NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion

The Fabric That Fell Like Snow: A Taisho–Showa Yukigasuri Indigo Vest and the Life of a Reworked Textile

The Fabric That Fell Like Snow: A Taisho–Showa ...

Taisho to early Showa Japan. Snow pattern kasuri indigo cotton, reworked into a vest. Front buttons, two side pockets, full lining. Length 58cm, chest 52.5cm, shoulder 36cm. The white motifs...

The Fabric That Fell Like Snow: A Taisho–Showa ...

Taisho to early Showa Japan. Snow pattern kasuri indigo cotton, reworked into a vest. Front buttons, two side pockets, full lining. Length 58cm, chest 52.5cm, shoulder 36cm. The white motifs...

Someone Altered the Shoulders: A Showa Noragi from Tohoku and the Body It Was Made to Fit

Someone Altered the Shoulders: A Showa Noragi f...

Early to mid-Showa Japan. Noragi jacket, indigo stripe cotton, no miyatsuguchi. Found in rural Tohoku. Past shoulder and hem alterations — someone fitted this jacket to their body, and the...

Someone Altered the Shoulders: A Showa Noragi f...

Early to mid-Showa Japan. Noragi jacket, indigo stripe cotton, no miyatsuguchi. Found in rural Tohoku. Past shoulder and hem alterations — someone fitted this jacket to their body, and the...

Why the Lining Is Tenugui: A Showa Noragi and the Philosophy of Using What You Have

Why the Lining Is Tenugui: A Showa Noragi and t...

Early to mid-Showa Japan. Noragi jacket, indigo stripe cotton exterior, solid indigo collar, tenugui fabric lining. No miyatsuguchi. Length 87cm, chest 61cm, shoulder 64cm, sleeve 33cm, cuff 22cm. The lining...

Why the Lining Is Tenugui: A Showa Noragi and t...

Early to mid-Showa Japan. Noragi jacket, indigo stripe cotton exterior, solid indigo collar, tenugui fabric lining. No miyatsuguchi. Length 87cm, chest 61cm, shoulder 64cm, sleeve 33cm, cuff 22cm. The lining...

What the Knee Remembers: A Mid-Showa Indigo Kasuri Monpe and the Double-Knee That Recorded a Life of Work

What the Knee Remembers: A Mid-Showa Indigo Kas...

Mid-Showa Japan. Monpe pants in indigo kasuri cotton, double-knee reinforcement, front patch fabric, inner pocket. Waist 76cm, total length 89cm, hem width 11cm. The double knee is where the work...

What the Knee Remembers: A Mid-Showa Indigo Kas...

Mid-Showa Japan. Monpe pants in indigo kasuri cotton, double-knee reinforcement, front patch fabric, inner pocket. Waist 76cm, total length 89cm, hem width 11cm. The double knee is where the work...

How the Rugby Shirt Left the Field: A 90s Polo Ralph Lauren in White and Green

How the Rugby Shirt Left the Field: A 90s Polo ...

A vintage 90s Polo by Ralph Lauren rugby shirt in white and green stripe. 100% cotton, size XL, 73.5cm length, 64cm chest. The embroidered pony on the left chest. Stains...

How the Rugby Shirt Left the Field: A 90s Polo ...

A vintage 90s Polo by Ralph Lauren rugby shirt in white and green stripe. 100% cotton, size XL, 73.5cm length, 64cm chest. The embroidered pony on the left chest. Stains...

The Bear Who Skied: Why the Ralph Lauren Polo Bear Wore the 1990s American Dream

The Bear Who Skied: Why the Ralph Lauren Polo B...

A vintage Ralph Lauren Polo Bear sweatshirt in the rare skiing design. 59% polyester, 41% cotton, size S. The Polo Bear dressed for the slopes — the 1990s American dream...

The Bear Who Skied: Why the Ralph Lauren Polo B...

A vintage Ralph Lauren Polo Bear sweatshirt in the rare skiing design. 59% polyester, 41% cotton, size S. The Polo Bear dressed for the slopes — the 1990s American dream...