Dawson Denim Launches SS23 Collection

Dawson Denim‘s Spring/Summer 2023 ‘PAST PRESENT FUTURE’ Collection has something for everybody looking for high-quality, small-batch denim wares with a comfortably modern twist. The new collection is comprised of 5-pocket jeans, painter pants, shirting, pleated pants, and jackets. Dawson’s SS23 offerings are classic and straightforward, yet everything included is appropriately unboring. We can see Dawson paying homage to the strongest parts of denim history, embracing them, and paving their own way to the future of denim design with this collection.

This collection is light and bright but not gaudy, just the way we love our vintage-style denim collections to be. A classic breathable spring fabric, seersucker, can be found in the Lot 21 Japanese Seersucker Sports Shirt – perfect for keeping cool on a warm day. Undyed selvedge twill is used widely (from pants to jackets) in the collection, a wonderful subtle contrast to all the light faded blue you’re sure to be wearing during summer. We’re officially challenging you to get a summer’s worth of patina on one of these undyed beauties. Modern-styled Kasuri fabric is present in the form of the Lot 19 Long Sleeve Sports Shirt, made from organic cotton woven in a 150-year-old mill in Kurashiki, Japan. This is good stuff we’re talking about, all undeniably unique options and all made with pride on the south coast of England.

Dawson designs for men and women, but most designs are unisex, which is useful information if your wardrobe is (reluctantly or not) shared. But now your partner can have their own selvedge denim jacket that fits them like a glove, especially once it’s broken in. Or if your partner needs their old painter pants upgraded, give the gift of the Lot 15 Hickory Stripe pants, and they’ll thank you for it. They’re a standout piece from this collection and a new silhouette for the British brand.

Another standout piece is the Lot 10 Deck Jumper. Dawson have been making their take on this classic naval silhouette for years, but for SS23 they’ve washed the neppy selvedge fabric down to a bright blue hue, and adorned the dual patch pockets with boro and sashiko. Pre-orders for this limited piece end on 05/01/23, so if you’re interested, don’t sleep.

All details on SS23 Dawson-made goods include Japanese-milled fabrics, flat felled seams throughout, bar tack reinforcements, custom metal button hardware, British-made Corozo buttons, vintage Reece 101 sewing machine embroidered button holes, chainstitched waistbands and yokes, rivet reinforcements, and much more.

The whole collection here can be viewed here.