Ponytail Journal

Dear friends, It gives me so much joy to say that our Autumn Winter 'Space Pilot's Boot' has landed at PTJ+S. The second collaboration with our friends Yuketen in the US, is based on the original test pilot boot worn by Mike Mevill on SpaceShipOne in 2004. This winter we have been focused on...

We're so excited to introduce you to the new W'menswear SS21 collection! Inspired by the balancing act between 'chaos' and 'order', the island of Bornew was our main focus. It is home to the world's oldest rainforest, at an estimated 130 million years old. Here, the native Iban weaving culture i..…

The last time I planned for lunch was probably when the hunger pangs hits, and luckily someone else is doing the cooking of dinner tonight, phew~ During the early mission days, breakfast, lunch, and dinner were planned months in advance right down to the day! The current technology and development h…

One of the fabrics in the W’menswear SS20 collection that we can’t rave enough about is H2OFF. Not only does the sound gives you a fun visual of rain bouncing off the fabric's surface, but the qualities it holds is also special. H2OFF is a 100% polyester ripstop, made using water repellency tech...

Editorial photo by Eric Kvatek, words by Buranee Soh

Made specially for W’menswear for Spring Summer 19, the unlined ‘Ponytail’ shoe has been developed with our American friends Yuketen, from a classic moccasin for today's hard hitting women. We designed the shoe based on our W'menswear SS19 collection, 'The Revolution of Tenderness', based on 19...

After months of Thailand’s hot weather, I’m so happy for the cool breeze of our tropical winter in Sangkhlaburi, a district in the Northwestern region of Thailand. Off the beaten path was a place called ‘Mon Village’ occupied mostly by Burmese and Mon hill tribe villagers who settled there over half…

Sylvia Earle is an American oceanographer, marine biologist, and explorer who has studied the sea and its creatures for more than 50 years. Growing up near the salt marshes and seagrass beds by her parent's house in Florida, got Earle hooked on investigating the underwater habitats at a young age...…

With the sun still yet to rise, we loaded up the van and began making our way up north to a section of Mekong River where Thailand meets Lao and Myanmar. Known as Golden Triangle since the 1970s, the region has experienced a long and turbulent history of poppy cultivation, opium smuggling to proxy w…

Did you know that flared trousers were originally designed to be utility pants? Until recently, I never would have considered the flare to be on that list. The British Royal Navy decided to make the trousers a uniform item in 1817. The pants later made their way beyond the military line in the 1960…

Our Herringbone Bush Coverall is back in stock! Inspired by the Tektite II research program in May of 1970. They are made in small-batch Japanese cotton herringbone. The cuffs and trims are a very special Bedford weave. The Herringbone cloth gets its name from the resemblance the fabric has with...

Editorial Photos by Eric Kvatek Words by Buranee Soh