WASHING GUIDE

The good thing about denim is its fading process.
In other word, "indigo bleeding".
As you may know, washing is one of the most important factors to achieve good fading result.
We analyzed indigo fading for years and here are some tips for washing.
 

Wear 6 month before first wash to if you want to get beautiful *Hige & **Hachinosu
*Hige is the creases fades found around the waist and crotch area.
**Hachinosu is the creases fade found behind the knees.
 

Home wash

  1. Prepare the water in the bathtub. The temperature should be around 20 degrees.

  2. Inside out the jeans, fasten an upper waist button, put your jeans in the bathtub and make sure your jeans are submerged in the water completely.

  3. Handwash by gently pushing it up and down in the water with neutral (mild) detergent. (Denim detergent preferable)

  4. Wash off with water and hang the denim inside out to dry it.
    To avoid the wash out of color, do not dry under direct sunlight.

Machine wash

  1. Inside out your jeans and fasten an upper waist button.

  2. Set your washing machine to Gentle wash.

  3. Wash it with cold water or lukewarm water with neutral (mild) detergent.
    (Denim detergent preferable)

  4. After the wash, hang the denim inside out to dry it. 
    To avoid the wash out of color, do not dry under direct sunlight.

Ocean wash

  1. Go into the ocean with your jeans.

  2. After the wash, scrub jeans with sea sand.
    Your jeans will get a beautiful fade as if it got sandblasted process.

  3. Wash off the sand in ocean water and hang the denim inside out to dry it.
    To avoid the wash out of color, do not dry under direct sunlight.
    The mineral and calcium in the ocean will help your indigo color stabilize.

 

Our denim fades evolution. 

The fading result of our jeans.
Worn for 3 years, 2 times soak and 4 times washes.