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Take Shorts

Take Shorts

¥19,800 JPY
¥19,800 JPY
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Size Guide

Size
Total Length
Waist
Inseam
Weight
S
51cm
70(78)cm
17cm
250g
M
53cm
74(82)cm
18cm
260g
L
55cm
78(86)cm
19cm
270g
XL
57cm
82(90)cm
20cm
280g

*Waist measurement is based on the relaxed elastic. (The dimensions in parentheses are the measurements with the elastic stretched.)

*The weight may vary by about 5g depending on the color or individual item.
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When you think of mountain shorts, what comes to mind first is probably something short, thin, and built around lightness.

The Take Shorts sit a little apart from that.

A hem that reaches toward the knee.

A wide silhouette that flares gently toward the hem.

Compared to lighter shorts, the fabric has more weight to it.

But it's precisely that weight that lets the silhouette hold its shape cleanly.

While walking, the fabric is less likely to cling to the legs — creating space for air to move through.

Breaking free from the conventional idea of mountain shorts, the Take Shorts are built for ease of movement, coolness, and the kind of versatility that makes you reach for them naturally on the road.

A natural texture, balancing quick-drying properties and durability.

A medium-weight 177g/m² polyester twill fabric, comfortable enough for year-round use.

The warp threads use recycled polyester yarn with a cotton-like texture, offering a natural feel against the skin. The weft threads are woven with composite polyester fibers, adding just the right amount of elasticity and stretch.

The fabric is further finished with a washing process, giving it a relaxed, natural appearance while offering durability for bushwhacking and quick-drying properties suited to long mountain treks and travels.

A loose silhouette that lets the wind through.

The wide silhouette flares gently toward the hem, keeping fabric from clinging to the skin. With every step, fresh air flows through.

The knee-length cut offers ease of wear for those who prefer more coverage than shorter shorts.

Front inseam tucks allow the fabric to fall cleanly despite the generous fit — keeping the silhouette from reading as overly wide.

Elastic at the back waist only keeps the fit comfortable and generous, while preventing the hip area from dropping or sagging.

Large-capacity pockets that earn their place on the road.

Slash pockets on both sides at the front, with a back pocket positioned on the right.

Large cargo pockets on both sides offer generous capacity — enough to hold two cans of beer.

Trail snacks, a paperback, a foldable camp stove — and on long trails, a temporary home for the extra things that accumulate along the way.

  • Model height: 170cm, weight: 58kg, wearing size M.

  • Model height: 164cm, wearing size S.

  • Model height: 174cm, weight: 64kg, wearing size L.

  • Model height: 164cm, wearing size S.

  • COLUMN

    When Chiyoda walked the Appalachian Trail over roughly two months, the Take Shorts were his choice.

    Long-trail hikers tend to wear shorts that are short, thin, and built around lightness and quick-drying. The Take Shorts are almost the opposite.

    The fabric has weight. They're not exceptionally light, and they don't dry especially fast. But that weight is exactly what lets the wide silhouette hold its shape. The space created between the leg and the fabric worked well over the long haul. Even when wet, the fabric was less prone to clinging to the skin. The wide silhouette let wind move through — cooling, yes, but also helping the wet fabric dry as you walked.

    If you're optimizing purely for lightness and quick-drying, there are better options. But as something you wear every single day, a different kind of value starts to show itself.

    Take the side pockets. On a long trail, there are always things you need to access briefly — gloves you're putting on and taking off, a hard shell, a phone charging while you walk, a water bottle.

    Being able to drop those things into the side pockets was genuinely useful over long distances.

    And long trails have town days — time spent off the trail, in civilization. The wide silhouette, with its front opening, front pockets, and tucks, carries a classic trouser-like quality that never reads as too casual. After finishing the Appalachian Trail, they held their own on the streets of New York without missing a beat.

    Not just for the mountains — a pair of shorts that carries the journey through without interruption.

    Walking long miles, getting wet, drying out, stepping into town, then back on the trail again.

    The Take Shorts slipped quietly into all of it.

    Interview / Takashi Chiyoda
    Writing / Daiki Nozawa

spec

Material

• 60% Polyester
• 40% Composite Fiber (Polyester) (60% recycled materials)

Colors

・True Black
・Moss Gray
・Lime Stone

Country / Region of Production

• China — Suzhou

Updates

• Expanded from 3 sizes to 4 sizes:
XL size → New size