Unknown Japanese Brands

[LC_Miey]

Im thinkin of either buying edwin 505 selvedge slim or looking around for omnigod..

go for the omnigod the denim and construction is superior than the edwins

[Tapeman]

Love that these are "reproductive" ;-). Does it mean you will end up with a pair of kiddie jeans if you leave two pairs in a dark closet?

[Skeese]

Edmond knows his shit homie, bow down and respect him..

knew these would be a good buy

[edmond]

yes buddy! thankyou! its because of your demonish persuasion

[thinkfilm28]

Who carries these?

[.API.]

i second that ^^, and whats the weight on that silver stone denim. looks heavy. i'd love to get my hands on a pair of those

[Skeese]

you will be very lucky to find those, they are deadstock.

[Opie]

Anyone has anything on "Spell Bound" jeans? The pictures in indigo master are freakin great!

[lilldavid]

you think so? I'm not really that in to prewashes...

[Opie]

I was so hoping that was not a prewash

Admit that they look great though!

[edmond]

an awesome pair of 66 cut nylon jeans froma guy in china

[Opie]

Nylon jeans? Sucky name, great fading!

We should do a little compilation (first post) with all the obscure brands..

"In memory of Edmond, should he ever fade away" ^^

[Tiro]

damn you ed for even bringing up Nylon again, I was almost over those...

[thejimbo]

Some pictures of my full nelson jeans. It has been about 4 months now. Really tough to fade these but they are coming along.

[40ozprophet]

Thanks to Denim News, we have the cool new company Amoskeag XX to check out. read his blog post and then visit the site here, www.amoskeagxx.com

[aaronmetcalf]

thejimbo - love the color of those. did you get those on 2nd?

[Dex_star]

nice fit and jeans jimbo

[thejimbo]

thejimbo - love the color of those. did you get those on 2nd?

I got them in Beijing at King of Denim

[fre-co]

I don't know if these have been mentioned before but I stumbled across 'free rage' last night on Bears website. I have no idea what the jeans are like, don't particularly like the look of the stitching but the patch is fucking genius!

[40ozprophet]

oooh, triple needle stitching. nice.

[Opie]

I think most people in here threw "free rage" in the dumpster when they saw all the pictures of naked ladies all over most of their models.

I´m pretty sure that you can get them without though..

[fre-co]

The ones I saw don't have naked ladies.... pics or it never happened

[Opie]

Aww.. ok, not all that naked. They make worse than these though:

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/vari/fr-pt-28ap032/

[po_boy_fuuma_hatesbargerz]

Actually, it's not so much 'naked ladies,' as it is homages to Air Force pin-up girls, similar to the ones they used to put on the side of their planes. I have some more photos of Free Rage from Denim Indigo Master by Lightning, and most of the are handpainted custom pin-ups, usually tastefully done. If you would like, I could scan and post some by Monday or so.

It's not to my liking, but I'm sure some people have the style to pull it off well.

[edmond]

its ok to come out of the closet..

[pacioli]

Thanks to Denim News, we have the cool new company Amoskeag XX to check out. read his blog post and then visit the site here, www.amoskeagxx.com

Hi 40ozprophet, I am glad there is interest in this low key brand. For the others here who may not be motivated enough to click on several links, here are some pics and text from their website.

Seamless (patent pending), shuttle woven, true indigo fabric, 11 oz

Two different fabrics used on the front

and the back part of overalls.

When rinsed the legs will bend naturally

for comfort fit, 12.5 oz

I believe you can order straight from their website, though I have not tried. To be clear, Amoskeag XX is a USA brand founded by people originally from Japan. Their first collection used Japanese denim. The press they get are mostly from Japanese publications.

I have a hunch that it is easier to find these in stores in Japan than in the states. That would naturally lead to the perception that this is a Japanese brand.

[rnrswitch]

Wow that Amoskeag line looks pretty nice. The t-shirts look amazing, but there is almost no way I would spend $86 on a t-shirt. Especially one that is going to get filthy easily. Ohh well, I will probably have to wait a couple months until I can fool myself into justifying it.

[pacioli]

I cannot emphasize enough how crazy the seamless denim is. It's not selvage...because it does not have a fabric edge. The cloth is woven as a "tube."

[viv1984viv]

Wow that Amoskeag line looks pretty nice. The t-shirts look amazing, but there is almost no way I would spend $86 on a t-shirt. Especially one that is going to get filthy easily. Ohh well, I will probably have to wait a couple months until I can fool myself into justifying it.

MrSwitch - they make t shirts that are already filthy if that helps!

Ive been drooling over amoskeag for a few days now - super cool jeans and tops, think its a cool mix of Owensesque glunge and amerkaji approaches to fabric and contruction.... I really like the black jeans with 2 different fabrics used so as the denim shrinks and twists the legs bend into a more ergonomic shape - dope.

[poly800rock]

awesome, always wanted a pair of dope and drakkers!!!