Sneak peek at our Railcar pin stripe work shirt

Here is a sneak peek at our Railcar pin strip work shirt prototype. Seeing this type of shirt almost everyday at the Metro, we had to make one. And with the name Railcar, how can we not. So here are a few pictures taken from our design studio. Our pin stripe work shirt is made of Japanese fabric with a little bit of stretch to provide maximum comfort. Front and rear upper panel yokes, panel side gussets, single needle pocket emboidery are going to be some of the details you will see on this shirt. Panels will also be clean sewn closed. More pictures as we develop. These shirts should be available this holiday season 2010. Email to reserve.

These Railcar pin stripe work shirts will be reasonably priced. And as like all Railcar goods, its made in the USA.

Azalea Boutique San Francisco now carring Railcar Fine Goods mens Spikes denim

 

Azalea Boutique San Francisco is now carring Railcar Fine Goods mens Spikes denim. They have American indigo blue Spikes and the Japanese brown Spikes in stock.

Azalea Boutique

http://www.azaleasf.com/

411 Hayes St @ Gough

San Francisco, CA 94102

1-415-861-9888

Complete Railcar line at Glory Sales

Complete Railcar line now available at Glory Sales and Glory Sales online. So if your Los Angeles/Hollywood area come stop in. They have a great shop with other great brands like Jean Shop, Brixton, Ray Ban, Last Match, Fred Perry, Clarks Originals and not to mention Glory Utility.

Glory Sales and Service inc
http://www.glorysales.com/
4659 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(1/2 block east of Vermont Ave. on the north side of the street)
Tel: 1-323-644-5679

Railcar denim now available at Glory Sales Los Angeles

Both the mens Spikes Cone Mills indigo blue 11.25oz (style# RCMJSPIKES001) and the Spikes Kaihara Japanese brown (style# RCMJSPIKES002) jeans are now available at Glory Sales in the Los Feliz District. They're a great weight for the summer season.

Railcar denim now available at Revolver San Francisco

Railcar Fine Goods now available at Revolver. Revolver is a retail project based out of San Francisco that provides high quality, genuine goods and crafted pieces from local and international artisans. Revolver is focused on pieces that are made from the best quality materials to ensure longgevity and preserves history and process - pieces that have a story, that are more then just a fabric and material.

Revolver San Francisco
http://www.revolversf.com/
136 Fillmore
San Francisco, CA 94117
1-415-871-0665

Mens Spikes denim now available online

Mens Spikes denim now available. Limited supplies. Sizes 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36 available. Sizes fit tru to size. Please contact us if you have questions on sizing and fitting. Free US shipping and 9.99USD international.

Railcar uses only the highest quality in fabrics. Always made in the USA using low production factories and vendors so detail and quality doesn't get lost. They are even produced in low quantity amounts. Triming and finishing is done one by one at the Railcar studio, as if it is the only pair. We use a raw cattle leather patch with a heat brand that is hand made one by one for each pair. We recommend to refrain over machine washing the jean to keep the denim fabric in its raw state and to develop natural fades with high contrast. Also not to machine dry but to hang dry so that the raw cattle leather patch can age like an old saddle.

Details on our online store.

Thread San Francisco

We went up to San Francisco for Thread Show. Did a little bit of sew and trim on sight.

Railcar mens Spikes denim is now available!

Alright! Railcar's mens Spikes denim is now available! We have 2 fabrics available at this time. An indigo made of Cone Mills denim. Its a medium weight denim fabric perfect for the summer season and also a Japanese brown fabric. Full specs and photos coming shortly. Just wanted to give a heads up with whats going on.

Mens denim Spikes coming real soon!!

Mens denim Spikes coming real soon!! Just finishing up a few details.

Mens denim Spikes jeans

Mens denim Spikes jeans coming very soon and should be available at Glory Sales in the Los Feliz district, American Rag World Denim Bar, Number-A in Little Tokyo, Cailf and Flock Shop in China Town Cailf very soon. All jean styles will also be available at the Railcar online shop.

Please email steven@railcarfinegoods.com with questions or to reserve goods.

Vintage Swifty pattern rabbit

Just picked up a vintage Swifty pattern rabbit (basically a heavy duty paper hole puncher). Its used to punch holes in patterns to hang and archive. Its about 10 inches long and about 5 pounds. This bad boy is out of retirement and back to work for Railcar.

Trad Western 001 and 002 shipped

We are shipping a few Trad Westerns 001. Pressed, polybag'ed, shipped.

