There are many brands that have been planted but have never had the opportunity to pluck grass to experience first-hand, such as the brand "Kamakura", which at first glance will associate with the formal shirt of "Slam Dunk Master".
If you want to talk about what the Japanese do, it is workmanship and quality, whether it is digital appliances or car clothing, or even small street food, the Japanese refinement and "craftsman" spirit can still be deeply felt, and the attitude of "focusing on doing one thing" is also something that many of us need to learn.
About the introduction of Kamakura shirt, with reference to the introduction and drying list of @coldish @ Flying Sail and other big guys, both of them are very similar to me, one is a little thinner than me, one is stronger than me, I also learned from their size when I started Kamakura and finally chopped my hands.
After the temperature warms up, the frequency of weekday work requirements to wear shirts is also getting higher and higher, see everyone's general recognition of Kamakura, not to mention the goodwill of the dunk master, although the price of starting 499 is much more expensive than other brands bought on weekdays, but "never discount" Kamakura is better, or attracted my curiosity enough.
In order to more deeply experience the difference between Kamakura's workmanship and the somatosensory feeling of different price points, I started three shirts this time, which are
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I am 180 recent weight 77 kg, muscle ratio is not as much as @ sail gangster so much, but slightly fatter than @coldish, so this time the size of the clothes this blue I chose and the usual other brands of shirts consistent with the 41 yards, afraid that it will be too big I chose the windsor collar of the white 40 as a backup, as for the 200 pieces, the optional size range is more detailed, I chose this time is 40/84.
Here is a photo of the three pieces of clothing:
From left to right, there are 200 large eight-neck white size 40/84 (priced at 799 yuan), 80 large eight-neck royal blue size 41 (priced at 499 yuan) and 80 windsor neck white size 40/84 (priced at 499 yuan).
First of all, the middle of the royal blue 80 fabrics, I look at Kamakura's clothes, this gear is just starting, I also want to see the 499 gear of workmanship and fabric, in the end than the ordinary shirts we usually buy.
Because I am a blue control, so the choice of shirts for daily work clothes is certainly indispensable to choose blue, this big eight collar is also what we wear every day and see the relative most styles, safety, insurance, no jumping off and not obtrusive.
This royal blue is light blue, while the collar tag is a conspicuous dark blue with a marked origin (MADE IN JAPAN), and Sciolto is a tieless collar design that represents the collar (see the article of the Great God @COLDISH). Don't look at this collar sign as if it looks quite thick and not small, and you basically can't feel it when you actually wear it.
The information on the two signs is very comprehensive, before trying on, the only worry from this 41 size will not be too large, after all, the weight is much heavier than me @ Feifan Feifan big guy wears this code.
Like The Flying Sail, I personally like the design of the two cufflinks on the sleeves, because I naturally prefer to move, even if I wear a shirt on weekdays, I pull up the sleeves more often, and the fabric of Kamakura's shirt is relatively soft, and after pulling up the sleeves, there is basically no feeling of being "pinched very tightly".
In fact, the feeling behind me, the size 41 neckline is just right for me, but the hem part is still loose, the cuffs feel very compact, and the two buttons feel just right.
When the sleeves are not pulled back every day, the two white buttons can fix the cuffs very well, and the lines of the sleeves are tightened while feeling not tight, giving people a clean and neat feeling.
Speaking of the neckline, the "tieless dual-purpose collar design" of this shirt refers to the fact that the neckline will not be loose when not wearing a tie, which is more stylish than the general shirt that does not wear a tie, which is indeed very practical for people who usually rarely wear a tie, because the tie is too rare for ordinary workers, the application frequency is too small, of course, if you are in the office building that needs to wear a tie, it does not matter, this shirt can also meet your requirements.
Due to the lack of exercise in the deltoid muscle area, the shoulder part does not seem to be able to stand up very well, which is probably a lack of my handling of the size 41 shirt.
The color of this royal blue is the partial safety series, and the biggest feeling for me is that, as the big guys say, the collar is straight, the fabric is soft and comfortable, and the two-segment cuffs look very stylish whether they are pulled up or tied.
Let's talk about the windsor collar white shirt, which also costs 499, and also uses 80 fabrics.
