Japanese denim

What is Boro? Traditionally, it’s mending ragged textiles with 19th century, indigo died, hand-loomed, natural fibers such as cotton or hemp.  Boro is a Japanese word meaning “tattered rags” and it’s the term frequently used to…
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We had the pleasure to talk to Mr Katsu Manabe of the Momotaro / Japan   Blue family who make waves in the denim industry worldwide with their original and authentic denims.  He speaks to Denimsandjeans.com in length about how he got…
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JAPAN BLUE is a jeans brand created by legendary Japanese denim fabric mills – COLLECT - in 2010. COLLECT has a A Chat With Hiroki Kishimoto | Japan Blue deep routed tradition of denim making in Kojima, Okayama. Collect is also…
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Evisu (Japan) has always had a distinct persona as a denim brand. They have always followed their own trends  . This effect of hand-painted denim cannot be duplicated and replaced by standardized manufactured jeans, adding a unique personal…
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While most of the denim consumption is moving towards lighter weights – both in men’s and women’s categories, Japanese revel in challenging themselves and shocking the world by producing a higher weight than what they did on their last time…
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This article is a reproduction of an articleby Adam Marelli on his recent visit to Kojima (Japan) where he saw the traditional denim production by the jeans brand Momotaro..It is a beautiful outsider’s view of the rare art of Japanese denim…
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Japan is one of the important countries in the world – both for denim fabric and apparel production as well as for denim consumption. In this report, we will provide the following details on the Japanese market: Production of denim…
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What is the relation between Denim and Strawberries ? Well if Strawberries are grown on the ex-denim plant, then a relation develops !!! Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. of Japan  has started growing strawberries in large volume…
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PRPS is one of the most reputed Japanese denim brand started in 2003 by Donwan Harell with the philosphy that authenticity is the first priority. Each item in the collection is conceived with a specific purpose and function in mind. No…
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