Waiting for increased production: Plain Koiguchi Shirts

DS-2348 Koiguchi shirt "Plain"

100% Cotton

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Koiguchi shirts have long been worn in Japan as work clothes for craftsmen and as costumes for festivals.

It is called koiguchi because the opening of the sleeve narrows like a carp's mouth.

Originally, it was an item that was worn as a set with a belly wrap and hakama, but after the war in Japan, it came to be worn as a casual Japanese-style shirt.

In addition to festival attire, koiguchi shirts have also been worn as uniforms at izakayas. In recent years, they have come to be coordinated with denim because they go well with indigo-dyed belly wraps and other items.

The shoulders are connected directly from the back to form the front.

The stitching makes use of the straight lines unique to Japanese clothing, and since there are no seams around the shoulders, it seems to have been an ideal costume for carrying a mikoshi (portable shrine).

This Koiguchi shirt is made of cotton broadcloth. It is a high-quality shirt fabric that is normally used for dress shirts, woven with fine threads at a high density of 100 pairs.

It comes in two classic colors, black and white, and can be paired with anything.

It can be worn with traditional Japanese items such as geta and setta sandals to create a "Japanese summer" look, or worn as an inner layer under a leather jacket, as was the case with postwar gamblers.