It is not marketing. It is a way of thinking that treats a thing as never quite finished. Josh Sirlin on Okayama, Japanese craft, and why he builds his denim there.
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The self-edge is a mark of how denim was woven. Sanforized means it fits true and stays there. Josh Sirlin on selvedge, the beauty of fit, and the story a great pair of jeans tells over the years.
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No garment has traveled further than the blue jean: from the mine shaft to the runway. Josh Sirlin on how work pants conquered fashion, and how to wear them well.
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In a small corner of Japan, a handful of artisans keep vintage shuttle looms alive — machines the rest of the world scrapped. Inside the lost art that makes the finest denim on earth.
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I've spent a decade obsessed with getting denim right. Here's the real story of America's most democratic fabric, and where the craft lives now.
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Okayama's Kojima is the denim capital of the world — and where we make ours. Here's why Japanese selvedge denim is the best on earth.
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Our selvedge denim is designed in the USA and made in Okayama, Japan — built to fade into your own story.
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