Up for sale here is a shirt from 45 rpm. 45 rpm is perhaps best known for their high quality materials, attention to detail, and of course their indigo products. Production is always in small batches, and their pieces are only available direct from their shops.
This shirt is a great example of what 45 rpm is capable of, coming in an excellent medium weight indigo-dyed denim fabric. The natural indigo 45 rpm uses gives the shirt a pleasantly uneven color, one that will gradually fade according to how it is worn. That’s part of the fun of these kinds of indigo pieces, seeing how they evolve.
Aside from the dye, the usual attention to detail is here. All buttons are wooden here, each slightly different, with some of the buttons using red threading and some using brown. Chest pocket has an embroidered “R” logo in yellow, neck tag is also embroidered, and they incorporate a red selvedge line on the interior button placket. 45 rpm always considers all aspects of their clothing and the quality is some of the best out there. Retail pricing is into the stratosphere, but get an excellent piece here at the cheapest price around.
Size is labeled a 4 and fits like a standard medium. I measure the chest at 20.5”, shoulders at 18.5”, length at 27” in front and 28” in back, both from the base of the neck, and sleeves at 24.5” from the shoulder. The shirt comes in lightly used, very good shape. There is some fading of the indigo throughout, although if anything this adds to the appeal of the shirt. No holes, tears or stains either. Made in Japan.
Shipping from Japan to anywhere will be $24.