O.R.G. 'The Four Ages of Chino'

Garbstore has teamed up with Japanese footwear company RFW and outdoor retailer Oshman’s for their latest collaboration, under a new label O.R.G. The collab, entitled, ‘The Four Ages of Chino’, explores the heritage of the chino cloth, pronounced chee-noh, a twill fabric, originally made of 100% cotton. Developed in the mid-19th century for British and French military uniforms Chino has migrated into civilian wear most commonly used in the production of chino trousers. This first release includes a trouser and a shoe all made using all four ages of chino fabric. Taking the general idea of chino in its military and civilian form. The two greens are authentic military colours used by the British and American forces, while the blue shades represent French colours used when the transition to civilian clothing was made and celebrate all the ages of chino by using 4 original colours and fabrication. The O.R.G. collection is exclusively available from Saturday 8th April at: Oshman’s (various, Japan), Rhythm Footwear (Tokyo), Garbstore (London)