Sashiko Jacket

Reinforced with 1 million high-strength stitches, using the ancient Japanese art of sashiko.

$895.00
Size

Model is 6ft 2 / 188cm with a 38 inch / 96cm chest, and wears size Large.

  • Material made in Japan
  • Reinforced with 5.5km of meta-aramid thread
  • Built from 100% high-grade jacquard cotton
Reinforced with 1 million high-strength stitches, the Sashiko Jacket pioneers a completely new approach to creating highly durable clothing, inspired by the ancient Japanese art of sashiko. The technique of sashiko, or ‘little stabs,’ is a highly resilient form of embroidery developed during the Japanese Edo period, where worn out garments were repaired using decorative hand stitches. Clothes would be mended again and again as they passed down the generations, getting stronger as they got older.

Rather than waiting until an item of clothing needs to be repaired, we’ve simply applied sashiko-style stitching in super-strong meta-aramid thread over the entire jacket at the start of its life. By combining high-grade jacquard cotton with 5.5 kilometres of high-strength stitching, we’ve created a jacket that’s as soft and comfortable as it is tough and durable. Every Sashiko Jacket takes a dedicated artisan three days to construct.

Technical Details

Material made in Japan: 100% jacquard cotton
Embroidered with 5.5km of sashiko thread
Sashiko thread composition: 100% meta-aramid
Engineered embroidery follows body contours
Reinforced kimono-style collar
Three outside pockets
One inside pocket
Eight bio-resin buttons
Machine wash 30°C
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Every jacket is reinforced with 1 million meta-aramid stitches

It’s a completely new approach to adding strength to materials inspired by the ancient Japanese art of sashiko.

Repairing clothes made them tougher

The Japanese tradition of mending clothing with sashiko stitching was a brilliant example of how a sustainable approach to clothing could actually improve the clothes at the same time.  Sashiko was used to keep farmers warm, fishermen dry, and make firemen’s coats thicker. So we wanted to explore whether this stitching technique, which creates very strong repairs, could be applied to a whole garment as a way of building in durability from the very start of its lifespan. Our Sashiko Jacket is soft and extremely comfortable to wear, but with 5.5km of meta-aramid fibre stitching, it’s also tough and hard-wearing at the same time.

It pioneers a new approach to creating highly durable clothing inspired by the ancient Japanese art of sashiko.

SIze + Fit

The Sashiko Jacket is designed with a regular fit.

Size XS S M L XL XXL
Fits chest 83 - 90 91 - 98 99 - 106 107 - 114 115 - 122 123 - 130
Fits waist 71 - 76 76 - 81 81 - 86 86 - 91 91 - 96 96 - 101
Size XS S M L XL XXL
Fits chest 33 - 36 36 - 39 39 - 42 42 - 45 45 - 48 48 - 51
Fits waist 28 - 30 30 - 32 32 - 34 34 - 36 36 - 38 38 - 40