• 2023年5月14日

TCB Jeans / Pherrows releases denim with “1800s” motif!

TCB Jeans/Pherrows will release denim with an “1800s” motif. This year is the 150th anniversary year of Levis. The original family will release a model from 1873, when Levi’s was born, but the two brands will release a model based on a brand other than Levi’s. Pherrows Frontier Series The series will be released in 2019. As the name Frontier (pioneer) suggests, it is inspired by the denim worn on the American western frontier itself. I remember the feeling that Fellowes had cut a path for us in the reproduction brands that did not offer very thick models at the […]

• 2023年4月30日

JELADO 301XX color fade record vol.05 1 year and 8 months

It has been 20 months since the start of wearing. This is the 5th color fading report. It has been six months since the last time. I wear it three days a week, and it has changed quite a bit as it is time for the color fading to accelerate in terms of stages. In 20 months, about 30 washes. Overview of JELADO 301XX Purchase date: end of September 2020 About a week after I bought them, I hemmed them up and started wearing them in. The features of 301XX are summarized below, and you may want to take a […]

• 2023年3月26日

Warehouse Deadstock Blue 1001XX (1915 model) color fade report vol.03

This is the third color fade report for WareHouse deadstock blue 1001XX (1915). It has been 19 months since I started wearing them. I had been wearing them about three days a week after I had scrubbed them with a brush, because I was tired of the weak fade of the fabric. But I still felt it was not enough, so I scrubbed it again with a brush and just washed it. About 14 washings in 19 months. The color fading was accelerated due in part to scrubbing with a brush. *The brush is only scrubbing the whisker, not brushing […]

• 2023年2月26日

Old Joe McCoy’s 905 – too fast and ambitious with natural color fading

The former Real McCoys (formerly Joe McCoys) 905. This model was released after the 901, which was famous for its strong tate-ochi fading. Compared to the 901, this model had a more mature color fading and was not much talked about. It is surprising that McCoy’s, a company that can make heavily faded denim, would make a model like this in the 1990s, when denim with a wide silhouette and whisker strong. This model is a 1947 reissue, a model that each brand focuses on, McCoy’s may have attempted to faithfully reproduce it. The silhouette is also slightly wide and […]

• 2023年2月16日

Warehouse 1001 color fade report – soil aging may be working

The “Warehouse 1001” had been neglected for several years. When I looked at it again after a long time, the coloring of the selvedge was so intense that I reviewed it and said, “It’s amazing how the color has faded,” and I wore it on a whim for a few months. I wanted to see how the color faded when I wore it until it was crumbly, so I tried washing it more frequently and staining it with dirt. WareHouse 1001 color fade The overall color has faded and lost its crispness, but this can’t be helped. It is the […]

• 2023年2月11日

Fullcount 1101 Hally’s special order

This denim is a 66 model that was specially ordered by a store called Harry’s in Fukuoka, Japan, when Zimbabwean cotton fabric was still only used in XX models. In the 90’s, Japanese reproduction denim did not use the same fabric for slim and tapered models as it does now, because XX = flagship, and even if I wanted slim, the fabric was different. I wanted to try the new Zimbabwe cotton that had just come out, but all I already had were the XX models. When I was wondering what denim to wear next, I came across this denim […]

• 2023年2月5日

Old Denime XX model – a sharp fadeing from the Orizzonti era

DENIME’s classic 50’s XX model. This is one from the Orizzonti era, which has a reputation for its contrasting color fading. I bought them used to see how the color faded. I myself have never worn it. Faded color of Denime XX model The overall color fading is in such an advanced state that the contrast is not noticeable. The actual item is heavily faded with contrasting colors. I think it has been worn without washing for a long time. Whisker Selvig’s scrape The fact that this selvage is not completely open in some areas was the deciding factor in […]

• 2023年2月3日

Fullcount Lot.1100-13 WW2 color fade record 2 years vol.01

FullCount releases a limited edition World War II model every year. This is the 2013 model. Penetration period It is worn about 2~3 times a week and has been worn for about 2 years. Circumstances in which it was worn I am currently living in Thailand, I wore them mainly as commuting clothes for office work, although they are equivalent to what I wear in Japan in summer. Frequency of washing After 3 days of wearing it in Thailand, It start to smell a bit, so I wash them once a week. Features of Lot.1100-13 World War II model The […]

• 2023年1月28日

Japanese denim a little new fabric & fadeing brand recommendation

Now that I have been wearing reproduction denim for about 20 years and have worn major brands to some extent, I will simply introduce denim that I would like to wear. CANTON As the first denim brand made in Japan, CANTON was established in 1963 and is well known to denim fans from long ago. During the heyday of reproduction denim in the 1990s, the brand self-replicated its own denim, but to be honest, it was not very well made and we had forgotten about its existence. In recent years, the brand has collaborated with Margaret Howell and provided uniforms […]

• 2023年1月28日

Levi’s celebrates its 150th anniversary with a limited release of five models, including 1873.

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Levi’s patent (i.e. the day jeans were born), five limited edition models will be available, including the 1873 model – the early 501XX. On May 20, 1873, Levi’s® was granted a patent for “a method of using metal rivets for reinforcing the pockets of clothing” and the world’s first jeans were born. Levi’s® celebrates the birth of these jeans, which are still engraved on the patches of all its products, every year as “501® Day”. Pricing and detailed specs are still undisclosed, but the 1873 model looks cool. But I wonder how much white […]