Unknown Japanese Brands

[M.O.A]

that selvedge line is interesting

not a fan of the 7 stitching tho...

[poly800rock]

those 7 jeans look really great! good find

[Stylish Pilot]

Yeah, I did. Got two pair, proxied from Masataka, for 200usd, including the shipping. They are 14.5oz raw, sturdy, nice denim,sturdy looking patch and the stitching looks sold too. Can't tell you how they will wear yet. Still in the shipping bag they came to me in, although I did try them on. I have no idea why they were so cheap. First impression....get you some!

pics and measurements please!

[bunga]

been looking for them for ages! would you mind telling the exact location of the real mccoy osaka store? a phone number would do as well. thanks in advance.

i found a pair today! multiple actually. it seems like they have quite teh stock in the real mccoy osaka store. i didnt pick up a pair cause i have my heart set on the sda wrangler repros.

the feel of the denim reminds me alot of the denim used on the '66 lvcs. they had em at a decent price point too 15000 for the ones without arcs and 20 for the ones with.

[Ahlvahroe]

you guys better say thanks for this one, cause i actually had teh foresight to grab this.

the staff there was awesome too. im kinda pissed i was looking over the catalog that they gave me and there is this bad ass hoody in there that i wish i saw before i left osaka. oh well, next time, i there is a next time.

[bunga]

ahlvahroe - thanks a lot, really grateful for this!

hope they still have stock in my size =)

[Chicken]

Just wondering if anyone had any experience with UES? HJJ did a write up on the brand on his blog (click here for link) which I feel got a bit overlooked in the following months.

According to the article: "UES makes four models; 400R Regular straight, 400S Slim straight, 400B Bootcut, and A401XX Classic, which resembles a 1937 501 in details, but the cut is regular with a normal rise.

All models are unisex and therefore the rise on all models is medium height.

The denim used is a dark and stiff 14.9oz denim for all models except the A401XX which has a lighter shade but still stiff denim."

My man edmond or hjj can you shed any more light?

just FYI, takashi-san is currently rotating four pairs of jeans, and one of them is UES 400s.

(others are sugar cane 1947, evisu 2000 and full count T1108.)

[fur]

i found this brand on takashi-san's website.....look interesting

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/the-red-carpet/10000350/

http://denim-gallery.heavy.jp/my-denim-collection/tabloidnews-bi.html

...(the ues do look awesome aswell)

[SLAB]

you guys better say thanks for this one, cause i actually had teh foresight to grab this.

the staff there was awesome too. im kinda pissed i was looking over the catalog that they gave me and there is this bad ass hoody in there that i wish i saw before i left osaka. oh well, next time, i there is a next time.

yeah, thats the place I visited last month as well. you are right, staff was very friendly and helpful. I tried on the McCoys S614; turns out they already had the arcs removed (new batches wont have Levis style arcs anymore)

btw did you find the other shops around Shinsaibashi; there was also a Warehouse shop (were i bought my Duckdiggers), Dry Bones shop, Denime shop, Studio D'Artisan shop and Fullcount shop.

In Tokyo I tried on the UES400R but was really disappointed in the fit. Still, ill probably pick up the UES400S next time im in Japan. The Denim is really amazing.

[bunga]

anyone have any idea about this pair? i found it in a flea market many years ago but till now still don't have any info on this brand. Tag says "Workers". the denim is really great, no honeycombs or whiskers but it's really textured with watermarks and 'root lines' which i feel is even harder to achieve.

[lilldavid]

Bunga did a quick search and came up with this, hope it helps: http://members.ld.infoseek.co.jp/tuco/

and here's a link to the jeans pavilion page on the brand:

http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=sv&js=n&u=http%3A%2F%2Fjeanspavilion.web.fc2.com%2Fwarkers4040.htm&sl=ja&tl=en&history_state0=

[bunga]

Bunga did a quick search and came up with this, hope it helps: http://members.ld.infoseek.co.jp/tuco/

and here's a link to the jeans pavilion page on the brand:

http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=sv&js=n&u=http%3A%2F%2Fjeanspavilion.web.fc2.com%2Fwarkers4040.htm&sl=ja&tl=en&history_state0=

thanks a lot for this - i seen this page before too, just curious about the brand's history and wondering if anyone else have any examples of their other models? if it's anything like mine, i sure will like to get another pair.

[lilldavid]

Thought i would update you guys on my full nelson jeans. Been about 7 months.

care to post yet another update? it's been a while...

[Irritated Onion]

Do want (Eight G denim): http://item.rakuten.co.jp/eight-g/10000008/

[ah_long]

any thoughts?

http://hk.f2.page.auctions.yahoo.com/hk/auction/b11362628

Brand: Origin

13.5oz selvedge sanforized denim

66 cut..

and a cheap price..

[coleslawyum]

Damnn… Looks like some bootleg Samurai's.

Here's a couple of weird brands that are out of the way.

CRACKER DENIM

AI-JEAN

RRR Jeans

GENOA JEANS

PHIGVEL

ETC, ETC...

What's amazing is that there's many, many more brands that make repro denim in Japan. How the heck do all these little companies make money?

[RRLselvageDenim]

^^^ Coleslawyum -- do you have any more info on the RRR? Looks like your average Levis repro similar to Steamlocomotive and FOB 151

[coleslawyum]

^^Actually stumbled upon it by accident, but I think I have some info in one of my denim books. I will have to do some research which is fun for me.

[Sayword]

Phigvel is actually a really good jap brand along the lines of hobo, white mountaineering

http://www.anoutcommunemeta.com/index.html

[aho]

Didn't do a search through this thread yet so I'm not sure, but I keep trying to push the UES brand...surprised I haven't seen more! Anyone give in and buy yet?

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/bears/c/0000000443/

[chantheman]

ed has a pair i think

[coleslawyum]

Yes I have! They make really nice tops like plaids work shirts and long sleeve t-shirts. Really soft cotton. Mostly vintage- type of clothing but more along the lines of Hollywood Ranch Market. The cuts are straight repro. I think I copped a LOT B401. I will post pics on the next go around.

If you get a chance definitely check out the store in Daikanyama. It'll give you a bigger picture than what they carry online. The web site link has been posted before, but I'll stick it here again.

[Tiro]

Didn't do a search through this thread yet so I'm not sure, but I keep trying to push the UES brand...surprised I haven't seen more! Anyone give in and buy yet?

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/bears/c/0000000443/

I have a pair that I bought like six months ago, still didn't put any wear in it tho...

[SLAB]

strange question but coleslaw and Tiro, how does your nutsack fit in those UES? I tried on a pair of 400R and they looked pretty weird around the crotch area.

[edmond]

yeah they have a ball buldge

[Tiro]

don't seem to remember any problems with that on my 400R...

fit was pretty good, I'll try them on one of these days and get back to you on that

[coleslawyum]

Hmmm… I didn't have any ball buldge on my B401 but I didn't try on the 400R's. Here are a few detail shots.

[edmond]

good shit good shit

[aho]

Thanks for the pics...the denim looks pretty nice, I might have to get a pair as well...

[lilldavid]

thanks for the pictures man, they look awesome