Denim is a particularly durable, robust cotton fabric, known worldwide primarily as the main material used in the production of jeans. Historically, the name is derived from the French phrase “serge de Nîmes,” which translates to “fabric from Nîmes.” In this southern French city, the sturdy material was originally produced for workwear before it began its global triumph in the 19th century thanks to Levi Strauss in the USA.
Denim is currently experiencing a real resurgence; it is the timeless color, the fantastic evolution of the fabric, which develops great "fading" (signs of wear, patina) through use. For this, however, it should be raw denim—an untreated, non-pre-washed, or unbleached denim fabric.
It is a tight-knit scene that celebrates and lives the raw denim lifestyle.
For this purpose, we have designed and created this exclusive belt. It is a piece of history and, above all, great craftsmanship that goes into this belt. It is available with various "raw denim" fabrics from Japan. Selvedge denim and twill from Japan are considered worldwide to be the absolute gold standard of denim fabrics. The word “selvedge” is derived from “self-edge.” It describes denim that is woven slowly on traditional, old shuttle looms. This creates a closed, clean fabric edge that does not fray and is usually recognizable by a colored inner thread (often red) when you roll up the jeans.
What makes the Japanese version so special? While the American textile industry switched to fast mass production from the 1950s onwards, Japanese manufacturers bought up many of the old looms and perfected the craft. Regions such as Kojima in Okayama thus became the global epicenter for high-end denim.
This high-quality belt is crafted in 3 layers. First, a vegetable-tanned full-grain leather strap, 2mm thick and 3.9cm wide. The denim fabric is glued onto this, then the whole piece is pressed into a mold in order to be able to apply the final layer, the leather side strips, straight. The adhesive used is a natural starch-based glue, which is intended only to fix the fabric and side strips in place.
Afterwards, everything was sewn together on our ADLER saddle stitching machine from 1928. The belt loop was manufactured using the same principle and rounds off the piece. The hole reinforcement was hand-sewn with waxed thread using a saddle stitch, which makes the seam incredibly stable and robust. Edges polished.
We only use buckles or clasps made of stainless steel for this belt!
The vegetable-tanned leather was only lightly greased and thus develops a beautiful patina over time, which perfectly matches the denim.
The fabric used here is a 12oz (oz = English abbreviation for ounces! It is used as fabric weight and means weight per square yard) "diamond twill." This 12oz selvedge diamond twill denim from Japan is manufactured by Nihon Menpu in Ibara. It impresses with its exceptionally high-contrast, striking weave structure.
A companion for eternity and guaranteed NOT A MASS-PRODUCED PRODUCT!
