Double Volante interview (Yu Kuniyoshi)

[japanalogue]

Not super well-known, Yu Kuniyoshi of Double Volante has quietly been doing his thing on the sunny island of Okinawa for over 13 years now, after spending 10 years in Okayama at Kapital learning his craft. A super friendly guy, Kuniyoshi-san is old school...the guy doesn't even own a computer.

Hope you'll enjoy the interview, but I should warn you that it's pretty much impossible to get his jeans if you live outside of Japan because he has no stockists, no online shop, and doesn't speak much English. He did tell me however that you're welcome to try and DM him on Instagram (@doublevolante), but please be understanding that a reply might take some time as he tries to work through the language thing. Enjoy!

 

 

Double Volante interview

[Thanks_M8]

Doesn't he sew the jeans for Lewis Leathers as well? 

[Broark]

Nice interview, seems like a cool guy!

[japanalogue]

3 hours ago, Thanks_M8 said:

Doesn't he sew the jeans for Lewis Leathers as well? 

Nice call, yes he does.

[oomslokop]

3 hours ago, Thanks_M8 said:

Doesn't he sew the jeans for Lewis Leathers as well? 

and denimbridge, and once the champloo jeans for sda (edit: as mentioned in the first para of japanalogue's excellent article! ). the waist on his jawnz runs small btw if people are thinking of dm-ing him. 

Edited August 12, 2021 by oomslokop

[oomslokop]

the front pocket reinforcement he talked about, the difficult fly bit, and his face of the jeans 

Edited August 12, 2021 by oomslokop