This indigo-dyed cotton uwappari dates to around the 1950s–1960s. An uwappari is a traditional Japanese outer garment worn over everyday clothing, and belongs to the broader family of noragi: garments connected to farming and household work. Made for daily life rather than passing trends, this piece carries a remarkably rich pattern.

Fine, closely spaced lines form a grid.
Within it are flowers and botanical motifs reminiscent of pine and bamboo.
Each motif brings a different expression to the ordered repetition. From a distance, you can appreciate the rhythm of the grid; nearer, the individual designs invite a longer look.

Plant motifs on a garment connected to farming and household work give this uwappari a particular charm. Practical construction and the pleasure of beautiful things in everyday life come together in one piece.

A generous body is paired with full sleeves gathered by elastic at the cuffs. Patterned fabric ties fasten the front. Its shape feels open and easy, offering an alternative to more restrictive clothing.

Step back a little from a busy day, and notice the season and the things around you.
A morning checking the vegetable garden. Opening the windows of an old country house. Making tea after tending the garden.
This uwappari is for those drawn to a slower, more intentional life close to the land. Even without a garden or a rural home, you can bring something of those values into the way you dress.

Slow fashion values knowing a garment, making it part of your life, and staying with it rather than continually buying something new.
Choosing clothing that already exists, caring for it, and repairing it when needed is a practical approach to a more sustainable wardrobe. This noragi offers a way to put that approach into everyday practice.

Noragi has also attracted interest among Japanese vintage and slow-fashion enthusiasts outside Japan. Its appeal goes beyond the character of indigo cotton: it lies in the connection to farming and labour, the culture of repairing and continuing to use clothing, and the individuality of pieces that cannot easily be replicated.

This uwappari is more than an old patterned jacket.
It brings a form rooted in Japanese everyday life, an engaging textile design, and the character of a garment passed through time into a contemporary wardrobe.

A simple white T-shirt is enough to let its pattern stand out. Rather than reserving it for a special occasion, wearing it regularly allows it to become part of your own daily life.

Item Details

Material: Cotton
Estimated period: 1950s–1960s

Measurements

Length, from the back neck seam to the hem: 68 cm / 26.8 in
Width, measured straight across under the arms: 66 cm / 26.0 in
Shoulder width: 67 cm / 26.4 in
Sleeve length, from shoulder to cuff: 32.5 cm / 12.8 in
Sleeve width: 27 cm / 10.6 in
Cuff width: 16 cm / 6.3 in

The cuff width was measured with the elastic partially stretched.
Please allow for slight measurement variations.
Model height: 171 cm / 5 ft 7 in

Condition

There is fraying at the collar and cuffs, damage to the sleeves, and restitching under the arms.

The garment will be folded and compressed for shipping, which may cause creasing.

Please order only if you are comfortable with the characteristics and condition of vintage clothing.

We have washed this garment twice. A characteristic vintage odour remains. Damage or the return of odours following washing or wear after purchase is not covered by returns or exchanges. Please order only if you understand and accept these conditions.

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