Dry Bones x Rockin' Jelly Bean Kaguya Baby Rayon Open-Collar Shirt, Bamboo Back Panel, Paper Tag, Size 40 M
Dry Bones x Rockin' Jelly Bean Kaguya Baby Rayon Open-Collar Shirt, Bamboo Back Panel, Paper Tag, Size 40 M
- Dispatch
- Prepared and sent from Tokyo within 7–14 days, often sooner, or as arranged
- Arrival
- United States · usually 4–7 days after dispatch, insured and tracked Check the Shipping Flowchart here
- Import
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A guide for this piece: about $35, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
The final figure is set by US Customs and depends on where the piece was made and the kind of object it is. Many antiques over a century old carry no ordinary duty; most jewellery and leather goods add a single-digit rate.
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- Sizing
- Measured flat by hand, pit to pit and length, in centimetres · Find your size · Ask before you buy
- Character
- QuietResplendent Ornate 6.5 of 10 ·
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- Within one Tokyo business day · Ask the curator team
- Guarantee
- Authenticity guaranteed · How we grade
Every piece is measured by hand, in centimetres as Japan measures. Please allow 1–2 cm (about ½ inch) for the give of the material and the hand that held the tape.
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Rockin' Jelly Bean drew Kaguya Baby especially for Dry Bones, and here it fills the back of an open-collar rayon shirt built to true Hawaiian-shirt standards.
The Piece
Kaguya-hime, the moon princess found inside a stalk of bamboo, is the heroine of Japan's oldest surviving folk tale. Rockin' Jelly Bean recasts her as one of his pin-up girls, seated on a fan of red and white rays among roses beneath a pair of tiki masks, with a curtain of golden bamboo behind her. Dry Bones, the Japanese label known for exacting reproductions of mid-century American clothing, printed the design as a single back panel.
The ground is rayon fujiette, the crisp, slightly textured weave favoured for the best vintage aloha shirts, with the bamboo motif repeated across the collar and both chest pockets. Pleats at the back yoke give the cut the easy swing of a 1950s bowling shirt. The panel is printed straight onto the garment, and the clarity of the colour is exceptional.
The original Dry Bones paper tag is still attached. The shirt has been tried on only.
Details
- Label: Dry Bones
- Artwork: Kaguya Baby by Rockin' Jelly Bean
- Fabric: Rayon fujiette
- Collar: Open collar
- Back: Single printed panel with yoke pleats
- Tag size: 40 (M)
- Measurements: chest 52 cm (20.5 in), length 68 cm (26.8 in), shoulder 42 cm (16.5 in). Every measurement is taken by hand, with the piece laid flat and the tape read by eye, so please allow a gentle margin of about 1–3 cm (0.5–1 in) for the natural give of fabric, handwork and the human hand.
Condition
Tried on only, with the paper tag attached. Firm creases remain from folded storage and will relax with a gentle steam.
Condition grade SA (near new) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Dry clean, or hand wash cold and dry flat in shade; steam rather than iron directly on the print.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
Every figure above is taken by hand with the garment laid flat, in centimetres. Lay a shirt or jacket you already love beside them and allow a centimetre or two of margin, the quiet safeguard on a final sale. Our size guide to tops and jackets turns pit-to-pit figures into US, UK, EU and Japanese sizes, and for anything it leaves open the curator team replies within one Tokyo business day.
Further reading: Read our guide Rockin'Jelly Bean and Erostika: Reading the Prints, Editions and Collaborations. Browse the Rockin' Jelly Bean and Erostika collection for related pieces.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Continue browsing in Erostika and Rockin' Jelly Bean and Aloha and Wagara Garments.
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