[SJC]

100% 30 momme (pronounced mom) of pure silk awesomeness.  Hand-rolled edges finished in contrasting thread.  These two pieces form the start of 2015/16 collection, and significantly are our first pieces to go live.  I have dialled down the colours to make them very rich to fight against the lightness of the base silk also bearing in mind they will be worn in the sun, the colours remain deep.  The Navy is super dark and the red, blood coloured and whites are dark cream.  Our first piece!!  Well done SJC forum, props to Flo, you have excelled yourself and are a great guy to work with, thanks. 

Available here: http://www.simonjamescathcart.com/bandana/

[SJC]

I just want to say thanks to YOU for ordering a bandana - we close this SJC forum deal out tomorrow as promised having sold 53 bandanas!  Most of which went in the first few hours.  We've taken on two stores T-Bird in Paris, thanks Steff, and Stanislav @ denimheads, thank you.  New stores means bulk purchases which means we can get pieces made at even better prices in here, which means real savings are passed on to you.  We are doing well and you will be absolutely delighted when you wrap one of these around your neck.

Next up polo's and shirts!

[denimheads]

thank you Simon, pleasure on our side!

[RockinByrdie]

Can't wait! That is fantastic news!!

[Sean Longden]

Simon, I am so pleased that you have broken it to the market with two stores stocking your stuff. That is fantastic and illustrates the real potential this entire project has. Well done.

Onwards and upwards.

The success of this project makes me hopeful for all those other forthcoming projects ....

... so now I'm heading off to continue designing my ski jacket!

[SJC]

Kind and encouraging words, thanks.  

[Edward]

Hurrah! (Where is denimheads base,d is it in the UK?). Just one thought that I might have mentioned before... If you have these and the denimwear ready to go, it might be worth looking into a stall at Rhythm Riot (every secodn weekend of November). I don't know how much they charge for a stall or how early you have to book, but it seems a logical market for the more 40s/50s leaning stuff in denim and workwear especially. The same folks run the Atomic festival in April (very fifties!) and the Rockabilly Rave in June, so there'd be potential for selling a seasonal collection when you get the the RTW stage... The sort of stuff that appears and sells well there includes: Rocket Originals (shoes), Prison Blues Denim, Freddies, and Jersey Excellence sold really well there in 2012 (wish they were still around... if you could find whoever manufactured for them, you could have a killer SJC motorcycle sweater....). Likes of the Yard Boss and the Brakeman would sell well there, imo.

[SJC]

Thanks Edward that is a good point.  I guess once stuff is up and running and I know what is popular then I can invest into that stock to take to shows.  They are nearly neck and neck, s'cuse the pun, in popularity, right now.

[Spritle]

Simon, will your items be available after the initial offerings, or if we don't order up front are they gone for good?

[SJC]

Most things should be available year round, but they will be offered here first to the membership at next to cost, but after that they will go on the shop @ market prices so that all retailers are in tandem with us.
http://www.simonjamescathcart.com/bandan...h-bandanas

[RockinByrdie]

If we couldn't get in on something right away, but were able to, say a few months down the road, would we be paying market prices or membership prices?

[SJC]

No you'd have to jump on them first to get a discount on anything in here as soon as it drops, early bird style.

[RockinByrdie]

Ok good to know. Thank you

[Edward]

Aretheynearlyhereyet???

[SJC]

They are in production as we speak and will be shipping I am told in about ten days.  I had some fixes to clarify, like they zoomed in on the Sailors Dream screen and cropped out the waves and a few other bits and pieces, all sorted now.  So standby when they land, I will ship to you.  I can't wait to see them on you.