THESE JEANS STARTED JAPANESE SELVEDGE DENIM! | Studio D'Artisan SD-D01 Raw Denim Review

Japanese denim has been named the highest quality raw selvedge denim available on the market. And with a ton of history, time, and experience in the selvedge denim jeans game, it's really no wonder why. The Japanese were able to hone in on the literal pinnacle of what made American workwear so good, and perfected it in their own right to create the best selvedge denim that we all know and love today. The 1970s to the 1990s has a lot, and I mean A LOT of history when it comes to denim as a selvedge whole. And with that history, the 1980s and the 1990s sparked the japanese selvedge denim craze we all know and love today. All of this started with Studio D'Artisan, the first of the Osaka Five of japanese raw selvedge denim brands which contributed to the catalyst of raw denim manufacturing in Japan. In 1986, after having struggled to sell jeans since 1979, Shigeharu Tagaki finally cracked the code with the Studio D'Artisan SD-D01 denim, which was the jean that everyone in Japan fell in love with! This is where it all starts. And today, we have a re-release of these jeans in hand, and we dive into that history today! *disclaimer: I am not a historian, and am only sharing information I have found through research in certain books and online. Please feel free to correct any inaccuracies I may have stated down in the comments.* Chapters: Intro - 0:00 History of Japanese Denim - 1:14 In-Depth Look At Studio D'Artisan SD-D01 Selvedge Denim - 3:58 The Fit of Studio D'Artisan SD-D0