Denim Jacket - MIJ9 - "Tennen Ai" Natural Indigo Slub Selvedge

Denim Jacket - MIJ9 - "Tennen Ai" Natural Indigo Slub SelvedgeThe MIJ 9 "Tennen Ai" Natural Indigo Selvedge is a 15oz Japanese selvedge denim made using 2 kinds of natural indigo dyed yarns. Natural indigo dye is produced in a fermentation process of the Indigofera plant that can take up to 1 year. Unlike synthetic indigo, with natural there is a great deal of color variation from one dye lot to another. For this denim 2 different batches of natural indigo were used to rope dye the cotton yarns. Once woven the

The denim is dyed black on both the exterior warp and interior weft sides for a stealthy look

woven on vintage shuttle looms in a left hand twill construction

the combination creates a rich indigo tone that is nearly black

The eels are actually quite narrow

Crafted from 16oz of slubby Japanese Selvedge Denim so enticing

grittiness

* The Super Guy is a slim tapered fit

Once woven the result is a denim that has a hand dyed yarn look

5 ounce fixed quilt nylon poly insulated lining

And to top it off

Created with giant-sized slub yarns

The Weekend Crew - Vintage Doubleface - Grey is made from Vintage Doubleface fabric that is knit in Japan by some of the few remaining traditional Tsuriami machines in the world