The Scissors Slim Tapered Stretch Selvedge Denim Jeans

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Japanese-born, Los Angeles-made selvedge denim jeans with 4-way stretch

HIROSHI KATO jeans combine the best of old and new. It starts with the fabric: It’s a shuttle-loomed Japanese selvedge denim that’s blended with a touch of polyurethane, so you get a heritage denim look and feel with 4-way stretch for unmatched everyday wearability. That fabric then crosses the ocean and arrives in Los Angeles, where it’s cut and sewn into jeans and washed and tested for durability. All in, it’s a two-to-three-month process—but it’s worth it, because it ensures you get an incredibly high-quality, easy-to-wear pair of jeans that’ll last a lifetime.

Features

• Made in Los Angeles, California
• Slim-fit jeans made from Japanese selvedge denim
• HIROSHI KATO's slimmest fit is relaxed through the hip and thighs with a strong taper through the leg
• 14-oz. denim has added 4-way stretch for full mobility and unparalleled comfort
• Custom-branded hardware
• Zipper fly

Materials

• 96% Cotton, 4% Polyurethane

Sizing

• This style is HIROSHI KATO's slimmest fit, relaxed through the hip and thighs with a strong taper through the leg
• 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	31½	32½	33¾	34½	35½	36½	38½	40½
Thigh	22½	23	23½	24	24½	25	26⅛	27¼
Leg Opening	12½	12¾	13	13¼	13½	13¾	14¾	15¼
Inseam	33¾	33¾	33¾	33¾	33¾	33¾	33¾	33¾

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.