Windsor collar is also called "one-word collar", is the neckline slightly outward "open" design, before I rarely wear such a shape of the shirt, when I think of Kamakura such a Seiko shirt has this kind of neckline design distinction, I would like to try it, by the way, compare with the same fabric of the big eight neckline what is the difference.
Like the Royal Blue 80, the white Windsor collar is also a two-segment cuff design, and looking at the introduction and actual experience, it feels that the buttons of the Kamakura shirt are indeed more lustrous than other shirts, which is probably also the "hidden" cost value.
Before trying on, I unpacked the 200 large eight-neck shirt of the most expensive 799 to feel the difference from the fabric of the 499 priced 80 pieces.
First of all, from the collar mark can be obvious difference, the word 200 is still very conspicuous, the feel, 200 is much softer than the 80 sticks, the use of natural cotton luminescence, the silk luster brought more obviously. Therefore, there is a reason why you are expensive, in my opinion, this 200 shirt is indeed more suitable for attending banquets or important meetings.
Put the two white shirts together to compare, the left 80 in color appears to be whiter, while the 200 with a little "ivory" flavor, visually look more advanced, the left Windsor collar and the right of the traditional big eight collar in the design difference is still quite large.
The first thing on the upper body is the 80-piece 499 yuan Windsor collar, forgive the impatient I did not have time to iron it and put it on, and also pulled up the sleeves by the way.
Since the 80 of this Windsor collar do not have a collarless neckline design, compared with the first royal blue, the first button is not tied, and a certain degree of looseness will be seen in the middle of the second button, and the first button will feel a little neck.
After size 40 is one size smaller than 41, from the back point of view, the waist part is still very obvious, but it is much more low-key and introverted than many Taobao slim shirts that are too strong, and the effect is better.
But because the neckline will be a certain degree of looseness, it must be supported by the tie, which is also the experience of the god of codish.
I have not even forgotten how to wear a bow tie for too long, although the Windsor collar does not have a tieless design, but the two neck corners are still hard, you can rest assured that the collar is turned up and down, do not worry about the phenomenon of soft lying down.
After fastening the tie, the collar is "a lot safer, what to pay attention to is to smooth the folds between the first button and the second button, because I did not tie the first button in the picture above, so it looks a little unobstructed, but this is the side, basically can not see from the front."
With a blue suit, the feeling of blue and white is usually to take a refreshing route, but it is inevitable that there will be a little sales office or sales brother figure........ After all, their own temperament is not very good.
Let's talk about the 200 most comfortable to wear, which is the most expensive white shirt in the 799 price range of these three shirts.
The curved design of the side looks more obvious than the Windsor collar, and the double-folded sewing process also makes the hem of the shirt appear more straight and structured, the texture is more obvious, if you can work harder, the visual effect may be better when you practice a little hips.
And the windsor collar that has not been ironed on the upper body, looking more upright than the 499 price point, the wrinkles are also less, this is the obvious difference brought by 200 fabrics, to know that this shirt uses ultra-long fiber Xinjiang cotton with a fiber length of more than 35mm, so sometimes "one penny for one price" is still very reasonable.
Like the big eight collar of the 499 Royal Blue, the collar belongs to the daily common model, but what cannot be seen is the design of the two-layer fabric, in addition to having more full room for movement, the texture and feel of the collar are more outstanding.
On the size, the same is the 40/84 selection, the first button brought a little bit of neck feeling, this is my kind of person to middle age, often do the thick neck problem caused by the low-headed family, and has nothing to do with the design of the clothes.
As I said just now, I think this 200-piece shirt with a large eight-neck collar feels a clear "sense of luxury" whether it is worn or touched, and it is more suitable for attending formal banquets or important occasions, so the combination effect with suits and ties must also be tried.
The actual experience is still good, but I do need to learn how to tie well, and pull more in place, blue and white color suit shirt at least in my sister's eyes is still passable.
