DESCRIPTION The present invention refers in general to a method for making an article of clothing. More particularly, this method is to manufacture an article of clothing which shows a particular machining and is sewn with a thread which has singular features. In the following description, the present invention refers to a trouser jean as an article of clothing. However, the invention is to be intended in general for any article of clothing obtained by sewing more fabric pieces together. In an attempt to follow the fashion trend and to improve the appearance of the article of clothing, the trouser jeans are subjected to chemical-physical processes which alter the appearance of the item of clothing. Said processes are done once the whole article of clothing has been sewn so as to obtain fabric alterations only in selected parts, namely, in those parts of the article of clothing which are at sight when said article of clothing has been put on.

The chemical-physical processes are for instance the sandblasting, the brushing, the scratch and the wear. Further processes to obtain different looks for the item of clothing are the strong washings in combination with other simultaneous machining. The washing can be done by putting the item of clothing into motion, for instance in the inside of rotating baskets or by means of a simple movement. Besides, the washing can be done by utilizing simultaneously abrasive bodies such as stones showing more or less sharp shapes, chemical products, additives, soaps, corrosive agents. Of course, the result depends on the quantity of chemical products or adjuvants and the duration of the washing operation and machining. Further processes to be done on a trouser jean are the spraying or the brushing of dyes or corrosives, the utilization of revolving or static tumblers, namely, drying machines in which the insertion of small balls made of a suitable material makes the processed items of clothing glossier.

All said operations can be done as alternatives or in combination with each other and must be accomplished in the more suitable way according to the look to be obtained and the wished strength of fabric and seams. Consequently, a problem to be solved in the chemical-physical operations to be performed on trouser jeans or other articles of clothing is the impossibility to effect very strong, efficient processes in order to obtain important effects in the look of said items of clothing because their seams are too weak if such seams are carried out by utilizing particular materials or on articles of clothing formed by parts made of a delicate cloth.

For instance, it is not possible to accomplish a strong process in case the seams of the item of clothing are sewn with a precious thread, made of a precious material such as a precious metal, or in case the article of clothing is provided with a silk lining or a lining made of another delicate material. In said cases, the article of clothing is likely to come unstiched because of a breaking of the thread or to get damaged in its inner part made of a delicate fabric or the thread could lose its brightness. The aim of the present invention is to provide a method for the manufacture of an article of clothing that overcomes the drawbacks of the state of the art and that shows particular effects in its look to be obtained only with strong processes that do not damage the garment although it is manufactured by utilizing delicate fabrics and/or seams.

Said aims and further ones are achieved by a method for making an article of clothing consisting of several fabric parts, sewn together with a delicate sewing thread, characterized in that firstly it comprises a first phase in which the several fabric parts of the article of clothing are sewn together with a first thread that becomes yielding if it is heated at a temperature exceeding a given value S; then, a second phase in which the assembled article of clothing is processed in at least one or more chemical-physical workings that alter the fabric of the several fabric parts of the article of clothing so as to obtain a particular visual effect pleasant to look at; a third phase in which the article of clothing is heated at a temperature exceeding the yielding temperature S of the first sewing thread so as to disassemble the several fabric parts of the article of clothing; and finally a fourth phase in which the several fabric parts of the article of clothing are sewn together again with the final delicate sewing thread.

Advantageously, the sewing of the several parts of the article of clothing with a thread that yields when it is heated at a temperature exceeding a given value allows to subject the article of clothing to chemical-physical processes through which it is possible to obtain the wished effects in the look without causing a disassembling of the parts forming the article of clothing in question; of course, the temperature of said chemical-physical processes must be lower than the temperature causing a yielding of the sewing thread. Once the chemical-physical processes have been done on the fabric and the article of clothing has been disassembled, it is possible to proceed with the sewing by utilizing the delicate thread.

According to the known art, it is not possible to subject an article of clothing having seams in a precious material, for instance a precious metal such as gold, silver or platinum, to wear process, scratching, brushing, sandblasting or other strong processes since during said process the thread could break on causing a disassembling of the various parts forming the article of clothing or the thread could be damaged and the look of the article of clothing could be prejudiced. Advantageously, the method according to the present invention permits to obtain an article of clothing with parts in a fabric that has undergone chemical-physical processes and comprising parts in a delicate fabric such as a silk lining that does not tolerate strong chemical-physical workings.

In addition, the item of clothing according to the method of the present invention may be made precious with sequin, golden threads or plated threads, attached or sewn on the fabric, said decorations being made after the wear operation and re- sewing of the article of clothing.

