Showing posts with label Unsanforized. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Unsanforized. Show all posts

Monday, June 2, 2014

Cerita - Samurai


Founded in 1997, Osaka-based Samurai Jeans has already managed to establish itself as an unwashed selvage denim producer for connoisseurs. Their collection exists of various models of unwashed denim. Most of the cuts are based on the traditional workwear. They are in extremely high quality and are often sold in limited editions.

Samurai is a Japanese company that provides the finest denim in the world. Its standard cut is at 15 oz per sq meter. However, they have now gone all the way up to 24. The higher the oz, the more stress the jeans are under on the loom. 15 oz itself is considered extremely hard. Whereas, 24 oz is near impossible. The leather patch depicts an image of the famous duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojirō in 1612 on a remote island in Japan. Musashi was the victor and is said to be the most skilled swordsman in history. He is also well-known for his writing of Go Rin No Sho or "Book of Five Rings". This is the image commonly found on most Samurai models. Most versions also include a full moon silhouette and Lot# 10, this number changes every year and has now come to Samurai's 10th production year. As a raw denim brand, Samurai jeans take months or years to get broken into champions. Samurai Jeans fade exceedingly well, giving a contrast between the dark hand-dyed indigo and bright white cotton that is impossible to achieve with mass-produced jeans. Nevertheless, Samurai's are known for the finest fading result worldwide.
 Contoh Samurai Model "Zero" - model 'A' tegak.

  
Contoh design back pocket.
 

Contoh Pai. Kalau diperhatikan betul-betul gambar-gambar di pai tu ada sedikit kelainan mengikut model dan tahun keluaran. Contoh paling ketara adalah kedudukan bulan, pedang, burung dan stance bertarung. Kalau mampu boleh kumpul semua, kalau tak mampu tengok gambar dah la...

Contoh redtab model 'A' tegak.


Contoh redtab model 'A' terbalik. Ada yang beritahu bahawa 'A' terbalik lebih rare. Tak tau la betul ke tak kena tanya yang lebih arif. Kalau nak bandingkan harga lebih kurang sama je. Ada lagi beberapa cerita pasai design pai samurai ni tapi belum ada peluang nak compile semua. Bozzo masih belum berpeluang nak memiliki Samurai nih sebab memang terlalu susah nak cari saiz 40 ke atas. Kena diet baru bleh pakai.

Cerita - The Strike Gold

 Introducing Strike Gold from Japan

Hailing from Okayama, the denim capital of Japan, Strike Gold is a line created by the Hamamoto brothers with over twenty years of experience in the Japanese denim industry.

Starting off the collection with two denim styles and two belts.
The SG1101 jean is a straight leg fit with a flattering silhouette for all body types with a medium rise and a classic fit.
The SG1105 jean is a slim leg fit that's got a medium rise and is slim from the top to the bottom but doesn't hug the calf.
The jean has a burly feel to it at first due to the rigid denim that comes in it's loomstate form, after a warm water soak the denim opens up a bit and begins to soften with wear.

This denim from Strike Gold has massive character even when raw with a lot of loom chatter visible from both the warp and weft sides of the denim. Due to the abrasive nature of the denim when raw the jean will age faster than most jeans and yield an extremely high contrast fade with normal wear.

Strike Gold has gone to the extent of getting custom rivets made which have a male part made of iron and a female piece made of copper. The reason for this is that the male piece will begin to rust over time but the female piece will darken and leaf over time giving the wearer a well rounded aging pattern even on the rivets. Crazy for some, essential for others.
The Strike Gold – selvedge detail


 S.GOLD label
 Inside Rivets

 Top Button

While incorporating vintage technique from the 1950s Americana culture in their design and production, the detail oriented manufacturing process which Strike Gold stress on every one of their products remind us of their Japanese mentality for perfection. They closely follow the production process to ensure that the user will purchase denim and other garments of top quality and durability, which shall age gracefully over time.

All of the Strike Gold denim are Unsanforized or Raw, allowing for each piece to acquire unique wear and fading with repeated use. Having a history rooted in textiles and garments, the family business from where Strike Gold was born, treat their production of denim as a craft. The Hamamoto family own several denim boutiques in Japan, and operate their main office and flagship store out of Kojima (the Mecca of denim).

Friday, December 27, 2013

Evisu Jeans: Homage To Levi’s, Lee & Wrangler

Years ago the Japanese denim brand Evisu made a homage to the Big 3 denim brands: Levi’s, Lee and Wrangler. Each homage denim came with the typical details from the brand. Levi’s had the famous red tab and made from right hand fabric, Lee had the lazy S (bulls long horn) and made from left hand fabric and Wrangler had the leather backpocket patch and made from broken twill fabric. The typical signs were added with the legendary Evisu paint. All three are in deadstock unwashed/used condition. Great to see these three legends on this creative way.


Evisu Heritage pai kulit...salah satu dari evisu punya pecahan...
Sangat cantik...sangat rare...agak-agak caghu ada tak seluar-seluar nih dalam koleksi dia? Kompom takde punya pasal dia bangga ngan jenama AMAREKAA dia...


 Evisu: Homage to Levi’s

Trademark Levi's Red Tab...tapi evisu secara kretifnya pakai cat merah je...memang kretif dan klasik...
Selvedge/kepala kain Rising Sun...boleh kata semua Evicu Heritage line pakai kain jenis nih...bozzo tak pernah jumpa lagi yang redline atau greenline...kalau ada sesape pernah terjumpa silalah komen sket...sama-sama kita kumpul ilmu dan pengalaman...


 Evisu: Homage to Lee

Lazy S yang memang nampak sangat lazy dan pemalas...
Untuk seluar yang ini Evisu gunakan kain NO 13 left hand fabric...sama dengan kain yang digunakan oleh Lee untuk edisi Lee Riders dolu-dolu...tahniah Evisu kerana berjaya mengekalkan keaslian Lee...yang bozzo tak pasti cuma samada Evisu pakai buttonfly atau pakai zipperfly...kena beli dulu la kot baru bleh tau...hu hu hu...

Evisu: Homage to Wrangler 

Ha ha ha...Evisu pakai cat je untuk tiru lambang Wrangler...kalau diperati betul-betul kat poket tu bleh nampak kesan hidden rivet...memang cun sangat...
Untuk tribute Wrangler ini pun Evisu gunakan selvedge/kepala kain Rising sun...jahitan rantainya pun nampak nipis...tak macam jahitan rantai standard Evisu...