These are from the Warehouse store in Osaka. They were purchased in a one-wash state, which was surprising, because online retailers all appear to have them for sale only in raw.

The decoration stitching, re-inforcing, and interesting pocket shapes are unique, but retain a vintage sense.

The cinch and belt loops appear to be of a different grade of denim to the rest of the jeans.

The cuffs are finished with a double chainstitched hem.

Apart from liking denim, I also really like half-button shirts and jackets. When I saw pictures of a selvedge denim version from Warehouse, I had to see if I could get one. 3001XX on DStock

It was difficult to research the sizes, measurements, and shipping from Japan. Actually, by the time they were getting the price for shipping I realised that I had gone too far to not buy it.

When the Jacket was being shipped to Australia, I did some more research, and it turns out that there are some very interesting features to this jacket. The cotton is sourced from Memphis in the USA. The main body of fabric is one piece, which flaps over from the back to the front. This means that there are no seams on the shoulders. The cut is also straight – so the with of the body is the with at the shoulders.

The fabric is yellow line selvedge, with a weight of around 11 oz.. Then I found this link to the original jacket that this is a remake of. Levis 211 Close Front Jumper. So the original Jacket was made by Levis in around 1910, and this original version was now on sale for 2 million yen. It explained the strange cut, the 10th Anniversary, and the reason why the cotton was sourced from the USA.

Warehouse are one of the denim companies in Japan which specialise in remaking old garments – especially old Levis. The jacket arrived in a nice box, and came with a Warehouse mook book. The size was as stated. It fits me just right.

When I first saw the unfinished fabric on the inside of the jacket it freaked me out, but I realised that the original Levis jacket must have this finishing. The cut is kindof like the antifit cut of old jeans, but I really like it. And the buttons are in my top 5 list of the greatest buttons ever.

The details and effort that Warehouse have gone through to recreate the original jacket is admirable. I wonder why Levis don’t buy a company like this – or at least commission, or license, them to create garments for the LVC brand.

Web Links

• Warehouse & Co.
• Dstock
• Levis 211 Close Front Jumper