Pure Blue Japan | 17.5oz. Natural Indigo Selvedge Jeans

PBJ's coveted Hank-dyed Natural Indigo Selvedge is back with two new iterations of Tokushima's Natural Indigo Yarns, taking center stage for this week's release.

Hank dyeing is a tedious process of hand-dyeing the individual cotton threads in a rope-like fashion. 

The entire process is conducted and regulated by the Tokushima Japanese Indigo Artisans who have been recognized as intangible cultural treasures to the country.  Natural Indigo dyeing practices dates back nearly 800 years with each generation of shokunin (craftsman) honing their craft over decades of training.

The process of hank-dyeing in order to achieve the unique hue featured in the Natural Indigo x Light Indigo fabric requires a painstaking process of hand-dipping the yarns used for the warp and weft separately, resulting in  a variegated aesthetic to the hues of the face of this fabric

While perhaps possessing less nep compared to our "Super Rough Kakishibu" Jeans (pictured on the left) there is absolutely no shortage of slub with the Kakishibu hues breaking through the lighter indigo fabric face of the new KLAI Jeans. 

The persistence that hank dyeing with natural indigo requires, guarantees a denim with a more resilient indigo color than any synthetic indigo dye. While the fading progress of the fabrics will be much slower than standard rope-dyed denim, you can expect one heck of a denim journey with this special piece of craftsmanship.

Both fabrics will be available in PBJ's Slim Tapered -013 (pictured on the left) and Relaxed Tapered -019 (pictured on the right) cuts. Model is pictured wearing a size 30, Raw. He weighs 75kg (165pounds) and is 175cm (5'10") tall.

Size - Raw (CM)	Waist	Front Rise	Back Rise	Upper Thigh	Knee	Leg Opening	Inseam
29	80	25.5	36	28.5	19.5	16	91
30	82	26	36.5	29	20	16.5	91
31	84	26.5	37	30	20.5	17.5	91
32	86	27	37.5	30.5	21	18	91
33	88	27.5	38	31	21.5	18	91
34	92	28	38.5	33	22	18.5	91
35	94	28.5	39	33.5	23	19	91
36	96	29	39.5	34	23.5	19.5	91
38	100	30	40.5	35.5	24	20.5	91

Size - Raw (Inches)	Waist	Front Rise	Back Rise	Upper Thigh	Knee	Leg Opening	Inseam
29	31.5	10	14.2	11.2	7.7	6.3	35.8
30	32.3	10.2	14.4	11.4	7.9	6.5	35.8
31	33.1	10.4	14.6	11.8	8.1	6.9	35.8
32	33.9	10.6	14.8	12	8.3	7.1	35.8
33	34.6	10.8	15	12.2	8.5	7.1	35.8
34	36.2	11	15.2	13	8.7	7.3	35.8
35	37	11.2	15.4	13.2	9.1	7.5	35.8
36	37.8	11.4	15.6	13.4	9.3	7.7	35.8
38	39.4	11.8	15.9	14	9.4	8.1	35.8

Sizing - Relaxed Tapered