٭٭٭ No Man Walks Alone - Official Affiliate Thread ٭٭٭ (a.k.a. I shouldn't have slept on it)

[Hierophantic]

Fabric content is on the top of our minds when making selections for the shop. we get that seeing "60% poly, 10%acrylic, etc" can be a mood killer for some, but sometimes an item is so good that we think it overcomes that hurdle. that's to say, if you see something with questionable fabric content, it's probably cause it's really good

I appreciate the response and perspective! Unfortunately, the issue for me isn't whether any % of synthetic fabric means the garment is well or poorly constructed -- it's that any % of synthetic means every time I wash the garment, I'm contributing to worldwide microplastics buildup. I trust that they're lovely to wear, and obviously I'm a fan of NMWA's picks in general, but they simply aren't lovely for the environment.

 

[Newcomer]

Man, Ikiji is so darn refined.

 

[conceptual 4est]

Looks like some of you already caught the drop preview for our first drop of the season, but I wanted to come in and share some more about everything since I got to spend a bunch of time with it this season.



I couldn't not start with IKIJI though, and it was a lot of fun to go through this season. It felt like they're still doing a great job keeping their trajectory of designing things that look and feel very sophisticated and refined (and actually are when it comes to their patterning, production, and materials). This carries through to their more oversized silhouettes as well, and they've done a great job keeping their identity as silhouettes change.




The first thing that I got a little too obsessed with was the double-breasted-jacket-wide-pleated-pants set-up in this really unique herringbone.



It's technically a knit fabric (produced on a very exclusive machine that specializes in this type of thing, naturally) but to me it was indistinguishable from a really nice and springy woven wool suiting. What this means in the hands of IKIJI is that they approach it the way they do with their molded knitwear, finishing it with twin plover seams which sit extra flat and in the case of this one, keep it looking really clean while wearing very, very comfortably.

You can see I kind of went at it with a few different approaches - the jacket is a lot of fun and easy to wear on its own, while the trousers definitely add a whole different vibe to it with their wide leg. With the turtleneck I couldn't decide between untucked to keep it casual or tucked to show off those huge pleats and lengthen the appearance of my legs. Any thoughts as to what turned out better?



Speaking of their molded knitwear this season's long sleeve polo is on another level. It is so, so luxurious looking and feeling with a beautiful heft to the wool and an intricate design that we're calling a micro-honeycomb. It has a good volume to go along with the heft and feels really balanced in my typical IKIJI size but it does wear more oversized than we're used to seeing from them.



Counterpoint being the aforementioned wool jersey rollnecks that are sized for layering with sleeves on the slimmer side. But at risk of sounding like a broken record, that's exactly what I love using them for. This season we have four colors that can cover a lot of layering options. Besides the black I'm wearing above we also have taupe, indigo, and a light grey melange. Can't go wrong with any.










You probably can tell I'm wearing these same trousers a bunch with different things, and were an instant favorite for me. Their side tab trousers have always been a great fit for me so I'm biased, but this wool and linen fabric they used this season wears really nicely. It's springy and drapes nicely but does take on a LITTLE bit of wrinkling that I think helps them pair nicely with just a simple knit and some sneakers. No fussing. We also picked them up in a lovely navy blue when you want a cooler palate:





In the same fabric is a new shirt jacket from them - oversized in volume and a lot of fun to wear. I think they did a really good job balancing this one though - it's not just made bigger, but all of the details play off of this as well, from the slightly higher collar to the chunkier cuffs and large buttons. Just really well executed. And go figure, it even plays nicely over a wool jersey rollneck 😅

 

[Hierophantic]

Looks like some of you already caught the drop preview for our first drop of the season, but I wanted to come in and share some more about everything since I got to spend a bunch of time with it this season.

