a.PRESSE
Underratedluxury vintage-informed workwear
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
10/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
8.5 of 10
Reputation
7.5 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Japanese Craft
Segment · 21 labels
Japanese denim & craft brands, ranked by quality
21 labels in our index, ranked by editorial quality score
Japan's fabric-obsessed makers — reproduction, repair and refinement. The 21 japanese craft labels in this edition average 9.0/10 for quality with typically premium prices. a.PRESSE, The Real McCoy's and Buzz Rickson's set the tone.
Labels
21
Avg quality
9.0
Median price
$$$
All labels in this group
The Real McCoy's
museum-grade military repro
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
10/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
8.5 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Buzz Rickson's
On the Value Frontier — no label offers more quality for less moneyUnderratedmilitary repro outerwear
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
10/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Iron Heart
On the Value Frontier — no label offers more quality for less moneyUnderrated21oz-plus heavyweight selvedge
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
10/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Samurai Jeans
On the Value Frontier — no label offers more quality for less moneyUnderratedheavyweight selvedge denim
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
10/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Auralee
luxury Japanese minimalism
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
9.5/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
9 of 10
Reputation
8.5 of 10
Timeless · Quiet
Visvim
artisan Americana-meets-craft
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
9.5/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
9 of 10
Reputation
8 of 10
Timeless · Casual
Comoli
soft minimalist menswear
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7.5 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Kuon
Underratedboro-inspired repairwear
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Momotaro Jeans
premium selvedge denim
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
OrSlow
slow-made heritage denim
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Kaptain Sunshine
Underratedluxury Japanese workwear
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Pure Blue Japan
Underratedindigo-rich selvedge denim
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Studio D'Artisan
Underratedrepro denim and knits
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Warehouse & Co.
Underratedvintage repro denim and sweats
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Engineered Garments
workwear tailoring with Japanese eye
Japanese Craft · United States
Quality
8.5/10
Price
$$$
Design
9 of 10
Reputation
8 of 10
Timeless · Casual
Beams Plus
Japanese Ivy and Americana
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
8.5/10
Price
$$$
Design
7.5 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Kapital
eccentric denim and craftwear
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$
Design
9.5 of 10
Reputation
7.5 of 10
Loud · Casual
Needles
trackwear and reworked classics
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$
Design
9 of 10
Reputation
8 of 10
Loud · Casual
White Mountaineering
technical outdoor-inflected RTW
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Casual
Nanamica
technical everyday basics
Japanese Craft · Japan
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$
Design
7.5 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
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