The My Japan Indigo Bandana: A Decade of Japan, Mapped in Indigo

Ten years of wandering Japan, mapped in real indigo — motorcycles, denim mills, tattoo needles, samurai ghosts. The story behind the My Japan bandana.

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The Wild, Famous Customers Who Wear Black Bear Brand Leather Jackets

Zach Bryan, Joe Rogan, Norman Reedus, Orlando Bloom, Kevin Costner and more — the wild, famous names who love Black Bear Brand leather jackets.

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Horween and Black Bear Brand: The Finest Leather in the World, Made in the USA

Horween has made the world's finest leather since 1905. Josh handpicks the hides himself. The story behind every Black Bear Brand jacket.

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The Best Made-in-USA Leather Jacket: Built to Outlive You

Horween horsehide, handcrafted in the USA, built to outlive you — why it's the best leather jacket money can buy.

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Black Bear Brand Leather Jackets: The Best Leather Jackets in the World

Horween horsehide, handcrafted in the USA — the leather jacket built to outlive you, and to become you.

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Why We Love Corduroy at Black Bear Brand

Corduroy is one of the most underrated fabrics on earth — and ours is made in Japan, where it's done best.

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The Black Bear Brand Slub Cotton Pocket Tee

The slub cotton pocket tee — textured, characterful, made in the USA and sewn in Seattle.

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The Black Bear Brand T-Shirt: Made in the USA, Sewn in Seattle

The Black Bear Brand t-shirt — made in the USA, sewn in Seattle, built to live in.

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Sun Wash: Josh's Special Sun-Washed ONE Jean Jacket

Josh recreated the sun-faded look of his own 9-year-worn ONE jacket with the denim masters in Okayama — each one hand-distressed, 100% made in Japan.

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The New ONE Jean Jacket from Black Bear Brand

The new ONE Jean Jacket — selvedge denim, 100% made in Japan, the one denim jacket you'll keep forever.

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Black Bear Brand Denim: Japanese Selvedge Denim, Made in Okayama

Our selvedge denim is designed in the USA and made in Okayama, Japan — built to fade into your own story.

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