Momotaro Jeans
premium selvedge denim
Japanese Craft · Japan
Similar price, same quality
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Pure Blue Japan
Pure Blue Japan at a glance
Quality
Price
$$$Premium labels average 7.6
Value
7.1Better value than 88% of labels
Typical US prices
shirts $300-311, tees $149-155, jackets $420-483
Pure Blue Japan is a Japanese japanese craft label best known for indigo-rich selvedge denim — quality 9/10, leaning very timeless, very quiet and very casual.
Quality 9 against reputation 6: better than its name suggests.
Scores
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Style
Quality 9 — joint 8th of 21 Japanese denim & craft brands (average 9.0). Value 7.1 — joint 38th of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 6, 2026 · Sources: Heddels (opens in a new tab), stridewise.com (opens in a new tab), selfedge.com (opens in a new tab) · How we score
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