After previously presented their lookbook for the season of spring and summer 2015, one of the brightest menswear label from Jakarta known as Bluesville finally updated their site days ago with several new pieces of their signature shirt, the Dyer’s Sleeve Shirt and additional BLV Graphic T-shirts. The brand’s signature dyer’s sleeve shirt is now available in several colors such as white, navy, blue, and grey. All of those are available with a twist of split panel dyed in indigo color and handwritten Batik, plus completed with front pocket to support your daily essential. While the BLV Graphic T-shirts are created using 20s cotton material with vintage style discharge printing technique. The basic design and pattern of the shirt was also inspired by old style military sportswear with an added blind stitching on the hems to create a sophisticated clean looks. To achieve the perfect t-shirt, they try to custom made our their t-shirt fabric to their specification. With focus on comfort and smoothness of the fabric, they try to create a unique fabric to Bluesville, retaining their signature interesting slub texture but with silky smooth feeling across the overall 20s cotton fabric. For those of you who are willing to make a purchase, the entire new pieces are available now at selected places, such as The Goods Dept, otoko, STOW, and their own webstore.
There was time where people have to travel across the globe to get a certain color. There was time when color is symbol of pride and status. All civilization has find its way in producing the perfect color. In many culture, natural dye is so sacred that it is irreplaceable with any other dye. Bluesville continues the tradition of respecting color by extracting it directly from nature. Creating a unique character of color that cannot be replicated by man made dye. Process that takes more time and efforts to do. Process that takes passion and understanding of harmony between natural factors. They make natural dye accessible to everybody by making it in more suitable and practical form for everyday wear. With inspiration from the world heritage of fine quality clothing, they use every aspect of their own native tradition. From batik to traditional hand woven fabric, they continue working with their best craftsmen from many central creative and traditional textile artisans in many places of Indonesia.