Hieros x Hackafore

With one foot out the door, I've been tackling some of the projects I had put on the back burner.  Finally getting to that black jacket I've been meaning to sew up!  My roommate Kevin, brought back some amazing printed fabric back from his trip to Japan (like, 2 years ago!) and I finally found the time and project to put it to good use!  The jacket is the J719 Satoshi Special, named in honor of Kevin of course :)

The original flat back when the jacket was named the "1849."  The new name just fits so much better!

The self is a black supplex for water/snowproofing.  Kevin got me two colorways in the fabric -- a gold, and a green.  Still have to figure out what to do with the green :/

The lining does fray a bit, so gotta overlock that seam allowance!

A clear view of the interior front pockets.  They were pretty fun to make...but then again, I love my pockets :D

Front view of the finished jacket (all incognito like)

Peek-a-boo!

Splayed lining.  Tagged according to Hieros protocol, with a little Hackafore co-branding

Pockets on pockets inside pockets!  Ready to hack forth, box-cutter and red pencil in tow

Odds and ends

Tying up some loose ends here in San Francisco!  Big moves and changes loom on the horizon, so here are some fun little frivolities in the mean time!

Oldies but goodies from my elementary school days -- gotta get those fresh ReeAirNik's of course!

Victor Copeland's Sacramento Firebirds' Home uniform set.  Luckily there's been some progression in my renders since I was 10 years old.  ...and yup, included IS a design for the latest in crotch cup technology :D

DeStijl Hoody in a blue colorway.  Trying to clear out the rolls of random fabric that have accumulated @ 440.  Included here are a poly mesh self, ripstop pocketing, stretch mesh rib and micro mesh liner.  Made in the U! S! A!

Merchandisers showing Hackafore some love @ 440.  Thanks to Megan, Krystle and Bo!

...and a couple East Asian prints for good measure!  The naughty Japanese schoolgirls are yelling out "Slackers!  Rude & Reckless!" while the Thai translates to "Immeasurable is this heart of Man."

Barber Shop

Filling up my racks at the store with some new shirt designs.  Super soft black knit jersey self, with an equally soft striped knit contrast.  Trying to keep production costs down, so playing with color blocking.  Happy with the results!

"Posey" shirt with contrast collar

"Sutter" shirt front

"Sutter" shirt contrast back

"Piet" shirt with in-seam pocket and contrast front panels

"Norton" shirt with contrast sleeves

Production Stijl

Finished the first production run of hoodies!  Went with 3 options for the trim: reflective tape, powder blue, and canary yellow.  Let's see how they do!

Featuring the reflective zipper tape

...as modeled by super-intern Marco!

Powder blue

Canary

Close-up of bar-tack details

Spreading the Love

Trying to organize house a little bit; I've been spending a fair amount of time recently in the Coroflot & Pinterest worlds.  Curious?  Swing by and give these links a click!

Hackafore's Coroflot page is filled with design projects from past & present: http://www.coroflot.com/hackafore

and I'll be darned if Pinterest hasn't been the neatest thing to come along!  Distilled research and inspiration all in one convenient location: http://pinterest.com/hackafore/

That's it for now, enjoy the long weekend!

Sehr technisch

Part of production is getting tech-packs set up.  They help illuminate all the mysteries hidden in the garment flats -- answering questions like, "Exactly how long IS the center front?" and "Where should be be placing all these awesome textile prints?!"  Welp, here's a little breakdown:

Important to begin at the beginning!  This is the basic garment flat.

Labeling those ever-important design details

Specs!  Get 'yer specs here!  Can't tell day from night without your specs!

Oooo, the colors!

Can't forget those textile swatches

Woah dude, you can't label me!

And that's that.  Obviously a couple more pages involved, but jeeze louise, can't be giving out all the secrets!

Take me out

Baseball season is in full swing!  The 440 studio is a scant 2 blocks away from San Francisco's gorgeous At&t Park...so why not make some new T-shirts?!  Here are a couple rough drafts...it's a long season so there should be some more shortly!

 ...more than just Angel in that outfield

Thanks to Sir David Attenborough for introducing me to the majestic giraffe neck-fight

Soccer teams don't get to have all the fun with championship stars!

...a cut & sew variation.  Off to work; let's see how the critique goes!

Keep down -- it's a photo shootout!

This past week, I was asked to help out with 440 designer Estrella Tadeo's upcoming photo shoot.  Her new collection is ready to hit the streets, so she asked me to help arrange the obligatory face-fronts & editorials.  Here's a little of the behind-the-scenes -- keep an eye on estrellatadeo.com for the official release!

Some short-sleeve hoodies and custom made belts.  Ooo, the colors!

Male model Marco Ruiz about to get his hair did by stylist Greta Krieger.

 Photographer Zdenek Mlika getting just the right angle.

Female model Shai'La Yvonne rockin' the shawl dress and kickin' pa-pa-purple kicks!

Male model Will Tinson in the chocolate velvet blazer...mmm mmm

"What do you mean you forgot to load the film?!"

Thanks to Estrella, the crew & catering from the Brickhouse Cafe!

Hanging on

Working on some graphic design for the 440 Studio; some new hang-tags, body-type tags and the flier for our most recent Third Thursday Event.

Always options!

Body-type labels for both men & women.  Trying to finalize a template for the estrella tadeo*, 440, & Mission Statement brands.

 Spicy Vines / Designer Raffle flier.  The turnout was great and met some new SF fashion folks!  Thanks to everyone who showed up :D

Pocket Protection

The coolest part of Hieros' J720 jackets are the hidden gun pockets sewn into each garment.  And the coolest part of those?  The quotes written on the outside of each pocket pair -- culled from the World's great epic poems and more contemporary adventurers.  A bibliography of works includes: the Iliad, Odyssey, Epic of Gilgamesh, Bhagavad Gita, accounts of the American West, and excerpts from English poet Siegfried Sassoon.

De Stijlin'

Continuing the process of developing concept flats into product, I recently finished my first sample of the De Stijl hoody.  Using the overlay/yoke pocket detail from my Gainax shirt as a starting point, the hoody also features kangaroo patch pockets, a 4 piece lined hood, and some thumb-holes in the cuffs to keep your hands all toasty!

Technical flats and original color blocking options.

Patterns finished.  Time to "Cut. it. out."

Thanks to new 440 Designer Jarred Garza for the teal fabric -- it's double-faced with a light batting core, so it should keep the wearer nice and cozy!  Wasn't too tricky to sew either, hooray!

Finished sample!  Lookin' like it should :)

Overlay pocket detail.  Both chest overlay pockets are continued from the back yoke -- one sewn on top of the front piece, and the other sewn underneath to create a "lining pocket".

View of interior "lining" overlay pocket.  Openings have been reinforced with bar-tacs.

Back view.

Cuff detail with bar-tac reinforced thumb opening.  This sample is naturally a medium, but Jarred made a request for another graded up to "burrito size."  Gotta get on that!