Senui is a one-person operation, specializing in handmade shirts and shirt-jackets. Designed, run, and produced entirely by Hiroyuki Kato at a small workshop in Japan, the name Senui is taken from traditional kimono construction details - in Japanese, Senui means "backstitching", referring to the vertical seam that runs down the back of a proper kimono. Each Senui shirt is finished with a singular seam running down the back, as opposed to having multiple side seams, creating a much more elegant silhouette and gentle drape.

The Field Shirt is a band collar overshirt with an exaggerated fit and two roomy front pockets. The body is wide, with a tonal 5-button placket and a flat hem that give the garment a more casual silhouette. It's got dropped shoulders and big sleeves that make layering easy, and the two front flap pockets feature box pleats and bottom panels that allow them to expand significantly while in use, but still sit flat when empty.

It's got precise single-needle construction throughout, a detail evocative of bespoke dress shirts and traditional European tailoring, with mid-sized outerwear buttons and an asymmetrical closure at the neck. Like other Senui shirts, it lacks any side seams, with the paneling predominantly visible through the back — featuring a singular vertical seam, a horizontal dropped back yoke seam, and two small gathered pleats coming off the yoke for shaping.

It's made from a superfine 100% cotton broadcloth that is double-layered for additional structure and durability. It's an immediately soft fabric, with a comfortable texture and neutral drape that feels like you're hardly wearing anything. It's been finished with a rinse, handling the initial shrinkage and creating subtle puckering at some of the seams. Fairly lightweight, it's a good layering fabric, more suited to warmer weather if worn alone, but easily kept in rotation all year long if stacked with other more seasonally-appropriate textiles & garments.

Fits true to size with a relaxed body. Wash cold and hang dry.

• 100% cotton
• Superfine double layer broadcloth fabric
• Lightweight
• Button placket and cuffs
• Two front pockets with box pleats
• Flat hem
• No side seam construction
• Vertical back seam
• Dropped back yoke
• Pleated back for shaping
• Outerwear buttons
• Band collar with asymmetrical closure
• Roomy sleeves with open cuffs
• Clean finish interior
  
• Custom woven labels
• High SPI single needle stitching
• Wash cold and hang dry
• Relaxed fit
• Made in Japan by a single operator
• Produced for Standard & Strange by Senui