The Japanese Denim Shirt - Button Down

For years we worked on a new PS denim, and finally settled on these Japanese fabrics. We made two shirts out of it. 

First, a light blue that is deliberately pale, to be a similar colour to a blue dress shirt or oxford and so just as versatile. And second, a washed black that already has a soft colour that won't change too much over time. 

This season's iteration of the shirts features a classic button-down collar, the same as our popular Selvedge Chambray. This small tweak form the original makes the shirt more classic and easier to wear with tailoring.

Says Simon about the black: "I've been looking to find a consistent black denim for a while. I thought it would be a nice to have a denim shirt we could dress up or down; but also wanted something the fabric to feel lived in."

And the blue: "A denim shirt like this with jeans is one of my favourite combinations, as readers will be aware. I’ve destroyed several from Al Bazar as well as several PS denim ones through relentless wear over the years."

Full details on the origins of the project here. 

Made in 100 Hands' Indian atelier, the denim shirts are beautifully handcrafted - with hand-sewn collars and armholes, as well as buttons and buttonholes. 

Size details below. The body fit is the same as the PS Chambray shirts, and the oxfords after a couple of washes.