Priced at around $40, it’s hard to find raw selvedge going for much cheaper, and aside from the obvious use of lightweight denim, Chinese manufacturing (not necessarily a bad thing) and a rather conservative feature set, there’s nothing blatantly off-putting about these Uniqlo selvedge jeans. However, one thing I wish they had is a button up fly. These jeans are model S002, which are a straig...

It’s been about a year since I last wrote about my pair of Evisu No. 1 Lot 2000 raw selvedge jeans that I bought from the original Evisu store in Umeda, Osaka. With another 600 hours of wear, I can still say that they are somewhat difficult to break down; however, things have progressed nicely since my last report, and I am optimistic that the final outcome will be good! And I should clarify â€...

I’ve always had a penchant for discovering zany Japanese denim, but rarely have I ever considered donning the items that I find most interesting – supreme cowardice, I know! Fortunately, the vulgarian fad-chasing youth of Japan never seem to shy away from the hyperbolic styling of their domestic brands. Indeed, demand for superlative distressed clothing remains strong, year-after-year, e...

Juvenile Delinquent is the name of the brand, and their namesake pretty much captures what they’re all about. Typically featuring dark denim with loud ‘Asian’ patterns embroidered on each of their garments, JD appeals to a certain segment of the Japanese market who have adopted and remixed the whole hip-hop/gangsta style. Some of these jeans interest me greatly as pieces of art, and a few ...

I’m loving all the details worked into these Red Pepper jeans. The stitching, zippers, studs, and chaotic distress patterns are the kinds of features that you’d expect from a highly stylized pair of Japanese jeans. The look is reminiscent of LA’s denim scene, and in certain ways Osaka can be seen as the West Coast equivalent for streetwear fashion in Japan. In comparison, Tokyo often shows ...