Japan is ages ahead of America in terms of fashion. They have the craziest styles there and people are always pushing it to the limits over there, wearing the most out of control styles. One thing that Japan is particularly well known for are their denim mills. Their styles and incredibly well-produced denim have permeated into international fashion. Well-known brands such as Evisu and Red Monkey Jeans provided us with crazy designs posted on sturdy, selvedge denim that has spawned numerous copycats and thousands of imitations.
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| These Red Monkey Company Jeans run for around $800--outta control designs... too much in my opinion. |
I became interested in Japanese denim when I made a trip to Tokyo my junior year in high school and visited one of the Evisu stores in Japan's hyper trendy Ginza district.
I was taken by the incredible amount of detail they put into their denim. At this store, their is a permanent employee that hand-paints Evisu's signature "Seagull" back-pocket design after the customer chooses which denim style they want.And believe me, this meticulous attention to detail comes at a price-their jeans often come at a $300+ price point. In my opinion, this price is well worth it because these jeans will outlast any other pair in your collection and really make any outfit you wear super swagged-out. I own three pairs of Evisu's and they are hands down my favorite. They are an unpretentious company that really know what they are doing-a paradigm that seems to be the standard for almost all
prestigious Japanese denim mills.
I recently came across this Japanese de
nim brand I had not heard of called "Naked & Famous Denim" and from the first pair of jeans I saw I instantly fell in love with their stripped-down design. Their website states
"Naked & Famous Denim uses only the most unique and rare denim fabrics from Japan." The prestigious mill in Japan, from which we import all our fabric, is committed to producing only the best (and most expensive) denim in the world. Throughout each step in denim production (weaving, dyeing, finishing…) the mill uses a combination of old school and modern methods and practices. So much culture and history is poured into the fabric so that it can be appreciated by the denim purist."
What I especially like about their company mission is that instead of focusing on unneccesary and often expensive washes and embellishements, choosing to focus on raw, well-made, "essential" denim. There styles are super uniform and incredibly fresh. Their fits come in three different varieties: skinny guy (skinny fit, regular rise), slim guy (regular rise, straight, slim fit), and weird guy (low rise, comfort fit up top, with tapered legs--think relaxed fit).
Anyways, check out their website and I recommend saving up and purchasing one pair of their jeans--it'll be the only pair you need... I am for sure buying myself a pair. Their site is: http://www.nakedandfamousdenim.com/. Enjoy.
-K
Also check out my favorite styles below:
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| Selvedge Chino (Back) |
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| Selvedge Chino (Front) |
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| Frankenstein Denim (Back) |
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| Frankenstein Denim (Front) |
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| Vintage Blue Selvedge (Front) |
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| Vintage Blue Selvedge (Back) |
I recently came across this Japanese de
