February 19, 2021

26 - Denim History 13; The Story of Japanese Denim

39 minutes

This is the end, my denim friends, the end. After over 7 hours of denim history, the beginning of Japanese denim will be our last stop on our 13-part denim history series. Learn all about why Japanese people became culturally obsessed with American jeans, early pairs of knockoff 501s, how Okayama became the denim capital of Japan (and arguably the world), and more on this final installment. This is the Heddels stuff that you probably all tuned in to hear in the first place so we hope you enjoy.

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Citations:

Marx, W. David. “Who Made Japan’s First Jeans?” Heddels, 12 Oct 2015, www.heddels.com/2015/10/who-made-japans-first-jeans.

---. “Why Okayama? How the Region Became the Denim Capital.” Heddels, 9 Feb 2016, www.heddels.com/2016/02/why-okayama-japanese-region-became-denim-capital.

Robinson, Kyle. “The History Of The Osaka 5 - Studio D’Artisan, Denime, Evisu, and More.” Heddels, 9 March 2014, www.heddels.com/2014/03/history-osaka-5.

---. “Why Does Japan Love Mid-Century America So Much?” Heddels, 22 July 2014, www.heddels.com/2014/07/japan-love-mid-century-america-much.

Steinberger, Kevin. “The Complete Guide to Okayama Jeans Street - Part II.” Heddels, 9 May 2014, www.heddels.com/2014/05/complete-guide-okayama-jeans-street-part-ii.

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