When TCB jeans started 13 years ago, the first jeans we made were the 50's. They were our starting point and our first answer to the question, "What are the best jeans?"
Then, when our jeans started to be shipped overseas,
just as Japanese cars are converted to left-handed when exported,
we created the Slim 50's to make it easier to style for overseas denim fans.
The 50's is like the polaris to me.
When I make new jeans, I always think about it based on the 50's, whether it's wider or slim, thick or thin, and how the indigo color tinge looks.
And this time, we decided to add this Baggy Cut as a new silhouette to the 50's. The trigger was when young boys at TCB customized the 50's pattern and wore it in a baggy style, which I thought was very cool. Seeing that, I thought, "I have to make this into a proper shape."
Just like how mods used to get into the bath with their jeans on and shrink them to make them tight, or skaters used to wear them oversized. I felt like I was being reminded that the same pair of jeans can look completely different depending on who wears them and how they style.
These Baggy 50's are a direct embodiment of that impact.
Of course, the fabric and sewing specifications are the same as the 50's. But it has a modern, wide silhouette with a plenty of room around the hips, thighs and hem.
We made this pair because we wanted to see how the next generation would digest our origins, the 50's, and how they would enjoy jeans.
Fabric：Approx.13.5oz Zimbabwe Cotton 100%
Details：Hand-made paper patch
Threads：Sewing thread 100% cotton (Thread Color:4 different/ Yarn count: 5 kinds)
Proudly Designed and Made In Kojima, JAPAN
TCB started from here.
Our 50's jeans are made in reverence of the vintage in 50's.
We've carefully studied a vintage piece TCB owns to every single detail from the shape to the yarn count for each seams.
The fabric used is 13.5 OZ, made of Zimbabwe cotton.
It has the natural unevenness such as unstable thread thickness and irregular tense on the fabric made by a vintage loom, not by the main stream methods of the computer regulation.
The fades start showing as white dots appearing in the beginning and then each dots will get connected together. As a result, it will show so beautiful vertical fades like the authentic vintage pieces.
As for the silhouette, TCB 50's has a mid rise and relaxed fit with a bit of tapering towards the hems.
When attaching the hidden rivets on the back pockets, we've adopted the most durable method out of many ways to do it.
The paper patch is all sewn by hands. At around the timing when the fades start to look great, the patch starts to be torn apart, showing the dark blue from the inside.
As for the commitment to the reproducibility of the sewing methods,
we payed the closest attention to it as the sewing factory from Kojima, Japan. We've picked up 4 different colors and 5 different yarn counts for the sewing yarns. The sewing width differs depending on where, of course we picked them up carefully, true to the vintage, including the setting and the adjustment of the vintage sewing machines.
When you look at the seams on the pocket bags, they used to be roughly sewn. To this sort of negative points, we did the same rough sewing on the pocket bags whilst keeping the durability there. So many hidden commitments here and there to be found as you wear and love this jeans.
