When Mikiharu Tsujita launched Full Count in 1992, he did so with a singular, almost romantic ambition: to re-create the ...

When it comes to denim, “Japanese-made” is the only superlative that matters, as least according to certain menswear circles. The label has become a sort of shorthand for quality assurance, and for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Along a quiet strip in Kurashiki, Japan, known as Kojima Jeans Street, denim purists from around the world make their pilgrimage.

Japanese denim is no longer a specialty apparel item. Celebrities, hipsters and those simply in search of good quality jeans are learning the brands and the stories behind them. Devin Leisher, ...

Street style in Japan is one part incubator for experiential design details, and one part homage to traditional indigo techniques and workwear designs. Gordon Muir, denim industry veteran and founder ...

In the early 1900s, every pair of Levi's jeans was made using Cone Mills denim sourced from the legendary mill's North Carolina factory. When Cone Mill shuttered operations stateside, though, Levi’s ...