3. How to create the currently trending "hybrid" style

Yukihiko Hatori

Isetan Shinjuku Store, Men's Building 5th Floor = Tailored Clothing Assistant Buyer

Pair easy-to-wear blue chambray with a high-quality tailored jacket.


The checked jacket is made to measure by B&Tailor. The low gorge line and chest pocket placement give it a distinctive, modern tailoring. Hatori has paired it with a deliberately worn-in chambray shirt and tied up his V-zone, creating a trendy hybrid style of dress and casual.

The chambray shirt is a custom order from Isetan Men's. Depending on the fabric, it's possible to have it washed as an option to give it a worn-in look. Mr. Hatori washes his shirts himself to give them a worn-in feel. The button-down collar has longer collar points, and he deliberately leaves the buttons undone and wears it with a tie. He uses a collar clip to cinch the collar. By deliberately using this with a casual chambray shirt, he enjoys a playful mix of classic and casual styles. The tie is Marinella from Naples. This famous brand, said to have the world's largest selection of small patterned ties, is also known as a "tie that brings success." You might hesitate for a moment to combine a high-quality silk tie with a chambray shirt, but looking at Mr. Hatori's V-zone should dispel any doubts.




"When you go to work in just a dress shirt and no tie, like during Cool Biz, you sometimes feel uneasy and insecure when you see your reflection in a shop window or train window without a jacket or tie. In those cases, why not try going to work in a chambray shirt?" Indeed, a chambray shirt doesn't look out of place even without a tie. Once you arrive at the office, you can put on a tie from your desk, and sometimes throw on a jacket from your locker when you go to a client's office, and even in the summer, an elegant appearance will surely be a valuable asset in business.

Incidentally, the trousers are custom-made by Lid Tailor, a domestic tailor. When you open the jacket, you can see that he's wearing braces (suspenders) instead of a belt. He also told me that this way the crease of the trousers falls straight down, making the silhouette look nicer.