Mainline

Nigel Cabourn has a great appreciation and knowledge of Japanese fabrics and has used them in his collections for many years. The Mainline Collection gives him the chance to produce a specialist collection based on Japanese fabrics and production techniques not available in UK.

This creates a unique situation where the two collections Authentic and Mainline start with the same concept and we are then able to expand the collection in Japan using some of their unique contemporary fabrics, finishes and washing techniques. Nigel travels to Japan 4 times a year to not only work on design and fabrication but so he can also personally approve each prototype. He also works with some of the best Japanese mills who develop new fabrics for him, based on original vintage fabrics from his archival collection. He pays particular attention to Japanese accessories to give Mainline the same integrity and attention to detail as Authentic.