Sun Famous as a proud book cloth Okayama ・ Kurashiki Denim makes original jeans! I want to enjoy along with sightseeing! !

Speaking of jeans, durable trousers whose history began as workwear for miners working in coal mines during the 1800s American gold rush. Nowadays, it is completely recognized as a major fashion item, but in the first place it was "work clothes". Therefore, even in Japan, jeans of the three major American brands from that time, Levi's, Lee, and Wrangler, are well known. By the way, "Levi's (Levi Strauss & Co. Levi's)" made the first jeans reinforced with metal rivets on thick indigo-dyed denim fabric, and the most famous model is the front button fly type "501". It is said to be the prototype of. If I write down the story of so-called "vintage denim", it seems to derail from the purpose of this time, so I will omit it.

To avoid confusion here, "denim = fabric" and "jeans = pants made from denim". Recently, it seems that they are called "denim" together, but this is actually the correct answer.

Sun this Japan most denim production is prosperous regions in the Okayama called the Kurashiki City Kojima district area . The attention of high-quality "Made in Japan denim" and "domestic jeans" made using the high technology has increased in recent years and craftsmen have grown as "Kurashiki Denim" various brands are born. Also, there seems to be some jeans museum and Kojima jeans street in the same area , so denim itself is recognized as one of sightseeing, and it seems that many tourists are visiting in search of it.

[Major Okayama denim and Kurashiki denim brands]
Akatsuki Jeans / Kojima Jeans (KOJIMA GENES) / Japan Blue Jeans (JAPAN BLUE JEANS) / Johnbull (Johnbull) / Big John (BIG JOHN) / Momotarou Jeans (MOMOTARO JEANS) / Red River (RED RIVER) / Betis Smith ( Betty Smith) / etc

Nowadays, it seems that apparel brands make and sell jeans by bespoke to the above Okayama denim brands, so there may be jeans you are wearing, made in Japan or made in Okayama. Right.

I would like to introduce the experience plan of "Jeans" which is the main subject of this time. This course allows you to make original jeans at the directly managed shop of the new brand <DENIM WORKS> announced in the fall of 2014. Once you've chosen the type of jeans you like, you can make your own handmade my denim with the essential parts of jeans such as buttons, leather patches and rivets. As I mentioned earlier, I usually like American jeans such as Levi's, but when it comes to "original ones", it's very attractive. Jeans are "wearing and growing", so if you can grow your own jeans, you can imagine that you will be attached to them.

<< Flow of jeans making experience >>
① Jeans selection: 10 minutes
② Button, rivet, leather patch selection: 10 minutes
③ Button, riveting experience: 20 minutes
④ Hemming, leather patching (our employees will do it): 20 minutes

Of course, it is a plan that the staff who are professional jeans making professionals firmly teaches, so I think that novice will fail. In addition, it may be a fun point to listen to the history of Okayama Kurashiki, a domestic denim Mecca, and other things about domestic denim. People who like jeans are mostly like "Yunku" because they seem to have fun as sightseeing as there seems to be jeans museums "Jeans Museum I, II", "Showroom shop", "Outlet shop" etc. It is a spot. If I travel to Okayama only to make jeans, my wife and other family members are likely to get angry, so I will try to find another attraction and play. Shop information From the link below for details. May someday go! ! !