MONPE steteco.com Takashima chijimi / gray / eel bed

Takashima Chijimi" is comfortable even in hot and humid summer

MONPE is a collaboration with "steteco.com," which is working on the development of new relaxing wear, starting with steteko.

It is made of an uneven fabric called Takashima-Chijimi, which is light and comfortable to wear without sticking to the skin. It is breathable and does not stick to the skin even when sweating, making it suitable for the hot and humid Japanese summer. The fabric stretches horizontally, which is characteristic of chijimi fabrics, so it is easy to wear.

The reason why it feels so light and airy

Takashima chijimi is a cotton crepe fabric that has been woven in the Takashima area of Shiga Prefecture, northwest of Lake Biwa, since the Edo period. It is made using a weaving technique called plain weave, the same as Kurume Kasuri.

Although it is a plain weave, the process of "weaving the fabric with high-twisted yarn" and "exposing it to hot water after molding with a roller" produces unevenness in the fabric, which reduces the area that touches the skin, prevents it from sticking to the skin even when sweating, and makes it comfortable to wear with excellent breathability and quick-drying properties and stretchability in the horizontal direction due to its 100% cotton content.

■ steteco.com

steteco.com was launched in 2008 with the aim of "restoring and creating new steteco culture. Ltd. was founded in Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture in 1938 as a knit products manufacturer, and the camel meryas and Takashima chijimis (cotton crepe) it has produced since that time hold one of the largest shares in the industry.
The company has introduced colors and patterns into the fabric of steekos, which used to be mainly white, and has developed a lineup of products every season that can be enjoyed by a variety of people for their comfort.

Japanese Jeans "MONPE

The "monpe," which took root after World War II as farm work clothes, had a loose silhouette with a large hips. Eel Bedding developed the monpe in response to requests from local residents who wanted to make monpe out of fabrics they had unwrapped from antiques and kimonos that had been left in their wardrobes. While saving cloth, the monpe was designed to be simple, taking advantage of its width of about 36 cm (kimono length), and as a result, a slim "monpe" was born with the functionality of a monpe intact. This is the standard MONPE of today.

Understanding the differences in size and fabric

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Basic Specifications

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Unisex size

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