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One piece, one story: The Clay Dye Shirt by GoodNeighbors Shirts

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Hand-dyed in Japan’s earth – Slow, genderless, & alive with imperfection


The Clay Dye Shirt isn’t just clothing—it’s a slow manifesto. Light as rice paper. Grounded like river clay. Woven from 100% cotton and treated by hand with iron-rich clay from Fujioka’s mineral earth, it carries the weight of tradition and the lightness of modern ease. Each piece bears the marks of its making: uneven, alive, like parchment left in the sun.
For those who dress in stories, not seasons—whose wardrobe is a curated archive of tactile memory.

It’s born from Fujioka’s mineral-rich Kanto Loam—a clay 1,200 years in the making. Dyed using ancestral methods—no chemicals, just earth and water that return to the soil. This shirt carries the weight of generations; wear it as a quiet revolt against the disposable.

A young man wearing the clay dye beige shirt by GoodNeighbors Shirt. Its earthy, hand-dyed texture visible—paired with tailored black trousers and a slim belt. Round John Lennon-style sunglasses add a retro touch as he leans against a weathered white and blue wooden window, natural light highlighting the shirt’s organic wrinkles and subtle mud-dyed variations.

The alchemy of mud: Warm, mottled, alive


True craftsmanship is never rushed. This shirt falls like a well-worn page: relaxed through the shoulders, flared like a painter’s smock—textured as wind over loam, fading with grace.

  • The clay-white hue: Not plain, but layered. Like sun-bleached pottery or the inside of an apricot pit.
  • The trapeze silhouette: Effortless volume, no stiffness. A shape that swings from studio floors to twilight terraces.
  • The Takase shell buttons: Repurposed from food waste, each one a tiny manifesto against excess.
  • The hand-dyed variations: No two alike. Mottled gradients of iron-rich clay, as if stained by monsoon rains.
  • The pocketable back band: Snap it on for structure. Remove it for airy drift. A shirt that adapts like daylight.

The Clay Dye Shirt: Wear it like a well-travelled sketchbook


For the soul who presses wild chamomile between receipts, who finds beauty in the warp of sun-warped wood.

  • For the flea market dawn: Paired with drawstring linen pants, a woven hat, the back band tucked away like a secret.
  • For the kiln-room hours: Smeared with clay fingerprints, sleeves pushed up, the back band a flash of persimmon against dust.
  • For the late train home: Loosely knotted over a swimsuit, salt-crusted and sun-drunk, the dye deepening like old parchment.

For the modern humans who curate, not consume—whose wardrobe is a library of dog-eared favourites, each piece a chapter in their story.

🌟 The Clay Dye Shirt
Limited edition. Like a diary page—meant to be lived in.

🖤 Reserve yours: DM @suite123 | WhatsApp | e.mail

Available by appointment for shopping in Milano or worldwide—from screen to doorstep. From our hands to your story.

P.S. Ask about the mud’s journey. (It ages like rain-soaked stone—softer, brighter, more itself with every wear.)

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One piece, one story: The Clay Dye Beige Pants by GoodNeighbors Shirts

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Summer’s whisper: Earth-dyed, genderless ease—for the wanderer who finds beauty in sun-bleached stone and undone seams


The Clay Dye Beige Pants aren’t just fabric—they’re a canvas of slow living. Light as desert air, yet rooted like clay. They exist where simplicity meets soul—where every crease tells a story.  In a world of mass-produced fashion, their hand-dyed, mineral-rich hue feels like a page from a Wabi-Sabi manifesto—imperfect, organic, quietly profound. For those who collect moments, not trends—whose closet is a capsule of intentional pieces, each infused with memory.

A woman wearing the Clay Dye beige pants and matching shirt with rolled sleeves, unbuttoned over a gray tank top. She pairs the outfit with black leather loafers and square black sunglasses. Behind her, three small paintings hang at head height, with potted plants and flowers on a beige floor against a white wall.

The artistry of dye: Warm, uneven, alive


True ease is never accidental. These pants drape like well-loved parchment: relaxed through the thigh, tapered just so—textured as wind over dunes, fading with time.

• The clay-beige hue: Not flat, but layered. Like sand at dusk, or the inside of an old book’s spine.
• The wide-leg cut: Effortless movement, no bulk. A silhouette that swings from cobblestone streets to shoreline rocks.
• The elastic waist: Unfussy comfort. Like the drawstring of a painter’s smock, made for days that unravel slowly.
• The hand-dyed variations: Each pair unique. Faint tides of ochre and cream, as if touched by sun and soil.
• The cropped length: For bare ankles and saltwater cuffs. For summers spent chasing horizons.

A young man stands next to a white chair against a white wall with wooden floors. He wears beige clay-dyed pants and a short-sleeved matching shirt, round John Lennon-style sunglasses, brown leather shoes, and checkered socks.

The Clay Dye Beige Pants: Wear them like a well-travelled page


For the soul who underlines Rilke in park benches, a sprig of wild thyme pressed between the pages. For the quiet minimalist who finds infinity in grain and grain.

