I chose Suteteko
as a thing which has made a comeback in Japan. I chose this product because
about two years ago my farther bought one in summer. I had never heard the name
before, and when I first saw it, I had no idea what it was. However it looked so
comfortable and stylish and it seemed to exist from a long time ago in Japan.
First of all,
let me explain what Suteteko is. Suteteko is mainly men’s underpants resembling
loose Bermuda shorts. It can be the protection against the cold, protect pants from
damages, breathe well, dry quickly and absorb sweat. It first spread in the
Meiji era. People used it as underwear of Kimono and Hakama. Suteteko of the
early days was mainly used as inner wears or pajamas, but nowadays it came back
as a dressing gown in summer.
Suteteko has been used mainly by men of the
old and middle age. However about from 2008, Suteteko has been produced putting
an emphasis on design, and several inner makers and famous apparel brands, such
as UNIQLO have entered Suteteko industry, and that helped Suteteko come back
into vogue not only among men but also among women and young generations.
UNIQLO has started to put special advisers in the Suteteko booth to teach
customers about Suteteko who do not know about it.
In my opinion, this comeback is a good thing,
because as Suteteko breathes well in summer while protects against the cold in
winter, I think it is very ecological. The
damage of global warming has been getting serious as the year goes by,
therefore we need to use the things which have the wisdom of ancient people in
order to live comfortably. I think Japan has many things which resemble
Suteteko such as Sensu and so on.
They look very comfortable - do you have a pair? They look to be ideal as "easy pants," especially to wear during the summer as casual room pants or as pajama bottoms. I like them!
ReplyDeleteMs. MacGregor
Recently, a lot of innovative fashions have been rising. Suteteko is one of them, and I'm interested in it. I also think that this comeback is good thing because people can enjoy a new type of fashion and know traditional thing of Japan at the same time. I'd like to try one.
ReplyDeleteMinami
Hi this is Mayuko! I have one of those and really like it! There are many good traditional products which is very useful so we should re-produce and sell them as brand new product !
ReplyDeleteHello. This is Koichi.
ReplyDeleteWearing sutetekos in summer is really comfortable. I wear them during every summer after they become popular. As you say, they were not well-known several years ago; however, since they started to be sold, meny people have bought them.
My father started to wear Suteteko this summer and he really like it!
ReplyDeleteThey are sold for low price and many fascinative colors.
It is too cold to wear it so I would like to try it next summer!!
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