H Harness — Navy on Cream Pinstripe (Suiting Deadstock)
H Harness — Navy on Cream Pinstripe (Suiting Deadstock)
The H Harness is the archive's most tailored silhouette — symmetrical, structural, the closest piece in the Alpha 30 to a proper waistcoat. In Navy on Cream Pinstripe, the H wears the deadstock suiting like the cloth was made for it.
Medium-weight pinstripe suiting in navy on cream, sourced from Walthamstow Market in East London — part of the multicultural fabric trade that the brand's supply chain runs through. The cloth has the structural weight and subtle stretch of a tailoring cloth. The H silhouette holds the pinstripe symmetrically across the chest: the H's geometry frames the cloth's vertical lines cleanly, the pinstripe stays parallel to the strap edges, and the wearer reads from across a room as someone who has put a small but precise piece of tailoring on. White stitching anchors the geometry without competing with the pinstripe. One of three pieces in the Suiting Deadstock collection — the H, X, and Y silhouettes in this same pinstripe — and the most disciplined of the trio.
Specifications
| Fabric | Navy on Cream Pinstripe — medium-weight tailoring cloth, subtle stretch |
| Origin | Walthamstow Market, East London — British tailoring deadstock from the multicultural East London fabric trade |
| Stitching | White thread from G and A Haberdashery, Queens Market |
| Hardware | Silver — rings and buckles from F Martin & Son; rivets and eyelets from Trimming Shop |
| Construction | Hand-finished in East London at the Harnessed LDN studio, sewn on a Singer Heavy Duty 4423 |
| Weight | ~0.45 kg |
Sizing
Adjustable across a 34–50 inch chest. Universal sizing across the Alpha 30 Archive — broader than most fashion harnesses cap at.
Care
Spot clean only. Hand care preferred. Do not machine wash.
This is the only H Harness in this pinstripe. The cloth came from Walthamstow Market and won't be re-sourced; the configuration certainly won't be reproduced. Both finite at once.