Indigo Kokeshi Is A Must Have Souvenir For Denimheads
Kokeshi is handmade wooden dolls; a classic souvenir. By fusing two traditional Japanese crafts, the son of an acclaimed woodturner created Indigo Kokeshi....
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Revealed: How The Flat Head Jeans Are Made
Learn about the specialised processes that go into each pair of The Flat Head jeans. You can also see a list of the vintage machines...
Pure Blue Japan: The Pureness of Handcrafted Japanese Jeans
Pure Blue Japan (PBJ), or Syoaiya, was established by Japanese denimhead Ken-ichi Iwaya in the historic city of Kurashiki in Japan’s Okayama prefecture. Since its founding...
Stevenson Overall Co. Introduce the Age Old Method of Sashiko
The indigo-dyed ‘sashiko’ scarves from Stevenson Overall Co. introduce us to the aesthetic, skill, and beauty of traditionally handcrafted Japanese products. The rich colours and...
Upgrading the Past: Trophy Clothing
“Our concept is to seek newness inside oldness.” So says Masaki Egawa who founded Trophy Clothing. The quote perfectly sums up the brand. However, let’s delve...
A Brand Brought Back to Life: Stevenson Overalls Co.
Until quite recently, clothing from the Stevenson Overall Co. was kind of an urban legend; the Kentucky Fried Mouse of denim. Everyone knew about them...
Jelado: What Would a Killer’s Jeans Look Like?
Founders of the newly opened webstore NoKipple, Gavin and Jon didn’t want to simply provide us with the already recognised names. They wanted to bring us something...
The Roaring 20s In a Denim Work Shirt: bybeatle’s The Golden Nugget
Denim forum guru Andrea Baburske, more commonly known by her alias ‘beatle’, introduced her own jeans earlier this year. Now she’s ready with a denim...
Bringing the Best of the East to the West: NoKipple
So, you take the guy who came up with the brainwave for the Iron Heart Forum sit him down with the guy who co-founded the...
Created in Holland, Crafted in Japan: The Benzak Denim Developers BDD-710
With the help of crowd funding through Indigogo, Benzak Denim Developers have launched their line of Japanese made selvedge jeans. This is the BDD-710....