did we kill japanese denim?

[cheapmuthafukr]

as much as i hate to think it, i feel that we on superfuture are part of the reason that levis went ahead with this.

were'nt we the ones buying alot of the denim in the first place, showing that there was an american and european market for the product? didnt we demand better accessability to it? the japanese companies only started shipping here because we asked for it.

now we are paying... a little or alot is yet to be seen.

[emaze]

I was thinking the same... Plus Self Edge opening in San Fran, along with the recent SF party... The amount of press going around in the heart of San Fran was bound to turn some heads in Levis....?

[damnIam]

What about ebay? I wonder what the eventual effect will be. I currently see several people offering a full array of stuff at comparable prices right now.

[xcoldricex]

i would think so. These brands have been around for quite sometime without any attack on them. I'm sure the growing interest in denim overseas prompted Levi's to at least work faster and go through with their plans even if they had been planning it before BiG, SE, etc. came into the picture. Besides, I though there was more interest in denim even before the stores opened up (which of course allowed the stores to survive).

[Ahlvahroe]

as much as i hate to think it, i feel that we on superfuture are part of the reason that levis went ahead with this.

were'nt we the ones buying alot of the denim in the first place, showing that there was an american and european market for the product? didnt we demand better accessability to it? the japanese companies only started shipping here because we asked for it.

now we are paying... a little or alot is yet to be seen.

dont forget the contest samurais, that shit was world wide.

[Begåvningsreserven]

[cheapmuthafukr]

dont forget the contest samurais, that shit was world wide.

ok... then i killed japanese denim.

[cheapmuthafukr]

thats fucked up.

and genius.

so... about the same as usual.

[Charlie Delta]

^^Begs you are GOLD!!! +rep

edit: oop, sorry cmf beat me to quoting that image, and about the rep, I'll have to spread some around before I can give you some again, sorry!

[Begåvningsreserven]

your monkey rep is powerful, 119 points...the room's startin' to spin... 'cause of the gayness...

[sycamore no more]

Didn't they say that this thing with Levi's has been in the works for months now?

[dave023]

I think that Levi's just opened a new era for Japanese denim, they did all those japanese brands a huge favor by putting them in the spotlight...

IMO it seems that great quality products are receiving FREE PUBLICITY...

The question is, do we want those great brands to get so famous??

[xcoldricex]

i made you have an dark monkey epeen!

[xcoldricex]

I think that Levi's just opened a new era for Japanese denim, they did all those japanese brands a huge favor by putting them in the spotlight...

IMO it seems that great quality products are receiving FREE PUBLICITY...

The question is, do we want those great brands to get so famous??

uhhh. not really. ask 10,000 people on the street and you'll maybe encounter one other person that knows what's happening. what publicity?

[poly800rock]

is there really any official word of this other than internet banter across 2 fashion message boards? This is all one big publicity stunt....or at least i hope so...

[sycamore no more]

I highly doubt that 2 japanese denim contributors in the USA and few fashion forums have caused this. Japanese denim has been bought by consumers way even before SE and BiG have been around, so it couldn't just be a jump in the japanese denim market that made Levi's turn their heads.

[Guest bed]

I fucking hope you guys killed it.

[dave023]

uhhh. not really. ask 10,000 people on the street and you'll maybe encounter one other person that knows what's happening. what publicity?

Then tell me what's all the fuzz since 2 days man?

BTW I didn't mean on the street...

[xcoldricex]

all the fuzz is among people who already knew about the brands. this just makes all the kids go "oh shit! i need to buy a bunch of denim now."

[dave023]

You've got my point!

[Superstar]

is there really any official word of this other than internet banter across 2 fashion message boards? This is all one big publicity stunt....or at least i hope so...

nobody from my school knew what i was talking about when i was following the thread on superdenim...

"whats japanese denim? howcome thats so much better than diesel and energie?"

shut up lameass noob, im trying to concentrate here.... world peace is at risk u r-tard...

[Klaas]

Blame it on the internet..........

[Double D]

How the hell do you 'kill' the biggest market for premuim denim in the world? This is a big change, but not the death of quality Japanese denim forever...

[englandmj7]

I heard 6 Supergays slit their wrists last night in unison in front of Levis' corporate HQ.

[brizzle]

oh, i don't think superfuture is to blame for this.

besides, it's not the end of the world. companies will have to be more inventive... now that's a good thing, if you ask me.

[lil brown brother]

I heard 6 Supergays slit their wrists last night in unison in front of Levis' corporate HQ.

i shld get in on this....

[englandmj7]

i shld get in on this....

You must wear a jock strap cut from the loins of your favorite pair of Japanese rebel-selvedge (honeycombing optional) and show up at the first light of morning tomorrow.

As an example, the following pairs were removed from the dead bodies of Ring Ring and Serge last evening by law enforcement:

[masuerte]

I hope all you denim rebels die in the ensuing battle. Japanese denim needs to driven deep underground and crushed... so collecting it can be even more of an elite, obscure, and highly exclusive hobby that it used to be.

[digital_denim]

yes, we were getting too lazy.. We need to rep the guys who first sign up for a rakuten account and actually give us access to Japanese brands without the middleman. What happened to the days of spamming rakuten to see if they ship to the US, or of translating whole pages of Japanese to see if I placed my order correctly....yes we have become denim sloths, awaiting our selvage on silver platters.

[poly800rock]

I hope all you denim rebels die in the ensuing battle. Japanese denim needs to driven deep underground and crushed... so collecting it can be even more of an elite, obscure, and highly exclusive hobby that it used to be.

hear fucking hear...even though i'd still throw money at Gordon