TSW LEISURE CLUB;
leisure; time when one is not working or occupied; free time.
the word leisure resonates with the saturday way brand in more ways than one. starting with the original idea behind the name of the saturday way. this was that i wanted to produce items that you would usually wear on the weekends eg. on a saturday.
during the week we wear formal work wear, uniforms, & gym gear. but on the weekends we get to express more individuality and freedom through choice of apparel and accessories and this is where 'the saturday way' was born.
the term leisure is to have free time, and as we all know for most of us this is on the weekends (saturday). creating the leisure club tracksuits i wanted to achieve something comfy, oversized, lounging, almost like wearing your boyfriends hoodie and tracksuit bottoms that we know is a common comfort of many.
the detailing of tracksuits was important as i have found many small things in previous tracksuit purchases that just didn't sit right with me. down too the oversized big pockets where your phone would always fall out, the baggy cuffed bottoms that never stayed up and stretched all baggy over time, the too long of a length in hoodie where you just felt like it was too much of a 'only at home' tracksuit and cant dash to the supermarket.
all these extremely small details take time and precision when it comes to the measurements and accuracy. although i would've loved to have hit that fresh winter mark here in New Zealand, we all know no matter the season there are still those cold and rainy days, the hungover days, and the cant be bothered getting dressed days, and thats when the worry of delivering on time left and the focus of bringing in the best possible design i could came in.
the most time consuming part of this process which took me around 3 months was sampling the quality of fabric - this was draining. fabrics taking around 10 working days at a time only to arrive bad quality and not the right shade did become frustrating but i was determined to not just choose any fabric and be done with it. the quality was really important to me and i finally found the best quality i have ever had in a tracksuit - so buttery and soft on the outside but fleecey and warm on the inside, not too thick, and then not too thin - not as simple as you think.
not to mention hiiiiii we have been in the middle of a pandemic since August 17th :( so all things slowed down, and the most frustrating part of all became the shipping. this was daunting to know it would take over 20 days to get to me because of the covid restrictions and the back log of packages at the moment. luckily during this whole process i have gained more of a patience tolerance (shall we call it) than i have ever had before.
all in all i am very proud to produce the saturday way's very own leisure club tracksuits - and i hope you all enjoy them as much as i do.
- storm,
TSW X