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- Inside Dick Gaines’ Kentucky studio. “When I get the beautifully unique Japanese fabric I wash it and then reduce the color slightly before applying the colored resin so they have the old vegetable dye look after the hand-sanding.”
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- The RB15 Aoyama is laid out for the next process.
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- Dick uses a unique hand-distressing technique to create authentic looking whiskers. Using layers of hand sanding, he mimicks the natural wear patterns denim experiences through its life cycle.
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- Dick spends two days perfecting each pair of RB15 Aoyama jeans.
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- To highlight the exclusivity of the RB15 Aoyama, each pair is branded with a number in the inside pocket relating to the order in which it was created. A total of 76 have been produced. The RB15 Aoyama also comes packaged in a rag and bone limited edition pocket bag.
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- The RB15 Aoyama.
Today rag & bone launches the RB15 Aoyama, our first ever limited edition, individually hand-processed men’s jean.
A must-have for guys who take their denim seriously – and are quick off the mark; only 76 hand numbered pairs have been produced - here is some background information on the RB15 Aoyama…
Named after a neighborhood in Tokyo, the RB15 Aoyama, originates in Japan.
The 14 ounce, 100% cotton custom selvage denim is created at the Nihon Menpu
mill, one of the world’s most premium denim mills, using old fashioned shuttle
looms for a clean selvage edge.
At rag & bone’s exclusive factory in Los Angeles, the RB15 Aoyama is sewn, incorporating original rag & bone details, including hidden rivets at the back pocket and triple needle top stitching at the back yoke and inseam.
The final process occurs in Henderson, Kentucky where Dick Gaines, one of the denim
industry’s most respected developers with 26 years artisan laundry experience,
hand processes each pair individually in his studio.
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