Fade Into Blue: The Story of Full Count
Full Count is one of those brands in the back of the denimhead’s mind, but often out of reach—or at…
Osaka 5
Fade of the Day – Denime 66 (4 Years, Unknown Washes)
It’s not often we’re graced by a jean from Denime, one of the original Osaka 5 brands that more or…
Fade of the Day – Denime XX Lot 304 (1 Year, 1 Wash)
There’s nothing like some Osaka 5 goodness some days, and today’s Fade of the Day delivers just that with a…
Why Okayama? How the Japanese Region Became the Denim Capital
The author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style digs into the history to find why exactly Okayama became the…
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Fade of the Day – Evisu No. 2 Lot 2000 (6 Years, Unknown Washes)
Submitted via our recent Mottainai Contest, today’s Fade is a pair of Evisu No. 2 Lot 2000‘s. From one of the originators,…
Fade of the Day – Studio D’Artisan SD-107 (1 Year, 5 Months, 5 Washes, 1 Soak)
Counting itself among the Osaka 5, these Studio D’Artisan SD-107 jeans can also count itself among this week’s Fades of the Day. For…
The History Of The Osaka 5
To a visitor’s perspective, modern Japan and America look rather similar, language and demographic differences aside. Both nations enjoy (at…