少し前に
Working Cat Hero のメイキングを
少しだけ撮り納めていました。
やっぱり右綾系のデニムとは
ミシンの設定も違うので
見慣れた工場の景色も少し新鮮に見えます。
普段、通常の商品だと
生産チームからそんな質問はあまり無いのですが、
「Rancher’z Jacketは評判良いですか？」
と何人かに聞かれました。
珍しい質問だなと思って理由を聞くと、
アクションプリーツやフロントジップなど
通常のジャケットを作る時より
何倍も時間が掛かるからとのこと（笑）。
確かに、食事をする時に
生産者や命に感謝するように、
洋服もお客様には
気軽に着てもらえれば嬉しいですが、
販売する側としては
糸屋さんや生地屋さんを含めて
服作りに関わる人たちへの感謝を
忘れてはいけないなと感じました。
TCBの仕事は、
洋服を作れるリソースそのものを
一つの資源として考えること。
その限られた資源を
いかに無駄なく、丁寧に届けるか。
今回のアクションプリーツのような
複雑な構造の服を作る中で、
縫製スタッフとのやり取りを通して
改めてそんなことを考えさせられました。
Some time ago,
we filmed a little bit of the making of the Working Cat Hero.
Since it’s a left-hand twill denim, the sewing machine settings are different from the right-hand twill fabrics we usually work with.
Because of that, even the familiar scenery inside the factory felt a little fresh.
Normally, when we produce our standard items,
the production team doesn’t ask many questions about how the product is being received.
But this time, a few of them asked me,
“Is the Rancher’z Jacket getting good feedback?”
I thought it was an unusual question, so I asked why.
It turns out that details like the action pleats and the front zipper make the jacket take several times longer to produce than a typical one. (laugh)
It reminded me of how, when we eat, we take a moment to appreciate the people and the life behind the food.
Of course, I hope customers can simply enjoy wearing the clothes casually and comfortably.
But as someone who sells them, I feel it’s important to remember and appreciate everyone involved in making them—
from the thread makers to the fabric mills and the sewing team.
At TCB, we try to think of the ability to make clothes itself as a resource.
Our job is to figure out how to deliver that limited resource to customers
as carefully and as efficiently as possible.
Working on pieces with complex constructions like the action pleats,
and going back and forth with the sewing team during production,
reminded me of that once again.