These artisanal jeans cost $2,000 dollars. #Denim #Clothing #Japan

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[abdulmoizjaeger]

That machine in the video that says "Toyoda" is the reason why we have Toyota cars, the old man Toyoda just wanted to make an automated loom for his mother and here we are

[Juggernautdemon]

Third world jeans are also stitched by hand, but they’re like $30

[BradFess-joto]

My brother passed away at 32 years old and his passion was denim. Went to FIT, worked for denim company, etc. When he passed, I learned more about denim than i ever thought was possible, just by going through his stuff and trying to learn about the jeans. Its not Japanese denim, its that the high end Japanese denim market prefers Selvage denim. Most of the denim purist prefer Selvage due to its slight imperfections which result in a different feel and uniqueness. White Oak denim mill in NC had been around since the turn of the 20th century. They had the same looms and were one of the last US mills that produced authentic selvage denim. Bought out by an international conglomerate and they closed the mills. They are different, not nearly as comfortable as a modern pair of stretchy jeans and more expensive, but there is definitely more soul and a cool factor with selvage jeans than modern mass produced jeans. Maybe its not worth it to you, and thats OK, but some people like it and are willing to pay the $.

[tomsmith]

No item of clothing that isn’t bespoke/tailored to you is worth $2k or close to it

[texasranchadventures]

Add paint splatter and holes for $1500 extra 😂

[datdam-yy]

I'm not too sure about the cost markup. I've been dyeing from natural sources for quite some time and let me tell you, you can get indigofera dyes for cheap. They cost around 6 bucks here per kg (you get about 2x1.5 m fabric worth outta it, enough for a pair and some). Import costs, labor, and machine production costs aside they can't be over $150 each. The remaining must purely for marketing

[SC-bgwf]

The Japanese are masters at hand crafting, whether it's woodwork, pottery, swords etc. They seek perfection through skill. I love their ethos.

[the_dre_wayy]

If you see that loom that said Toyoda here’s a fun fact. That’s the original name of Toyota when they used to build looms. Actually how the company started. The history of Toyota is amazing to dig deep into

[Cheif_Espada]

Business Insider must have been created and headquartered in Japan. This is turning out to be a comedy of economics

[bobblaster]

Dude is wearing a denim kimono peak drip

[paddystash]

It's amazing the lengths people will go to create a narrative for the value of something

[Wisdoms_gate]

Old Levi Strauss shuttle looms, 28" salvage denim, timeless... buy them rigid, wear them for 20 years and wash them inside out only 20 times... absolutely perfect vintage look...

[bigdaddygoon]

I'm guessing I don't have the same definition of what by hand mean because the only part I seen that was by hand was ol buddy dying the fabric

[heywoodjablome]

So is this why Levi thinks they can charge $60 for a pair of jeans now

[zmc]

For doing it by hand I saw a lot of machines

[shiizu]

atleast this are worth more than buying Gucci/etc.

[ryanhuffman]

Can someone explain what the benefit is of how they weave the fabric? They say it takes 5-6 times longer and the fabric is half as wide so they need even more fabric. Does it make them a lot more durable? Does it make it so the fabric doesn't fade as fast? Is it more comfortable to wear? They didn't mention any benefits of making the fabric this way.

[pepperachu]

In my opinion once your jeans start reaching 100-200$ your just paying for a label/status after that point

[sevenlights]

Beautiful but the color transferring is annoying - hard pass on this

[Vean-fnfn]

For 2K that thing better be bulletproof