Japanese Casual Pants 'Aoi'

The pant with a whole flock taking off up one leg

Where the tsuru has one crane, these casual pants, aoi, give you the whole flock. A flight of white cranes lifts up one leg, embroidered in pale thread, the birds climbing from ankle toward hip in a loose, rising formation. It's movement stitched into the cloth — graceful and a little poetic on an easy everyday trouser.

The embroidery makes the flight live. Worked in relief rather than printed, each bird stands off the fabric with the texture of real thread, and no two are quite alike, so the flock reads as motion rather than a flat repeat. Against the solid ground it stays elegant, never busy.

Made for daily wear: an elastic drawstring waist, a relaxed leg, gathered cuffs to a clean ankle, the linen-blend keeping it breathable and easy. The rising cranes run along one leg, so the detail shows as you move.

Three grounds keep the white birds crisp — a classic Navy, a soft grey-blue, a warm Red. A plain tee and clean sneakers, and the embroidered flight is the quiet, distinctive thing that lifts the whole look.

For the person who wants grace with their everyday trouser. Available M to 5XL — we recommend choosing one size up from your usual size.

• Type: Relaxed jogger, gathered ankle
• Material: Lightweight linen-blend, breathable with a soft drape
• Pattern: Embroidered flight of white cranes rising up one leg
• Technique: Embroidered cranes
• Waist: Elastic waistband with drawstring
• Cuffs: Elastic-gathered cuffs
• Sizing: Available M to 5XL — see the size guide; the elastic waist gives an easy, adjustable fit
• Colours: Navy, grey-blue or red
• Wear it with: With a plain tee and clean sneakers