric: Sugar Cane Co original Awa-Ai fiber denim, 13 Oz., 70% cotton x 30% recycled sugarcane fibers, white w/ green line selvedge ID.

3) DUDE RANCHER Shirt, cotton sateen:
Our classic Western style shirt, in a new fancy edition, á la vintage 1950s Lee® Westerner shirts.
Fabric: 100% cotton sateen, 7 Oz.
Color options:
a) Ivory
b) Black
c) Sandstone (khaki)

4) CALIFORNIAN Lot.64, “Frontier” Duck:
Our popular old school five-pocket jeans silhouette, and a nod to 1960s brown duck Lee® Riders.
Fabric: Duck canvas, dark navy blue, 100% cotton, 12 oz., milled in USA.

5) FRONTIER Chinos, NOS 2×1 denim:
Limited 2nd run of the 2019 Sportsman Chinos “Frontier” edition, with updated stripe pocketing.
Fabric: 2×1 indigo denim twill, 10.5 Oz., dark indigo warp x grey weft, 100% cotton with a subtle waxy finish. Milled by Kurabo (JAPAN)

6) ARISTOCRAT Shirt, double indigo twill:
Our original dress shirt pattern, elegant yet casual.
Fabric: 100% cotton double indigo twill, NOS Kuroki, 7 oz., solid white selvedge ID, milled in Japan.

7) NOUVELLE VAGUE Slacks, “Player” denim:
Inspired by European casual 1950s-60s fashion, with period French cinema references. Merging slacks and denim jeans. Frogmouth front pockets and snap button waistband.
Fabric: NOS 10.5 Oz. crosshatch “Player” denim twill, light indigo moss blue-green color, slubby weave of cotton-linen blend (linen or similar natural vegetal fiber), with a 1960’s ‘sharkskin’-type sheen, milled in EU.
Fabric previously featured on our Continental “Player” three-piece suit.

8) CONTINENTAL Sportcoat, “Player” denim:
Our staple unstructured sportcoat pattern, a versatile jacket inspired by French 1950s utilitarian work uniforms and period casual fashion.
Introduced in 2016, we are running a limited restock to match the 2023 Nouvelle Vague Slacks, adding an easy-to-wear two-piece suit option, perfect traveling companion for your next trip to the French Riviera.
Fabric:
NOS 10.5 Oz. crosshatch “Player” denim twill.

That’s a wrap!

Our original FW2023 “SURVIVAL SCHOOL” mfsc collection, CALI-JAN, and SPORTSMAN line ups are designed in California by Mister Freedom® and exclusively manufactured in Japan and USA in collaboration with Sugar Cane Co, in limited quantities.
Please note that the FW2023 lookbook/preview features show samples, not necessarily reflecting quality/fit/details/labeling of the upcoming production.

As always, besides the classic vintage style references, the common thread in all these original garments is the Mister Freedom® on-going commitment to ethical manufacturing, original designs, and resistance to fast fashion, with styles that will easily incorporate into one’s existing classic wardrobe.

Thank you very much for your renewed support.

Love from Sunny California,

c & Joe

Christophe Loiron
Mister Freedom®
©2023

 

 

Mister Freedom® CAMPUS Blouse (Campus Jacket), Midnight Denim Edition, mfsc SS2023. Made in USA

 

Campus Blouse, Midnight Denim edition
SS2023 mfsc Sportsman catalog
Made in USA

We introduced our original veg-tan leather Campus Jacket sometime in 2013, and have been considering a fabric version ever since.

After 10 years of procrastination, and about 3 years of actual R&D, we’re proud to announce the official release of the Campus Blouse Midnight Denim edition!

A bit of manufacturing background story, for those interested.

With the obvious challenges of having to adapt the overall pattern to an entirely new material (leather and woven fabric are two very different beasts in regards to garment construction), the need to tediously re-work seam allowance, using entirely different sewing machines, reevaluating feasibility/functionality of trims, adjusting fit according to fabric shrinkage, investing in costly repeat prototypes and pre-prod sample making, etc…, we had to delay the initial release several times.

For example, the cuff construction and sleeve-mounting technique used on our leather Campus did not work with a fabric shell. Since the Campus Jacket has an unforgiving no-lining design (i.e. no way to hide cheap overlock seams and unsightly construction under a fancy fabric lining), we decided to use the alternative sleeve/cuff pattern of our Ranch Blouse instead. Both Campus and RB morphed into a “Campus Blouse”, if you will, in perfect harmony, with a clean, sturdy, flat-felled “caballo” stitch construction.
Side note, “caballo” is how we refer to the traditional denim flat-felled seam stitch here in California, because most skilled factory operators are latinos, and the industrial chainstitch sewing machine they use kinda looks like a horse head. (caballo is Spanish for horse.)

