THE REAL McCOY'S LOOPWHEEL SWEATPANTS

BRAND The Real McCoy's.  

DESCRIPTION
The Real McCoy’s 10 oz. sweatpants are the archetypal cotton sweatpants, directly inspired by those first introduced to the market in the 1920s. The loop-wheel knitted cotton is a brushed loopback French terry, making it warmer and softer than its unbrushed counterpart.  Loop-wheel machines, which produce this tubular construct ed fabric, are renowned for their slow knitting pace, producing only a single meter of fabric per hour. However, this low thread tension technique sets them apart from contemporary manufacturing methods and creates an exceptional and distinctive fabric. The resulting material is reminiscent of hand-woven textiles and possesses a unique stretchy quality and washed look, similar to old American sweatpants that can only be reproduced on a loop-wheel knitting machine.
These loop-wheel pants are knitted in Wakayama, Japan, using extremely rare machines known in Japan as Tsuriami-ki, requiring specialised skill and technique, exclusively for The Real McCoy's.
Unlike mass-produced sweatpants, The Real McCoy's use different yarns across the layers of the fabric to achieve optimal finish.  

DETAILS
- Two side pockets.
- Waist string.
- Made in Japan.
- Diamond-shaped crotch construction.
- RRP £240.  

MATERIAL 100% cotton.  

CONDITION Mint condition (worn once for a photoshoot).  

SIZE ON LABEL XL. Please see actual measurements.  

MEASUREMENTS
Waist - 32 inches (can stretch up to 42 inches).
Leg - 40 inches.
Inside leg - 29 inches.
Hem - 4.5 inches (can stretch up to 8 inches).