Hand Stitch Open Shirt

DS-2698 Hand Stitch Open Shirt

100% Rayon

Sizes 40 (L) and 42 (XL) are sold out.

This product is designed and produced based on the plain rayon open-collar shirts that were all the rage in the 1940s and 1950s.

In America, which emerged as an overwhelming victor in World War II, the concept of leisure time was born among many citizens, and people began to spend their time playing sports and relaxing at resorts.

At that time, "collared shirts that don't require ties" became popular. Among them, the most popular were "high-quality shirts that required extra effort."

The material used was rayon, which was cutting edge at the time and was known as "artificial silk."

The two pockets on the left and right each have a flap.

The flaps and collars were then given decorative stitching that imitated hand stitching. This hand-stitching was not actually done until the late 1940s, when embroidery machines were developed to create stitches that looked like hand stitching.

Eventually, they became mass-produced, and by the 1950s, men of all ages were wearing these shirts.

In the midst of this, rock and roll music was born in the mid-1950s, and this shirt began to be coordinated as an inner layer under western jackets and resort jackets.

Thus, plain, hand-stitched, open-collar rayon shirts were mass-produced in a huge range of colors.

While taking inspiration from items from that time, the project was designed to be adapted to suit modern Japanese people.

At the time, in order to mass-produce garments, the left and right side seams were reversed to reduce sewing time. This is known as "high right front, high left back" stitching.

By doing this, I was able to avoid the trouble of having to sew the side seams of the heavy rayon material once, then remove it from the sewing machine and sew the other side again.

Just turn it half a turn on the sewing machine and you can start working on the other side seam.

The collar and flaps were also sewn in a bag style back then. This was because the lack of stitching gave the jacket a resorty, sporty look and allowed the hand stitching to shine through.

And I'll tell you one more secret.

This style of shirt in the 1950s had a straight collar with a long point, but Dry Bones' collar curves slightly halfway through and then makes a sharp curve at the tip.

This is how it fits the sloping shoulders of many Japanese people. A special mold was even made at the sewing factory to create this collar style.

The material is rayon, just like the original, but rayon twill was chosen to give it a more luxurious feel and drape. Unlike plain weave, it is a twill weave and is heavy, which creates a supple drape.

Although it is a simple plain shirt, it has a vast history and has been made through research using numerous samples, accumulating a long period of experience.

Try putting on this exquisite piece.