American casual summer essentials

If you want to wear Amekaji properly in the summer, there are 5 essential items you must know. This time, I will tell you about the essential Amekaji items that are perfect for wearing in the summer. I will recommend popular products from our brand along with the meaning and keywords of Amekaji.

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1. Amekaji ≠ American Vintage

2. Amekaji keyword
2.1. Vintage Denim
2.2. Military Look
2.3. Motorcycle Fashion

3. American casual summer essentials
3.1 Henry Shirt
3.2. Denim shirt
3.3. Hawaiian Shirt
3.4. Denim Pants
3.5. Cargo Pants

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1. Amekaji ≠ American Vintage

"Ame-kaji" is one of the clothing styles that became popular in Japan. The term is an abbreviation of "American Casual" and originated from a Japanese magazine and was passed down as a Japanese phonetic translation. After World War II, Japan was influenced by American culture, and military clothing, raw denim, and motorcycle clothing gradually became a trend among many Japanese youth.

AMEKAJI style is simply American style casual clothing, which has gradually become an American vintage style with Japanese characteristics through Japanese improvement and development.
Strictly speaking, Amekaji is a kind of lifestyle/attitude, which does not only include American vintage style , but also includes Western Style, Biker Look, Workwear Style, Tannin Style, Military Look, Chimayo Style, etc.

2. Amekaji keyword

If you want to wear Americana style properly, you need to know the keywords. These include tannin, denim, cargo, military, indigo, motorcycle, and cargo boots.

2.1. Vintage Denim

Denim is an essential part of American casual style, and denim culture is a symbol of the American West, representing freedom, adventure, and a strong spirit, and these characteristics are the retro style that American casual style pursues. Denim is popular all over the world for its durability, practicality, and casual characteristics.

2.2. Military Look

Military style is usually made of thick fabrics and has a tight fit. Keywords include camouflage, army green, M65 field jacket, M51 coat, raw denim, and multi-pocket military pants.

2.3. Motorcycle Fashion

American rider wear originated from the leather culture of the Native Americans and developed into rider wear.
The first rider leather jackets were mainly functional clothing, but today's rider style has a more fashion feel. In addition to the cool and tough rider style, it is accented with flat collars, short designs, waist cuts, metal buttons, and badges.