The cold dew of 2024 has arrived.
This is Sakemaru.
What is Kanro?
The sunlight during the day is much softer,
It will get much colder in the mornings and evenings.
The outfit is now completely in autumn/winter mode.
At Shinmei Farm, run by me, Sakemaru...
The basil I grew as a companion plant for cherry tomatoes
The final harvest. 
So the leaves are lush and bushy,
Harvested in large quantities.
Stir-fried with walnuts, whitebait, and lots of garlic...
I made a pesto with lots of basil sauce. 
It was so delicious...
Now that the summer vegetables have been digested,
Introducing some seriously awesome fall and winter items.
The item we'll be introducing today is this!
Solid mohair cardigan! 
From the late 1950s to the 1960s,
This item was popular until the early 1970s.
In addition to the solid colors that were available at the time,
Checks and stripes,
Many variations have been made, including argyle.
And this item,
What made it a collector's item on a global scale was
This person. 
yes,
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana.
The mohair cardigan he is wearing in this photo
It was sold at auction for a whopping 36 million yen .
Of course, it was just an exchange between fans...
After that, in the vintage market around the world, including the United States,
Mohair cardigans from this era began to skyrocket in price .
Nowadays, it's common for a plain one with holes to cost 50,000 yen.
Olive and black, which Kurt Cobain wore,
Other solid colors include wine and brown.
It is no longer uncommon for prices to exceed 100,000 yen.
I've always liked it and have had it...
Whenever I take it to a flea market,
It's always the first to sell.
I guess I set the price too low (lol)
So, as always,
Let's take a look at the catalog from that time.
First up is Montgomery Ward in 1959. 
Handling black and white pages
BRENT is located at the top.
Ward's sportswear brand.
It's advertised as 100% DuPont Virgin Orlon.
DuPont, the cutting-edge textile trading company at the time,
The product's selling point is that it uses virgin acrylic.
In the late 1950s,
This newly developed acrylic is treated as the highest quality!
Fast forward to 1969 and we are in Montgomery Ward.
The color photographs are also innovative.
Mohair sweater page.
To be precise,
"A brushed mohair blend sweater."
The checkered flag pattern on the top row is amazing!
Solids too,
Starting with Cardigan wine...
Light brown V-neck
The turtleneck is available in six colors.
And Ward, also from 1969.
Not a mohair blend
Alpaca and acrylic blend.
There are six solid colors in total.
There are a wide variety of options available, including striped patterns and double-breasted styles.
In this way,
Even back then, acrylic + mohair,
The majority of sweaters are now made from blended yarns such as acrylic and alpaca.
It is partially
This is because acrylic is expensive and has high added value.
Now, let me discuss my own collection.
First, here
Orlon acrylic sweater with a large V-neck. 
This design is
This is a design that Cream Soda once recreated on a cut-and-sew top .
Something from the late 1950s that has a certain rock and roll vibe to it.
Similarly,
It's an acrylic V-neck sweater from the late 1950s. 
Black body with pink gradation.
It smells like rock and roll.
And now the mid-1960s. 
Acrylic + mohair argyle cardigan.
It is not a simple series of diamond patterns,
It has a slightly shifted, checkered pattern,
The designers are working hard.
Using these materials and vintage items as a starting point,
This mohair cardigan was planned and produced. 
This is wine colored.
I got this color.
The color looks quite vivid,
My wardrobe is mostly brown and beige,
It's really easy to match. 
The hem and pocket openings are
It is made of ribbed knit.
This one is black. 
Although the buttons are cat's eye buttons,
Genuine nut buttons are used. 
It might be a little hard to see in black...
It has the same brushed texture as my personal argyle mohair cardigan.
The material is the same as the original,
13% mohair wool,
54% acrylic,
The blend is balanced with 33% nylon.
You'll understand if you touch it in the store...
It's so fluffy!
It feels like touching a small animal.
Once you put it on, you won't be able to take it off.
It's been a while since I've seen a solid color,
This is a welcome item at Dry Bones, which has a lot of patterned shirts.
In the photo of Kurt Cobain mentioned earlier...
A patterned printed shirt underneath a mohair cardigan,
Plus a printed T-shirt underneath.
It's a very sophisticated look.
Please give it a try.
See you later.
Oh, that's right.
One more thing to report.
Me,
I've started a farm and named it Shinmei Farm...
This time,
It is now also available at Furari, the most famous local roadside station! 
Basically, the products we have lined up are: 
Nikki leaf tea and 
There are two types of dry laurel.
Oh, that's right,
Nikki leaf tea is
Now available to purchase at Dry Bones online shop.
Cinnamon Leaf Tea
Nikki has a variety of benefits ,
Try drinking it and experience it for yourself!
