SD-800 15oz Tapered Natural Indigo Selvedge Denim

STUDIO D'ARTISAN / SD-800 15oz Tapered Natural Indigo Selvedge Denim

- 100% cotton / 15oz

- One wash

- Dyed with natural indigo

- High waist / straight leg

- 4-button fly with original Studio D'Artisan buttons

- Engraved copper rivets

- Thick herringbone pocket bags

- Plain white selvedge ID

- Leather cowhide patch

- "DARTISAN" logo embroidered on the coin pocket

- Embroidered back pockets

- Chain-stitched seams

- Made in Japan

A cornerstone of the Osaka 5, a group that includes the top Japanese denim manufacturers, Studio D'Artisan is a pioneering brand with over 40 years of experience in the field.

Continuously exploring new techniques while strictly adhering to cherished traditions, the brand introduces the SD-800, a new cut in their selection. This model offers a high waist, a generally straight leg, slightly tapered from the knee to the hem. This versatile cut has all the features to easily adapt to a wide range of body shapes.

The uniqueness of SDA is particularly evident in the fabric used, a 15oz denim, pre-washed to remove any potential shrinkage, fix the size, and enhance the texture. This denim is uniquely dyed with natural indigo from the prefecture of Tokushima, on the island of Shikoku in Japan. This prefecture is famous for its indigo culture, from plant cultivation and fermentation to its transformation into dye. The local techniques of hand-dyeing the yarns are also part of a globally recognized expertise.

With the SD-800, SDA manages to offer a jean dyed with indigo in its purest form, at a price that does not reach the usual heights for this type of jeans. For this, they opted to replace the hand-dyeing process with a more mechanized process called "rope dyeing", which involves dyeing the yarns in larger quantities, less deeply but also more uniformly. The result is no less interesting, as natural indigo is renowned for its unique aging and patina properties.

Blending a natural weft yarn with an indigo warp yarn, the fabric sports an azure blue hue, typical of natural dyes, which will intensify as the patina develops. Woven on the historic Toyoda G3, the Studio D'Artisan jeans ensure a unique evolution, with nuanced washes and a texture typical of the weaving and dyeing techniques used.