X Harness — Navy on Cream Pinstripe (Suiting Deadstock)
X Harness — Navy on Cream Pinstripe (Suiting Deadstock)
The X Harness is the archive's most graphic silhouette — diagonal, emphatic, the silhouette where lines cross the body rather than aligning with it. In Navy on Cream Pinstripe, the X catches the deadstock suiting on the cross-cut.
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 X silhouette catches the pinstripe on the diagonal across the chest — the most graphic silhouette in the archive, where the cloth's vertical lines run across the body rather than aligning with it, producing a cross-cut effect that reads as deliberate tailoring sleight of hand. White stitching traces the diagonal cleanly without competing with the pinstripe. One of three pieces in the Suiting Deadstock collection — the H, X, and Y silhouettes in this same cloth.
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 X 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.