BUCO STRIPED-SLEEVE SWEATSHIRT Loopwheel Athletic apparel

Athletic apparel

Between 1965 and 1967

The MILITARY BASEBALL TEE / ARMY is a raglan sleeve tee made from an 8 oz cotton fabric and finished with a “ARMY” rubber print

influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright and with ready access to remarkable new construction material and building techniques spawned by the war technologies

SUMMER is based on the first models introduced at the beginning of the US entry to the second world war which were crafted from white cotton fabric

BUCO STRIPED-SLEEVE SWEATSHIRT Loopwheel Athletic apparelThe BUCO STRIPED SLEEVE SWEATSHIRT is made from mid weight 10 oz. loopwheel knitted cotton, which features a brushed loopback French terry, making it warmer and softer than its unbrushed counterpart. Loopwheel machines, which produce this tubular constructed material, are renowned for their slow knitting pace, producing only a single meter per hour. However, this low thread tension technique is what sets them apart from contemporary manufacturing