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Founded by Sandeep Agarwal – who has been associated with denim since 1993- the website brings out the best in denim world – trends, analysis, reports on almost a daily basis for the service of the denim industry worldwide. The reports provided by Denimsandjeans.com over the last few years have been found quite useful by the industry players – designers, sourcing guys, mills, buyers etc.
Category: Japanese denim
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Founded by Gaku Tsuyoshi, FDMTL is one of the most famous denim labels from Japan and has been known for its peculiar designing and patchworks since 2005. Gaku Tsuyoshi, an architect by profession and a fashion college drop out by choice had plans to have his own apparel brand from the time when he was…
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Garments that are unrivalled are in a few and limited versions. Various brands can achieve their unique designs, can go for out of the box collections, can present new innovations and different prints but in reality most clothing stick to a draft that’s been followed many, many times before. Breaking the matrix, KAPITAL has truly…
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FDMTL is a Japanese brand specializing in creating collections using fabric combos, patches and washes in unique ways. Checking out their collection is always an Eyeful experience. We bring the latest looks from their collection below . The quilted coats and patched coats and the Sashiko down jackets are our favorites ! INDIGO QUILT COAT…
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Denim + Animation = Denimation , this new term has been coined recently to promote the Denim Business in Japan at The Bitchu Bingo Region which is also known as a locus of premium Japanese denim production. To promote this region as a center of Denim Production on a global level , the local government…
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KAPITAL, the famous Japanese clothing label, has recently unveiled its latest Japanese heritage-inspired Spring Summer 2018 collection. Continuing with their signature Japanese traditional wears including Kimono and flayered loose-fit pants with multi layered constructions, the brand put together a new range of unique styling. Comprising of jackets, shirts, pants,and more the collection utilizes a plethora…
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Since its foundation in 2000 by designer Hiroki Nakamura, Visvim from Japan – has been involved in the creation of footwear and clothing products through their on unique processes and methods which resulted in products like Gore-Tex outerwear, natural indigo-dyed kimonos, Native American-inspired sneakers being launched. They have been also working to bring out their…
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Japanese label FDMTL (Fundamental Agreement Luxury) recently unveiled its lookbook for their new Spring / Summer 2017 collection. The brand continues to offer selection of patchwork pieces come to fore as the Japanese-bred imprint is apt to purvey. In FDMTL’s Spring/Summer 2017 collection, they continue their never ending experimental journey into denim while also including…
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KUON works with Japanese vintage fabrics including BORO and upcycle them to contemporary wears. They also work with surviving mills all over Japan to carry on Japanese textile heritages.In addition to their signature Boro series, they have further explored Japanese textile heritages in their 4th collection. Working with surviving mills in Northern Japan, they created…
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Donwan Harrell, the founder of PRPS , is the first American designer to bring Japanese denim jeans to the United States. Established in 2002, Donwan was instrumental in creating the rise of the Japanese luxury denim jeans business in America. He doesn’t simply just make washed & selvedge jeans, Donwan constantly researches, selects premium denim…
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Sakiori is a type of fabric construction in which regular yarns for the warp and thinly cut strips of fabrics are used for the weft. Sakiori became popular during the Japanese Edo period, when laws that forbid luxury were issued. Under these laws, common people were not allowed to use or make new fabrics. The…
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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 describe lovingly patched and repaired cotton bedding and clothing, used much longer than the normal expected life cycle. Like…
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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 involved in his father’s denim business, and about the the philosophy and concepts in…