KOJIMA DENIM

PRODUCT |

The "2100 Vintage Denim," a new project by 0 STOCK TOKYO designed to be cherished across generations for the next 100 years, is produced in the Kojima district of Okayama Prefecture, a denim sanctuary facing the Seto Inland Sea. Known as the birthplace of Japanese jeans, Kojima's craftsmanship and meticulous finishing have earned worldwide acclaim, handling the sewing for numerous renowned brands. The Kojima region is a rare area where all stages of the denim industry—upstream, midstream, and downstream—are present. The upstream raw materials (spinning, dyeing, weaving), midstream (cutting, sewing), and downstream (processing, washing, distressing) all represent praised creations. It is exceptionally rare, both domestically and internationally, to find an industry where all these processes are located within the same prefecture.
The close collaboration between factories and processing plants allows for the production of high-quality, stable products. Artisans preserve their traditional techniques as a town, applying them to the manufacturing of jeans.

MATERIAL |

Using an old-style shuttle loom, we produce a fabric with an overwhelming durable thickness of 15.5 oz. Simultaneously, by weaving it at a low tension at a rate of 5 meters per hour and mixing high-quality American cotton, Zimbabwean cotton, and Supima cotton (one of the world's three most valuable extra-long staple cottons) in the raw cotton, we have achieved a flexible texture. For the warp threads, instead of the commonly used dark navy that is almost black, we use indigo-dyed threads with a slightly bluer hue, adjusted to develop vertical fading as they are worn.

After numerous processes and the hands of many artisans, the 0 STOCK TOKYO denim is finally complete.