GY8714S - Gyoten Heavy T-Shirt - Natural Sumi Ink Dye

 Tanuki  - Gyoten Heavy T-Shirt - Natural Sumi Ink Dye

When we had a chance to grab the Sumi dyed collab collection, we couldn't resist the tee-shirts. They were insistent that these tees were incredible, and they didn't lie. Surprisingly, the best part about these is the fit...and that's wild because the fabric is absolutely gorgeous. We think what makes this tee fit so well is the longer and wider body. We're finding more and more that a little more room is never a bad thing. We have more control when we can shrink something than when we're trying to get it to stretch. 

For these tees, they've created a very robust material of the highest quality. It's a slub yarn that intentionally creates thinner and thicker pieces to evoke a feeling of hand-spun yarn. The results speak for themselves. They used a count 8 yarn which is super thick for a t-shirt. They did all of this in the hopes that the material will hold its shape after many washes, and they fully accomplished that. 

For this round, they used different shades of Sumi (Japanese black ink used for calligraphy) to rope-dye the fabric which gives it great variations of black shades. The material is completely made in Japan including spinning, rope dyeing, knitting, and processing at their small mills. They have christened the fabric GYOTEN (暁天): the night before sunrise. The final touch on these is the chunky blue side seams and classic 二 embroidery on the right shoulder. 

• 100% Heavyweight Count 8 Yarn Cotton
• Sumi Dyed Ink
• Chunky Blue Side Seam
• Double Stripe Embroidery on the Right Shoulder

A variance of +/-.5" is within tolerance.

Fit Notes: Shop owner Tommy is wearing a size large in the pictures. He tried on the medium, and it was just a bit too tight. The large was an absolutely perfect fit. It had a bit of room in the chest and the sleeves were just the right length. We recommend sizing up once to get the full effect of the wider and slightly longer silhouette. Tommy is 5'10," 165lbs with a 40" chest.