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As we move between seasons, a denim jacket is one of those pieces that’s easy to keep close at hand. Our latest article looks at the history of the denim jacket and the evolution of its three classic shapes.

We break down the key differences between the Type I, Type II and Type III to help you decide which style is right for you.

BOW WOW is a Tokyo label, founded in 2017 by Kenichi Gonmori, that builds vintage-American reproduction workwear the way a hip-hop producer builds a track: by digging through decades of subcultural reference material for the one detail worth pulling out and remixing.

URAHARA is now stocking BOW WOW's core range in Melbourne. It's the first time the brand has had a stockist in Australia.

To mark ten years, Double Helix developed a new leather. Horse Queen is their most considered material to date: a 2.0mm vegetable-tanned horsehide sourced specifically from adult mares, finished with nothing but wax on its surface. No coating. No pigment. The Falconer riders jacket is the first garment made from it.

This is a limited anniversary run. The jacket will not be produced again in the same form.

Japan Blue Jeans has entered a new chapter. Rather than simply adding new products each season, the Kojima based brand has reorganised its collection into three clearly defined categories making it easier to understand the purpose behind every piece.

The collection now consists of STANDARD, ReDESIGN and SELVEDGE. The new structure gives every product a clearer identity while making it easier to navigate the growing Japan Blue range.

UES is an Osaka-based label producing selvedge denim, workwear and accessories with a focus on raw materials and vintage production methods. The brand works with domestic Japanese cotton mills and uses traditional looming equipment where possible.

A rich history begining with manufacturing Baby clothing, there is more to this brand than meets the eye.

FOB Factory began not as a brand but as a factory. Established in 1995 in Kojima, Okayama, the same region that gave Japan its reputation for selvedge denim production, they spent years manufacturing for other Japanese labels before deciding to put their name on what they had been making all along.

MOMOTARO JEANS is one of Japan’s most respected denim labels, born in Kojima, Okayama - the historic heart of Japanese denim production.

Founded in 2006 by Hisao Manabe, Momotaro is known for its serious approach to fabric, construction, dyeing and fit, producing premium Japanese selvedge denim made with long-term wear in mind

The name “Graph Zero” refers to starting from zero, building garments from the ground up rather than relying on existing materials or templates.

That idea sits at the core of the brand. Fabrics are developed in-house and woven on vintage shuttle looms, resulting in denim with a distinct, often irregular character shaped by low-tension weaving and careful yarn selection.

We have collaborated with TCB Jeans of Kojima, Japan on a limited pair of selvedge denim jeans celebrating 10 Years of Friendship.

The '4050' is a hybrid between the TCB S40's and 50's jeans in a high rise, wide fit silhouette designed by us.

The chore coat, also known as a coverall jacket, is one of the most enduring garments in menswear.

Originally built for labour, it remains relevant today because the design has never needed reinvention. The same qualities that made it essential on factory floors now define it as a staple in modern wardrobes.

Founded in New York in 1993 by Takeshi Ohbuchi, POST O'ALLS draws inspiration from 1920s–30s true vintage garments and then reinterprets with careful attention to fabric, proportion and detail.

Japanese denim explained. Learn the history from Nîmes to the USA to Japan, shuttle looms, rope dyeing, mills, brands and why it commands its reputation.

To coincide with the pre-release of the 26FW Collection, we take a closer look at leather and the craft behind the incomparable Double Helix.

There are many brands today that reference vintage denim. Far fewer truly understand it.

Denim weight is one of the most frequently referenced numbers in the world of jeans and one of the least understood.

Melbourne photographer Aleksandar Jason recently collaborated with Collingwood football sensation, Isaac Quaynor.

Isaac got into some of our facourite pieces from Tokyo's Rats & Radiall.

Before Dr. Martens became a global name, it was Wollaston shoemaking factory NPS hand-welting boots with air-cushioned 'soles of air'.

Solovair are still made at the same factory, still doing it the same way, in the same Northamptonshire village.

Every pair is Goodyear welted, meaning the sole can be replaced, not just the shoe replaced.

The Union Special 43200G chainstitch machine - its unique "roping effect" that would become it's legacy and a crucial process in Japanese denim production.

Why proper denim hemming matters and keeps us super busy as part of our denim service at URAHARA.

Lawford Clothing is a Tokyo based label rooted in the enduring appeal of classic British menswear. Drawing from vintage workwear, military garments and traditional sportswear, the brand reinterprets familiar silhouettes through a distinctly Japanese lens.

The Singer 47W70 is the vintage darning machine behind Japanese selvedge denim's most respected repair technique, weaving thread back through a tear rather than patching over it.

We run one in-house as part of our denim repair service.

TCB's 50's XX is reproduced directly from an original vintage pair in the brand's own archive, down to the yarn count and sewing settings.

Built in Kojima from 13.5oz Zimbabwe cotton, designed to fade the way the original did.