Have you ever heard of "sateen"?

It is one of the three fundamental weaves.

Three fundamental weaves have plain weave (chambray, canvas ), twill weave (denim, chino), and sateen weave.

Each has its own characteristics and is used for different purposes.

 

Sateen weave has fewer intersections between the warp and weft yarns, and more of either yarns appear on the surface, resulting in a smooth fabric with less roughness.

It has also glossy look since doesn't have many twill line on the surface.

 

The structure is like below ⇩

     

 

Let's move on to today's title, "What is Back Satin(sateen)?".

As the name suggests, using the wrong side of satin fabric as the face.

In other words, it is the fabric that using reverse side which has high proportion of thick yarns as a surface.

←　Satin　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Back Satin　→

 

When compare to see, back satin is more rough and you can see that the texture is more casual.

The fabric used for military-inspired items in JBJ is cotton satin as a base, and put more thread count and to be durable.

It is also the fabric that we can enjoy fading by utilizing the same feature as denim.

 

In Japan Blue Jeans' SS23 collection, satin (back satin) fabric is used for rather lots of items.

 

 

JJK1000M31  GROUND CREW M43 VAY DYE BACK SATIN

 

Made of back satin fabric reproduced from the US ARMY's famous M43 Field Jacket.

Using two ply yarn makes it supple, and the fabric is tough for its thickness.

It is dyed with VAT DYE, which has a high colorfastness, so it features resistance to color migration.

 

 

*Out of stock

 

Along with denim, military items are so popular among JBJ staff.

We introduced back satin which is a must-fabric for military items and hope you guys liked it!