WILLIENORRIS Injex Overkill Panelled

The ancient meets the industrial to create a radically open yet opaque material. The fundamental differences between knitting and weaving collapse in this Japanese fabric that combines the rugged simplicity of a polyester mesh with the deep character and performance of linen. Open to the air so the skin can breathe, opaque to the eye so the mind can relax and injected with linen's dry touch and beautiful break in to create a remarkable summer fabric.

A super light polyester warp mesh is knitted around a linen weft insertion to combine the durability and stability of polyester with the cool wear and character of a bast fiber. The linen is 59% of the fabric weight and its slubby texture and elegant aging shine through. The polyester warp means it doesn't crease sharply like most linen but instead takes on a gentle waviness that makes it far easier to travel with.

Put this stuff on and it feels like almost nothing, the air just flows over you. Look at it and it’s as opaque as far heavier fabrics, other than in extremely backlit or near face situations you can’t see anything through it. In summertime this is pretty damn close to magic.

A dense and plush nylon stretch-mesh, knit in Italy. At 260 gsm it’s quite substantive for a mesh, making it seriously durable. With 16% elastane its got some major snap, meaning it can stretch in size, but can constrain items in place almost as well as a non-stretch fabric. This makes it the optimal stretch for rear pockets. Stretchy enough to expand but tight enough to prevent items from bouncing. Similarly it is open enough to allow water to pass through freely but dense enough to feel almost smooth when you sit on it. Ultimately what makes this stuff worth the overkill is the shear tactile emotion of it, a tight compact smooth yet forgiving touch like nothing else out there.