Advantageously, the chemical-physical processes may be one or more of the following: sandblasting, brushing, scratching, wear, washing, washing with abrasive bodies, washing with chemical products, washing with additives, washing with corrosive agents, spraying and brushing with dyes and/or corrosive agents, dyeing.

Besides, the aims and advantages of the invention are reached with an article of clothing obtained with the so-described process. The features and advantages of the present invention are better explained in the following specification, given as an example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

- Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the parts, divided from each other, of trousers; - Fig. 2 is a schematic front view of trousers, formed by the parts in Fig. 1 , sewn together.

With reference to the drawing, reference number 100 denotes a series of parts to be sewn, according to the method of the present invention, so as to obtain trousers 10 at the end of the process, as represented schematically in Fig. 2. In particular, in Figure 1 there are represented the following parts that are to be join to each other: a waist-band 16, right and left front quarters 12, right and left rear quarters 24, two rear pockets 20, 22, right and left small pockets 14, a crotch 15 and yokes 18. In Figure 2, the front small pockets 14 are joined to the waist-band 16 by means of a first seam 32. In turn, the front quarters 12 are joined to the small pockets 14 by means of a second seam 34. The seams 32, 34 of trousers 10 are in metal, for instance gold. The union of the several parts is done by utilizing the method according to the present invention. The method according to the invention provides at first the sewing of the various parts to form the trousers by utilizing a first thermo-yielding sewing thread which yields when it is exposed to heat or it is heated beyond a given temperature; for instance, it is possible to use the following thread types: 220 Digitex™, 200 Ditex™, 110 Ditex™. These threads yield when they are exposed to a temperature that is approximately above 130 ⁰ C. Once the article of clothing has been sewn with the first thermo-yealding thread, the article is subjected to chemical-physical processes in order to obtain particular visual effects.

The physical processes are for instance the sandblasting, the brushing, the scratch, the wear and the laser treatment. Further workings to obtain different visual effects for the article of clothing are the strong washings in combination with other simultaneous workings. The washing can be done by putting the garment into motion, for instance in the inside of rotating baskets or simply moving baskets. Besides, the washing can be done by utilizing, at the same time, abrasive bodies such as stones showing more or less sharp shapes, chemical substances, additives, soaps and corrosive agents.

The trousers can be subjected to other workings such as the spraying and the brushing with dyes or corrosive agents, the dyeing with dyestuffs and additives, the utilization of revolving or static tumblers. All the above-mentioned operations can be done alternately or in combination with each other and are performed at a temperature that is below the temperature at which the first sewing thread yields.

In this way, it is possible to obtain trousers sewn with a yielding sewing thread and showing particular visual effects such as streaking, breaks, tears, scratches, abrasions, colour variations, tridimensional effects, etc.

Then, the trousers are exposed to heat, for instance in an oven or ironed with suitable irons to reach a higher temperature than the temperature in which the sewing thread yields. In this way, the trousers are disassembled and the several trouser parts 100 are again separated from each other as at the beginning of the process, the only difference being the new look of the trousers and the particular visual effects in certain sectors.

Then, the so-obtained portions are sewn together in the same way as they had been sewn at the beginning but another thread is used, namely, the thread wished and selected to obtain the wished look, quite apart from the strength of this thread. In this case, the thread needs not to resist the above-mentioned chemical-physical processes any longer since the particular visual effects have already been reached. The trousers in Fig. 2 have seams 32, 34 which are made by utilizing a gold thread. These gold seams in combination with the denim fabric, the streaks and the other features represented schematically with the reference numbers 42, 44 in Fig. 2 offer a particular characteristic product that can not be manufactured in a process according to the known art. The method according to the present invention has been described for the manufacture of trousers sewn with a gold thread but it is obvious that this invention can be utilized to produce other articles of clothing with final seams in different material, more or less precious but of a particular delicacy, articles of clothing showing particular visual fabric features such as abrasions, scratches, wear, dyes and further ones. In addition, the method according to the present invention can be used to sewn parts of an article of clothing made of a delicate fabric which could not resist strong heavy chemical-physical processes. For instance, a silk lining o a lining made of a delicate material is sewn on the trousers only in the last sewing phase, namely when the various parts have already been processed to obtain the wished look. According to the invention, once the article of clothing has been subjected to the wear machining and has been assembled again, it can be further adorned with additional seams, embroideries, sequins or with the application of strings or other decorations that could not resist the wear machining.