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I couldn't not start with IKIJI though, and it was a lot of fun to go through this season. It felt like they're still doing a great job keeping their trajectory of designing things that look and feel very sophisticated and refined (and actually are when it comes to their patterning, production, and materials). This carries through to their more oversized silhouettes as well, and they've done a great job keeping their identity as silhouettes change.


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The first thing that I got a little too obsessed with was the double-breasted-jacket-wide-pleated-pants set-up in this really unique herringbone.

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It's technically a knit fabric (produced on a very exclusive machine that specializes in this type of thing, naturally) but to me it was indistinguishable from a really nice and springy woven wool suiting. What this means in the hands of IKIJI is that they approach it the way they do with their molded knitwear, finishing it with twin plover seams which sit extra flat and in the case of this one, keep it looking really clean while wearing very, very comfortably.

You can see I kind of went at it with a few different approaches - the jacket is a lot of fun and easy to wear on its own, while the trousers definitely add a whole different vibe to it with their wide leg. With the turtleneck I couldn't decide between untucked to keep it casual or tucked to show off those huge pleats and lengthen the appearance of my legs. Any thoughts as to what turned out better?

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Speaking of their molded knitwear this season's long sleeve polo is on another level. It is so, so luxurious looking and feeling with a beautiful heft to the wool and an intricate design that we're calling a micro-honeycomb. It has a good volume to go along with the heft and feels really balanced in my typical IKIJI size but it does wear more oversized than we're used to seeing from them.

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Counterpoint being the aforementioned wool jersey rollnecks that are sized for layering with sleeves on the slimmer side. But at risk of sounding like a broken record, that's exactly what I love using them for. This season we have four colors that can cover a lot of layering options. Besides the black I'm wearing above we also have taupe, indigo, and a light grey melange. Can't go wrong with any.

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You probably can tell I'm wearing these same trousers a bunch with different things, and were an instant favorite for me. Their side tab trousers have always been a great fit for me so I'm biased, but this wool and linen fabric they used this season wears really nicely. It's springy and drapes nicely but does take on a LITTLE bit of wrinkling that I think helps them pair nicely with just a simple knit and some sneakers. No fussing. We also picked them up in a lovely navy blue when you want a cooler palate:

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In the same fabric is a new shirt jacket from them - oversized in volume and a lot of fun to wear. I think they did a really good job balancing this one though - it's not just made bigger, but all of the details play off of this as well, from the slightly higher collar to the chunkier cuffs and large buttons. Just really well executed. And go figure, it even plays nicely over a wool jersey rollneck 😅

OOF, BUDDY.

Can we get a buttoned up shot of the DB jacket and trousers?

 

[junaman]

Will the knit Ikiji DB jacket/trousers be challenging to alter?

 

[Hierophantic]

Will the knit Ikiji DB jacket/trousers be challenging to alter?

Seconding this question and adding "how high/low are the armholes?"

 

[Friend]

@conceptual 4est What size in the polo and DB jacket are you wearing in those pics? M for both?

 

[ppk]

Looks like some of you already caught the drop preview for our first drop of the season, but I wanted to come in and share some more about everything since I got to spend a bunch of time with it this season.

View attachment 2236439

I couldn't not start with IKIJI though, and it was a lot of fun to go through this season. It felt like they're still doing a great job keeping their trajectory of designing things that look and feel very sophisticated and refined (and actually are when it comes to their patterning, production, and materials). This carries through to their more oversized silhouettes as well, and they've done a great job keeping their identity as silhouettes change.


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The first thing that I got a little too obsessed with was the double-breasted-jacket-wide-pleated-pants set-up in this really unique herringbone.

View attachment 2236443 View attachment 2236441 View attachment 2236447 View attachment 2236449

It's technically a knit fabric (produced on a very exclusive machine that specializes in this type of thing, naturally) but to me it was indistinguishable from a really nice and springy woven wool suiting. What this means in the hands of IKIJI is that they approach it the way they do with their molded knitwear, finishing it with twin plover seams which sit extra flat and in the case of this one, keep it looking really clean while wearing very, very comfortably.

