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[vsiddy]

I want to buy some really good jeans. Like ones made with Japanese denim (heavy/raw/selvage).

I don't want Levi's, Diesel or Evisu as everyone wears these or cheap knock-offs of these brands. I want something a bit more special.

Can anyone direct me towards brands/shops I can get in Korea. I live in Busan, but I'm making a trip to Seoul soon.

Cheers.

[seoulsucker]

I had a pair of Lucky brand jeans from home that lasted 6 years without so much as a stitch loose, but after three cycles in a Korean washing machine they were in tatters. Good luck.

For the money, Giordano jeans aren't a bad bargain...pretty basic but for everyday wear they're fine.

[milspecs]

You can get APC's at the Galleria in Apguejeong, but they cost about double what you would pay if you bought it online. Don't think APC ships to SK. Around 279,xxx - 320,xxx

Uniqlo also has a raw denim, selvage jean thats made in Japan on a antique loom, but only select shops carry them. Also might be sold out.

If you're looking for Japanese denim, best bet is Apguejeong and Cheongdam

[vsiddy]

[redaxe]

Just walk around Myeongdong, they have tons of jean shops. I think they have a G-Star Raw store there.

[milspecs]

[victorology]

[UknowsI]

I bought a pair of Tabloid News jeans when I was in Japan. I have to admit the main reason why I bought the jeans were because I had never seen the brand before, it was Made in Japan and the pair fitted me really well. No idea if they are actually considered good jeans or not. However, I liked them a lot and wore them pretty much every day until they wore out. They lasted as long as my regular brand jeans from the west do. No idea where to buy them. Searching for "Tabloid News" on the internet is a little difficult since the phrase is so commonly used and the pages which does sell them are mostly in Japanese.

EDIT: Found their website: http://www.newslabel.com/

[thatkidpercy]

I had the same issue recently and was surprised at how difficult it is to find decent denim in Seoul. After a year in Japan with easy access to all things Samurai, Skull, Sugarcane etc. I couldn't believe that there's nowhere here selling similar products, especially considering how close Japan is - it's actually easier to find the above mentioned brands in the UK I think.

But anyway, after a few weeks of fruitless searching I ended up getting a pair of Nudies (their Japanese redline selvedge 'Grim Tim' model) from their store in Gangnam called Cultizm and I'm happy with them. Nudies sometimes get a bad rep but the denim these are made from seems pretty good.

I was in 건대입구 (Konkuk University station) yesterday and passed a shop that had a sign saying "Imported Japanese denim" but it was on the 2nd floor and as I was rushing I didn't have a chance to look inside - I'll check it out when I'm there again sometime this week or next. If you come out of exit 5 and turn right so that you're walking opposite Star City Lotte and with the main road on your left, I think it's the first street on the right hand side - the shop is a little way down on the right. It's the same street with Adidas, Nike, Puma, North Face etc. Apologies if you go there and there's nothing inside though - as I said, I didn't have a look yet.

[Caffeinated]

From a news expose I saw, the Evisu stores in SK are Korean knockoffs and are not related to the Japanese label.

[thatkidpercy]

[Caffeinated]

[milspecs]

Either way, Evisu hasn't been relevant in years.

[Died By Bear]

[thatkidpercy]