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The Kei Gardener Pants

Unisex, comfortable, chic workwear #ForModernHumans


Introducing The Kei Gardener Pants by GoodNeighbors Shirts x Yard Works from Tokyo, Japan – our top pick of the week!

Exclusive at suite123! Discover the latest collaboration between GoodNeighbors Shirts and Yard Works, which embodies the ethos of “GREEN IS GOOD MEDICINE.” Indeed, the project brings together the expertise of both a plant professional and a shirt professional to create a seamless fusion of nature and urban life.

More than just garments, this line is a statement of style in synchrony with nature. So, this new workwear line blends gardening inspiration and urban style with a comfortableeasy-care, timeless and genderless aesthetic  #formodernhumans

Discover The Kei Gardener Pants


About the design
Lightweight cotton trousers inspired by gardening, thoughtfully designed with an elasticated waistline and drawstring, two side pockets, and a detachable rubber band along the back. Specifically, the design point focuses on unisex daily workwear with a refined aesthetic.

The Kei Gardener Pants, khaki unisex trousers with drawstring
The Kei Gardener Pants by GoodNeighbors Shirts x Yard Works


About the material
The fabric is a soft and comfortable cotton reminiscent of hotel sheets. 
100% Cotton

About the colour
Khaki: an earthy tone that blends with nature.

Laundry
Wash by hand. Easy care product.

Styling Tips
The Kei Gardener Pants elevate your Spring-Summer outfits with functionality and style. Pair it with The Kei Gardener Jacket and The Clay Dye Shirt for an earthy tone combination. Or add a pop of colour by pairing it with a red check shirt (The Damon Regular Collar Shirt) for a vibrant style. But consider pairing these trousers with a structured blazer for a formal occasion.

How to purchase our selection:


Head over to our Instagram account to discover our shop (link in bio)!
Drop us an email or WhatsApp for orders or any further information. Also, you can book your private shopping experience in person or via video call.

International Shipping!
From Milano, our fashion selection #formodernhumans is available for international delivery.

Exclusive Fashion
🖤 Our selection intentionally offers limited pieces to ensure uniqueness and a sustainable approach 

Further details, size advice and prices via →WhatsApp

● Please, contact us for size guidance before purchasing.

🛍 Treat yourself today! Get yours directly from the suite123 shop!

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The Kei Gardener Jacket

Embrace a new era of style that honours the bond between humanity and nature


Introducing The Kei Gardener Jacket by GoodNeighbors Shirts x Yard Works from Tokyo, Japan – our top pick of the week!

Exclusive at suite123! Discover the latest collaboration between GoodNeighbors Shirts and Yard Works, which embodies the ethos of “GREEN IS GOOD MEDICINE.” Indeed, the project brings together the expertise of both a plant professional and a shirt professional to create a seamless fusion of nature and urban life.

More than just a garment, it’s a statement of style in synchrony with nature. So, this new workwear line blends gardening inspiration and urban style with a comfortable, easy-care, timeless and genderless aesthetic #formodernhumans

Discover The Kei Gardener Jacket


About the design
Lightweight jacket inspired by gardening, thoughtfully designed with a stand collar, two wide pockets plus a small one on the right along the front, and two buttoned pockets at the back. Snap button closure; detachable rubber band along the back. Specifically, the design point focuses on unisex daily workwear with a refined aesthetic.

The Kei Gardener Jacket by GoodNeighbors Shirt and Yard Works, japan


About the material
The fabric is a soft and comfortable cotton reminiscent of hotel sheets. 
100% Cotton

About the colour
Khaki: an earthy tone that blends with nature

Laundry
Wash by hand. Easy care product.

Styling tips
The Kei Gardener Jacket is a lightweight garment that elevates your Spring-Summer outfits with functionality and style. Pair it with The Kei Gardener Pants and The Clay Dye Shirt for an earthy tone combination. Or add a pop of colour by pairing it with a red check shirt (The Damon Regular Collar Shirt) for a vibrant style. But don’t hesitate to mix and match with black, blue, or grey trousers and jeans for versatile options. Also, for a touch of elegance, consider layering it over a dress to complete your ensemble.

How to purchase our selection:


Head over to our Instagram account to discover our shop!
Drop us an email or WhatsApp for orders or any further information. Also, you can book your private shopping experience in person or via video call.

International Shipping!
From Milano, our fashion selection #formodernhumans is available for international delivery.

Exclusive Fashion
🖤Our selection intentionally offers limited pieces to ensure uniqueness and a sustainable approach 

Further details, size advice and prices via  WhatsApp

● Please, contact us for size guidance before purchasing.

🛍 Treat yourself today! Get yours directly from the suite123 shop!

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Clay Dye: Fashion & Nature

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).

clay dye


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.

Clay Dye

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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Why Japanese Fashion

The Point on style & Japanese aesthetic


Making the point on style by examining the international fashion panorama, helps answer the recurring question we often hear: why Japanese fashion?

Why is Japanese fashion design relevant in today’s global fashion landscape?

What is our prerequisite


On an international scale, we look for brands who have something to say, offer good design and a consistent expression of their vision. Also, we keep in mind the shift brought about by the pandemic: a return to the essence. So we curate a capsule selection of meaningful pieces.
“Less but better” means that there’s a reason for every garment we choose. So, every garment we choose serves a purpose.

A glimpse of the international fashion panorama


We are quite perplexed about the designers’ proposals we have seen lately. We noticed that many brands have lowered the bar offering poor quality and meaningless design, also labelled “sustainable,” which makes us laugh. Although some brands show beautiful dreamy lines, these have no context in our lifestyle, at least for now. So, we’ll keep an eye on them for the future.

The Italian situation, specifically, requires a deep analysis.
In short, after the demolition of Italian craftsmanship and after production was dislocated to other countries, Italian fashion is not at its best. Many brands have no soul or remain stagnant, offering no evolution. Many successful brands primarily sell the vision of a ‘sexy woman,’ which feels overly rooted in the status quo. We want to see something beyond the ‘sexy doll’ stereotype.

Why Japanese Fashion - an image of Japanese style by Plantation1982
Plantation1982


What leaves us perplexed is the direction that many international brands, considered the cool ones, are pursuing. If they aim to design a modern style, they repurpose a Japanese aesthetic. And so, the Instagram images are beautiful, but when you analyse the clothing design, the patterns, it’s clear where the inspiration comes from. In the end, there’s a common thread connecting brands from Italy, the U.K., North Europe or US. Despite their significant followings, they all reveal the same specific characteristics that strongly resonate with Japanese fashion design.

By the way, what we find somehow interesting is that those brands sell even to Japanese stores. In other words, the Japanese buy their own aesthetic made by someone else. If a Japanese buyer would illuminate us on this, we would be grateful.

Why Japanese fashion? Embracing original designs


In conclusion, why Japanese fashion?
Nippon offered a wealth of unconventional and advanced fashion design. What we notice as a commonality between Italian and Japanese cultures is the obsessive attention to detail and style. While drawing inspiration from Italian, European or international brands in general is acceptable, we do not expect them to replicate exaclty the same Japanese designs.

So, why Japanese fashion? Instead of opting for international brands with a Japanese aesthetic, we choose the original ones.

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