This Saturday, My Denim’s Getting ‘Tattooed’ By a 1920s Machine. The Ultimate Anti-Drop Experience

Let me keep it a bean, Most collabs these days feel like copy-paste hype. Same logos, same empty exclusivity, same bots eating up all the stock before you even get a chance to blink. But this Saturday, May 24th, Paper Planes and Tattoo’d Cloth are doing something different. Something raw. Something that actually requires you to show up and live in the moment. I’m talking about a 100-year-old chainstitch machine, a Brooklyn artist who treats fabric like skin, and the kind of custom craftsmanship that can’t be replicated by chinese factories . This isn’t just a drop. It’s an anti-drop. And I’m here for it.

When I first heard about Tattoo’d Cloth, I thought it was just another embroidery gig. Then I saw the machine. A vintage, single-needle beast from the 1920s, hand-cranked and slow as hell, stitching designs with the same deliberate precision as a tattoo artist working on a sleeve. That’s when it clicked. This isn’t about slapping a premade patch on a hoodie and calling it limited edition. This is about turning clothing into a one-of-one piece of art, right in front of you, while you watch. Ramell — Correen Frederick, the artist behind it all, doesn’t just make patches. He makes stories. And this Saturday at the Paper Planes flagship in Soho, he’s bringing that energy to soho.

What gets me the most is the vibe. This isn’t some sterile pop-up where you grab a bag and dip. It’s a full-on experience. Watching that needle punch into fabric like it’s tattooing skin, seeing your design take shape stitch by stitch, knowing nobody else will ever have the exact same piece. It’s the opposite of everything streetwear has become. No hype, no resale flip, just pure, unfiltered craftsmanship. And in a world where most drops feel disposable, that’s rare.

So yeah, I’ll be there this Saturday. Not just to shop, but to watch my clothes get ‘tattooed’ by a machine that’s survived a century. Because at this point, if it’s not worth showing up for, it’s not worth buying. And this? This is worth showing up for.

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In a world drowning in fast fashion and algorithm-designed trends, stitching , real stitching, the kind that takes time, skill, and a human hand is rebellion. It’s the difference between a sweatshop hoodie that disintegrates in a season and a piece that ages with you, telling your story through every thread. Tattoo’d Cloth gets it. That antique machine isn’t just some vintage prop , it’s a time capsule spitting back in the face of mass production. When Ramell stitches your design, it’s not just thread hitting fabric , it’s a fingerprint. And fingerprints don’t come from factories.( I ate that line up lol )

True value isn’t in scarcity hacks or artificial hype it’s in things that outlive trends because they were made for a person, not a profit margin. A chainstitch from that 1920s monster won’t just last longer than your attention span , it’ll mean more, because it was yours from the jump. No bots, no bulk orders, just a one of one piece that’s as valuable as the life you live in it. That’s why this collab hits different. In 20 years, some influencer’s viral drop will be landfill. Your Tattoo’d Cloth piece? That’ll still be turning necks on the subway.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, May 24th

Time: 12 PM — 6 PM

Location: Paper Planes Flagship Store

The Hook: Free embroidery with 100+purchase,100+purchase,10 for extra designs

The Vibe: Show up, get stitched, leave with something that’s actually yours.

No RSVP. No shortcuts. Just real legacy, See you there.

Tattood Cloth Chainstitch Embroidery Trailer

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