Up for sale here is a shirt from the Haversack label, one of a number of Japanese “American casual” style labels. Haversack often mines vintage workwear for their design inspiration, although they are equally likely to incorporate their own unique designs into the mix, with the result being something new and different, yet that also references the past. Like many of their contemporaries, Haversack uses some really excellent materials and construction, keeping the quality extremely high.
So what you have here is Haversacks’s take on the classic button down shirt. As usual they mix in some vintage workwear references, in particular with the front closure toward the bottom, collar detail, chin strap and side gussets. The quality of materials and manufacturing is very high as you would expect, with other details including genuine shell buttons used throughout and nicely contrasting navy blue stitching.
Haversack is one of those labels that has pretty limited distribution outside of Japan, where they are only carried by a handful of stockists outside of Asia. Their pieces can be pretty hard to come by, but are well worth the effort. Shirts retail in the $250 range in Japan (and cost considerably more abroad), but get an excellent piece here at a much more reasonable price.
Size is labeled a large and fits more like a medium in my opinion. I measure the chest at 20”, shoulders at 17”, length at 27” in the front and 29” in the back, both from the base of the neck, and sleeves at 24” from the shoulder. The shirt comes in lightly used, excellent shape with no holes, tears, stains or visible signs of wear. Made in Japan.
Shipping via EMS from Japan to anywhere will be $24.