Brand profile
SASSAFRAS
Kyoto label founded in 2004 making Made-in-Japan gardening wear from workwear, military and outdoor references.
KyotoOrigin
MenswearFocus
Workwear / HeritageStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about SASSAFRAS
Gardening drives every design decision
Pockets, loops and cargo volumes are sized for pruning shears and cut stems, so the utility details come from actual garden tasks rather than styling.
A fictional gardener frames collections
Designer Takashi Takagi presents the line through Steve Gossard, an invented Californian gardener, which sets the vintage workwear, military and outdoor references.
Construction justifies the price tier
Heavy military satins and selvedge denim are sewn in Japan with triple-needle stitching and bartacked stress points, sold through independent retailers worldwide.
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92% matchEngineered Garments
Same military/workwear pattern-hacking, Nepenthes lineage
What changes: US-made/looser Ivy leanings, no gardening concept
78% matchSnow Peak
Japanese outdoor utility with camp-and-garden function
What changes: More technical fabrics and titanium hardgoods focus
72% matchBeams Plus
Tokyo take on American workwear, cleaner and more Ivy
What changes: Retailer line, less garment-engineering, more preppy
68% matchNanamica
Japanese outdoor construction in restrained daily shapes
What changes: GORE-TEX minimalism instead of rugged cotton utility
Brand facts
SASSAFRAS is a Kyoto-based menswear label founded in 2004 by designer Takashi Takagi, who builds every collection around gardening. Vintage workwear, military and outdoor references are reworked into utility garments: cargo pants sized for pruning shears, overshirts with side loops and dropped pockets for cut stems, and the signature "Fall Leaf" pocket pants. Heavy military satins and selvedge denim, triple-needle stitching and bartacked stress points support Made-in-Japan construction. The brand frames its output through Steve Gossard, a fictional Californian gardener. Distribution runs through independent retailers worldwide.
- Founded
- 2004
- Origin
- Kyoto, Japan
- Price
- $$$
- Typical prices
- Trousers $256–$277 · Jackets $312–$371 · Jeans $263–$270
- Focus
- Menswear
- Styles
- Workwear / Heritage, Gorpcore / Outdoor