Yakuza Premium Promo Logo T-Shirt, Black

Brand lettering across the chest on black cotton blend

On this Promo shirt the name of the label does the work. The logo runs in two lines across the chest, the letters bowed slightly upwards and printed in a creamy white on the black fabric. Around the edges the lettering is deliberately frayed, as though it had been laid down with a wide brush. The word Selection sits small underneath. A smaller print appears on the sleeve, while the back stays bare.

Cut and fabric

The short-sleeved shirt sits close to the body. Anyone after something looser should take the next size up. Blending 80% cotton with 20% polyester gives a fabric that feels soft to wear. The sleeves stop at the upper arm, and ribbing closes the round neck. Black is the only colour, from M to 2XL.

Grey seams as a contrast

At the shoulders, sides and sleeve hems the stitching runs in grey rather than black and traces the shape of the shirt; the shoulder seam is double topstitched. A printed tape replaces the sewn-in label at the nape, and a small woven label sits low on the back hem. Details that only show up close.

What it goes with

A logo shirt with nothing on the back slips under a half-zip or a denim jacket, and holds its own over chinos or cargo shorts when nothing goes above it. For gigs, festivals and warm evenings a thin cotton shirt is the easy answer anyway.