Vintage Japanese Deadstock:

1960's Japanese Seersucker Summer Cotton
Railroad Stripe Type Kimono (Yukata) Fabric

Catalog# 7506

Width: 14.25 / 36.2 cm
Length: 48 inches / 139.8

Item Details and Description:

• Fabric History/Pedigree:  Deadstock Japanese kimono cotton (new but unsold stock) estimated from the 1960s.
  
  
• Fabric Description:  Light-medium weight , also called railroad stripes type, with thirteen half-inch(12.7 mm) wide bands, evenly spaced running lengthwise; bands are composed of 3 pinstripes: pale-blue, purple, pale-blue (see close-ups); This type of weave renders the fabric a bit thicker and textured to the touch, as the weave breathes and wicks moisture nicely; originally intended for use in making yukata (summer/bath kimono); same on both sides.
  
  
• Fabric Type: Still slightly firm, fabric softens with wash. (hand-wash separately, lukewarm water-- see our
  
  
• Colors: Please remember that colors and contrast shown may differ on different devices. Please note colors listed in the text here.
  
  
• Condition:  Excellent.