A tonal check in indigo-dyed micro-wale corduroy — fine-ribbed and soft, nothing like workwear corduroy. The most familiar pattern in the collection, in the least expected cloth for it. Fabric Details 100% Japanese cotton micro-wale corduroyTonal indigo checkFine-ribbed and soft Fit Cut with a clean, modern fit—neither slim nor oversized. Sized to US measurements, not Japanese. Sizing Chart Model Model is wearing size M. Motif Aizome, Japanese indigo dyeing, predates almost everything else in this collection. It's the blue in the noren, the festival cloth, the old workwear — the color most people picture when they picture Japan. Care Machine wash cold. Hang dry or tumble dry low. Warm iron if needed. Designed in Berkeley. Woven and sewn in Japan, in small batches.