D.HYGEN developed this 10.5oz stretch denim with artisans from Kojima, Okayama Prefecture - Japan's historic denim capital. Multiple washes of black fade into shades the eye cannot name: deep charcoal at the thigh, weathered grey where the fabric has been deliberately frayed. The textile has weight without stiffness, a controlled give that moves with the body but holds its architectural silhouette.
Repair-style stitching covers every join - dense rows of thread applied to new fabric to create visual tension between construction and deconstruction. These are not functional repairs. They are deliberate design, marking seams that would normally hide. Raw edges fray to reveal the base weave beneath the dye. Zippered pockets secure the cargo sections. Adjustable side buckle straps hang from the hip seams. The silhouette is wide through the leg, cropped at the ankle - an Osaka interpretation of utilitarian workwear filtered through three-dimensional pattern engineering.
This is construction-as-concept: patchwork panels deliberately mismatched in tone, stitching applied where thread is usually hidden, fraying engineered at specific stress points. Controlled chaos from precise geometric cutting.