Description

M51 fishtail coat is an early single product of GIZEMO brand. It has been 5 years this year. We still remember clearly the situation when it was first developed, from the development and weaving of fabrics, to the reference of the original M51 pattern, the button mold, the hardware selection, etc., to the samples presented in front of us, and the mass production and sale. The process of its birth is like the germination of seeds, which made us full of expectations at that time. I still remember the excitement of touching the finished product. In the same year, we also made a collector s edition of crown zippers. At that time, 4 years ago, I thought they were good enough.
The Letter of Zeng Guopan said: There is no other way to seek excellence in the industry, just focus on it. In the past 4 years, this M5I has been produced in dozens of batches. As our understanding of M5! Fishtail coat matures, the details have been modified several times during this period. Now it can be said that it is more or less different from the first time it was born. Our other products are also experiencing this growth. This year we will continue to set off and reproduce the MIL-P-11013A, which was revised in the history of M51. It uses nylon cotton blended fabric, which solves the shortcomings of pure cotton fabric that it is not easy to dry and easy to freeze in wet, rainy and snowy weather. Nylon cotton blended fabric is lighter and thinner, has stronger protection against rain and snow than pure cotton fabric, and is easier to dry.

The original military version of M-51Parka was MIL-P-11013 issued in March 1951, which was the early pure cotton satin fabric. About three months later, in June 1951, the first revision was made. The fabric of M-5Iparka was changed from pure cotton to nylon cotton blended fabric, which solved the shortcomings of pure cotton fabric that was not easy to dry and easy to freeze in humid, rainy and snowy weather. Nylon cotton blended fabric is lighter and thinner, and has stronger protection against rain and snow than pure cotton fabric, and is easier to dry. Since the real blended satin fabric is more difficult to make than pure cotton fabric, it involves two materials and needs to be dyed separately. And it needs to be made strictly according to the original weaving thickness. Therefore, pure cotton is generally chosen instead. GIZEMO restored the classic nylon cotton blended fabric this time, using supima American long-staple cotton and nylon blended fabric to present the original texture of M51, which is different from pure cotton fabric.

Real aluminum teeth retro metal zipper
Historically, the zippers used in the M5I blended version of PARKA include TALON, CONMAR and CROWN. Among them, CRNMAR with No. 10 aluminum teeth is more common. Many foreign brands have reproduced the sliders with this structure. But there are still some elements that have not been perfect. We were fortunate to contact a Japanese retro zipper brand and found this treasure zipper, which restores the classic slider base and the pin shape. The most important thing is that it uses the same teeth with the shape and structure in history. This kind of teeth is no longer seen in major zipper brands and has been replaced by modern products. Aluminum teeth with herringbone cotton webbing can perfectly restore these elements, which is really rare. If you can use a zipper that is highly restored to the original style and use it on rigorously reproduced clothing, it can be called the finishing touch.

In order to better restore the details of the M5I, GIZEMO specially made a mold to customize the hardware four-way buckle, which is different from the YKK SK35 four-way buckle commonly used in the market. The mold is exquisitely designed for the shape of the front and back, as well as the color and polishing texture. The pocket lining uses blended wool, and the thick cowhide pig nose buckle is made of beautiful saddle. The iron rope head is not used to follow the original appearance of the history. Because the plastic head was used at that time, it was already very durable. If the iron head was used, it would be superfluous. These details may seem subtle, but only after being correctly studied and combined together can it be called a better replica item.