Samurai Japanese Cotton Slub Yarn Sweatshirt - Kuromame

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Bringing complimentary casual classics to compliment their denim, Samurai have been consistently demonstrating fabric mastery since 1997. Perfectly illustrated here with their Japanese Cotton sweatshirt.

FABRIC: 100% cotton slub yarn
STYLE/FIT: Relaxed
COLOUR: Charcoal
METHOD: Washed
DETAILS:
-Samurai original Slubby yarn #10 cotton
-100% Japanese grown cotton from Sasyama, Hyogo
-Custom knit in Wakayama
-Black bean 'kuromame' dyed
-Sewed and dyed in Kyoto
-Double stitched collar seams
-Vintage Union Special flatseamed throughout
ORIGIN: Made in Japan

Keeping it all close to home Samurai Jeans present their 100% japanese cotton range. Everything from the growing of the cotton, to the dyes, to the knitting, stitching and sewing is all completed in the regions of Japan where the experts in each specific discipline reside. The methods used produce a soft and robust fabric, full of texture and 'slub' irregularities which gives a simple sweatshirt real character. This iteration has been further enhanced with a natural black bean 'Kuromame' dye which has its own particular charcoal hue. 

Junior wears a medium sweatshirt. He is 173 cm tall and weighs 67 kg / 5ft 8" & 148 Lbs.

Important: The best way to determine the size you need is to measure a similar item you already own and compare with the actual sizing as per the table below. Do not go by tagsize alone.

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INCHES S M L XL XXL
Chest 38 39 40.5 42 44
Shoulder Width 15.5 16.5 17.25 17.75 18.5
Vertical Length 26 27.25 28.5 29 30
Sleeve Length 23.75 25.25 26.25 27 28


Stage 1: The waist

  • Button up the jean.
    Lay flat with the top waist band evenly flat on the back waist band.
    Measure from one side to the other keeping the jean flat & double the measurement.


Stage 2: The hip

  • Measure 3 inches or 7.5cm from the crotch stitch.
    Measure from side to side flat across the jean at this point.


Stage 3: Front rise

  • Lay flat and measure from crotch seam to top of jean with top button fastened


Stage 4: Back rise

  • Measure from crotch seam to top of the back of the jean.


Stage 5: Thigh

  • Lay flat and measure from crotch across to outside of leg.

Stage 6: Knee

  • Lay flat and measure 13” or 33cm from crotch down inside seam of jeans
    From here measure from one side of the jean to the other.

Stage 7: hem width/leg opening

  • With the jean flat measure from one side of the leg opening to the other.
    NB with very heavy denim 18oz and above measure the entire circumference of the exterior of the hem using a measuring tape and divide by 2 for a more exact figure.


Stage 8: Inseam/inside leg

  • Lay the jean flat with the inseam at the centre.
    Following the inside seam measure from the crotch to the end of the leg.

Stage 1: Chest

  • Measure from pit to pit and double the reading.


Stage 2: Shoulder

  • Measure across the top from one shoulder seam to the other.


Stage 3: Waist
We measure the narrowest part of the garment outer seam to outer seam between the pit and the opening. If, however, the shirt has gussets, the waist will correspond to the the opening measurement.


Stage 4: Opening
Here we take a cross measurement from seam to seam at the bottom of the shirt.

Stage 5: Length
Measure from the top of the shoulder by the collar to the bottom of the garment.

Stage 6: Sleeve
Measure from the top of shoulder seam to the cuff’s edge.

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