These T-shirts combine a range of materials and techniques to create a distinctive garment. The 280 GSM jersey fabric is knit from a blend of recycled cotton collected during the yarn-spinning process, offcuts from Double Heavyweight T-shirts, and premium extra-long staple cotton. Knit at low tension and slow speed, the result is a soft, bouncy fabric with a rich slubby texture throughout. Production takes place entirely in Japan.
The textured surface works especially well with natural dyeing, as variations in the fabric absorb color at different rates, producing added depth. Each garment is hand-dyed in Amami, an island chain in southern Japan known for its long-established dyeing traditions.
The Sharinbai tree, native to Amami, has traditionally been used for natural dyeing, producing a warm, rosy tone. The process continues with dorozome, Amami’s mud-dyeing technique, where the garment is repeatedly immersed in iron-rich mud baths. With each cycle, minerals bind more deeply into the fibers, gradually darkening the shade. After multiple rounds, the color develops into an almost black tone, achieved only through this time-intensive, fully manual process.
The Crewneck T-Shirt features a modern athletic fit, a binder neck ribbed collar, Union Special flat side seam construction, and is made in Japan.
- Style: Amami Hand Dyed ELS Recycled Cotton Slub T-Shirt
- Fit: Regular fit
- Color: Sharinbai+Doro Max
- Material: 100% cotton
- Made of slubby 9.8oz (280g/sm) jersey fabric
- Contains recycled cotton and luxurious Extra Long Staple cotton
- Natural hand-dyeing in Amami, Japan (long-standing dye tradition)
- Uses Sharinbai wood for warm, rosy natural dye base
- Traditional dye techniques passed down through generations
- Dorozome (mud-dyeing) process using iron-rich mud baths
- Multiple dye cycles gradually deepen color
- Minerals bond into fibers over time
- Final result develops into a deep, near-black tone
- Knit at low tension and slow speed
- Circular knit in Japan
- Uneven fabric surface texture
- Binder neck ribbed collar
- Union special flat side seam construction
- Made in Japan
Our model is 180cm, 80kg – wears size L
