Keep it long, treasure it long.

Wearing fluffy gauze

I thought that I would feel a little cool when I was short-sleeved, but the next day, I felt sweaty and cheerful. One piece that can be used as a haori is reassuring when there is one piece at the turn of the season that suffers from temperature differences. The room gown with a gentle gauze unique to ao makes you want to pick it up in any season.

One piece dress that you can enjoy wearing layers

A front-opening room dress with a fluffy texture and silhouette, as if you were wearing the air. I am using a soft double gauze, which is made from two pieces of fabric. If you open the front, you can wear it as a gown like a gown or cardigan, or you can put it on like a kimono and close it to make a simple dress. It is designed to be tied in two places inside and outside.

Because it is made with two pieces of gauze, it contains air between the dough to keep it warm and absorb moisture well. It can be relied on even in the summer when sweat is a concern and when the cold air from an air conditioner is a concern. When it gets chilly, you can enjoy a different outfit by combining it with the turtleneck inner.

Because it is folded and sewn, the seam does not touch the skin, and even a sensitive person can wear it with confidence. Please use it not only as room wear but also as pajamas. It is also recommended as a gift for pregnant women and nursing mothers.

ao gauze

Gauze is a fabric made by loosely twisting cotton threads and rolling it in alternate length and width directions. It features good moisture absorption, quick drying, and good breathability. Gauze often absorbs sweat, so it has a strong image of summer, but the double and triple layers of gauze have a layer of air between them that makes it surprisingly warm, which is actually a chilly season. It is also suitable for fabrics. Another advantage is that the weaving is done so that the density of the threads is low, which makes it as "light" and "soft" as if it were wrapped in air. Ao gauze is designed to maintain the "softness of cotton itself" that is often lost. We reviewed the process from thread to fabric in order to make clothes with a gentle touch, and as a result, we found that the cotton's soft touch can be maintained by eliminating unnecessary oil removal, processing and gluing. However, using a raw machine (Kibata) that does not undergo this processing has the advantage that it has a good texture, but it makes it difficult to handle it because it shrinks when washed. Ao has always been washed or dyed, the shrinkage is calculated, and the pattern is corrected to solve this awkwardness. Due to the complicated process that can be done only at our own factory, shrinkage when washed is reduced.

From a sewing factory in Niigata

ao is a factory brand established by a sewing factory in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture. Using the technology of a sewing factory that we have cultivated over many years, we make clothes that use gauze that is difficult to sew. We are particular about the goodness of the skin, and we are paying attention to every detail, such as pushing down the seam allowance and holding it down, folding it and sewing it, or sewing it like a bag.

In addition, we believe the possibility of gauze in ao (ao) such as double gauze with coarse mesh, single gauze to enjoy the feeling of see-through, and dyeing that does not look like gauze at first glance, and are actively developing original gauze fabrics Working on.