Studio D'Artisan
Underratedrepro denim and knits
Japanese Craft · Japan
Similar price, worse made
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Samurai Jeans
Samurai Jeans at a glance
Quality
Price
$$$Premium labels average 7.6
Value
6.9Better value than 81% of labels
Typical US prices
shirts $385, tees $115-195, jackets $565
Samurai Jeans is a Japanese japanese craft label best known for heavyweight selvedge denim — quality 10/10, leaning very timeless, quiet and very casual.
Quality 10 against reputation 6: better than its name suggests.
Scores
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Style
Quality 10 — joint 1st of 21 Japanese denim & craft brands (average 9.0). Value 6.9 — joint 69th of 370 for quality against price; on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 6, 2026 · Sources: Heddels (opens in a new tab), denimhunters.com (opens in a new tab), Samurai Jeans official site (opens in a new tab) · How we score
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