SAMURAI JEANS S500AX-Sakura 18oz AI+ Sakura Selvedge Denim Regular Straight Natural Indigo

About this product

The sakura, or cherry blossom, was introduced to Japan well over 1000 years ago, during the Nara period, and has since Sakura has since become an incredibly important symbol for Japan, its people, and their culture. As Japan's most important flower, it heralds the arrival of Spring for the Japanese, blooming all at once across the islands. To create these jeans, cherry blossoms are boiled to extract their natural pink dye, which is then used to dye the underlying weft threads, giving them a slight pink hue.

This regular straight cut is a little different from Samurai's usual straight legs, as it is just a hair slimmer. Samurai still firmly considers this a regular straight, as it falls somewhere inbetween their 0501 Regular Straight and the 701 Slim Straight, with a mid rise and no taper. These jeans are made with Samurai's incredible 18oz AI+ Sakura selvedge denim, a variation of their industry-leading AI+ natural indigo dyed fabric. The warp yarns are blended with Samurai's own Japanese-grown cotton fibers for improved softness and texture, and are then thoroughly rope-dyed in a mixture of natural and synthetic indigo dyes, giving the denim a lovely soft natural indigo colouring, while still fading noticeably like a synthetic indigo dyed denim would. Due to the somewhat loose weave and the natural texture in the fabric, the soft pink tones of the sakura-dyed weft show through in spots, and give the denim an overall softer look that is sure to result is some really special fades.

100% cotton

Regular straight fit; mid rise, straight leg

18oz AI+ Sakura Japanese selvedge denim

Natural indigo rope-dyed warp yarns

Cherry blossom dyed weft yarns

Indigo and white selvedge ID

Fifth pocket selvedge detail

Custom silver-coated Sakura iron buttons

Custom silver-coated Sakura copper rivets

Custom Sakura sheepskin leather patch