The capsule collection Blue Blanket x Candiani RISERVA includes the replicas of six garments (one jacket and five pairs of jeans) collected by Antonio Di Battista, Blue Blanket’s founder, during his travels to Europe, the United States, and Japan. They were all replicated using our selvedge fabrics, which represent the legacy of Italian denim. Let’s see them all.
Which denim fabric was used to recreate Blue Blanket x Candiani RISERVA vintage jeans?
Original jean
Year: 1890
Brand: unknown
Place of discovery: purchased from denim hunter Brit Eaton (AKA Indiana Jeans), Colorado, USA
Distinctive features: right-hand twill selvedge denim fabric; buckle back; metal buttons for suspenders; copper rivets; single back pocket (missing); arc-shaped stitching on front pockets
Blue Blanket X Candiani RISERVA replica
Fabric: SL7273 SIOUX CREAM CROCK
3x1 right-hand twill construction; 13 1/2 ounces; medium dark indigo shade with a red cast; woven using indanthrene beige weft for an aged aesthetic
Construction details: single stitch sewing; metal buttons; copper rivets; reinforced crotch
Original jean
Year: 1910
Brand: Super Tebmoc
Place of discovery: purchased at Vintage Showroom, London, UK
Distinctive features: right-hand twill, moleskin selvedge fabric with a tight construction; baggy, workwear fit; French pockets; oversized fly
Blue Blanket X Candiani RISERVA replica
Fabric: JK1015 KN-ALBERT LEAD BLAZER
3x1 left-hand twill construction; 12 1/4 ounces; sulfur workwear shade with a special green cast, color saturation emphasized with dark grey weft; high-density construction with a clean look
Construction details: double stitch sewing; metal buttons; copper rivets; embroidered eyelets
Original jacket
Year: 1920
Brand: Planters
Place of discovery: purchased somewhere in New York, USA
Distinctive features: white canvas with one-by-one construction; workwear jacket; back embroidery with mascot Mr. Peanut; embroidered chest pocket; two lower front pockets; glass buttons
Blue Blanket X Candiani RISERVA replica
FABRIC: JL6510 ECRU PRESHRUNK
3x1 left-hand twill construction; 12 3/4 ounces; natural beige color of cotton; open weave construction for a vintage look
Construction details: double stitch sewing; natural corozo buttons; front and back embroideries
Original jean
Year: 1930
Brand: unknown
Place of discovery: purchased at Rosebowl Market in Pasadena, California, USA
Distinctive features: right-hand twill selvedge fabric; five-pocket, workwear fit; triple stitch sewing on the leg; buckle back; metal buttons; copper rivets
Blue Blanket X Candiani RISERVA replica
FABRIC: SK1307 KN-DRONE PURE
3x1 right-hand twill construction; 11 1/4 ounces; workwear color with a special cast; super compact construction for a clean look
Construction details: single, double, and triple stitch sewing; metal buttons on belt and back pockets; fly with corozo button
Original jean
Year: 1940
Brand: Foremost
Place of discovery: purchased from denim hunter Brit Eaton (AKA Indiana Jeans), Colorado, USA
Distinctive features: right-hand twill selvedge fabric; five-pocket jean; buckle back; leather back patch; metal buttons for suspenders; copper rivets
Blue Blanket X Candiani RISERVA replica
FABRIC: SK0111 K-NAVY CREAM PRESHRUNK
3x1 right-hand twill construction; 14 1/4 ounces; double-dip 100% indigo with a dark shade; woven using indanthrene beige weft for an aged aesthetic
Construction details: single stitch sewing; laurel metal buttons; copper rivets; leather back patch
Original jean
Year: 1950
Brand: Lee
Place of discovery: purchased somewhere in Tokyo, Japan
Distinctive features: left-hand twill denim selvedge fabric, five-pocket jean; zip fly; leather back patch; copper rivets
Blue Blanket X Candiani RISERVA replica
FABRIC: JL6535 QUARZO PRESHRUNK
3x1 left-hand twill construction; 14 ounces; double-dip 100% indigo with a medium shade; open weave construction for a vintage look
Construction details: narrow double stitch sewing; laurel metal buttons; copper rivets; leather back patch; zip fly