For sale here is a sweater from Freemans Sporting Club, done in collaboration with the Japanese Loopwheeler label. Freemans Sporting Club seems to be getting more exposure these days, being pretty firmly rooted in American and Japanese produced casual wear. Their designs go for the classics: indigo and tweed jackets, selvedge denim, gauze shirts, chinos and the like. Loopwheeler, for their part, specialize in manufacturing loopwheeled knit cotton pieces, mainly shirts and sweaters. Loopwheeling is an old fashioned construction technique, where fabrics are spun in a tubular knit. It is a slower process than modern construction, but the fabrics are also more textured and with greater character.
What we have here is a loopwheeled sweater in green. Design is pretty straightforward, characteristic of Loopwheeler. You’ve got the classic crew neck, substantial chain stitching throughout and a gusseted underarm for additional flexibility and comfort. Left sleeve has a custom Loopwheeler tag, something they always incorporate on their knitwear, but usually in a different color for their own pieces.
This is a classic design in every sense. The crewneck sweater is a ubiquitous piece, done here at an elevated level of quality. Tailoring is spot-on, where this is just the right amount of slim fitting- flattering but not too tight. Also easily layered according to your preference. Neck tag is the standard Freemans Sporting Club label, while the interior is a Loopwheeler label. In all, this looks to be primarily a Loopwheeler production, done custom to and to the specifications of Freemans Sporting Club. This collaborative run was produced in very limited quantities and is now sold out.
Size is labeled a 3 and fits a standard large. I measure the chest at 21” / 54cm, shoulders at 19” / 49cm, length at 27” / 69cm from the base of the neck, and sleeves at 25” / 62cm from the shoulder. The sweater comes in used, generally good shape. There are a few little spots throughout on the sweater (pictured) but nothing too noticeable. Otherwise no holes, tears or stains. Made in Japan.
Shipping from Japan to anywhere will be $26.
