He has created approximately 2,000 patterns to date. Almost everyone who knocks on his door becomes a repeat customer, with some ordering more than 10 shirts a year, and the average ordering 3 to 4 shirts a year—that's MINAMI SHIRTS . Now, it has been decided that the first trunk show will be held at Isetan Shinjuku Store, Men's Building . The event will be for one day only, on November 11th. We visited Yuta Minami, who has his atelier in a residential area of Nagareyama City, Chiba Prefecture, where the sky is enveloped in a swirling, ink-like glow at night.

Yuta Minami, owner and craftsman of MINAMI SHIRTS

Event Information

MINAMI SHIRTS Order Event

□Sunday, November 11th, 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM□ Isetan Shinjuku Store, Men's Building 1st Floor = Dress Shirts & Ties

MINAMI SHIRTS shirts don't look neat whether folded or worn on a mannequin. That's because they faithfully reproduce the silhouette of a real human being.

The main highlight is the collar stand pattern, which was completed over a year ago.

"Until now, shirts were uncomfortable when wearing a tie because the straight collar stand pressed against the Adam's apple. I created a pattern that curves downwards towards the throat, following the line of the neck. Because the collar stand encroaches on what is originally the body of the shirt, I had to redesign the structure of the body as well."



Representative Yuta Minami disliked the way the fabric bunched up between the buttons when he unbuttoned his shirt without a tie, so he would pull it down. The front-sloping pattern was inspired by this silhouette. As a result, the bunching problem was eliminated. Minami derived three different angles of inclination from previous sampling. Since there are also two different silhouettes for the back of the neck, there are a total of six variations of the collar stand pattern.

A unique aesthetic is evident even in the way the floating core is positioned.

"The traditional theory of shirtmaking was to prioritize the beauty of the folded garment and place the interlining on the side of the collar that touches the skin. However, that inevitably resulted in an uncomfortable feel against the skin. MINAMI SHIRTS ' interlining is on the outside."

MINAMI SHIRTS , which require this much space just for the collar stand, literally overturn conventional concepts.

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