Ever wonder why there are so many satisfied Iron Heart customers walking around with perfectly-fitted jeans, even though they may never have been to Japan, or even to a store where Iron Hearts are stocked? There’s a reason for this. I had a chance to sit down with Giles Padmore, the man in charge of …
Chilling out with Toru Nogami, creator and CEO of Samurai Jeans. I recently took a drive down to Samurai Jeans headquarters in the Umeda area of Osaka to chat with Samurai Jeans founder, Toru Nogami. Nogami-san created Samurai Jeans in 1997 from very humble beginnings, and his jeans have become well-known around the world for …
I recently had a chance to question away to my heart’s content with one of the absolute legends of the Japanese denim world: Iron Heart’s Shinichi Haraki. Haraki-san created Iron Heart in 2003 and has been blowing us away with his heavy and hard-wearing clothing ever since. Between coming up with new ideas for the …