Description

The Momotaro MZLS1070 Work Shirt is a vintage-inspired piece produced from a proprietary heavyweight, sanforized, and once-washed Japanese loomed Sashiko Jacquard woven cloth using hand-cultivated, long-staple 100% Organic Zimbabwe Cotton. Fashioned after martial arts and reinforcement cloths used since the 17th century, sashiko cloth is woven on a three-dimensional loom using thick and deeply indigo-dyed warp and weft yarns. As a result, this piece will develop distinct fading patterns throughout the naturally textured weave. Using a work shirt pattern with a standard fit, this piece is perfectly proportioned in length to be worn untucked for modern, heritage-styled grit. The Work Shirt has plenty of refined elements that turn back the clock with a considered lens like the point collar, a flap front buttoned chest pocket that pairs with an open patch chest pocket, Japanese melamine buttons, and utilitarian construction details like button cuffs, internal felled chainstitched seams with inseam run-off, and bartack reinforcement throughout. Representing one of the most esteemed Japanese producers in heritage, this hardwearing Momotaro combines a rare propriety fabric, precise craftsmanship, and refined reproduction with modern elements to yield a timeless mainstay in any wardrobe that is special when new, and only gets better as it becomes one's own.