About     Mens     Womens
  • Denim Styles | Men

    Nashville: (CLASSIC EDWIN HERITAGE) – Japanese Red Selvage 14oz denim, higher in the rise. A straight Traditional Fit, designed to be worn turned up showing the selvage. Donut buttons.

    Waynesville: (CLASSIC EDWIN HERITAGE) – Japanese Red Selvage 14oz denim, higher in the rise. A loose traditional fit, designed to be worn turned up, showing the selvage. Donut buttons.

    ED-35:  A traditional vintage worker, higher in the rise, loose fit. Based on a cut down ‘bib ‘n’ brace’ work wear garment from the 1940’s. Cinched at the waist, also featuring belt loops for modern use.  Donut buttons.

    ED-39:  Classic regular fit with mid rise and slightly looser thigh. Edwin button fly.

    ED-47:  Classic regular fit, with an Edwin button fly.

    ED-55: Relaxed tapered fit, with an Edwin button fly.

    ED-67: Regular/duck tail vintage fit with slightly tapered leg. Edwin button fly.

    ED-71: Classic regular slim fit. Slightly raised rise for comfort. Edwin button fly.

    ED-77: Anti-Fit, low rise, slim fit and zip fly.

  • Denim Styles | Women

    W’ Tomboy: Loose ‘Boyfriend’ cut, cropped leg, cinched back with additional belt loops.

    W’ Bridget: Super slim fit, low waist, slightly cropped leg length with tapered leg and zip fly.

    W’ Angel: Slim fit, low waist, straight leg & zip fly

    W’Hardy: Regular slim style with tapered leg and button fly.

    W’Ruby: Lower waist, regular fit.

  • Fabrics

    Red Listed Selvage 14 oz
    Premium Japanese Denim – EXCLUSIVE development for EDWIN.
    100% cotton 3/1 right hand weave / ring-ring spun / indigo / red blue cast

    Rainbow Listed Selvage 13,7 oz
    Premium Japanese Exclusive Edwin Denim with famous rainbow listing used in Edwin since the 1960’s.
    100% cotton 3/1 right hand weave / ring-ring spun / indigo / grey blue cast.

    Double listed Selvage 13 oz
    Premium European Denim.
    100% cotton 3/1 right hand weave / ring-ring spun / indigo / red blue cast.

    Zen Grey Listed Selvage 11,25 oz
    Premium European Denim with Grey listed selvage.
    100% cotton 3/1 right hand weave / ring-ring spun / sulphur dye / blue grey cast.

    Granite Denim 13,5 oz
    Premium Japanese Denim exclusively developed for Edwin.
    3/1 Right Hand Weave / Brown weft ring-ring spun / indigo / red blue cast

    Dark Blue Denim 12 oz
    Premium European Denim.
    100% cotton 3/1 right hand weave / ring-ring spun / indigo / red blue cast.

    Quartz Blue Denim 11,25 oz
    Premium European Denim.
    100% cotton 3/1 right hand weave / ring-ring spun / indigo / red blue cast.

    Onyx Black Denim 13 oz
    Premium European Denim.
    100% cotton 3/1 right hand weave / ring-ring spun / sulphur dye / red blue cast.

    Last Blue Stretch Denim 11.5 oz
    Premium European Denim.
    98 % cotton 2% EA / 3/1 Right hand weave / ring-core spun / indigo / red blue cast.

    Zen Blue Stretch Denim 11.5 oz
    Premium European Denim developed for Edwin.
    98% cotton 2% EA / 3/1 right hand weave / ring core spun / sulphur dye / blue grey cast.

    Peached Stretch Sateen 9oz
    Premium European Stretch Comfort fabric.
    98% Cotton 2% EA / ring core spun / reactive dye.

    Nomad Twill 10.25 oz
    100% cotton / 3/1 right hand weave / folded / reactive dye.
    Premium European Twill.

  • Washes

    Biker Repair Wash: Heavy Used, black ‘dirty’ finish with hand repair on inside calf and back bottom pocket.

    Bleacher Wash: Removal of colour effect giving the denim a light effect with light wear patterns offering a cleaner smoother look.

    Duster Used Wash: Light wash and hand applied abrasions, offering a natural wear patterns.

    Greaser Wash: Lightly coated (dipped) denim fixing the natural colour, offering a longevity in retention of rich colour. Clean modern aesthetic.

    Hobo Wash: Heavy used with hand repaired knee detail, and a replaced back pocket, offering a wear pattern and ‘home’ repair aesthetic. This wash gives a ‘travelled in’ look.

    Lumber Used Wash: Dark used wash, with subtle wear patterns and light scraping.

    Nomad Wash: Heavy vintage wash designed to highlight the character of the denim fabric, with heavy wear patterns, like your favourite vintage denim piece which your simply can not be without.

    Oiler Wash: Natural look offering a vintage feel. Based on Oil field worker pants from the mid 70’s. Natural wear patterns with subtle abrasion.

    Rigger Wash: Light scraping and natural knee wear patterns. This wash is designed to emulate a pant worn in for 3 months from unwashed.

    Storm Wash: Bleached and heavily washed with heavy contrast details and abrasions.

    Tar Wash: Only available in Onyx black denim, taking the colour back to a subtle grey/black, with a mid used feel as though a black denim had been worn for around two years.

  • Denim Glossary

    Indigo: Is the colour used to dye denim, it is taken traditionally from the Idigofera tinctoria plant. Since 1911 a synthesized version has also been available.

    Dying Process: The cotton is dyed via a “living” fermentation Process, Which reduces the Indigo from Blue to Yellow.

    Once in this state the cotton is Worked or dipped into the vat of liquid. When exposed to air it is a bright Green coulor which over time develops into a rich indigo Blue.

    Dying Process

    Selvage (or Selvedge): Is the white woven edge on both edges of the fabric width which prevents unraveling. This traditionally would mean that a old 29 inch shuttle loom was used. These days this can also be replicated by modern looms but the quality is not close to the original style.

    Listing: Is the coloured thread running through the Selvage band that was used to identify the denim to each company.

    Edwin has it’s own Rainbow listing which comprises of three colours  (orange, yellow, turquoise.)

    Left Hand Twill: Notably the twill line starting at the top left of the fabric  falling to the bottom Right. Also has a softer hand feel than right hand after wash.

    Right Hand Twill: Traditionally used denim woven with a diagonal twill line which rises from left to right. (Starting at the top Right of the fabric and falls to the bottom Left of the fabric.

    Leg Twist: Is the natural adjustment of the fabric which will follow the direction of weaving due to the shrinkage. Associated with Vintage denims

    Skewing: Introduced in the 1970’s Skewing is the process invented to prevent the “LEG TWIST.”

    Dying Process

    Sanforization: Introduced in early 1900 it is the process which shrinks and stretches the fabric in length and width, Which stabilizes the fabric before it is then cut.

    Singeing: Is the process of burning away the hairy surface of denim .

    Anti-Fit: is a way of cutting the rise of the jean in a straight line (as opposed to curved)which gives the Anti-Fit jean its recognisable ‘top block’ (the section of the jean that goes from the waist to the crotch). It came about as a result of trying to reshape the Overall and cutting them down to a pair of jeans. Overalls are not cut to follow the body but rather to ‘hang’ on it, and so the Anti-Fit cut that doesn’t follow your body shape. Benefits of anti-fit are Greater comfort, and less wear on the seat.

Newsletter
Tokyo • Japan • 1947