{"product_id":"ltm-sn-merino-relaxed-action-long-t","title":"ltm×[sn] Merino Relaxed Action long T","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWarmer than a T-shirt, thinner than fleece: the layer in between\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ltm×[sn] Merino Relaxed Action long T is a long sleeve from ltm and [sn]. ltm is the brand of Kotaro, a filmmaker who spends 85 days a year in the mountains. It starts from something he kept feeling about layering on a climb: a mid-weight fleece runs a little hot, and a T-shirt alone is cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWear fleece while you are moving and you warm up fast; take it off and it fills the pack. And a fabric that performs well as an active layer can carry a sporty look that is hard to place in everyday clothes. So this long sleeve was built: not as thick as fleece, one layer warmer than a T-shirt. Kotaro calls that position a thin mid layer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt uses the same 50% merino wool, 50% polyester fabric as the short sleeve ltm×[sn] Merino Relaxed Action T. So that it works both as a thin layer added over a base layer and as a long sleeve worn on its own, there is a reason behind the neck, the sleeve attachment, the body length and the stitching, not only the fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin: 1.6em 0 2.2em;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0308\/6024\/files\/img_wear_kinari.jpg?v=1788824247\" alt=\"Soft Natural worn on its own\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 0.88em; color: #666; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eSoft Natural worn on its own\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom an experience on Mt. Utsugi to 50% merino, 50% polyester\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% merino wool regulates temperature and moisture well, and it is easy to use on day hikes in spring, autumn and winter. What caught Kotaro's attention, using it in the mountains again and again, was how it dried once wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Mt. Utsugi, with a 100% wool piece as his active layer, he went to change out of the base layer he had slept in the next morning and found the previous day's sweat had not left the fabric. He put his arms into a cold garment. What is not a real problem on a day hike becomes hard to ignore on an overnight trip. Caught in rain, or sweating heavily inside a shell, a garment that will not dry works against your body heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo polyester was brought in at 50%, covering how quickly it dries once wet, while merino keeps its temperature and moisture regulation. It is a blend that faces the weakness he had felt in 100% wool. Not two materials split down the middle for its own sake: a 50:50 arrived at from nights spent in the mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e143g\/m². The fabric weight chosen for a thin mid layer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fabric weight is 143g\/m². Slightly lighter than the 150g\/m² typical of a wool base layer, it holds enough thickness to keep sheerness down while staying easy to layer as a thin extra. The polyester blend adds quick drying and durability, so the fabric can change its role with the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin: 1.6em 0 2.2em;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0308\/6024\/files\/img_fabric.jpg?v=1788824231\" alt=\"The merino and polyester blend fabric\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 0.88em; color: #666; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eThe 143g\/m² fabric\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCompact spinning, to hold down the fuzz\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe yarn uses compact spinning. Air gathers the fibres, and the twist wraps in the fuzz that would otherwise work its way out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWool and polyester blends can pill easily; holding the fuzz down at the yarn stage keeps that in check. Less fuzz on the surface also carries into the dyeing, where the dye takes evenly, and into the colour itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe merino measures 18.5 microns. The fine fibre keeps the prickle wool is known for down, and leaves a smooth feel against the skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin: 1.6em 0 2.2em;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0308\/6024\/files\/img_yarn.jpg?v=1788824195\" alt=\"Ordinary yarn compared with compact yarn\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 0.88em; color: #666; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eOrdinary yarn and compact yarn\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe neck is wider because that is where heat is felt first\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe neck opening is wider across than on the previous model. The reason: when your body warms up while moving, the neck is where heat is felt first. Room at the opening lets that heat leave through the chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt goes over the head easily even when sweat has the fabric stuck to you, and it is easy on and off when you change in a tent or a hut. With a fleece or shell over the top, the neck does not close in. The opening reaches about as far as showing a little collarbone, balanced against the roomy silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin: 1.6em 0 2.2em;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0308\/6024\/files\/img_neck_new.jpg?v=1788824200\" alt=\"The wider new neck opening\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 0.88em; color: #666; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eThe neck is wider across than on the previous model\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin: 1.6em 0 2.2em;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0308\/6024\/files\/img_neck_old.jpg?v=1788824205\" alt=\"The neck on the previous model\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 0.88em; color: #666; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eThe neck on the previous model\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA Y-joint sleeve, so the hem does not follow your arms up\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sleeves are set with a Y-joint, sewn to the arm in a Y. The shoulder moves easily, and raising your arm high does not pull the body of the shirt with it, so the hem stays down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaching up on rock, adjusting a shoulder strap, turning over inside a tent. If the hem lifts every time your arms go up, your waist and back are left bare. The Y-joint is there to take that small, repeated annoyance out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin: 1.6em 0 2.2em;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0308\/6024\/files\/img_yjoint.jpg?v=1788824210\" alt=\"The Y-joint sleeve attachment\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 0.88em; color: #666; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eThe Y-joint sleeve, sewn to the arm in a Y\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe shoulder seam moved back, away from the pack harness\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seam that sits on top of the shoulder on an ordinary T-shirt has been moved toward the back. It keeps the seam from running under the shoulder harness while you carry a pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not notice it in a few minutes, but walk for hours under a pack and a small ridge or rub turns into a problem. The shoulder line itself was changed to take the seam out of where the harness lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin: 1.6em 0 2.2em;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0308\/6024\/files\/img_shoulder.jpg?v=1788824215\" alt=\"The shoulder seam moved toward the back\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 0.88em; color: #666; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eThe shoulder seam moved toward the back\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFlat-seamer stitching where the seam meets skin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stitching uses a flat seamer. The seam allowance does not stand up much, so what touches the skin stays flat. It is a technique also used in competitive swimwear and race apparel, and in a garment worn for hours at a time, it takes the seam itself out of the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA longer body that covers the waist, and a long hem rib\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body length takes its cue from 1950s vintage sweats. It is long enough to cover the waist, so bending over does not leave your waist or stomach out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hem rib is long as well. Drawing in the roomy body at the hem keeps the whole thing from reading as sloppy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin: 1.6em 0 2.2em;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0308\/6024\/files\/img_hem.jpg?v=1788824221\" alt=\"The longer body and hem rib\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 0.88em; color: #666; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eA longer body that covers the waist, and a long hem rib\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin: 1.6em 0 2.2em;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0308\/6024\/files\/img_wear_back.jpg?v=1788824258\" alt=\"The longer body seen from behind\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 0.88em; color: #666; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eA body length that covers the waist\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSleeves with a little to spare, for movement and for the look\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sleeves have room, cut long enough that the fabric gathers at the wrist when you drop your arms. Rather than following the body closely, the silhouette keeps a little more volume than you need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat room works on movement too. Raising an arm, putting a hand on rock, shouldering a pack: the sleeve does not pull, and when you sweat the fabric does not cling to your arm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNo thumbholes: the sleeve length covers the back of the hand instead\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are no thumbholes at the cuffs, and that was a choice. The reason was to keep a casual look, so that worn in town it does not read too strongly as mountain gear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead the sleeve itself is cut long, so when it is cold you can draw your hand in and cover the back of it. Rather than adding a thumbhole, the sleeve length reaches your hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA small ltm × [sn] logo at the lower left\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe logo sits small at the lower left. Not a large graphic making a statement, but a size that leaves the roomy silhouette and the colour of the fabric alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin: 1.6em 0 2.2em;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0308\/6024\/files\/img_logo.jpg?v=1788824226\" alt=\"The ltm and [sn] collaboration logo at the lower left\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 0.88em; color: #666; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eThe ltm × [sn] logo at the lower left\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eColours that settle as you wear them\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYamabuki Gold and Pale Purple come through strong when new, and settle little by little as you wear and wash them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYamabuki Gold moves from vivid toward a calmer, yellowed cast, closer to the worn-in colour you find on an old T-shirt. Pale Purple shifts from a clear purple toward something deeper and quieter. There is the colour when new, and there is the colour after you have kept wearing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin: 1.6em 0 2.2em;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0308\/6024\/files\/img_fade_b.jpg?v=1788824241\" alt=\"How Yamabuki Gold changes with wear\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 0.88em; color: #666; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eYamabuki Gold settles toward a calmer, yellowed cast\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin: 1.6em 0 2.2em;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0308\/6024\/files\/img_fade_a.jpg?v=1788824236\" alt=\"How Pale Purple changes with wear\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 0.88em; color: #666; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003ePale Purple deepens and quietens as you wear it\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin: 1.6em 0 2.2em;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0308\/6024\/files\/img_wear_yamabuki.jpg?v=1788824252\" alt=\"Yamabuki Gold worn\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 0.88em; color: #666; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eYamabuki Gold worn\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSoft Natural was chosen with its sheerness taken into account\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoft Natural is sheerer than the other colours. That was known at the sample stage, and it was chosen anyway. It is an undyed, natural shade, not as hard as pure white and brighter than beige.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorn on its own, a crew neck dry layer underneath keeps the sheerness down. Worn as a thin mid layer over a T-shirt or a sleeveless, the piece underneath already handles it, and the colour showing at the neck becomes part of the layering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOne layer on its own, or one layer more\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you run warm, wear it alone while you move. If the air has an edge, layer it over a T-shirt or a sleeveless. Feel the chill at a rest stop and pull it out of the pack as one more layer. In deep winter it goes over a long sleeve base layer, with a fleece on top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than adding another thick insulating piece, you add one thin layer and tune to how you feel. That is what a thin mid layer is for. It keeps a look you can wear in the mountains or in town, while the drying he ran into on overnight trips, the rub of a pack, the hem riding up when you raise your arms, are each answered one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSize chart\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLength\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWidth\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eShoulder\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCuff Width\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSleeve\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHem Width\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHem Opening\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e62.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e64.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e59cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e67.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e47cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e56cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e62cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e69.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e62cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e58cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e64cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e71.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e64cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e65cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eActual 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