Description
Our Kyoto Collection Samue Jackets are made from our 5.37 oz. lightweight cotton Japanese fabric. These jackets will last a lifetime. Samue (or Samu-e or Samu-gi) is traditionally the work jacket for a Buddhist monk or nun in Japan. And it looks great on anyone. Wear it to the meditation hall, the dojo, around town or working in the garden. The fit is quite roomy.
The samue closes with ties and you’ll find it has a zippered outside pocket. Our samue is pre-shrunk, and may be dry cleaned or machine washed, and line or tumble dried. Like all of our clothing, it’s made right here in Seattle.
These match our Kyoto Samue pants, but we invite you to mix and match.
“Samu” means “work practice” in a Zen community – these are the garment of choice for Japanese monks and nuns when they are not sitting in meditation doing the work of the day. That said, we think they look and feel great in the meditation hall. And whatever your line of work happens to be, we think you’ll love doing it in this jacket.
Our Samue Jackets come in three colors: Kyoto Midnight, which is black-brown charcoal weave; Kyoto Morning, a light grey weave, and Kyoto Blue, a blue weave.
To help you choose a samu, this blogpost may help.
Sizing Information
OUR SAMUE RUN LARGE
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- X-Small Height 4′ 10″ to 5′ 4″ | Waist up to 32″
- Small: Height 5′ 2″ to 5′ 7″ | Waist up to 36″
- Medium: Height 5′ 5″ to 5′ 10″ | Waist up to 38″
- Large: Height 5′ 9″ to 6′ 1″ | Waist up to 42″
- X-Large: Height 6′ to 6′ 8″ | Waist up to 46″
Beautiful fabric. Size M fits this 5’9″ gal well.
Very comfortable, good for work or meditation. I decided to go with something that was technically a smaller size (large rather than x-large) and it worked out perfectly. When it says sizes “run large” that’s right and very helpful for getting a good fit. Thanks.
The fabic is wonderful and the sewing excellent. Thanks!