Engineered Garments × Midorikawa Collab, Featured by Nepenthes New York in Midtown

Nepenthes New York has published an interview with Kenta Miyamoto, director of Engineered Garments, and Taku Midorikawa, designer of Midorikawa, about their first collaboration. The idea came up during a trade show in Paris, and the two say it took roughly two and a half years to get from that conversation to finished clothes.

The centerpiece is a reversible suit set built on Engineered Garments' Bedford Jacket and cut from uniform serge, a fabric long associated with NYPD uniforms. Turned inside out, the jacket shows the kind of intricate detailing Midorikawa is known for, and each side is designed to work as a complete garment. Silhouette and sizing follow the original Bedford specs. The fabric stamps, once used to mark cloth supplied to police academies, were applied separately and placed on the reverse side.

The shirts use a cotton broadcloth proposed by Midorikawa, printed with a floral pattern inspired by American bed linens and carrying both logos. It comes in three styles: the 19th BD Shirt, the Cagoule Shirt and the longer Dayton Long Shirt. The post gives no release date, price or sales details, so check Nepenthes channels for availability.