Archive for March, 2009

24oz Samurai

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Samurai have announced 24oz denim jeans. Heavy! http://www.samurai-j.com/contents/jeans/s510xx24oz/index.html

Flathead 3001

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So, I only bought one pair of denim jeans in Japan. Flathead 3001. I got these from Americaya in Ueno. http://www.rakuten.ne.jp/gold/americaya/ I’m hoping they’ll be a bit like the Eternal 811s. I put my Japan photos up on Flickr. You can check them out here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/indigofan/sets/72157615620128790/detail/

Jeanswest Selvedge and Denim Love Contest

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Jeanswest, the Australian / New Zealand fashion label are running a line of Japanese Selvedge Denim jeans. They aren’t available online, so get in-store to check them out. http://www.jeanswest.com.au They’re also running a competition where you make a semi-abstract video about denim love, upload it to youtube, and then post the link to your video [...]

Tokyu Hands DIY Leather Making Kits

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Tokyu Hands in Osaka has a huge leather making department on the 7th floor. You can buy everything to start your own redmoon leather workshop. They have buttons, studs, coin studs, clips, hooks, free leather sheets, stingray leather, pre-cut kits, belt leather, buckles, hole punches, needles, thread, knives, and lots of leaflets on how to [...]

Buzz Ricksons Brown Tank Jacket BR11545

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http://item.rakuten.co.jp/hinoya/br11545/ I got this jacket from Hinoya in Ueno. Most tank jackets with slash pockets are a khaki colour. eg. http://item.rakuten.co.jp/hinoya/br10994_01/ Buzz Ricksons found an original vintage brown leaf colour Tank Jacket with a crown chevron zipper, and they produced a replication of this as the BR11096. (around 2007?) http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/amekajishop-klax-on/br11096.html This year they have a [...]