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The Boro Work Shirt

The Boro Work Shirt

$650.00
$650.00
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Made by hand in California, from materials I find around the world.

9 oz Japanese denim · 19th-century boro futonji, Tohoku - Numbered 1/75

A denim work shirt in 9 oz Japanese denim, cut slightly cropped, with two front pockets and a front yoke. The yoke detailing are made from 19th-century Tohoku boro, hand-mended cloth with a century of life already in it.

The cloth
Boro is the northern Japanese practice of patching and re-patching worn cloth by hand, bound with sashiko stitch, until the fabric becomes a map of the family that used it. Born of scarcity in the Tohoku winters — where cotton was precious and nothing was wasted — these layered indigo textiles are now sought after the world over for exactly the history that made them: the repairs, the fades, the evidence of a life lived in the cloth. Each is unrepeatable.

The fit
A clean work-shirt cut, slightly cropped.

Built from a single piece of antique boro, chosen by hand. One of one.

Care Instructions

Antique textiles are delicate and irreplaceable. Treat this piece as the heirloom cloth it's built from.

  • Dry clean only
  • Avoid water, steam, and direct heat — age and handling have made the antique cloth fragile
  • Store flat, or hang in a breathable garment bag away from direct sunlight, which fades antique dyes over time
  • Handle the antique textile areas with care, the original cloth and stitching are irreplaceable

Product Details

  • Size medium has a 27” back body length, an 18.75” shoulder, a 44” chest, and a 34.75” sleeve length
  • 9 oz Japanese cotton denim
  • Numbered edition, 1 of 75, limited by the antique textile
  • One-of-one: no two pieces alike
  • Antique textile hand-curated for age and provenance
  • Made to order · Final sale

Shipping and Returns

Pre-order — These are made to order. Your piece will ship in approximately 4–6 weeks.

Availability — Available while the textiles last. Each edition is strictly limited to the antique cloth on hand.

Final sale — Because each piece is made to order and one of one, all sales are final. No returns or exchanges.

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