{"product_id":"indigo-summer-jinbei-rurikon","title":"Indigo Summer Jinbei 'Rurikon'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIndigo in a smooth weave with short sleeves, the summer jinbei cut lighter\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis jinbei set is cut from a smooth cloth rather than a crinkled one, and the sleeves are short, and both changes are for the heat. The top wraps and ties at the side with one patch pocket, the sleeves stop at the elbow, and the trousers are loose and plain, all in a flat indigo cotton weave with a dry hand that falls close to the body rather than standing off it. It is the jinbei for someone who finds gauze too soft and wants the cloth to have a little structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndigo in a flat weave is the cloth of the Japanese work jacket, and this set looks like one cut for summer: square, plain, dark, and short in the sleeve so the forearm is free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Rurikon, is lapis navy, the deep indigo with a little violet in it that the old dyers reached with the most dips in the vat, and the cloth is that colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe weave is cotton, smooth rather than crinkled, so it takes an iron if you want a crease and does without one if you do not. It is light, it breathes, and it softens with washing the way indigo cloth does, going a shade paler at the seams first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear the top crossed left over right and knot the tie at the hip; the trousers sit at the waist on a soft band. At home it is the set for the person who likes their loungewear to look like clothes. Out, with sandals, it is a summer outfit that reads workwear from the street and jinbei from the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUp close the weave shows its fine grain and the indigo shows its depth. From across a garden it is a dark blue two-piece with short sleeves and a long, easy line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt goes with white, grey, denim and bare feet. If the crinkled sets are the soft option, this is the crisp one, and it is the one that will fade into something better over three summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trousers are the same indigo weave, cut loose with a soft band at the waist, and they are the pair most likely to be worn on their own, with a white T-shirt, as summer trousers. Wash the set cold and together, so the blue fades evenly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSizes run from M to XL. It is cut to Asian sizing and runs small, so take one size up from your usual. Between two sizes, take the larger.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"M","offer_id":59207698809180,"sku":"14:771#Navy;5:361386","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":59207698841948,"sku":"14:771#Navy;5:361385","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":59207698874716,"sku":"14:771#Navy;5:100014065","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/indigo-summer-jinbei-rurikon-1.jpg?v=1790580361","url":"https:\/\/yonaku.com\/products\/indigo-summer-jinbei-rurikon","provider":"YONAKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}