Also, due to fabric thickness issues with the seams/caballo machine folding foot, we had to source out a lighter ounce denim for the side gussets and pocketing/welting fabric. We scored a NOS premium double indigo twill, with a subtle and attractive indigo color contrast.
No need to flash denim selvedge like it was 2007 either, so the selvedge ID of the main 16 Oz MD denim is concealed inside various structural seams, while the fold of the side gussets offer a peak of the lighter ounce denim selvedge.

Another challenge was the side cinch tabs… We wanted to keep the straps made of leather, along with the pocket stops, but it proved technically impossible to “sandwich” leather straps in the caballo seams without weakening seam construction. So we went back to the drawing table, and worked on a new cinch strap design/shape, inspired by an old number of ours, the Drover Blouse. Mister Freedom® OGs may remember that 2012 production stunt we pulled… Once the new side strap design worked, we had some cutting dies made, and contracted out the leather trims cutting to a local LA leather factory, so that the leather trims could be dropped off at our local LA denim factory…

After all that back and forth, our beloved local family-owned factory – the same folks who have been producing all of our mfsc USA denim goods since 2007 – even considered giving up on the whole project! Too complicated, time-consuming, no profit there. Can’t blame them considering the very limited quantities we would eventually order from them after all that R&D… But, that family (we love them) takes pride in producing solid garments, so they stuck to the challenge.

Side note, it’s actually the second time the Campus MD is part of our Sportsman Catalog! Production just didn’t materialized the first time MF® HQ announced it. We chose to get it right, rather than to get it right now. Now that’s slow fashion.

So, with no further ado, there it is! The 2023 Campus MD looks goods, fits as intended, construction is clean in and out, and has the Joe Greene paw of approval.

This first fabric version of the MF® Campus features one of our staple denim twill, the mighty 16 Oz. selvedge Midnight Denim milled by our friends Sugar Cane in Japan. Fading potential hardly gets better than that.

And the Mustang is a rental while the old rust bucket gets overdue maintenance repair. My first time driving a muscle car, and loving it!

The MF® CAMPUS Blouse Midnight Denim is designed in California, USA, by Mister Freedom®, in collaboration with Sugar Cane Co.

SPECS:

FABRIC:
Shell:
16 Oz. “Midnight” denim, dark indigo warp & black weft twill, solid white selvedge ID. Milled in Japan.
Pocketing/gussets/welt:
NOS double indigo twill
Trims:
Black tea-core leather trims (pocket stops/side straps).

PATTERN:
* The long awaited-for woven fabric interpretation of our classic veg-tan leather Campus jacket!
* An original pattern inspired by 1930’s sportswear ‘Cossack’ type unlined leather jackets, with all necessary construction/pattern edits.
* Arm/cuff construction borrowed from our Ranch Blouse pattern.
* Trim 1930’s silhouette.
* One-piece back.
* Fully unlined, clean flat-felled seam construction.
* Slash pockets with leather arrowhead pocket stops.
* Subtle contrast NOS double indigo denim side gussets/pocketing & pocket welt.
* Side gussets featuring concealed double indigo denim selvedge ID.
* Adjustable side straps pattern inspired by our Drover Blouse.
* Keyhole button holes.
* Corrozo ‘Cat Eyes’ wood buttons (aka ivory nut)
* Mister Freedom® original ‘The Sportsman’ rayon woven label.
* Made in California, USA, in an ethically-responsible and small family-owned factory.
* Joe Greene-approved.

SIZING:
The Campus Blouse Midnight edition comes UN-WASHED, and is cut so that the measurements match the labeling AFTER an initial cold soak/line dry.
We recommend the usual protocol before wearing:
•Cold soak for about 30-40mn, with occasional hand agitation.
•Machine spin dry cycle, and line dry.
•Wear briefly while still damp to set creases, then hang until fully dry.

My leather Campus jacket size is 38. I wear a 36 in this fabric Midnight denim edition, after cold-soak/line dry.
I’m about 5’7 , 145 lbs.
Please check actual post-soak measurements on our chart to dial in what works for your specific body specs/preferred silhouette.

Disclaimer: Using alternative methods for the initial shrink (such as soaking in hot water/full machine wash/heat dryer etc) will result in different sizing measurements, and is not recommended.
Do NOT boil this denim jacket, as it has leather trims.

CARE:
Wash when necessary, as other premium denim garments.
We recommend turning the jacket inside-out to avoid potential marbling of the denim fabric. Wash separately from light-colored garments.
Machine wash with cold water, gentle cycle, eco-friendly mild detergent and line dry. Using hot water/heat dryer may result in excessive and irreversible shrinkage.
As with all indigo-dyed denim, temporary croaking (color bleeding) is to be expected, and the indigo color could potentially rub on light color garments and furniture. Indigo rubs can easily be spot cleaned using a small amount of laundry detergent on a clean damp cloth.

Available from www.misterfreedom.com, our Los Angeles red brick HQ, and fine retailers around the World.
Email sales@misterfreedom.com or call 323-653-2014 with any questions unanswered above.
Thank you for your support,

Christophe Loiron
Mister Freedom®
©2023