The Hammer Straight Stretch Selvedge Denim Jeans

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Japanese selvedge denim that matches your every move

Hiroshi Kato jeans combine vintage denim looks with modern wearability. The secret is in the fabric: It’s made in Japan on shuttle looms, but it’s blended with a touch of polyurethane for 4-way stretch that all-cotton jeans can’t match. That fabric is then cut, sewn, washed, and tested in Los Angeles—a painstaking process that takes two to three months.

Features

• Made in Los Angeles, California
• Straight-cut jeans made from Japanese selvedge denim
• Slight taper through the leg
• 10.5-oz. denim has added 4-way stretch for full mobility and unparalleled comfort
• Sulfur-dyed color will fade just like classic blue jeans
• Wears in handsomely to develop a personal fit and fade over time
• Custom-branded hardware
• Zipper fly

Materials

• 96% Cotton, 4% Polyurethane

Sizing

• If you're unsure about sizing, go with your usual size. Please keep in mind that raw jeans stretch out over time, so the best first fit would be tight.
• Expect these to shrink roughly 2% throughout the jean after the first wash and dry
• For the best personal fit, compare the measurements of one of your best-fitting pants to the garment measurements below

Garment Measurements

	29	30	31	32	33	34	36	38
Waist	31¼	32¼	33¼	34¼	35¼	36¼	38¼	40¼
Thigh	23¼	23¾	24¼	24¾	25¼	25¾	26⅞	28
Leg Opening	15¼	15½	15¾	16	16¼	16½	17	17½
Inseam	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34

All measurements are in inches.

How to Measure - Waist: Align the front and back waistbands so they’re stacked on top of each other, then measure from edge to edge across the middle of the waistband, multiply by 2 - Thigh: Starting 1" below the crotch seam, measure straight across from edge to edge (not from seam to seam), multiply by 2 - Leg Opening: Measure across the bottom hem from edge to edge, multiply by 2 - Inseam: Measure from the crotch seam down to the bottom of the leg hem, following along the inside of the leg

About Hiroshi Kato

Japanese selvedge jeans are collected around the world like antiques. And after years of working amongst the old-school shuttle looms at Kaihara Mills (the mecca of Japanese selvedge) KATO’s designer, Nick Takayuki, had pretty much seen the handworked denim in all its glory. Except for one thing—out of the thousands of pairs he felt, not one of them matched the comfortable stretch of some of the jeans he’d seen in America. That lit a fire under Nick that led him through prototype after prototype until he arrived at KATO’s signature garment—Japanese selvedge denim that breaks in and fades like the best of ‘em. Then, he added the comfort of 4-way stretch for good measure.