The Naked & Famous Denim Made in Japan (MIJ) collection is celebrating its 10th iteration with the return of a fan favorite: the iconic Okayama Spirit Selvedge. This marks the first time the original has been rereleased since it was first released in 2013.
Read MoreThe Made in Japan or “MIJ” series from Naked & Famous Denim represents the heights that Japanese denim – and only Japanese denim – can reach. The MIJ 9 Tennen Ai Natural Indigo Selvedge is a 15 oz Japanese selvedge denim dyed using natural indigo
Read MoreEven among the rest of the Made in Japan collection, the MIJ8 is unique. The indigo yarns are dyed by hand in the Tokushima Prefecture of Japan using what’s called ‘hank dyeing.’ Very few people are trained in this technique, but it is such an important part of Japanese culture that the Japanese government has decreed Tokushima Prefecture an ‘intangible culture treasure.’ In hank dyeing, a master artisan gathers yarns into a bunch called a ‘hank,’ and dips it by hand into a small
Read MoreThe Made in Japan collection celebrates and explores what only Japanese denim dyeing, weaving, and manufacturing can achieve. The MIJ7 – Yahan Midnight Selvedge looks like black denim, but it isn’t. It’s a deep, dark shade of indigo with a touch of black
Read MoreThe King of Slub Yarn has expanded its empire into the Made in Japan Collection with The Emperor of Slub. We spent two years developing the King of Slub Yarn because we wanted to make the slubbiest denim the world has ever seen, much bigger than what standard slub yarns could acheive.
Read MoreThe details of the highly anticipated Naked & Famous Denim MIJ5, the 5th iteration in the Made in Japan series dubbed “Kogare Kakishibu”
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