Sage Japanese Pajama Set 'Matcha'

Sage Japanese Pajama Set with V-Collar Wrap Top and Tea-Green Cotton

Matcha is the powdered green tea whisked in a chawan bowl, the colour as much as the drink. The set takes its tone from there. A soft tea-green runs across both pieces, sage rather than emerald, the kind of green old Japanese textile dyers pulled from yomogi leaves and steeped vats. The cotton has a slight grain that catches light. There is no print to compete with the colour; the dye does all the work. It is the most pared-back piece in the line.

The cut follows a modern samue silhouette: a wrap-front top with a V-collar, three-quarter sleeves, a cotton tie at the side, a clean back. The trousers are straight-cut with an elastic waist, falling to the ankle. The fabric is woven cotton with a textured hand — softer than poplin, more structured than gauze — and it loosens with each wash without losing its shape. Sizes run M, L and XL; the cut is loose enough to layer, fitted enough to wear out of the house.

You get the wrap top and matching trousers, packaged plainly. The cotton is meant to be lived in — slept in, made coffee in, walked through a bookshop in. No costume packaging, no plastic accessory clutter, no fake silk gloss. Just two pieces of textile that work together, ready to be folded into the rest of your wardrobe.

Wear it as nightwear, as a long quiet morning at home, as loungewear that holds up to a courier knocking at the door. Wear the top alone over jeans, the trousers alone with a plain tee. It pairs with bare feet, with leather slippers, with worn-in trainers when the weather turns. There are two Japans in every wardrobe; this one leans toward the tea-room side — slow ceremony, no rush, every detail counted. Free standard delivery.