What kind of detail is the embroidery on the hidden placket that conceals the buttons?

The outside covers the buttons for a neat and smooth look, while raised embroidery decoration is concealed on the inner placket. A hidden placket is a closure method that adds a double layer of fabric so buttons are not visible from the exterior when fastened. ARTS&SCIENCE placed appliqué embroidery—sewing an overlapping piece of fabric over the base fabric—on the hidden button placket of this long-sleeve shirt^[1]. Fastening the buttons maintains a neat exterior, but opening the collar or unbuttoning reveals the three-dimensional texture of the stitching on the inside of the placket.

This detailed embroidery finish is hand-crafted directly at a workshop in Aomori, Japan^[2]. The fabric also features an elaborate construction. The material used for the shirt is MITSUMOKU ZQ wool poral, made of 100% New Zealand ZQ-certified superfine merino wool^[3][4]. It is woven by blending threads of four different colors and varying thicknesses^[5]. Poral is a textile loosely woven with high-twist yarn to provide breathability and resilience, where yarns of varying thicknesses intersect to create subtle layers of color and gentle grain on the surface.