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The Okayama Spirit series pays tribute to the decades-long attention to denim craftsmanship in Okayama. The Okayama Spirit 4 is made to wear and fade...

TATAMI DENIM Rope-dyed Japanese indigo… flooring? Tatami are woven straw mats used for flooring in Japanese rooms. Martial art dojos use tatami for training and...

My whole life I had always been afraid of white pants. With my active and carefree lifestyle I thought that I would stain them within days...

This is the release schedule for the Naked & Famous Denim Fall Winter 2020 collection so far.  Not every FW20 style has a confirmed release...

Sakiori is a Japanese rag weaving technique over 250 years old. Peasants would take scraps of old cloth (clothing, rags, anything) and weave them into...

The Indigo Tradition Canvas is a tribute to traditional Japanese indigo dye methods.  This plain weave duck canvas is rope dyed on both warp and...

Hanami literally means ‘flower viewing’ in Japanese, but that doesn’t begin to cover it. Hanami is the tradition of observing the bloom of cherry blossoms every spring to welcome the...

The All Conditions Selvedge is a lightweight Japanese Selvedge denim made from 19% Dyneema® yarn - the world's strongest fiber™. Dyneema® is an Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMwPE)....

First released in 2011, the Naked & Famous Denim Japan Heritage quickly became a one of our most loved fabrics. Its gritty grain is reminiscent of...