During the 80s, the idea of ‘vintage’ being associated with denim was not a concept.
With the invention of the projectile loom in 1983, lauded at the time as revolutionary in production speed with its capacity for making wider widths of fabric, selvedge would disappear from denim.
While Europe experimented with avant-garde and free-spirited ideas with its jeans at the time, Japan was staging its own revolution, reevaluating the essence of authentic American jeans and what made them special.
Within that revolution was the birth of DENIME, and with it, the revival of selvedge denim; all within a five year span of it almost disappearing completely.
In the same way that cotton needs rich soil to grow, Japan had the right environment to ‘grow’ selvedge denim. DENIME’s founder and author of ‘Jeans of Japan’, Mr. Yoshiyuki Hayashi spoke of his denim as such:
“We spun our yarn at Kurabo mills, which was then sent to Hiroshima and Fukuyama, home of indigo dying, and had our yarn dyed at Sakamoto denim to the perfect shade of indigo. DENIME hardened the yarn as well, starching it before weaving them together.”
With this DENIME fabricated their first denim, densely packed, hefty, and with a rough hand.
It was unmistakably difficult at the time, with many trials and errors along the way along with doubt about moving in the opposite direction of the denim industry at large.
According to Warehouse, DENIME was not trying to make one-to-one reproductions of ‘vintage’ denim.
They were aiming for a classic look, with the denim’s character revealing itself the more it was worn.

Denime Products

Denime Lot. 221 BIG E 1960’S Model Tapered (Non-Washed)

SGD279.00 Inc. GST
The "tapered'' silhouette, which is one of DENIME's silhouette, was born in the 1960s when jeans were in the spotlight as casual wear. The texture of the DENIME paper tag, the colour of the sewing thread and the buttons were all newly produced to recreate the original DENIME style when the company was founded. *Only available in inseam 30". * Size available W28 ~ W34, W36, W38 Lot. 221 (BIG E MODEL) Length 30 NON-WASH [Size 28] Waist (W) - 76cm Thigh (T) - 29cm Front Rise (F) - 28cm Back rise (B) - 37cm Length (L) - 83cm Hem width (O) - 18.5cm [Size 29] Waist (W) - 78cm Thigh (T) - 29.5cm Front rise (F) - 28.5 cm Back rise (B) - 38cm Length (L) - 83cm Hem width (O) - 19cm [Size 30] Waist (W) - 80cm Thigh (T) - 30cm Front rise (F) - 29cm Back rise (B) - 39cm Length (L) - 83cm Hem width (O) - 19.5cm [Size 31] Waist (W) - 82cm Thigh (T) - 30.5cm Front rise (F) - 29.5cm Back rise (B) - 40cm Length (L) - 83cm Hem width (O) - 20cm [Size 32] Waist (W) - 84cm Thigh (T) - 31cm Front rise (F) - 30cm Back rise (B) - 41cm Length (L) - 83cm Hem width (O) - 20.5 cm [Size33] Waist (W) - 86cm Thigh (T) - 32cm Front rise (F) - 30.5cm Back rise (B) - 42cm Length (L) - 83cm Hem width (O) - 21cm [Size 34] Waist (W ) -90cm Thigh (T) -32.5cm Front rise (F) -31cm Back rise (B) -43cm Length (L) -83cm Hem width (O) -21.5cm [Size36] Waist (W) -94cm Thigh (T) -33cm Front rise (F) -31.5cm Back rise (B) -44cm Length (L) -83cm Hem width (O) -22cm [Size38] Waist (W) -98cm Thigh (T) -33.5cm Front rise (F) ) - 32cm Back rise (B) - 44cm Length (L) - 83cm Hem width (O) - 22.5cm *The following shrinkage will occur after washing. (Shrinkage after the washing) Waist (W) - Approx. 2~3cm Thigh (T) - Approx. 1~2cm Front rise (F) - Approx. 1cm Back rise (B) - Approx. 2~3cm Length (L) - Approx. 5~ 6cm Hem width (O) - approx. 1cm * (W) Waist, (T) Thigh, (F) Front Rise, (B) Back Rise, (L) Length, (O) Leg Opening. 100% Cotton Made in Japan

Denime Lot. 265 / Football Tee (Asst. Colours)

SGD99.00 Inc. GST
14/- Uganda organic cotton sheeting Ugandan cotton is characterised by its elasticity, which is grown with the blessings of the Nile River. The fiber length, which is generally called medium-long cotton to long cotton, is also characterised by its firmness due to the cultivation of fully ripened cotton. In "DENIME", by spinning No. 14 empty yarn and knitting it using a sinker machine, we were able to create a resilient cotton sheeting fabric while retaining the original elasticity of cotton. 100% Cotton Made in Japan

Denime Lot. 263 / Crew Neck Pocket Tee (Asst. Colours)

SGD89.00 Inc. GST
14/- Uganda organic cotton sheeting. Ugandan cotton is characterized by its elasticity, which is grown with the blessings of the Nile River. The fiber length, which is generally called medium-long cotton to long cotton, is also characterized by its firmness due to the cultivation of fully ripened cotton. In "DENIME", by spinning No. 14 empty yarn and knitting it using a sinker machine, DENIME were able to create a resilient cotton sheeting fabric while retaining the original elasticity of cotton. Made in Japan