Overall, the three shirts are good, the color of my royal blue favorite, white on the wear of people are very demanding, not everyone can be as handsome as coldish to wear a sense of youth, not everyone can be like the sail to support the shoulder line full, for me, cost-effective, of course, I recognize more of the 80 big eight neck, the requirements for daily commuting have long been enough, and Windsor collar I may have to choose 41 in the future, otherwise the neck is a little too tight, 200 pieces of the feeling is the best and most expensive, This further motivates us to move bricks well, knowing that Kamakura has a higher grade 1499 model.
Speaking of which, let's return to the title, why do you say that after wearing these three Kamakura shirts, it feels that the usual EDC has been unconsciously changed? Among them, the watch is a very important one, wearing 200 Kamakura shirts, and then looking at the AW5 seems to be a bit inadequate.
Also, wearing Kamakura's elaborate shirt, I feel that without a little formal leather shoes or other accessories, it is easy to bring out the style of the play, so I have this picture of my recent EDC above.
2 leather shoes:
The next thing we want to talk about is the custom leather shoes of Xinmai:
The biggest highlight of this leather shoe is that the small program in the mobile phone allows the user to quickly measure the foot shape, and the system determines the type of your arch through the photo analysis, and calculates the size that suits you.
Since I had already put in a pair of xinmai custom black brogue style leather shoes before, it felt very good to wear, so this time I heard that they had a new product, and I added a pair of dark tan to supplement the daily commute:
Still familiar with the old packaging, I have experienced their pair of 399 price customization before, this time look back at what experience the upgraded version strengthens:
From 399 to 499, the biggest feeling at first glance is the appearance, the first layer of cowhide of the shoes appears more delicate:
The comfort of the leather lining and rubber soft sole has been inherited, and although the pattern of the sole has changed, the grip is still still leveraged.
In fact, the source of the comfortable fit of the core mai custom leather shoes is because of the custom insole, the insole after receiving the boiling water of the high temperature is also a very interesting link, so that users can fully enjoy the fun of DIY. First, soak the insoles that have not yet been opened and sealed in boiling water for 25 seconds.
After heating, the insole should be quickly inserted into the shoe, and then put on the leather shoe to step on, and the insole will change the most suitable shape according to the shape of your foot. This time I forgot to wear socks, no matter what, it is more important to step on it first~ ~~
To say that this pair of upgraded version of the core Mai custom leather laces give me a different feeling from the old version, in addition to the appearance, the weight is also significantly reduced, on the scale to try, sure enough, this pair of dark tan new core Mai single shoe weight 470 than the old version of the single weight of 550 grams reduced by nearly 80 grams, no wonder the upper foot appears more lightweight and obedient.
The reason why I chose to start with the core for the second time is mainly two reasons, first, I have customized it before, they already have my data and foot shape, so this time I just need to place an order. Second, two different colored leather shoes can control different scenes, and this pair of Brock style is more beautiful, and the upper foot feels more obedient and lighter.
In fact, the feeling of the feet in addition to the excellent foot feeling, I personally feel very satisfied, this dark tan is not too bright brown will not be very good with blue pants, with shirt trousers, this brown has another sense of calm.
From 399 to 499, shoes are lighter, fit is better, workmanship has become more refined, it can be seen that the core is still making progress, for me, lazy people, can be conveniently customized at a low price such two pairs of feet feel comfortable, long-term tired leather shoes, or more worry-free and labor-saving.
3 Watches:
In order to match the dress style of formal wear, casual watches are certainly not suitable for matching, so I changed the AW5 I usually wear to the Citizen Photodynamic Watch that I started a long time ago:
The biggest advantage of this watch is that as long as there is light, it will always go, this advantage is undoubtedly too worry-free for those of us who are plagued by the frequency of digital products charging a day, even if they do not wear it for a while, take it out to bask in the sun and immediately return to work.
The deep sea blue dial, with a bright silver strap, the effect of getting started is still obviously different from the casual style of AW.
The exquisite workmanship, reliable quality, and the blessing of the spokesperson Jin Chengwu are the reasons why I usually don't wear this watch much but I am reluctant to give it out.
4 Belts:
The belt selection is the "kick not bad" brown belt that I have posted on the sunbathing channel, which was bought from Amazon, and the price in the early 100s feels very fragrant, and it can be matched whether it is formal wear or casual.
