Happi Coat 'Tsuru Akatsuki'

The happi coat where a crane flies into the dawn

Akatsuki means daybreak, and this one earns the name. The tsuru-akatsuki happi coat sets a white crane in flight against a glowing red rising sun on a deep navy ground, with branches of pale blossom drifting across the fabric. It's a calm, hopeful image — the bird crossing the dawn sky — rather than a fierce or busy one.

The mood is gentle and graceful. The single red sun gives the back a warm focal point, the white crane spreads its wings across it, and the blossom scatters around in soft tones against the navy. There's a stillness to it, a quiet optimism, and the print carries onto the sleeves so the dawn scene wraps the whole jacket.

As an open happi coat it's made to hang loose and unfastened, draping from the shoulders. The light, firmly woven fabric keeps a clean line, the wide three-quarter sleeves hold the kimono silhouette, and worn open the crane-and-sun scene frames your base layer with a calm, balanced feel.

Navy makes it easy and versatile to wear. A white tee picks up the crane and blossom; darker bottoms keep the focus on the rising sun. It's the piece for someone who wants something graceful and hopeful — daybreak, a crane, a quiet kind of beauty — over anything loud.

This is for the person who wants a calm, graceful image — a crane and a rising sun at dawn — on an easy open layer. Wear it open over a white tee with dark trousers and trainers. The free-size cut sits true to size with a relaxed, open drape.

• Type: Open happi coat (long kimono jacket)
• Material: Light, firmly woven fabric with a clean drape
• Pattern: Back print — white crane and red rising sun with blossom on navy
• Sleeves: Wide three-quarter kimono sleeves
• Fit: Open-front, relaxed unisex cut — worn loose as a layer
• Sizing: Generous, free-size cut — true to size, with an easy drape over a tee
• Colour: Deep navy with red and white
• Wear it with: White tee, dark trousers, trainers