Close Up: Purist - Japanese Denim

April 25, 2016 Jill Lawrence

Niche Japanese denim brand Kioto uses raw rigid denim for you to personally wear in. Do not wash for as long as possible - even up to a year. The denim will wear in naturally with the starch dissipating over time and the indigo wearing off in the shape of your body. Making the jeans perfectly yours.

CLOSE UP: Purist - Raw rinsed denim shirt

April 7, 2016 Jill Lawrence

Raw rigid denim shirt from MiH Jeans. Has a raw rigid look of dark denim with white weft grinning cleanly through with the unusual benefit of softness and comfort of a washed denim.

CLOSE UP: Purist - Raw Denim

April 4, 2016 Jill Lawrence

Short cropped neat flares in raw rigid stretch denim from J Brand Jeans. Worn with a raw rigid original shirt from MiH Jeans.

VINTAGE : Purist

March 31, 2016 Jill Lawrence

Raw rigid denims, ready to be personally worn in. Vintage detailing is a must to re-create the pure vintage look.

©LightningArchives "Vintage Denim" 10/09/2014

1950's Military Civillian Garment

1930's Levi's 501XX

WEAR IT: Purist

March 28, 2016 Jill Lawrence

Wear raw rigid selvedge denims with visible selvedge on turned cuffs and wrists. Skinny shapes worn extra long to wrinkle around lower legs. Finish off patch pockets with contrast top stitching to create a slick crisp effect. Shapes and styles are unisex with chic masculine overtones in accessories.

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CLOSE UP: Purist

March 24, 2016 Jill Lawrence

Raw, rigid, and infinitely dark indigo with a slightly lustrous finish in red selvedge denim with cuffs always visible. Slender leg shapes in soft fibre blends makes the raw denim softer to wear in unisex shapes. Leg lengths are long and cuffed to display the iconic red selvedge denim, with 3D creases appearing behind the knee. After a while the raw rigid denim will wear in naturally and feel as comfortable as if it had been washed, which it must not be. If concerned for hygiene hang in the sun or put in the freezer inside out for a few hours - this will eradicate any odour. The longer the jean can be left without washing the more authentic and original it will become.

TREND: Purist

March 21, 2016 Jill Lawrence

The look is sharp, smart, dark denim with more than a nod to the original unwashed starched product. We see original, clean, red selvedge denim in its pure raw state, with little special yarn character and no fuss. The shape and depth of shade shines through. Rich indigo uniformity of shade with a firm touch, in clean twills and clean sharp shapes with architectural inspiration. Raw denim is worn by aficionados and denim purists to wear in themselves with no washing, whilst the jean takes on the personality of the wearer.

Style and shapes are simple showcasing the original dark clean raw denim.