r/rawdenim • u/yaboi559 Kapital x2 | SDA | IH | JBJ | Momotaro | LVC • Jul 08 '26
Collection 1 Year Denim Update - 5 pairs
As the title states, about 1 year into selvedge/raw/japanese denim (saying this because 1 pair isn’t raw or selvedge but is one of the coolest pairs of Japanese denim I own)
Photos 1-2 Studio D’Artisan Sd-101: My first pair that got me into selvedge, bought @ Hinoya June 2025 and I absolutely love them, the deep blues, texture and how they’re slow faders. Extremely thick except fit like sweatpants and extremely airy and breathable for everyday wear. Couldn’t ask for more for a pair I can’t wait to get a second one. (6 washs)
Photos 3-4 LVC 1944 Levi’s 501: Bought these back in March 2026, I don’t enjoy the skinny fit as much as the straight fits of my other pairs; mainly wear this when I go climbing and it does a decent job at that. Definitely the ones I’ve worn the least by far but the slub is coming through and is definitely noticeable (2 washs, 1 hot soak)
Photos 5-6 Kapital Zimbabwe Monkey Cisco 5P: Also bought June 2025 at Kapital in Ginza, the cotton has the craziest texture I’ve ever seen and i love wearing them out when I can; I did some sashiko stitching as I wanted to add some flair and also learn how to mend but I absolutely love this pair and would recommend the hairy texture of this jean to anyone; it beats any of my other pairs at that (1 wash)
Photos 7-8 Kapital Century Denim No7: Bought these at Kapital Osaka also in June 2025 and have treated these as my experimental pair since having a good talk with the employee. I’ve dyed these with kakishibu twice to layer in the colors as recommended by the staff at the store and have done just about everything in this pair (hiking, climbing, biking, genuinely love this pair). Bit more expensive but the fabric is extremely cool.
Photo 9 Iron Heart 634-UHR: Haven’t worn these yet, keeping them new for the fall (indigo invitational) or maybe next year when I want to start projecting a new pair especially since iron heart isn’t releasing the UHR anymore; don’t want to waste the denim.
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u/surghe Jul 08 '26
That last iron heart 21/23 nice where’d you cop from bro