Name: Usable Tops by TOWN
SKU: 9784579118496
Availability: InStock

A book of tops that are perfect for everyday outfits, featuring designs ranging from classic basics to trendy styles.

Choose linen or cotton for a light and breezy feel in summer, or opt for glossy fabrics for special occasions.

Available in two size options:
1. S/M
2. L/2L.
Includes full-scale patterns with seam allowances.

Category：Japanese Sewing Book

Tag：Blouse, sewing patterns, womens clothes

Pages：: 71
ISBN：: 9784579118496
Release Date:: March, 2025
Language:: Japanese
Publisher:: Bunka publishing

Author profile

Mami Watanabe

designer. She graduated from Tokyo Mode Gakuen. Born in 1975. She works as a knit designer at a major apparel manufacturer. After that, she moved to Hayama-cho, Kanagawa Prefecture in 2007 after working as a teacher at a fashion vocational school. In 2008, she established the brand “short finger”. In 2021, she will move her atelier to Nagano Prefecture, where she will hold nationwide order receptions, collaborate with stores, and hold sewing classes.

Mami Watanabe‘s books

Usable Tops by TOWN

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TOWN’s One-Piece Two-Piece Three-Piece

¥1,870
New Standard Coat by TOWN

¥1,980
Daily wear made with pattern arrangement by TOWN

¥1,760

Ryoichi Kichiya

Patterner. He graduated from Bunka Fashion College, majoring in technology. Born in 1976. He has been working as a ladies’ pattern maker at a major apparel manufacturer for about 18 years. Independent in 2015. Currently, in addition to working on a wide range of patterns from major apparel manufacturers in Tokyo to brands around Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, where he lives, he also works as an artist to sell original parent-child clothes irregularly under the name of “KICHIYA PATTERN”.

In 2016, together with Mami Watanabe, her best friend since her time as an apparel maker, she started the label “TOWN” for pre-cut patterns with seam allowances.