PBO-002-019 Asagi 16.5oz Rinsed Selvedge Denim
Pure Blue Japan's jeans release enters Vinchy's AI lab for a closer look at fabrication, fit, and care notes.
Tagged at $395, quality lands at 100/100, comfort at 70/100, and sustainability at Not Available for discerning shoppers.
- Brand · Pure Blue Japan
- Category · Jeans
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Quality Analysis 100/100
This denim is built to last, featuring a substantial 16.5oz heavyweight selvedge fabric and robust construction details like chain-stitched hems and hidden copper rivets on the back pockets, ensuring excellent longevity and high-contrast fading potential. The use of Pure Blue Japan, a reputable durability-oriented brand known for quality Japanese denim, further confirms its hard-wearing nature.
Comfort Assessment 70/100
The comfort score defaults to 70 because the text provides no specific comfort indicators, such as stretch, soft fibers, or seam construction details, to adjust the baseline.
Sustainability Impact Not Available
This garment lacks any explicit sustainability indicators, such as certified organic or recycled materials, making it impossible to assign a score based on environmental or ethical claims. The default score is applied due to insufficient evidence.
Measurement breakdown
Measurements across available sizes.
| Size | Waist | Thigh | Knee | Leg Opening | Inseam | Rise |
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| 31 | 78.7 cm | 57.1 cm | 18.8 cm | 15.9 cm | 81.3 cm | 26 cm |
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Garment details
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Returning for the first time since 2022, the Asagi Selvedge Denim pushes the boundaries of Pure Blue Japan’s extensive denim catalog. Made using their signature 16.5oz slub selvedge denim, the jeans feature a unique multi-layer dye process: the indigo warp yarns are sulfur-dyed with a blue-jadeite pigment and woven with a sulfur-dyed black weft, resulting in a rich and distinctive color. With wear, the jeans reveal a varied, high-contrast fade that highlights the fabric’s incredible slub texture and grain. Finished with classic Pure Blue Japan construction and exclusive collaboration details, including a custom leather patch and a Blue Owl insignia embroidered in the style of PBJ’s signature indigofera leaf.
Pure Blue Japan x Blue Owl collaboration 16.5oz one-wash Japanese selvedge denim, developed by Blue Owl Indigo greencast warp, sulfur black weft "Relaxed Tapered" fit: roomy top block and thigh, strong taper from knee down Blue Owl embroidery on back right pocket Grey deerskin leather collaboration patch Blue selvedge line and coin pocket selvedge Custom-branded nickel button fly Hidden back pocket copper rivets Raised belt loops Chain-stitched hems 100% cotton Made in Japan