Rivet Japan

[cjmegatron]

I was interested in having a pair of jeans made, and came across the company, Rivet Japan. Does anyone know if they are good or reputable. Their website is http://www.rivet-japan.com/

[lance]

Good find cjmegatron - i emailed them to see if they will sell small quantities for personal use; I'll post if they reply.

[cjmegatron]

Hey, Any reply?

[lance]

Hi Lance,

Thanks for your message and your interest in Japanese denim!

Yes.

We can export denim by the roll. Each roll is approximately 50 meters each.

If you are interested in seeing some samples of different things just let me know what in as much detail as you can and we can ship some out to you!

Best,

Tim

I sent another email asking for prices for a roll of natural indigo selvage denim in 14 to 16 oz. weight. I'll let you know the answer. If we have enough interest and someone to make the jeans, maybe we can get something going. But after watching aho's agony, I'll let you do the polling!

[cjmegatron]

What happened to aho? And if you could tell me when they reply to your email again, that would be great. So far it seems like Rivet is pretty legit

[lance]

Hey - Seems like a two way conversation here; we should do this by email! See below for their reply. Looks like shipping to the US or wherever the tailor would be is as much as the denim.

Hi Lance,

OK. No prob. I can work up some swatches for you shortly.

price depends on the quality of the fabric...

EX: if the denim is say 1000 ¥ (JPY) per meter X 50 meters = 50,000 ¥

plus transport and import duty.

transport is based on weight. best guess is around 300 - 400 USD to ship it by fedex.

cheaper if you go by boat.

to ship you the swatches we will need to know which courier service you wish to use.

If you don't have an account with anyone now, FedEx is easiest. Just go online and set up an account and email the info - address, company name, account #, etc..

Best,

Tim

[cjmegatron]

i wonder if they would charge that much shipping just for swatches? by any chance do you know

[lance]

Not likely, swatches will fit in an envelope; I'll find out. But the overall cost for a roll will be close to $1000 USD and seems prohibitive unless you have about 25 friends who want a pair of jeans.

[cjmegatron]

yeah, i think im gonna see if i can get some swatches then ill go from there

[edmond]

fuck it thats fucking overprced!

[cjmegatron]

yea, i thought that was pretty expensive too. nevertheless, i might wanna check out some of their swatches

[lance]

Yup, demonito is right, but I'd still like to see their denim. If you order swatches cj, post some pics and your thoughts.

[rnrswitch]

It really isn't that overpriced if it is quality stuff. A lot of really nice denim will sell for about $20 to $30 per yard. If you plan on making a lot of jeans it ain't bad. Shipping is the killer though.

[lance]

^ Especially for natural, core dyed denim. If we could find someone in Japan who would make a decent pair of jeans for a reasonable price, the shipping would be lots less and the jeans affordable. Not time to give up yet cj.