Unknown Japanese Brands

[Broark]

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. 

[Maynard Friedman]

Nice back pocket stealth there @Broark!

[ATWM]

Love the deep dive here and throwing a bone to someone new. My guess is the dude was excited in a way only a first international order can excite someone. Once beat up I bet these would look not all that different from a normal pair. That’s your charge now @Broark! Give these a good, or at least a decent, thrashing if you can!

The sloppiness, faux or real, never really spoke to me much personally - I’ve got one jacket that employs it modestly (Sc X Junky 46) and it’s about as much as I’d like. Maybe it’s the increasingly grey composition of my hair, or the changes in my day to day life, but I find myself going in a bit of different direction personally - getting drawn towards makers who do things cleanly (non-denim, even!) but I like the diversity of passions here still. 

[CSL]

I've been wary of the 'over the top' wonkyness but I have a feeling these will look great after some wear and fading kicks in.

[MJF9]

@Broark looking good Austin... a personal creation from a new maker is nice to see imo... more power to your elbow, keep 'em coming!!  I've got some wonky stuff (some of it's not even deliberate!!) and non-wonky stuff and Mavis on the checkout at Tesco doesn't even spot the difference 

[MJF9]

@Broark looking forward to the fit pics 😉

[Lorcan]

Update on my Neat Style x Denim Bridge 1890s. Been in rotation a lot over the summer.

[oomslokop]

On 8/11/2026 at 4:03 PM, Broark said:

Here's an under the radar one for you guys, I commissioned this pair of WWII replica jeans from KEGOYA. He is a hobbyist on Instagram and I was his first international customer.
His IG is linked here. I reached out to him about a month ago, and after exchanges handled through Google Translate to nail down the details he began production on my jeans.
I was able to select the fabric, button types, pocket bag material, tab placement, number of folds in the hem, even the width of the back pocket stitching. That's just what I can recall off the top of my head.
The belt loops, button holes and hems are all sewn by hand.
Waist: 38 in.
Front rise: 13.75 in.
Back rise: 17.5 in.
Thigh: 14.25 in.
Knee: 10.75 in.
Hem: 9.5 in.
Inseam: 33 in.











 

its the real mccoy!

[Double 0 Soul]

Anyone know anything about Denim Heads?

This 506 looks pretty good..

Description is a bit of a word salad

It's listed twice on Mercari by the same seller.. one price at ¥58k and the other at ¥999k ??

All i've found is lots of weird websites, security risks and dead 404 links.. the only other Denim Heads 506 i've found are used black versions.. one on Rakuten which looks like shit and one at 2nd.. they do have the same black tab.. alas, my old macbook is about to die, my browser is no longer supported and i can't dload a newer version so my searching is pretty limited.. I don't even know if this^ is MiJ

Edited October 12 by Double 0 Soul

[Broark]

^ Denim Heads seems to be a strange one, can't quite put my finger on it but I've seen some pairs floating around.
Not quite sure where to post these, XX Development is somewhat associated with TCB I believe? Or maybe they've just done collaborations in the past.
These are made by XX Development so decided to post here. These are the New Yesterday 47s, they have a very nice patch and are made with a nice, bright 47 fabric.
Some of the details are a mashup (for instance these have a 60s style coin pocket, no selvedge), but nonetheless they're neat and a nice cut. I also got a matching tee of the patch but I didn't take photos of that.

[Lorcan]

Nice pickup @Broark!

I was interested but too slow, both the first run and the more recent one sold out fast. My Sure Mfg sweats are by XX Development, I'm a fan of their stuff. They're based in Gifu. Yeah they've done some collabs with TCB before (ecru seamen's pants recently iirc) and I think were involved with sourcing the lining for one of the blanket lined TCB jackets (late s40s). Inoue and one of the XX Development guys are friends from way back -  there's a nice instagram post by TCB about it here.  

[Broark]

Thinking I will check out their sweats soon too, they were very helpful via Instagram DMs.

[GF305]

V nice pickup @Broark

I have been following them forever (they seem to be pretty tight with TCB) and had been eyeing a hoodie a while back

Good to know you've been enjoying their stuff @Lorcan 

Will definitely jump on the next run and join the club!

[julian-wolf]

Anyone have experience with Ozono Denim?

http://www.spottedhorsecraft.co.jp/ / https://spottedhorse.thebase.in/

[Broark]

On 10/18/2026 at 11:44 AM, Broark said:

These are made by XX Development...These are the New Yesterday 47s, they have a very nice patch and are made with a nice, bright 47 fabric.

Bumping with measurements and an interest check to see if anyone wants to pick 'em up, they're a bit too trim in the top block / thighs for me.
Here are the current one wash measurements for the W38 L34.
Waist: 35 in.
Front rise: 13 in.
Back rise: 17 in.
Thigh: 13.5 in.
Knee: 10.5 in.
Hem: 9.25 in.
Inseam: 31.5 in.

[NilsLW]

Maybe I've posted about this already - can't remember, but has anyone here heard about or tried Live's 517?
It's a brand that only does an early 517 single stitch repro, and it looks really good!
One day I'll buy a pair...

https://livestructureandco.jp/products.html

https://www.instagram.com/live_structure_and_co?igsh=MWNsMmUwOGhxYXgxeA%3D%3Dhttps://www.instagram.com/live_structure_and_co?igsh=MWNsMmUwOGhxYXgxeA%3D%3D