Blue Train
General information
14th of August, 2023
Hans Winkler
We present to you our second production line with the art ‘Blue Train’ by Hans Winkler, who is the founder of Changing Attire. Hans was inspired by the Jazz song Blue Train by John Coltrane (Link in Spotify). In its essence, he captured the song’s flow and energy with its impulsive opening and colourful tunes. He experimented by using only the three natural colours of yellow, blue, and red in his interpretation of the song.
The painting was part of a school project in Switzerland, where students interpreted different music styles into an artistic expression. Afterwards, the artworks were presented to a live audience while being accompanied musically. The painting is now more than 20 years old, but the painting of ‘Blue Train’ is still a special memory for Hans due to its expression of the song and the encouragement he received from his teacher to experiment without any artistic constraints.
Hans lives in London with his wife, with whom he’s building up Changing Attire to make premium clothing that fits everybody.
The Polo shirts were manufactured in London
- Fabric: 100% Cotton from Leicester, England
- Collar / Cuffs: 100% Cotton from Leicester, England (fabric material)
- Buttons: 100% Nacre (Corozo) from Snowdonia, Wales
- Thread: 100% Tencel from Portugal
- Label print: 100% Cotton from Faversham, England
- Interfacing: 100% Cotton from Germany
- Neck tape: 100% Cotton from Spain
Wash at 30C, gentle drying, no bleach
Production numbers
| Length | |||||
| Short | Standard | Tall | Total | ||
| Size / Width | XS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| M | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| L | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| XL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| XXL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The artist's inspiration
Blue Train is our second launch of Polo shirts with art by Changing Attire’s founder, Hans Winkler. Hans experimented with the three natural colours of red, blue, and yellow to interpret John Coltrane’s Jazz song Blue Train from 1957. The song starts with a distinct overture that Hans interpreted as the sound of the train of life. Within the song, the train seems to move in a smooth flow in a world of chaos. The red line in splitting the artwork resembles the journey of the train, which sometimes comes off course or has gaps, just like life.