I'm thinking about making some new vintage denim!
For now, I'll call it aged denim.
I'm not sure what you're talking about because I've never heard of it before...
Vintage has been popular lately, but regardless of fashion
Japan Made's "Denim Jacket" that you'll want to wear for 50 years from now is made to be worn for 50 years from now,
so I'm thinking of letting this brand new item sit for a while.
I asked a few wine sommeliers
I asked them a few questions,
such as whether they intentionally keep the wine and whether they use what's left as a vintage.
Red wine becomes more mellow when exposed to air but what benefit does aging denim bring?
The indigo color of denim is actually oxidized!
"Indigo oxidizes" I've never heard of it before I think most people don't know this, but it's actually originally green!
Denim is actually green!
Right after you dye denim, it turns bright green!
After that, it will naturally turn indigo blue as it mixes with the acid in the air, even if you don't do anything.
But just dyeing it once doesn't make it the denim you often see.
Repeat the process of dipping it in the liquid and oxidizing it about 7 or 8 times to enjoy beautiful fading of the color.
If you don't want the color to fade, you can apply it 12 or 24 times.
But regular denim goes through the process of oxidizing it about seven times in one day to get the color you see often.
I know it will oxidize in a day, but what happens if you let it oxidize for longer?
So I'm currently thinking about letting it sit.
I don't think many people have ever seen denim oxidize,
but it really does turn bright green.
YouTube "A denim set designed by a vintage enthusiast that you'll want to wear 50 years from now" I talk about a lot of things in this video!
The shape of the denim jacket is complete,
so if I leave it to oxidize with the air for 10 or 20 years, what will happen?
The fabric can be damaged by direct sunlight,
so of course, avoid exposing it to direct sunlight.
I was thinking that if you keep the room temperature constant like wine,
it will oxidize nicely, so I thought I might try something like that.
I decided to do not just one piece, but about 100 pieces at once, and create my own vintage items...
Italy has a low number of vintage wines.
In France, it seems that grape growers have some grapes that they keep for the vintage and some that they want to ship right away.
I'm also thinking about making some to sell right away and some to store.
Then it will become aged denim, so I want to preserve some vintage denim myself!
Many of the vintage items we find now just happened to come out of the back of a warehouse.
Instead, it takes a long time to turn it into a vintage item in a really good condition.
Whenever I make something, it takes a year or two to make it, so leaving it for 10 years isn't that different.
Of course there will be a storage fee, but I have some options in mind so I'm thinking of giving it a try.
I would also like to talk to the pattern maker again about denim and ask him "how oxidized vintage denim looks the coolest."
This time, we told you about an interesting project to make vintage denim!