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Category: Denime

Four owners

Denime was established in 1988, being one of the famous Osaka5 (together with Warehouse, Fullcount, Studio D’Artisan and Evisu). Since then the company have had four owners. When Yoshiyuki Hayashi started Denime back in 1988 he was backed by a local fashion giant named World Co. A matter that can’t be taken lightly according to Hayashi-san:

“Because of World, Kurabo went through all the trouble to create vintage denim,” says Hayashi. “They would have never done that for a small company. Nobody made selvedge jeans at the time.”

Later on, Orizzonti took over the ship and Shins after that. I’m not sure about what year, but what’s important is that Hayashi-san stayed on as chief designer/manager of the brand continuing his pursuit of the best Levi’s 501 replica. In 2010 Hitoshi Tsujimoto took over the company. That’s right, the same man that owns The Real McCoys. When that take over occurred Yoshiyuki Hayashi abandoned the ship (and started his new brand RESOLUTE).

The Denime XX-denim

Hayashi-san and the XX-denim that he developed was (and is!) held in high esteem. Hayashi-san was on a quest to remake the best Levi’s 501 out there. The XX-denim was the pride of Denime. He still feels that he havn’t perfected it but damn, the faded pairs I’ve seen in the XX-denim is gorgeous. The same denim won’t ever be made again. It should be mentioned that the new version from The Real McCoys era is nothing short of awsome too. Of course, the fact that Hayashi played a big part in the denim renaissance is one of the very appealing factors.

Denime 506 – update 3

Time for update 3 of my Denime 506 jacket. It’s been a while since the last one.

Since the last update, the jacket has seen quite a lot of wear. Though my TCB 30’s jacket has seen most of my denim jacket love for the last year or so.

Anway, the XX-denim Hayashi-san made back in the Orizzonti days of Denime is really starting to shine. It’s almost in peak condition right now. I mean, look at that marbling texture. What’s not to love?

From now on it will only see moderate wear, I think. Both the TCB jacket and Warehouse one is calling on me. Plus, have you seen the triple pleat blouse TCB Jeans just released? I might just need to splash some cash for that natural indigo greatness (that will take forever to fade).

That’s it for update 3 of the Denime 506. Talk to you soon!