85% matchNudie Jeans
European five-pocket specialist, organic-cotton dry denim
What changes: Bigger scale, sustainability/repair focus over Japanese mill fabrics
Brand profile
Benzak Denim Developers
Amsterdam raw-denim label building Japanese and European selvedge jeans, chinos and jackets with a timeless, made-to-last focus.
AmsterdamOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Workwear / HeritageStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about Benzak Denim Developers
Benzak Denim Developers (BENZAK, or BDD) is an Amsterdam denim and lifestyle label founded in 2013 by Lennaert Nijgh, an Amsterdam Fashion Institute graduate and former denim product developer. The brand builds raw and one-wash selvedge jeans, chinos, jackets, shirts and sweats around Japanese and European mill fabrics, split between a Made in Japan line and a more accessible EU line produced in Portugal. Fits range from slim tapered to relaxed straight, plus women's cuts. Newer fabrics include organic-cotton and recycled-fibre eco-selvedge. It trades as Benzak Wholesale B.V. and sells direct plus via specialists like Division Road and Cultizm.
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What changes: Looser, more design-forward silhouettes; denim not the core
Brand facts
- Founded
- 2013
- Origin
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Price
- $$$
- Typical prices
- Jeans $262–$330 · Jackets $262–$332 · Shirts $218–$262
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Styles
- Workwear / Heritage, Minimalist / Contemporary