For sale here is a pair of pants from the Japan Blue Jeans label. Japan Blue is one of the lines manufactured by Rampuya, the same company that does the Momotaro label. Both labels are very strongly jeans and indigo oriented, producing exclusively in the Kojima area of Japan, although the Momotaro label is probably more widely known and releases a fuller range. Japan Blue focuses pretty strongly on jeans and denim jackets, but the same high quality production standards are still very much there, as are the really detailed and unique fabrics.
In this case we have a pair of pants done in the traditional Japanese sashiko weave. Sashiko is a traditional Japanese embroidery technique, something often seen on old school work or kendo wear. The idea is to make the fabric more resilient given the harsher conditions it is subject to. Japan Blue update the silhouette here to something more modern, but this is a historic method of manufacture (that also happens to look pretty cool). The main fabric is an 11oz cotton, dyed a deep shade of indigo blue. I believe the threading used throughout with the sashiko is also indigo dyed. Part of the fun with this kind of piece is also watching the indigo fade and seeing how the piece will develop over time.
Fit here is described as “relaxed tapered”, where the top block is somewhat looser with a taper toward the ankles. Features a vegetable ivory waistband button, zip fly and drawstring on the waist. This is one of Japan Blue’s newer models, still currently available at retail, although it currently goes for around $300. Get it here much more reasonably.
Size is labeled a large, fitting up to a 33 inch waist well. You can cinch the waist but at its largest I measure the waist at 33” / 86cm, inseam at 29” / 73cm, rise at 11.5” / 30cm and leg opening at 7” / 17.5cm. The pants come in lightly used, excellent shape with no holes, tears, stains, visible fading or visible signs of wear. Made in Japan.
Shipping from Japan to anywhere will be $30.
