The theme for vol.6 is decided: the British military.

How the lineup is framed

This time, I'm not cutting it along tidy categories.

Windproof pieces are paired as windproof, work pieces as work — jacket and trousers together — but I'm not forcing the whole into a single yardstick. Even if the lineages scatter, if it is a structural masterpiece of the British forces, it goes in. One and the same army arriving at completely different answers depending on environment and mission — showing that whole range of solutions suits this country's clothing better.

Besides, I always build the lineup from pieces I already own, buying a few additions along the way. Starting from zero in pursuit of perfect thematic coherence would bankrupt me. Ha.

Planned lineup

No. Item
1 Ventile smock
2 Ventile trousers
3 Storm coat
4 Green denim jacket
5 Green denim trousers
6 Royal Navy Foul Weather Jacket, cold weather
7 Officer's shirt (made in 1961, integrated stand collar)

The Ventile and the green denim will be dug as matching sets, because you can read the difference between how the upper half and the lower half solve the same purpose. Ventile is an answer given by the material itself — stopping water through nothing but a high-density weave. It becomes an object for reading structure on a layer separate from sewing.

For the MK3, I chose the cold weather variant. I have the FLIGHT on hand as well, but that one was already dug in vol.4. Lining up a different variant of the same designation across volumes is, I think, one of the reasons to keep a series going.

The officer's shirt is the only lightweight piece in the lineup. With a row of outerwear-class garments, a single shirt structure in the mix gives the dissection a change of resolution.

Notice

We are aiming to hold the exhibition in Tokyo, in October or November 2026.