We met Scott and Cerise at the Workroom show this past spring. They’ve got a great shop in Seattle called Ian that has been pushing fashion-forward mens and womens brands for the past few years, and we were excited to start working with them. They’ve got their second shipment of 3sixteen jeans on the floor now, so if you live in the area and are looking for a place to try them on, pay them a visit.
1919 2nd Ave.
Seattle, WA 98101
206.441.4055
ianshop.com
We’ve received some lightweight cotton knits for the Summer season and they’ve been posted in our online store. The Double Breasted Cardigan comes in black and the Knit Henley is a light grey colorway; both are perfect for layering and will come in handy on a cool evening. Click the images below for more details:
We’re excited to announce that our jean collection has debuted at Barneys Co-Op this week. We swung by the shop today to check out the merchandising and to meet the sales staff.
If you’re in NYC, swing by their flagship location at 660 Madison Ave. to check the jeans out.
A belt was always high on our list of products to develop. We had a few requirements: firstly, we wanted them be a perfect complement to our jeans, meaning that they should be rugged and durably constructed. We also wanted them to age beautifully over time as our denim does. We turned to our good friends at Tanner Goods to collaborate on this project, and were able to create the belt you see above. (Check out some behind-the scenes photos of the production process on their blog).
It’s a heavyweight 13oz Natural Tan belt that will take on increasingly darker shades of color with time and wear. The belt – with its durable hand stitching, sciving and waxed edges – was fully constructed in Tanner’s workshop in Portland, Oregon.
The buckle itself has an interesting story. While frequenting an Army-Navy store near our NY office, we came across a small lot of antique military belt buckles that were in various states of decay. We chose the best ones and sent them out to Tanner to get cleaned up.
You’ll notice in the photos that some of the buckles still show signs of light rusting – this doesn’t affect their durability or strength in any way. The same buckle style is on each belt in this batch, but due to the unique way each one has aged, no two buckles are the same.
Due to the limited availability of the buckles, only 24 belts were produced. They can be purchased exclusively from our online store (shop.3sixteen.com) – once they are sold out, they will not be restocked.
