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Japanese Denim

Selvedge denim from Kapital, orSlow, A.PRESSE and Needles. Shuttle-loomed Japanese fabric cut into jeans, jackets and workwear. Shop online and in store at UP THERE in Melbourne, Australia.

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101 Dad's Fit Denim Pants - Black Denim Stone Wash
$350 AUD
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105 Standard Selvedge Denim - 2 Year Wash
$495 AUD
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101 Dad's Fit Denim Pants - One Wash
$355 AUD
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101 Dad's Fit Denim Pants - Denim Used
$510 AUD
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105 Standard Selvedge Denim - One Wash
$395 AUD
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Super Dad's Fit Pants - One Wash
$395 AUD
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11.5ozDenim x 8ozDenim RINGOMAN Coverall - Indigo
$683 AUD
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Super Dad's Fit Pants - Denim Used
$500 AUD
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Model 66 1966's Standard Denim - One Wash
$390 AUD
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14oz Denim 5P MONKEYCISCO - One Wash
$395 AUD
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105 90's - Sky Blue Denim
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12.5oz Denim MEXICAN TUXEDO 5P OKAGILLY - IDG
$1,032 AUD
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Grand Dad's Fit Denim Pants - One Wash
$495 AUD
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Dad's Fit Painter Pants - Black Denim Stone Wash
$440 AUD
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12oz Denim 5P NEW MOMONROE - One Wash
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14oz Black Denim MEXICAN TUXEDO 5P OKAGILLY - PRO
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Century Denim No.9 MONKEY CISCO Jeans - N9S
$994 AUD
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14oz BLK Denim 5P MONKEY CISCO (STUDS) - Black
$1,193 AUD
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10oz BLKxBLK Denim CACTUS Coverall - Black
$639 AUD
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Dad's Fit Painter Pants - One Wash
$410 AUD
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120z MAGPIE Denim 5P Shorts. - Light
$417 AUD
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14oz Denim 5p MONKEY CISCO (STUDS) - PRO
$1,149 AUD
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H.D. Memory Poly Taffeta Jean - Black
$410 AUD
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12oz Denim CACTUS Coverall - Mid Tone
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H.D. Memory Poly Taffeta Jean - Brown
$410 AUD
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11.5oz Denim MEXICAN TUXEDO Westerner - IDG
$1,282 AUD
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Type1 40's Pleated Front Blouse - Used Wash
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14oz Denim 5P MONKEY CISCO - Midtone
$550 AUD
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14oz Denim 5P FRISKO (Center Pleat) - PRO
$764 AUD
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14oz Denim SNOW Embroidery 5P Jeans - Indigo
$772 AUD
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Century Denim 5P FRISKO – No.5-S
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8ozBlack Denim Western Shirt (STUDS) - Black
$994 AUD
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14oz Denim TH Straight - Midtone
$572 AUD
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12oz MAGPIE Denim W-Knee EASY Shorts
$617 AUD

Japanese denim earned its reputation the slow way. When American mills moved to faster projectile looms in the 1970s, a handful of Japanese mills bought the old shuttle looms and kept running them. The narrower, slightly irregular fabric they produce is what most people mean by selvedge.

The result is denim that fades with more character and more contrast than uniformly woven fabric. It also means every pair breaks in differently depending on how it is worn and washed.

orSlow and Kapital both work with mills in Okayama, the centre of the Japanese denim industry. A.PRESSE takes a tailoring approach to the same fabrics. Needles takes the opposite route and rebuilds existing denim garments into new shapes entirely.

Raw denim should be worn as long as you can stand before the first wash, then washed cold and hung to dry. One-wash and pre-shrunk options are available if you would rather skip that.

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What makes Japanese denim different?

It is woven on vintage shuttle looms that most of the world replaced in the 1970s. The fabric comes out narrower with a self-finished edge, slightly irregular in texture, and it fades with far more contrast than uniformly woven denim.

What does selvedge actually mean?

It refers to the self-finished edge produced by a shuttle loom, visible as the clean banded seam inside the outseam. It is a byproduct of how the fabric was woven rather than a quality grade in itself, though in practice it usually indicates the older process.

How should raw denim be washed?

Wait as long as is comfortable before the first wash so the fades set where your body creases the fabric. Then wash cold, inside out, and hang to dry. Most people wash every few months rather than weekly.

Will raw denim shrink?

Unsanforised raw denim shrinks around three to five percent on the first soak, mostly in length. Sanforised and one-wash denim has already been through that process and moves very little.

Which brands here use Japanese denim?

orSlow and Kapital both work with mills in Okayama. A.PRESSE uses Japanese fabric in a tailored context, and Needles rebuilds existing denim garments into new shapes.