Samurai Jeans ‘Rasen’ 7oz Inlay Loopwheeled T-Shirt - Ivory / Ripened Cotton

A tribute to fading traditions, this Samurai Jeans tee captures the turmoil of Japan’s Meiji Restoration. The dynamic print shows a lone samurai engulfed in a raging whirlpool - symbolizing the loss of status and identity as the sword-wielding class vanished. Red bars frame the scene like torn banners of a collapsing era.

The 7oz ripened cotton inlay knit fabric is an original Samurai fabric and likely unique worldwide in terms of softness and comfort. To achieve this, the cotton is aged for 50 days in a greenhouse at a constant temperature before spinning the yarns, allowing the fibers to relax to the softness and fluffiness akin to just after harvest.

In Wakayama, the ripened cotton yarns are knitted on old loopwheel machines in a circular manner. Typically, these old tubular knitting machines take about an hour to produce approximately 1 meter of fabric. However, for the particularly demanding inlay knitting, the machines run even slower, producing only about 48 cm of fabric per hour. It may all sound very technical, but the wearing experience of these T-Shirts is truly unforgettable.

• Samurai Jeans Aged Cotton Inlay Loopwheel T-Shirt ‘Rasen’
  
• SJST25-106
  
• Ivory
  
• Slim Fit
  
• 100% Ripened Cotton
  
• Original 18-Gauge 7oz Loopwheeled Inlay Fabric
  
• 3-Needle Binder Neck
  
• Ribbed Collar
  
• Side Seam Construcktion
  
• One Wash: Minimal Shrinkage
  
• Made In Japan