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TOKYO SLIM FIT - Button Down Twill THOMAS MASON

Name: Kamakura TOKYO SLIM FIT - Button Down Twill THOMAS MASON
Brand: Kamakura
SKU: kamakura-ypvo43
Price: 220 USD

Button-Ups

$220

The verdict

A well-constructed slim button-down for someone who wants a genuinely close cut and reads the centimeter sizing carefully; skip it if you need forgiving room or heavy daily durability.

Fit

The Tokyo Slim Fit runs close through the body and sleeves with back darts, described by one reviewer as among the most form-fitting cuts tried. Kamakura patterns are cut in centimeters, so buyers should compare exact measurements rather than trusting the rough inch conversions.

Quality

Construction is single-needle at 22 stitches per inch with unfused collar and cuffs and shell buttons, which produces clean seams and a soft collar roll; one reviewer flagged button-attachment threads as loose enough to need resewing.

Price check

At USD 220 this sits at the premium end for a made-in-Japan dress shirt using Thomas Mason cloth, and reviewers consistently frame Kamakura's construction as strong value for the price tier.

Best for

A shopper who wants a slim, dressed-up button-down with careful stitching and is willing to study the size chart before ordering.

Care

Wash cool and hang or iron damp to manage the crisp twill; expect a little shrinkage, so account for it when choosing collar and sleeve sizes.

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Grounded in reviewer & owner reports: Anatomy of a Kamakura Shirt | Keikari.com · Kamakura shirts review – sizes available | Shirt Detective

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What owners report about Kamakura button-ups

Kamakura's button-ups carry a long-standing reputation on menswear forums for construction quality at their price: reviewers point to unfused collars, high stitch density, and mother-of-pearl buttons, and forum owners single out the oxfords' fabric and collar roll. Fit draws the most complaints — some owners find the neck-to-shoulder proportions off, and one reports routinely having the waist taken in rather than wearing the shirts as cut. Durability reports are mostly positive but not universal: one long-term reviewer wore a hole through a sleeve at the elbow and warns against relying on the shirts for heavy rotation. One detailed review also notes cost-saving construction choices, including a plain single-needle side seam with no side gusset despite the shirt's long tails.

Strengths: Owners and reviewers consistently rate the construction details — unfused collars, dense single-needle stitching, mother-of-pearl buttons — as very hard to match at the price, with the oxford-cloth button-downs called out as the line's strongest suit.
Watch out for: Recurring complaints are fit proportions (neck-to-shoulder ratio, waists that owners have altered) and isolated reports of fabric wearing through at the elbows under regular rotation.
Sizing: The line runs four distinct cuts — Tokyo and New York, each in slim and classic — and patterns are cut in centimeters, so reviewers advise working from the cm measurement tables rather than approximate inch conversions.

About Kamakura's button-ups line as a whole. Sources: Kamakura shirts review - detailed information on sizes and quality (Shirt Detective) · Kamakura shirt review - Fabricateurialist's Rewoven · Kamakura Shirts | DressedWell forum thread