Nigel Cabourn's Lee Capsule Makes Its U.S. Debut
Lee has brought its collaboration with British designer Nigel Cabourn to the U.S. The OX’ed Silver line reworks Lee workwear from the 1920s through 1940s using Japanese fabrics and techniques such as rope dyeing, sulfur dyeing and hank dyeing. A proprietary Brurry Denim selvedge, woven on modified vintage looms, is designed to fade uniquely over time.
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[paragraph] Need no extra. Plain text. We can include blank line between paragraphs? Yes. Under 120 words total for expanded. We have 99. Good. But "2 short paragraphs" yes. Need maybe "late designer's suiting label" but Cabourn died in June. We mention. Good. Potential issue: "Cabourn’s Ox’ed Silver suiting label" source says "late designer's suiting label Ox’ed Silver." Fine. Need "additional factual detail and background drawn ONLY from material above" We included all from material. "American shoppers" from U.S. availability. "railway, ranch and rodeo pieces" from material. "passed away" from died. "Fabric treatments include rope, sulfur, cheese and hank dyeing" source says fabrics combine rope-dyeing and sulfur-dyeing; others use cheese-dyed yarns; incorporates hank-dyed yarns. Good. "hank-dyed indigo is treated with tannin and iron mordants" source says allowing indigo to penetrate deeply into core before tannin and iron mordants applied. We omitted core. Fine. "Brurry Denim..