LOT.104 BAND COLLAR SHIRT

The band collar shirt is based on a dress shirt from the 1910s found in New York.
In those days, white shirts—plain white dress shirts—were considered the epitome of elegance, and owning a certain number of them signified wealth and status.

For those who possessed only the minimum necessity, detachable collars were introduced, allowing white shirts to be worn daily simply by changing and washing the collars.

The structure of this shirt is highly distinctive for the 1910s, a period when three-dimensional patternmaking was prevalent. It features a shoulder line without slope and tightly set armholes with sleeves attached straight down. The pattern is composed of more straight lines than one might expect.

These linear elements, along with the concept of a band collar left in a “missing” state, are directly incorporated into the design.

INDIGO reproduces Wabash fabric—characterized by discharge printing—commonly seen in early 20th-century workwear, featuring a snow crystal motif inspired by patterns traditionally used on Japanese kimono.

SUMI is hand-printed with mica, a pigment historically used to depict snow in ukiyo-e prints, aiming to evoke the poetic and atmospheric sensibility found in those works.