Description
We love wearing our Linen Samue. They look great, are soft to the touch, and are strong enough to last a lifetime.
Linen is a sustainable fabric made from flax fibers that has been used for 6000 years. Stronger than cotton, it holds its color longer than most natural materials.
We use 5.5 oz European linen, dyed and finished in the USA. Our Linen Samue are preshrunk to maximum 5% shrinkage, and can be dry cleaned or machine washed and line or tumble dried. Shrinkage will be least with dry cleaning, and most with tumble drying.
Samue (or Samu-e or Samu-gi) is traditionally the work jacket for a Buddhist monk or nun in Japan, and it looks great on anyone. Wear it to the meditation hall, the dojo, around town or working in the garden. The fit is quite roomy. The samue closes with ties and you’ll find it has a zippered outside pocket. And like all of our clothing and cushions, it’s made right here in Seattle. Whether working, meditating, or relaxing, we think you’ll love doing it in any of our Samue collections.
These match our Linen Samue Pants, we invite you to feel free to mix and match. For more info about how to choose a samue, you may find this blogpost helpful.
“Samu” means “work practice” in a Zen community – these are the garment of choice for Japanese monks and nuns when they are not sitting in meditation doing the work of the day. That said, we think they look and feel great in the meditation hall. And whatever your line of work happens to be, we think you’ll love doing it in this jacket.
Our Linen Samue Jackets come in three colors – Gray, Blue, and Black.
Sizing Information
OUR SAMUE RUN LARGE
- X-Small Height 4′ 10″ to 5′ 4″ | Waist up to 32″
- Small: Height 5′ 2″ to 5′ 7″ | Waist up to 36″
- Medium: Height 5′ 5″ to 5′ 10″ | Waist up to 38″
- Large: Height 5′ 9″ to 6′ 1″ | Waist up to 42″
- X-Large: Height 6′ to 6′ 8″ | Waist up to 46″
Beautifully made, comfortable very high quality. I’ve purchased multiple other samue from others which I returned – they just don’t compare. It does run quite large, wish they made a size XXS for us petites as I will need to have mine taken in a bit.
Beautiful fabric, well made and sturdy. Color is a rich navy blue.
Beautifully sewn and tailored Samue Jacket! Not only I but also my friends and students were impressed by the high quality of work that went into it. I’ll be buying more from Still Sitting.
Fabulous craftsmanship, beautiful blue color. Excellent customer service!
It was much larger than I thought it would be, which was a pleasant surprise. I did not think an XL would be large enough. The quality of fabric is excellent. I would like the arms double stitched as it is used for outside work, but otherwise a perfect garment . Thank you