You can see I kind of went at it with a few different approaches - the jacket is a lot of fun and easy to wear on its own, while the trousers definitely add a whole different vibe to it with their wide leg. With the turtleneck I couldn't decide between untucked to keep it casual or tucked to show off those huge pleats and lengthen the appearance of my legs. Any thoughts as to what turned out better?

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Speaking of their molded knitwear this season's long sleeve polo is on another level. It is so, so luxurious looking and feeling with a beautiful heft to the wool and an intricate design that we're calling a micro-honeycomb. It has a good volume to go along with the heft and feels really balanced in my typical IKIJI size but it does wear more oversized than we're used to seeing from them.

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Counterpoint being the aforementioned wool jersey rollnecks that are sized for layering with sleeves on the slimmer side. But at risk of sounding like a broken record, that's exactly what I love using them for. This season we have four colors that can cover a lot of layering options. Besides the black I'm wearing above we also have taupe, indigo, and a light grey melange. Can't go wrong with any.

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You probably can tell I'm wearing these same trousers a bunch with different things, and were an instant favorite for me. Their side tab trousers have always been a great fit for me so I'm biased, but this wool and linen fabric they used this season wears really nicely. It's springy and drapes nicely but does take on a LITTLE bit of wrinkling that I think helps them pair nicely with just a simple knit and some sneakers. No fussing. We also picked them up in a lovely navy blue when you want a cooler palate:

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In the same fabric is a new shirt jacket from them - oversized in volume and a lot of fun to wear. I think they did a really good job balancing this one though - it's not just made bigger, but all of the details play off of this as well, from the slightly higher collar to the chunkier cuffs and large buttons. Just really well executed. And go figure, it even plays nicely over a wool jersey rollneck 😅

Damn. I have a few of Ijiki's knits and they are amazing. I know how I'm going to use my LuxeSwap money.

 

[conceptual 4est]

On the topic of oversized, it's worth noting that this season's overcoat is very much oversized. The boucle is tremendous (and hyper-limited - I think this was limited to eight pieces worldwide?) and they dropped the buttons entirely to really set to the tone of how this is meant to be worn, but there isn't really a way to wear this in a not-oversized way.





Sadly I didn't snap a pic in it but this lookbook shot is a good reference. I went down to an S when I'm usually an M in IKIJI and it was still this kind of silhouette.

The shop jacket returns in two colors, now in a ribbed wool and cotton. This is a really handsome piece of outerwear but it has a few good things going for it - I find the smooth facing on the inside to be perfectly comfy against bare skin so it can work over a tee during the initial transitional weather, and the knit nature of it makes it a comfortable mid-layer in proper winter.

Styling wise, it was easy to pop on the other stuff I was already trying on but I do have a good memory of seeing a member of the IKIJI team wearing his layered with some indigo boro stuff, white jeans, and wales bonner Sambas a few years back and it looked awesome like that as well. Versatile for sure.



Lastly, that glorious cotton and lyocell fleece returns, this season in a new cream color that reads as very luxe, understandably. My parents have been seeing me in all of the great stuff we sell for a decade now, but even they turned to comment when they saw me in this sweatshirt.

Pin-tuck trousers are nice as well, and I really appreciate the plain cuff instead of a ribbed or elastic one. It turns them into something that would look really cool with your favorite overcoat and hoodie or sweater, for example.

 

[conceptual 4est]

OOF, BUDDY.

Can we get a buttoned up shot of the DB jacket and trousers?

You got it!

Will the knit Ikiji DB jacket/trousers be challenging to alter?

Good question. I'm not sure how the fabric would take to cutting. I really wouldn't know it was a knit if I wasn't explicitly told that, but I'll reach out and ask them.

Seconding this question and adding "how high/low are the armholes?"

High enough! Maybe Ludwin can chime in but I think the guys with bulkier shoulders didn't find the fit as clean as on me.

