Founded in 1947 in Tokyo by Tsunemi Yonehachi, Edwin is a pioneering Japanese denim brand renowned for its authenticity, innovation, and craftsmanship. The brand name is a creative rearrangement of the letters in the word "denim." Tsunemi was among the first to import vintage American jeans to postwar Japan, sparking a national passion for denim. In 1961, Edwin debuted the first jeans made in Japan, setting a new standard in domestic denim production. By the 1970s, Edwin had become a global pion...
eer in denim manufacturing, innovating wash techniques such as ONE WASH (a prewash to prevent shrinkage) and OLD WASH (an early stone wash technique for a lived-in look). Today, Edwin continues to lead in Japanese denim with exclusive fabrics, revolutionary production technologies, and advanced desi
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