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  • A Look at Japan Blue

    A Look at Japan Blue

    Japan Blue is quite popular among denimheads. This brand is more modern and somewhat more simplistic than its sister brand, Momotaro. Japan Blue jeans in most of the models have narrow and a strong taper…

  • On Denim, the Ultimate Primer, Pt. IV

    On Denim, the Ultimate Primer, Pt. IV

    Ultimately, this will all add up to your fit. Your fit is how the jeans, quite literally, fit on you. Some people prefer a rocker-style skin tight fit. Others prefer wider-legged denim. There are a…

  • ON DENIM, THE ULTIMATE PRIMER, PT. III

    ON DENIM, THE ULTIMATE PRIMER, PT. III

    Aside from the shrinking, or not shrinking, of the cotton, there are a few other things to consider: -Lower rise jeans are popular. Pay attention to this. Certain customers like a lower or higher rise,…

  • On Denim, The Ultimate Primer, Pt. II

    On Denim, The Ultimate Primer, Pt. II

    The first thing to consider when approaching Japanese denim is simple: Unsanforized vs. sanforized? Those words seem farfetched, if not scientific. But it is a little more simple than you’d think: In …

  • On Denim, The Ultimate Primer, Pt. I

    On Denim, The Ultimate Primer, Pt. I

    It may seem daunting. And, hell, we won’t argue with that. These are all great brands made by the most storied and expert hands. You can’t find a bad product here. I slide into a pair of Denime’s and …

  • A Look at Dyes in Two Parts, Pt. II

    A Look at Dyes in Two Parts, Pt. II

    So, enough of indigo already? Nah. We can never get enough. But we want to talk a little bit about some of the other dyes on our brands. And there are three main dyes other than pure indigo on our brands:…

  • A Look at Dyes in Two Parts

    A Look at Dyes in Two Parts

    We like indigo. That’s obvious, right? (source: wikipedia.com) Or, rather, everything from the planting to the happily-anticipated harvest of the Indigofera plant. Damn it, it’s our favorite color.…

  • [2015] The Story of Big John

    [2015] The Story of Big John

    We are very excited to be carrying Big John now — it seemed the perfect time to tell Big John and it’s founder, Mr. Kotaro Ozaki’s story.  This is where it all began.  Every brand we know and love…

  • 7 Ways To Cuff Your Denim

    7 Ways To Cuff Your Denim

    What may have started off as a way to make your jeans fit better with the length of your legs has become a way to add more “character” to your premium denim in recent years. Though rolling up your jeans…