@conceptual 4est What size in the polo and DB jacket are you wearing in those pics? M for both?

M in everything in the pics I've shared. I needed an S in the overcoat but forgot to snap a pic of that, and I could probably have gotten away with an S in the shirt jacket as well.

 

[Hierophantic]

You got it!

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Good question. I'm not sure how the fabric would take to cutting. I really wouldn't know it was a knit if I wasn't explicitly told that, but I'll reach out and ask them.



High enough! Maybe Ludwin can chime in but I think the guys with bulkier shoulders didn't find the fit as clean as on me.



M in everything in the pics I've shared. I needed an S in the overcoat but forgot to snap a pic of that, and I could probably have gotten away with an S in the shirt jacket as well.

Bless you sir. As someone with needle-thin bird shoulders who wsears pyjama suits, I'll be ordering the second it's available.

 

[conceptual 4est]

Nice tight selection from CAMO as well. Good fabrics, good pockets, you know the drill. For sizing I'm wearing my usual CAMO size S in everything. The trousers were a big in the waist for me personally but I still liked the fit of everything overall in my typical size.

The new knitwear style is a lot of fun - on a hanger it looks quite vintage with that chest panel but once worn it all clicks together. It doesn't hurt that the yarn is both heavy and smooth - there's no way to see this and not know it's a Really Nice Sweater.



The orange was a natural pairing for the donegal trousers, and the roomy leg was really working for me. It's hard to see in the pics but there are a lot of additional colors speckled in very sparingly, like a burnt orange and turquoise.



And the navy worked well with the herringbone trousers. Same roomy upper but with a tapered leg and some very distinctive CAMO style pockets. Love it.




It wouldn't be a CAMO drop without some shirt jackets in unexpected and special fabrics, and we have a few on offer.








The first was a no-brainer with the donegal and burnt orange, but I also really liked the way it played with some faded black jeans. Broken record stuff here but great pockets as always. It's worth mentioning that the fluffy fabric is double-faced so it's smooth on the inside, but also has charcoal yarns in there. This gives the camel color a little more depth so it doesn't read as flat as you might think from a photo.



First time doing this open collar field jacket in a winter weight fabric and it came out really nice. The gusseted pockets take on a LOT of life, and the elbow patches also really come though. Great use of this kind of fabric.

 

[Hierophantic]

You got it!

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Good question. I'm not sure how the fabric would take to cutting. I really wouldn't know it was a knit if I wasn't explicitly told that, but I'll reach out and ask them.



High enough! Maybe Ludwin can chime in but I think the guys with bulkier shoulders didn't find the fit as clean as on me.



M in everything in the pics I've shared. I needed an S in the overcoat but forgot to snap a pic of that, and I could probably have gotten away with an S in the shirt jacket as well.

Jacket and trousers: copped. It's still 90-100F here, but it ain't gonna stay hot forever.

 

[geneparmesan]

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First time doing this open collar field jacket in a winter weight fabric and it came out really nice. The gusseted pockets take on a LOT of life, and the elbow patches also really come though. Great use of this kind of fabric.

This is the piece I'm most interested in. Thanks for posting.

I just want to make sure...whereas other CAMO stuff lies on the shirt-jacket spectrum, this is intended to be worn as a jacket, correct? Since you mention its weight, I get the impression that it would do pretty well layered over a sweater in colder wather.

 

[hpreston]

This is the piece I'm most interested in. Thanks for posting.

I just want to make sure...whereas other CAMO stuff lies on the shirt-jacket spectrum, this is intended to be worn as a jacket, correct? Since you mention its weight, I get the impression that it would do pretty well layered over a sweater in colder wather.

Legal disclaimer, I do not work for NMWA, nor have I seen this piece in person.

Judging by the configuration of the pockets, as well as Kyle’s mention of winter weight, plus how Kyle has it styled over a sweater, I’d say its closer to the jacket end of the spectrum, vice the shirt end.