The golden brass buckle and brown appearance should usually be more suitable for casual style collocation, but the design of the wide belt makes me feel that the buckle is also very suitable when wearing trousers, and the style of trousers + shirt is already business and formal enough, and it is also beneficial to balance it with a slightly less old-fashioned waistband.
The brand LOGO on the inside, looking at the workmanship is very meticulous, this belt is pushed in the community all year round, everyone's word-of-mouth evaluation is very unified, that is, more than 100 pieces of what bicycle?
In terms of size, I chose 36, in fact, it was blindly selected, and after actually putting it on, I felt that the original buckle I just used up the innermost buckle, if there is a hole that can be tightened a little more, it will feel more comfortable, that is, my waist is actually a little thinner than the reserved hole of this belt.
5 Mobile:
Like many people holding dual mobile phones every day, I am now also two mobile phones, Iphone xs max is the main force, realme's GT NEO has recently become irreplaceable in the Android standby machine.
The most eye-catching thing about this phone is the colorful style of the back, officially called cyberpunk, of course, there are many value friends who see that I, a middle-aged man, actually do not know too much about this word.
The ultimate cost performance is my overall feeling for this phone, and the criticism of Android phones that the system of stuttering is not smooth in the past is also gone on this phone.
Equipping the game with a lot of professional options didn't make good use of it, but the battery life and camera effects that were satisfactory enough to make me willing to take this spare machine with me every day.
6 keys + airpods pro
In addition, it is the Airpods Pro that can be tied together with the keychain, and I have to say, it is really fragrant!
And this "retro national style" Airpods Pro custom protective case I personally think the probability of "crashing" is not too large, in addition to the workmanship is slightly less meticulous, the use is still very good, the bottom of the no dust cover is a relatively large disadvantage, but it is also good to use the habit.
The advantage of this protective cover is that the national style pattern is more outstanding, it is not easy to collide with others, but the disadvantage is that the overall material is hard, the workmanship is not meticulous enough, especially the small round pendant that is sold with it, I advise everyone not to go into the pit if you do not really like it, it is very easy to wear and easy to fall off.
I used another pendant, a small koi to match this headphone cover, I still like it.
7 Wallets:
Although we rarely use wallets now, sometimes when we use them to display bank cards or ID cards, we still think that it is still necessary to have a wallet with high quality workmanship.
The wallet I use now is a coach sent by someone else, of course, I can't find the link for a long time, I have been using it for so many years, I have to say that the big name is the benefit of the big name, and it is not bad to use, quite a bit of the ballistic nylon style of the TUMI backpack, just like the lyrics of EASON, "One day accompany me to rot."
This article, which began with the Kamakura shirt, ended with a summary:
Shirts, as an indispensable one in men's wardrobe, are simple and complex, and can be simple and luxurious styles, workmanship and body feel, and the difference in version is still very obvious, especially after the real experience of Kamakura, you can understand the good shirt, where is the excellence?
In other words, after wearing Kamakura, I will use the hanging iron machine that I spend more time eating ash at home every day, and start to iron the washed shirts well. In particular, the 200 pieces of the 799 not only have to iron a good shirt, but also wear a good watch, wear a suit and custom shoes, and have a consistent feeling of style.
That's why, after wearing a good shirt, you can change the origin of the EDC on your body, just like the cross-country running vest you wore before, you will unconsciously wear good sunglasses, empty top hats, arm guard cross-country running shoes and backpacks, wear a good Kamakura shirt known as "workplace soft hedgehog armor", and there will also be an urge for you to shuffle the EDC all over again.
After middle age, in the choice of clothes brand and style, slowly are changing, before may not consider a 499 price of the shirt, now feel that the clothes are to be less and fine, wearing good workmanship, properly shaped clothes, will consciously pay attention to their own words and deeds, enhance the stable temperament, which is also one of the values I think Kamakura shirt.
And the core Mai leather shoes, kick not rotten belts and other products are planted on the Internet first, and then finally to the end of their own successful pulling, the overall feeling of these products to me is that only after actually trying to experience, I know whether it is suitable for their own clothing and EDC, like me who recently commute needs more formal wear to attend, whether it is Kamakura shirt or core Mai leather shoes, are a good solution to my collocation problem, or worth recommending to everyone!
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