Experiment 217 - Strongform Safari Shank

Additional Information

Story

A Strongtwill/Warmform safari style mash up experiment. A midweight take on the safari jacket with a Warmform merino lining, internal adjustable belt and stainless steel shank closures throughout.

Fabric

A counterintuitively powerful fabric, soft and strong. Strongtwill starts with Supplex, an air texturized nylon fiber originally designed to emulate the soft breathability of cotton in undergarments. To make the Strongtwill dozens upon dozens of these extremely fine filaments are twisted together to make a thick, chunky yarn. The gentle touch is still there but with so many fibers per yarn it hides under a rugged durability, there to slowly emerge with repeated hard wear.

A stretch and non-stretch version of these thick supplex yarns are woven together in a 2x1 twill to create two way stretch fabric with the long term softness of cotton combined with the serious toughness of high grade nylon 6,6. The fabric is then finished with an ecocalibrated DWR to stay cleaner and dry quicker for more intensive wearability.


A warm, soft and highly dimensional superfine merino rich fabric. Built around a yarn that blends top-cappped 17.5 micron merino (65%) with nylon staples (27%) and then wraps them around an elastane core (8%) to create a beautiful combination of soft performance, ruggedness and structural snap. Technically these yarns are knit in a waffle construction, but that heavy elastane snap compacts the fabric to the point where it looks more like a tight rib or even a robust jersey. Irregardless of what you call it, the results are substantive and perform incredibly. At 350gsm it’s a great midlayer weight, with enough depth to make a warm and soft insulation piece, but also enough air flow to keep it comfortable over a wide temperature range. The nylon content allows it to get pushed a lot further than a pure wool piece, while the elastane snap keeps it looking sharp.

Details

Experiment 217 - Strongform Safari Shank

Face fabric - Strongtwill, 96% Nylon, 4% Elastane, 300gsm

Body lining - Warmform Merino, 65% 17.5 Merino wool, 27% Nylon, 8% Elastane, 350gsm

Sleeve lining - Air texturized nylon, 100% Nylon, 120gsm

Eco-calibrated DWR

Two front angled chest pockets

Two front side seam pockets

Two internal drop pockets

Internal chest pocket

Front placket with concealed flat black stainless steel shanks

Self elbow patches

Internal adjustable belt

Total weight of 1170g (size medium)

Spot clean

Made in New York City with Swedish and Thai fabrics

Sizing

Fits true to size. Jacket fit. Designed for layering.

Please refer to the table below for garment's exact measurements.

Garment measurements in inches, measured flat

1" below armhole

Size	XS	S	M	L	XL
Shoulder	19	19.5	20	20.5	21
Chest	20.75	21.75	22.75	23.75	24.75
Length high shoulder to bottom	26.125	26.75	27.375	28	28.625
Sleeve length center back to cuff	34.25	34.75	35.25	35.75	36.25

Colors

Black