A pair of vintage light gray melange flannel trousers, made for winter city wear in Japan.

The fabric has a soft brushed surface with a gentle drape, giving them an easy elegance that pairs especially well with fine knitwear, navy blazers, and other classic cold-weather layers. The double front pleats and cuffed hem add both comfort and a sense of refined weight.

Inside, the waistband is finished with striped Japanese lining, and the handwork remains visible in the construction. Details like these reflect the careful making of a Kobe tailor’s workshop rather than mass-produced ready-to-wear.

This piece comes from the family archive of Ikeda Tailor Shop, a tailoring lineage connected to Kobe, Japan. It follows the line of garments once tailored through the seller’s great-grandfather’s shop and worn for many years by her grandfather, a Japanese scientist known for first identifying dextrin, a compound now used in dental care worldwide.

Tailoring / Background
This is a one-of-a-kind archive piece passed down through the family line of Ikeda Tailor Shop, a tailor once operated in Kobe by the seller’s great-grandfather.

Details
Material: Wool flannel (Japan)
Color: Light gray melange
Construction: Double front pleats / cuffed hem / two back button pockets / striped waistband lining with Ikeda Tailor Shop label
Estimated era: 1960s–1970s
Season: Autumn / Winter / Early Spring

Reason
The medium-weight brushed flannel provides warmth, while the cuffed hem adds a subtle sense of weight and structure that works well in colder weather.

Estimated Fit
Men’s Medium
Waist: 32.7 in

Measurements
Waist: 32.68 in / 83 cm
Inseam: 26.77 in / 68 cm
Outseam: 37.40 in / 95 cm
Front Rise: 10.63 in / 27 cm
Leg Opening: 9.84 in / 25 cm

Condition
Cleaned and stored in box.
Well preserved for its age overall.
There is a small pinhole on one leg (see photos), and the price reflects this.
Please also expect minor storage wrinkles and natural signs of age. Sold as vintage in current condition.

Shipping / Notes
Each piece is carefully inspected and packed cleanly before shipping.

About the Brand
Ikeda Tailor Shop | Kobe
A family tailoring lineage passed down through generations in Kobe, Japan.
Guided by the idea:
“Not for someone else, but for the quiet strength within.”
Each garment carries time, restraint, and a kind of invisible sincerity.

Each piece is carefully inspected and wrapped while the scent of Japanese incense lingers in the atelier — a quiet ritual of preservation and care.
Orders are shipped in weekly batches from Japan.

Not for someone else.
But for the quiet strength within.
— Ikeda Tailor Shop
@ikedatailorshop

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