{"id":136116,"date":"2019-05-13T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/?p=136116"},"modified":"2019-05-10T16:25:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T22:25:49","slug":"blue-blue-japan-blocks-wind-indigo-overdyed-nylon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2019\/05\/blue-blue-japan-blocks-wind-indigo-overdyed-nylon\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Blue Japan Blocks the Wind with Indigo-Overdyed Nylon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When one thinks of indigo-dyed garments, one of the few brands that come straight to mind is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/tag\/blue-blue-japan\"><strong>Blue Blue Japan<\/strong><\/a>. Season in and season out, the Japanese label is one of the greater champions of indigo dying and you&#8217;re guaranteed for at least a few interesting surprises in each collection.<\/p>\n<p>This time around? Indigo-dyed nylon. Applying a traditional, centuries-old natural dying process to a contemporary, lightweight, and windproof technical fabric\u2014something you would never associate with old world craftsmanship\u2014is made all-the-better by a subtle unevenness thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/dictionary\/overdye\/\">overdyeing<\/a>, and in my opinion, it makes the piece. The hooded jacket is partially lined, features a buttoned stand collar, a zip front, dual pockets at the chest and again at the hips, and an adjustable hemline.<\/p><div class=\"related_posts evergreen_funnels\"><h3>Like this? Read these:<\/h3><div class=\"flex space-x-4\"><div class=\"related_post w-1\/2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2018\/05\/shockoe-slim-linen-denim\/\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/shockoe-slim-linen-denim-model-front-side-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shockoe-Slim-Linen-Denim-model-front-side\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/shockoe-slim-linen-denim-model-front-side-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shockoe-Slim-Linen-Denim-model-front-side\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript><h4>Shockoe Leverages Linen for This Summer-Ready Jean<\/h4><\/a><\/div><div class=\"related_post w-1\/2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2014\/12\/studio-dartisan-35th-anniversary-jeans\/\"><h4>Studio D&#8217;Artisan 35th Anniversary Jeans<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;re into indigo and sportswear this may very well be the piece of your dreams. But act quick, BBJ stuff is always hard to track down.<\/p>\n<p>Available for $660AUD (~$465USD) at <a href=\"https:\/\/corlection.com\/products\/blue-blue-japan-indigo-dyed-nylon-windbreaker\">Corlection<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When one thinks of indigo-dyed garments, one of the few brands that come straight to mind is Blue Blue Japan&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":136181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4933],"tags":[4624,2065,28096],"acf":{"published_feed_date":"2019-05-13 05:00:20"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.8 (Yoast SEO v21.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Blue Blue Japan Blocks the Wind with Indigo-Overdyed Nylon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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