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Browse all Naked & Famous button-ups →Kimono Shirt - Black Rinsed Oxford + Black Japanese Festival
The verdict
Fit
Kimono cut with mixed fabric body (oxford plus a decorative festival textile patch or contrast). Likely cropped and roomy in the torso. Rinsed oxford is dressier than soft finishes; texture varies by the festival textile component.
Quality
Oxford is a durable weave; mixing with traditional festival textile adds cultural craft value but also complexity in care. Seams at blended sections may be stress points.
Is the price fair?
Premium pricing justified by limited supply and design originality rather than price-per-wear utility. Investment in a collectible piece, not a practical shirt.
Best for
Fashion collectors and kimono enthusiasts comfortable with specialized styling and higher-touch care.
Care
Separate wash from other garments; check festival textile care tag as it may differ from standard oxfords.
What owners report about Naked & Famous button-ups
Third-party coverage of the shirt line is thin compared with the brand's denim, but the detailed independent review that exists reports solid workmanship on the Japanese-fabric, sewn-in-Canada shirts, with good stitch density throughout. The same owner found the selvedge chambray fabric the highlight of the shirt. Reviewers note the loomstate fabrics behave like raw denim: the care tag on one shirt warned of 8-10% shrinkage in the wash, and the shirt did tighten roughly a half to a full size after laundering.
- Strengths
- Reviewers single out the Japanese-milled shirt fabrics and consistently good stitch density and construction.
- Watch out for
- Unsanforized styles shrink substantially in the wash (one care tag warned 8-10%), the kimono-style sleeve lacks a cuff opening so it can't be rolled far, and there are few long-term owner reports on the shirts to draw from.
- Sizing
- Selvedge styles run generous before washing and can come down a half to a full size after laundering, while the Easy Shirt is described as fitting true to size.
About Naked & Famous's button-ups line as a whole. Sources: In Review: Thinking Eastside of the Box — Naked and Famous Kimono Selvedge Chambray Shirt · Blog Post No. 28 — Naked & Famous SS2020 (Butterscotch LB, stockist)
