Samurai Cotton Project T-Shirt in Natural
Samurai's shirts release enters Vinchy's AI lab for a closer look at fabrication, fit, and care notes.
Tagged at $195, quality lands at 100/100, comfort at 60/100, and sustainability at 90/100 for discerning shoppers.
- Brand · Samurai
- Category · Shirts
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Attribute deep dive
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Quality Analysis 100/100
This t-shirt boasts exceptional durability indicators, including a heavy slub cotton fabric and robust construction details like vintage flat-felled seams and a triple-needle stitched collar, ensuring it is built to last. The brand, Samurai Jeans, is a reputable durability-oriented name known for detail-oriented construction, further cementing its high score.
Comfort Assessment 60/100
The use of heavy slub cotton fabric and vintage flat-felled seams suggests a garment built for durability and an authentic feel, but these features may compromise the soft, flexible comfort associated with modern knits.
Sustainability Impact 90/100
This garment demonstrates strong sustainability indicators through its commitment to local, traceable production, with the cotton grown, harvested, and woven entirely in Japan, minimizing transport emissions. Furthermore, the use of the cotton's natural unbleached fibers for color is a positive step toward reducing the environmental impact associated with conventional dyeing processes.
Measurement breakdown
Measurements across available sizes.
| Size | Bust | Shoulder | Sleeve | Length |
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| Medium | 101.6 cm | 43.2 cm | 19.1 cm | 66 cm |
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Garment details
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Grown, harvested, and woven in Japan, this special edition shirt was originally conceptualized as a passion-project by Samurai Jeans founder Toru Nogami to produce a completely made in Japan denim from seed to stitch. Fittingly named the "Samurai Cotton Project," this project has created a new line of 100% Japan-made garments. Cherished for their beautiful fabrics and detail-oriented construction, this t-shirt is no different. Woven using natural slubby cotton, the shirt is finished on a 1960's vintage Union Special for an authentic vintage feel. This iteration receives it's rich color from the cottons natural unbleached fibers for a rich off-white color with slight variation throughout.
Regular fit (Japanese Style) Heavy slub cotton fabric Vintage flat-felled seams
Triple-needle stitched collar Tonal stitching 100% cotton Origin of cotton: Sasayama, Hyogo, Japan
Knitting: Wakayama, Japan Sewing: Kyoto, Japan SJST-SC01