• For the coastal market: Paired with a ribbed tank, a woven bag slung crossbody, peach juice on your wrist.
• For hours in the studio: Headphones on, smock smudged with paint, these pants. Soft as a pencil sketch in the margins of an idea notebook.
• For the twilight terrace: Layered over a swimsuit, sweater knotted at your collarbones, firefly light.

For the modern humans who curate, not consume—whose wardrobe is a library of dog-eared favourites, each piece a chapter in their story.

☀️ The Clay Dye Beige Pants
Limited Edition. Like a fading Polaroid—meant to be held close.

🖤 Reserve yours: DM @suite123 WhatsApp | e.mail

Available by appointment for shopping in Milano or worldwide—from screen to doorstep. From our hands to your story.

P.S. Ask about the dye’s journey. (They age like seashells—softer, brighter, more themselves with time.)

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The Clay Dye Jackson Shirt

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Seasonless and genderless fashion #formodernhumans


Today, we introduce The Clay Dye Jackson Shirt by GoodNeighbors Shirts, a brand from Japan.

Its workwear style is fresh and contemporary. Indeed, when workwear meets Japanese minimalist design, it reaches its best. Also, the clay dye technique, a natural dyeing process attuned to nature and gentle on the skin, stands out. Learn more about Clay Dye here.

Garment values: timeless, seasonless, genderless, comfortable, easy-care.

Discover The Clay Dye Jackson Shirt


About the design
Jackson is a regular collar shirt with a wide silhouette and one pocket at the front. The shoulders are comfortable, and the trapeze line slightly widens towards the hem. Also, the shirt is made with delicate stitch work using 90 and 20 stitches.
Clay Dye treatment provides a certain unevenness and beautiful colours. There’s a pocketable and portable band on the back that can be attached and detached with snap buttons. 
Takase shell button front closure. These shell buttons are the byproduct of the food manufacturing process, which otherwise would be wasted. Therefore, they are considered sustainable.

The Clay Dye Jackson Shirt


About the material
100% cotton. The firm, highly textured fabric is a comfortable, wide fabric that resembles hotel sheets. 

About the colour
Clay white: a beige tone with a detachable pink band on the back. Specifically, clay dye is a unique natural dyeing with an earthy mood. And the effect is not flat but gradient.

Laundry
Easy care. Wash by hand.

Styling tips
The Clay Dye Jackson Shirt is a seasonless garment. So wear it throughout the year. Try it underneath a blazer or a sweater for your office outfits. Also, you can create cool workwear looks with denim or corduroy pants. 

The Clay Dye Jackson Shirt


How to purchase our unique selection:
Drop us an email or WhatsApp for orders or any further information. Also, you can book your private shopping experience – physical or via video call. 

International Shipping available!
We are based in Milano but ship our niche fashion selection #formodernhumans everywhere.

Exclusive Fashion
In order to provide unicity and a sustainable approach, our selection offers a limited number of pieces.

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Clay Dye: Fashion & Nature

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YWGS: “Green is good medicine”


Clay Dye is a natural dyeing technique launched by YWGS: GoodNeighbors Shirts in collaboration with Yard Works, both from Japan. A new label with a nature-inspired philosophy behind it. Close to the soil, and one with the soil.

In search of a reconnection to nature and overcoming a dualistic viewpoint that sees us separate from it, we found this project perfectly on point. Indeed, humans are nature, and this project celebrates it.

About Japanese style


We are Japanese design lovers! In particular, we appreciate the idea of quintessential simpleness, careful attention to every single detail, the atemporal design and sense of comfort. Also, we value that delicate expression that doesn’t need to scream to be seen. Of course, we know we are not alone, as there are many other estimators of the Japanese style. So, it’s for you that we selected some valuable garments from Japan. (Contact us to know more).

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YWGS: a new nature-inspired brand


YWGS is the project we introduce today: a collaboration label, GoodNeighbors Shirts with Yard Works.

Kei Amano, a plant expert based in Fuefuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Yard Works is his landscape and architecture studio.
Akira Aoki, passionate about music and art, is a fashion designer based in Tokyo. GoodNeighbors Shirt is his brand, a 7-day shirt project. In other words, its style concept is about shirts you can wear comfortably every day.

Therefore, the project joins a plant professional and a shirt professional. A borderless thought, functionality and urbanity from the garden to the city. Specifically, it is a new workwear line that unites gardening and urban style with a comfortable, timeless and genderless aesthetic #formodernhumans

YWGS conveys the concept of “GREEN IS GOOD MEDICINE.” And the nature imprint gets revealed in the clay dye technique.

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Clay Dye: What is it?


Clay Dye is a special dyeing technique: garments are immersed in clay by using high-quality clay from the parents’ farmer home – in Gunma prefecture for 400 years. Akira Aoki majored in dyeing and weaving design at art University. Also, the designer himself dyes shirts by hand.

This tactile experience makes nice shirts with just the right amount of unevenness and beautiful colours. Ultimately, caring for nature and being nature is one thing.

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