The Osaka Five

[ranonranonarat]

pics first like you promised more than a year ago, since you got home on the 2nd of april in 2009!

[Snake]

Demonito -

1101 - Standard straight

1108 - Slim straight

Basically, 1101 has higher rear rise and wider thigh than the 1108.

[coleslawyum]

So more of a 47 and 66 cut respectfully?

[edmond]

so what year repro is the 1101?

[Snake]

Fullcount is not exactly a repro brand even though Fullcount jeans have a lot of repro details. Fullcount is more of a vintage inspired fashion brand. 1101 is not based on 47 501. The original model in 93 does not even have hidden rivets and has paper patch instead of leather. Cut wise, I say 1101 is a slimmer version of 1947 501.

[redragon]

 

I am currently researching the history of each brands of the Osaka 5 and their brand philosophy, don't want to bring up a near obsolete thread but not sure where I should post it (Don't think Osaka Showdown thread is appropriate)

 

I hit a roadblock with SDA, considering its the oldest of them all, there is surprisingly very little information about its history (Founder?)

 

Quite sure there is somebody here who is very knowledgable about these brands...

Helping hand will be greatly appreciated 

[OkayamaDenim]

 

 

I am currently researching the history of each brands of the Osaka 5 and their brand philosophy, don't want to bring up a near obsolete thread but not sure where I should post it (Don't think Osaka Showdown thread is appropriate)

 

I hit a roadblock with SDA, considering its the oldest of them all, there is surprisingly very little information about its history (Founder?)

 

Quite sure there is somebody here who is very knowledgable about these brands...

Helping hand will be greatly appreciated 

 

Hey feel free to e-mail at [email protected] us directly, we would be happy to provide you some insight into the Osaka 5 and SDA specifically among the other brands!

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[aho]

^I want to say there was a picture with all of the 5 brand leaders getting together drinking/eating, I'll see if I can dig it up...

[DDDm]

Should never doubt the power of internet

 

Shiotani å¡©è°· brothers (pretty low-key guys, just like their products I believe)

 

å¡©è°·å¥ä¸€on the left

 

And the Warehouse headquaters in Osaka

http://therightstuffsapporo.blogspot.hk/2011/02/warehouse.html

Edited July 26, 2013 by DDDm

[Maynard Friedman]

I'm pretty sure I've got a picture of them in an old Lightning or Free& Easy magazine. If I remember correctly, it's black & white, they have shaved heads, check shirts and very baggy jeans. In fact, I've just realised that what I've described sounds a bit like stereotypical Hispanic gang members in popular culture, but that's what they look like in the picture!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

^I want to say there was a picture with all of the 5 brand leaders getting together drinking/eating, I'll see if I can dig it up...

 

Yeah I posted that pic some months ago..from the Resolute blog

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Maynard Friedman]

Is that because the lock is placed at the bottom of the front door?

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 12, 2015 by hoggreaser

[aho]

this was the picture I was thinking of (that b_F posted a long time ago)! finally dug it up from my computer hahaha can you imagine what goes on at these gatherings?! I love how hayashi-san is goofing off, the shiotani bro's faces are partly concealed, tsujita with the half smile lean, yamane with the camera, and tsujimoto father and son as well...

 

Edited August 4, 2013 by aho

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Sugar Mountain]

According to the article on the Osaka Five on the Japanese Streets website, Shigeharu Tagaki is the founder of SDA. However, SDA had an expo of their winter lines recently at Take5 and I met their head designer Yuji Tamanaha (he appears in The Denim Book). Benny said that Yuji is pretty much the one in charge of the company, with Tagaki-san owning it. But yes, I suspect that's Tagaki in the white shirt next to Yamane.

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Sugar Mountain]

Whoops, I just realised that in the article Takeshi Kawata is described as the chief designer at SDA. Yuji gave me his business card (and like a true denim geek, I have stored it away) and my wife just translated his title as Head of Business. Bear in mind, that's what it reads in Chinese, but it's fairly clear.

[Sugar Mountain]

I can definitely see you getting along with a pair of SD-101. Dew it!

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[redragon]

Really like the get-together pics! thank you for digging it up aho.

[Sugar Mountain]

Pretty sure this is the President of D'Artisan:

 

 

So that's him in the party photo above too right?

[demonator]

right buddy

[beautiful_FrEaK]

A little summary from Kyle about the Osaka5 over on rawr

 

http://www.rawrdenim.com/2014/03/history-osaka-5/

 

 

A comment from me on the topic of Evisu just to refresh my mind: was the "brand" that Yamane and Tsujita founded in the shop they worked in Rodeo? (or what was it?)

And thus the evolution would be Rodeo -> Evis -> Evisu?

[Cold Summer]

Glad to see they finally published that article!

 

It's already a long article but I wish I could've found more info, even searching for stuff in Japanese didn't turn up a lot of results.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Mhh...and if that article just works as an overview with a detailed spot lights on every brand of the Osaka5 later on (like you did with Samurai)?

 

I guess the history of this brands would warrant that

[Clochard]

@Cold Summer   thank you for this article