OMOTO DENIM 3215 13.5oz Selvedge Denim Type 2 Jacket Charcoal Overdye

About this product

Omoto's new Type 2 is crafted from their proprietary 13.5oz Japanese selvedge denim, a fabric designed to reproduce the excellent texture and versatile weight of vintage selvedge denim. However, it has been overhauled with a Japanese bincho-tan white charcoal overdye treatment that stiffens and darkens the denim, giving it a beautiful inky blue/black hue with tons and tons of depth, showcasing different colours over different sections of the fabric. Through wash and wear the charcoal overdye will give way to the indigo undertones bit by bit, and become something outstanding.

This denim is woven on a vintage 1950s Sakamoto shuttle loom, which has been modified to reduce the tension of the warp yarns, ensuring that the warp is loosely woven, with little tension to produce texture and give the jeans the classic feel and look of vintage denim. A blend of two different types of long-staple cotton yarns are used to produce this fabric, which is made up of 65% American Memphis cotton, chosen for its unique rigidity and supple texture, and 35% Zimbabwean cotton, for a balance of softness and strength. Each finished pair of Omoto jeans represents the culmination of the skill and passion of the craftspeople of Japan's Sanbi region.

Cut in a classic Type 2 jacket style, this piece features a loose body with a shorter body length, for a traditional vintage workwear silhouette. Features a double knife-pleated chest with dual flap-closure chest pockets, hidden handwarmer pockets, size adjuster tabs, and is finished with copper rivets, a nickle buckle, and enamel-coated buttons. Due to the charcoal overdye treatment the leather patch and all of the hardware has been blackened.

100% cotton

13.5oz proprietary Japanese selvedge denim

Indigo rope-dyed fabric with a binko-tan charcoal overdye

Woven on a vintage 1950s modified Sakamoto shuttle loom

Warp threads are loosely woven with minimal tension

Classic Type 2 denim jacket styling

Dual chest pockets w/ flap closures

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