This is a railroad jacket made with original ring wabash fabric.
The ring-shaped discharge dot stripes are intentionally designed with uneven absorption and fading, and a beige layer is added on top to recreate the rough and rugged texture of the time. The design is inspired by early 1900s workwear. It features classic details such as slightly lower-positioned pockets, giving it a vintage atmosphere. The A-line silhouette with added room toward the hem creates a well-balanced vintage look.
RING WABASH
In the early 1900s, cylinder printing technology using steam power was developed, making it possible to print continuous patterns such as stripes on indigo fabric.
This innovation brought a new expression to the world of workwear at the time.
Wabash fabric, which creates stripes through discharge printing rather than applying color, became popular among railroad workers and factory laborers because it did not easily show dirt.
However, due to the complexity of the process, it was not suitable for mass production, and by the mid-1930s, indigo printed fabrics rapidly disappeared due to changing times and shifting demand.
Today, Wabash enjoys immense popularity, but in fact, it was only produced for a short period of about 30 years, making it a truly “phantom fabric.”
Studio D'Artisan has carefully studied historical materials to recreate this rare fabric for the modern era, developing its own original ring wabash fabric.
The ring-shaped discharge dot stripes are intentionally designed with uneven absorption and fading, evoking the imperfect cylinder printing of the early 1900s.
Furthermore, a beige layer is added on top to reproduce the rough and rugged texture of the time.
The result is a special piece created with meticulous attention to detail based on historical context.