Ferla Cherry Blossom — outBespoken

The Sakura jacket, or cherry blossom jacket, really epitomised the notion that ignorance is bliss; I didn’t know I needed this because I didn’t know it existed.

It’s not that I am opposed to pink jackets, not at all, but they hadn’t been on the list until I saw this.

Cloth Properties

Ferla
290g
Silk 38%, Linen 36%, Cotton 16%, Nylon 10%
Plain Weave
Although the weight of the cloth is fairly high, especially for summer, the comprised fibers weighs up for it not being lightweight. You’ll notice that the cloth has no wool in it while relying on high percentages of both silk and linen. In essence I’ve found this to be a good mix especially as it gets warmer and would prefer cashmere over wool if the last 26% was to be substituted. The second aspect is that I really like cotton in cloths with fairly light twisted threads.

In addition to thread density it’s important to take into account weave tightness when looking at cloth properties, in which this jacket fares really well.

Alternating a plain weave and rib weave, does leave the latter part slightly less breathable than the former, but the overall weave is open enough to suggest this might be wearable even during midsummer.

Cloth Look

Now, we’ve established that it’s a pink jacket. But I think naming it the cherry blossom jacket definitely nails the image of this cloth.
With the alternating pink and white threads in the warp and the weft it easily resembles the striations of cherry blossoms, leaving the cloth looking pink, but in an almost nature-like way.
Adding the alternating weave patterns, there is a hint of vertical pattern which helps give an elongated impression, but at the same time adds to the nature-like flow of the fabric.

Although not related to the cloth, by sewing pink button holes, the pink in the cloth is being emphasized essentially just enough to result in a pink, but not quite pink impression.

As if that wasn’t enough, the white mother of pearl buttons conversely softens the impression while adding yet another layer of interest to the jacket.

From fabric to tailoring details, they really thought this one through.