20/01/2013
Place of Origin Pakistan
Brand Name Bells International
Model Number BMA-1011
Martial Art Style Karate
Category: BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU GI UNIFORM
Payment & Shipping Terms:
FOB Price: US $ 25-50/ Piece
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Minimum Order Quantity: 10 Piece/Pieces
Port: Karachi
Packaging Details: As per Customer Demand
Delivery Time: 3 To 5 Weaks
Payment Terms: L/C,T/T,Advance
Supply Ability: 10000 Piece/Pieces per Week
Detailed Product Description:-
I have previously designed a t-shirt for this company. The views expressed in this review remain my own and I aim/
Aesthetic first burst onto the scene in the most mysterious of ways. They were one of the first to support the fundraising venture by BJJ Hacks to make a film about red belt masters. They bought a very expensive perk to support the scheme and yet there was no website, no Facebook group, no mention anywhere about Aesthetic. It did cause a little bit of a stir in gear addict circles.
Clearly, things have moved on and Aesthetic have officially launched with several very interesting products. I should mention again that I was commissioned by them to design a t-shirt - which you can see here.
Aesthetic have launched with two gi models, the Aurora (blue) and the Alpha (white). Both feature innovative stitching patterns and small details not common to most other gi brands. They also both come with two pairs of trousers and arrive in a rather sturdy 'pizza' box decorated by a wax seal. It all looks very classy. But the thing that raised my eyebrows was the price
Size, Weight, Shrinkage and other stats:-
Both test gis given to me were size A1. The Aurora is listed as a lightweight hybrid weave gi and the Alpha is listed as 550gsm pearlweave gi. The stats will reveal below that there is very little to separate these two models based on data alone:
Alpha (white) new v washed Aurora (blue) new v washed
(size in centimetres, both gis washed at least three times at 40 degrees C)
A: 161/154 160/157
B: 74/72 74/71
C: 57/53 53/53
D: 16.5/16 17/16
E (ripstop): 51/50 51/50
E (twill): 51/49 51/51
F: (ripstop) 95/92 94/90
F: (twill): 93/89 93/92
G (ripstop): 24/23 25/23
G (twill) 25/23 25/24
Jacket weight (kg): 1.0 0.9
Ripstop trouser weight (Kg): 0.5 0.5
Twill trouser weight (Kg): 0.5 0.5
Stats Discussion:-
Both gi models showed negligible shrinkage in the key areas - notably the arm wingspan and trouser lengths. There was a small difference between the Alpha and the Aurora in terms of sizes, the Alpha jacket being a wee bit smaller than the Aurora but the difference when wearing both was again hardly noticeable. The wingspan, at 154-157cm wide is slightly shorter when compared to gis with reasonably long arms, such as the Tatami Estilo (160), but they are still longer than A1 sized gis such as the Scramble Wave gi (153cm) which I consider to have fairly short arms for an A1.
Trouser lengths for both models at roughly 90cm is a good length for someone my size. Again, they are not as long as the Estilo pants (95cm) but they are longer than others such as the Submission FC h**p sensation (87cm).
Both gis are reasonably light weight at 1.5Kg. Interestingly the total weight made barely any difference whether one chose twill or ripstop trouser options. The Aurora jacket is a teeny bit lighter than the Alpha.
Jacket
The Alpha's jacket is made from a pretty standard pearlweave fabric. It starts off being a little bit stiff but after several washes, softens up nicely. The most notable observation with the jacket is the 'S' shaped contrast stitching running from the right shoulder down to the left front flap. Chinese words (roughly translated as Aesthetic) adorn the lower skirt and a circular patch is embroidered on the left sleeve.