Union Special Double Lockstitch

This machine is awesome. All the push rods, needle bar, crankshaft is totally exposed.

So I found this little jem. Its an old industrial Union Special Double Lockstitch machine (I believe 1904, pre WW1). I honestly dont know what or where Im going to use this machine on, but I thought Id pick it up since it is the only one out there. Ive searched for information on this machine and this is the only one Ive found. What Ive read was that it was one of the three sewing machines that the US Army approved to use making uniforms. The army wanted a machine that can do a double lockstitch.

The lockstitch is a basic stitch like a normal home sewing machine with a shuttle type bobbin. A double lockstitch looks like a normal single needle stitch on top but the bottom stitch looks kind of like a chain stitch where the top stitch loops back to the previous stitch. My plans for this machine is to try using it on the outseam. dont know if it will work, but Im going to give it a try. It has a fence guide on the machine about 3/8 inch to the needle. My outseam open seam is 1/2 inch where the selvedge shows. I will adjust the pattern smaller a little to use a smaller 3/8 inch open seam. Ill post pictures of the project. But I still need to make a table for it.

Mens fit pictures

Here are some pictures of the mens Spikes denim jean fit and the Work button shirt fit.

(Written by Andrew Asch of California Apparel News)
At night, Steven Dang can be found on railcard tracks fixing commuter trail cars on the Metro Gold Line, which runs between downtown Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. Mornings, he and girlfriend Tawny Ortiz construct men's fashion label Railcar Fine Goods in a workshop in their home. Without any formal fashion training, these two have scored a coup for those living by a do it yourself creed. They placed their denim and shirting line in high profile Los Angeles boutiques American Rag CIE World Denim Bar and Glory Sales and Service.
For Dang, the leap from light rail mechanic to fashion designer might seem unlikely. How ever, he considers making clothes a close cousin of another one of his big obsessions taking apart and rebuilding cars and motorcycles," I think we're building clothes," Dang said. "Every thread has a function."
The direct link between restoring cars and building clothes can be found in a work shop in his track home in El Monte, 15 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Dang restores vintage sewing machines such as the Union Special triple needle chain stitch that sits in his workshop. He developed an interest in the machines after visiting apparel factories in 2002 when he was helping friends launch a now defunct contemporary jean line.
He scoured Southern California for parts for vintage sewing machines and used them to take apart jeans and put them back together again. Fast forwarded to January 2010, and debuted Railcar Fine Goods. The look and feel of the denim is inspired by work-wear jeans of the mid 20th century, but the fit and silhouette are contemporary.
The Railcar Fine Goods collection centers around the tapered cut selvedge jean called "Spikes" which is available in eight styles. Railcar also offers plaid shirts called "Moto Flannel" and some Western shirts. Glory manager/buyer Mike Burns said he has reordered the shirts several times because of the high level of detail and craftsmanship. "The patterns are vintage and authentic. He personally oversees the shirts he makes," Burns said of Dang. According to Burns, Glory customers are typically willing to pay $20-$30 extra for a garment if it is made in America which is an added boon for Railcar.
Dang makes samples and trim in his El Monte house. However, for his typical 300 piece production runs, he has them made in factories in Los Angeles. For the near future Dang and Ortiz plan to keep Railcar as a small design house. Their next stop might be opening a small boutique with a design workshop in the back.

More product coming soon.

A ton of product coming soon. Mens Moto Flannels, Trad Westerns, and Spikes denim is on the way. Should be available in the stores in about two two weeks. They will also be available online in the Railcar Shop.

2010 Pocket bag production

2010 Pocket bags are complete. We did this huge stack last night at my friends print shop till 2:30am. (Thanks Matt for the help.)

Matt also has a clothing line. Check it out at http://www.naturesmistake.net/

Death and Taxes Magazine

Gary from Glory Sales wearing wearing Moto Flannel 001 under his Vintage Glory leather jacket. (right side page)

Railcar Fine Goods in Death and Taxes Magazine issue 23. Glory Sales in the Los Feliz District in California featured Railcar's Moto Flannel 001 (item RCMSMOTOFLAN001) in their spread. DT Mag is a great music, fashion, entertainment, lifestyle magazine.

Glory Sales

http://www.glorysales.com/

Death and Taxes Magazine

http://www.dt-mag.com/

Moto Flannels and Trad Westerns production

We are doing a run of Moto Flannels and Trad Westerns to fill some orders. They should be available at stores carring Railcar Fine Goods soon.

Shuttle loom

Old video I came across on You Tube of an old shuttle loom.