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The Mended Work Shirt

The Mended Work Shirt

$475.00
$475.00
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Made by hand in California, from materials I find around the world.

Japanese denim · repaired throughout with 19th-century boro, Tohoku - Numbered 1/75

A standard work shirt, repaired throughout with 19th-century Tohoku boro, not as a single accent, but worked across the whole garment, so the antique cloth and its mending become the character of the piece.

The cloth
Boro — "tattered cloth" — is the northern Japanese tradition of extending a garment's life by hand, patch over patch, each repair stitched in sashiko running stitch. In the cold of Tohoku, where cotton was scarce and valuable, a well-mended piece was a point of pride, and over generations these textiles became narratives in cloth. Here, that mending runs through the entire shirt: every patch original, every stitch irreplaceable.

The fit
A classic work-shirt silhouette.

Because the boro is applied by hand across each piece, every shirt is entirely its own. 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 30” 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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