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Curation Culture • 8 min read

Fringe & Texture: Handcrafting Under Midnight Neon

Published by Archive Lab on October 12, 2024 • Updated October 12, 2024

Aesthetic close up of heavy woven fringe fabric details on coat

Alternative garments thrive on extreme touch and three-dimensional surfaces. We explore the design process of fringe outerwear that shifts from sleek structures to wild, unraveled thread statements.

When you inspect our featured raw fringe coats at the Shinjuku studio, you notice the density of hand-woven fibers. These are constructed by weaving thick cotton bundles together and then systematically destroying sections to release individual raw threads. It results in a garment that changes character continuously through wear.

Curating Your Fit

Due to their sheer scale, fringe outer layers require balanced styling. Curators recommend pairing wide-spun or shredded textured coats with heavy-duty structured denim or sleek technical utility vests. This achieves a perfect balance of raw organic chaos and sharp modern utility.

Examine our deconstructed outers collection

Limited, individually numbered pieces with hand-woven fringe are available for custom sizing at Nishishinjuku.

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