Kamakura Shirts

Kamakura Shirts was founded in 1993 by Yoshio Sadasue and his wife Tamiko in the city of Kamakura, which was once the capital of Japan. The brand delivers high-quality shirts from the finest craftsmen in Japan to the world, taking its inspiration from the American Ivy League schools of the 1960s.

The VINTAGE IVY COLLECTION began in 2012 with the encounter of Mr. Graham Marsh, an Art Director/Ivy League connoisseur residing in the UK. Drawing on Mr. Marsh's expertise in 1960s jazz and Ivy League fashion, Kamakura Shirts skillfully crafted authentic button-down shirts that capture the essence of that era. Read the story