Amazing shirt, It has everything you should expect from a OCBD
Pretty much the perfect oxford shirt! Price is very reasonable for a beautiful Japanese product. Plan to get many more soon :-)
My fourth Kamakura shirt, and certainly not my last!
The oxford has a perfect weight IMO. Light enough for summer, but broad enough for winter, a true all-seasons fabric. Has a beautiful soft look to it.
The stitching is excellent, buttons and holes are clean, and the collar sits perfectly. I'm 5'11'', 180 lbs with a broader chest/shoulders and slim arms, and the 16.5 works well as a relaxed but well-draped shirt. I have a size Large in the Tokyo 134 fit, and as the sizing chart would suggest, the 16.5 is a bit larger and longer, more suitable to be tucked it. It shrunk a small bit in the wash. I would have preferred an additional button, but I don't mind the lack of buttons on the cuff.
Customer service is A+, helpful with Q&As, and shipment was lightning fast to Canada.
Far beyond the value paid for this shirt. The kamakura vintage ivy classic oxford button down is THE oxford button down as far as I'm concerned
My fourth Kamakura shirt, and certainly not my last!
The oxford has a perfect weight IMO. Light enough for summer, but broad enough for winter, a true all-seasons fabric, and exceptionally soft. The blue has a lovely washed and light look to it without sheen.
The stitching is excellent, buttons and holes are clean, and the collar sits perfectly—not as big as some of the historical shirts, but I prefer it this way. I would have preferred an additional button below, and stitched a bar tack on the cuff for a better sleeve roll.
I'm 5'11", 180 lbs with a broader chest/shoulders and slim arms, and the 16.5 works well as a relaxed-fitted shirt for me. I have a size Large in the Tokyo 134 fit--the sizing chart would suggest this 16.5 is a touch wider and longer, but it ended up larger than I expected. I presume that a 16 would also fit, but I'm digging the relaxed look as I enter my early thirties. Will likely stick to 16.5 in the future. Given my height, the sleeves are a touch long (but passable), and the shirt is only suitable to be tucked in as-is—I'm considering taking some length off.
Customer service is A+, helpful with Q&As, and shipment was lightning fast to Canada.