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But in a way, it's come full circle. The raw, unwashed denim replicates what Levi's Jeans, Lee, Wrangler and other U.S. companies produced until the late 1960s.
KOJIMA, Japan — Denim, that All-American fabric, is all about being Japanese in the town of Kojima, where the main road is named Jeans Street, with real pairs of pants flapping like flags overhead.
Denim-obsessed travelers flock to the Kojima district of Okayama, Japan – and, after wandering he aptly named Jeans Street, it’s clear why.
July at Pier 36/Basketball City and the exhibition will introduce a new section dedicated to Japanese mills and manufacturers ...
These selvedge denim jeans by Junya Watanabe, Japanese designer and Rei Kawakubo protegé, sell for $410. (Photo: Courtesy of Lyst) When Ben Epstein and Cam Calderon set out to create their own ...
Momotaro Jeans, renowned for creating the finest work of denim by melding the exquisite craftsmanship of Kojima, Okayama, will launch a rebrand to further expand as a global denim brand from Japan. To ...
Some of the best jeans in the world are crafted in Kojima, a seaside district of Kurashiki, Okayama province. Widely known as Japan’s “denim capital,” Kojima has long been the textile mecca ...
Cameron: Breaking in raw denim is a slow-burn. If you wear them a few times a week, Japanese raw denim jeans will only really start to soften up after one-to-two years of wear.
KOJIMA, Japan (AP) — Denim, that All-American fabric, is all about being Japanese in the town of Kojima, where the main road is named Jeans Street, with real pairs of pants flapping like flags ...