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素材 · Fabrics

The Fabric Library

Every Fubutsushi garment begins here. These are the yukata cotton and kimono silk bolts in current and recent use. Each bolt has a pattern, a character, and a limited quantity.

Yukata Cotton

Yukata cotton: chrysanthemum, maple leaf and wave scenic pattern in navy on white
浴衣コットン · Yukata Cotton

Chrysanthemum & Wave

Large-scale scenic composition. Navy on white — chrysanthemum, maple, seigaiha wave, layered in the classic summer festival aesthetic. Used in the Aloha Shirt and Yukata Jacket lines.

Yukata cotton: geometric diamond and stripe repeat in navy on white
浴衣コットン · Yukata Cotton

Diamond Stripe Geometric

Structured diamond and floral tile repeat on a white ground. Alternating stripe columns break the repeat into bands — gives the garment a more active, graphic quality than a pure allover print.

Yukata cotton: large dahlia and leaf allover on dark navy ground
浴衣コットン · Yukata Cotton

Dahlia Dark Ground

Navy ground with large dahlia, sunflower, and leaf motifs in white. Bold presence. The dark ground version of the botanical category — reads more formal than white ground alternatives.

Yukata cotton: interlocking geometric diamond and chain pattern in black on ivory
浴衣コットン · Yukata Cotton

Diamond Chain Ivory

Interlocking geometric diamond and chain motif on an ivory ground. Black print — precise, dense, architectural. Used in the Yukata Jacket line.

Multiple yukata cotton bolts showing geometric stripe patterns in black on ivory
浴衣コットン · Multiple Bolts

Geometric Stripe Variants

Multiple geometric stripe and chain patterns from the same bolt family — black on ivory ground. Diagonal layout shows the repeat scale and alignment across bolt widths. Used in Yukata Jacket construction.

Navy geometric fret/maze pattern on white yukata cotton alongside brown woven fabric
浴衣コットン · Construction Detail

Geometric Fret Pattern

Complex geometric fret and maze pattern in dark navy on white cotton. Shown here alongside a brown tweed weight fabric — illustrating how pattern and contrast materials are assessed together before construction decisions are made.

Two yukata cotton fabrics layered: top botanical stripe, bottom large chrysanthemum
浴衣コットン · Overview

Bolt Overview

Two fabrics from the current inventory shown together — the botanical dahlia stripe above, large chrysanthemum/peony allover below. Gives a sense of the range of scale within a single colourway palette.

Kimono Silk

Aloha shirt made from burgundy seasonal kimono silk — chrysanthemum, maple, pine wave
着物シルク · Kimono Silk

Seasonal Floral — Burgundy

Multi-colour print on a deep burgundy silk ground. Chrysanthemum, maple, pine needle, and seasonal floral motifs in orange, green, grey, and cream. This is a full-pattern kimono bolt — the design carries across the entire width without border breaks.

Kimono silk drapes differently from yukata cotton — softer, more fluid, with a subtle sheen. The aloha shirt silhouette suits this material well. This bolt is used for the Aloha Style Shirt — Kimono Silk series.

Garment pictured: Aloha Style Shirt. Front label, back view, and button details available on the Re:Kimono page.

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How We Source

All fabrics in the Fubutsushi line come from unused bolt stock sourced from Japanese textile suppliers and kimono houses. We do not use previously worn garments as source material. Every bolt arrives uncut.

Each bolt is assessed for print quality, fabric integrity, and colour fastness before it enters production. Bolts that don't meet standard are not used.

Because we work with unused surplus rather than new production, quantities are inherently limited. When a bolt runs out, that specific pattern is no longer available. This is by design — scarcity is a property of the material, not a marketing strategy.

The fabric database on this page documents current and recent bolts. It will grow as new bolts are added to the production inventory. Each bolt that appears in a garment will eventually be traceable here through the fabric ID system — allowing buyers and importers to understand the specific material behind any piece.

A full fabric catalogue with construction notes is available to trade buyers. See the catalogue request page.