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What changes: Broader, more preppy/Ivy styling and less denim-fade obsession
Brand profile
F.O.B FACTORY
Okayama-based Japanese label producing vintage-inspired selvedge denim and workwear with local craftspeople and traditional mills since 1995.
KurashikiOrigin
UnisexFocus
Workwear / HeritageStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about F.O.B FACTORY
Made where Japanese denim began
Founded in 1995 in Kojima, Kurashiki, and produced domestically with local craftspeople rather than outsourced — the Okayama textile district is the whole basis of the label.
Old machines do the work
Vintage shuttle looms, traditional dyeing, older sewing machines and hand-washing are used to build texture and fade into the garment before you wear it.
Reference stock: Americana and military
The range is selvedge jeans, chore coats, fatigue trousers, shirting and light outerwear, drawn from vintage workwear and military issue but cut cleanly.
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Brand facts
F.O.B FACTORY is a Japanese heritage clothing label founded in 1995 in Kojima, the historic textile district of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. It makes selvedge denim jeans, chore coats, fatigue trousers, shirting and light outerwear rooted in vintage Americana, military issue and classic workwear. Garments are developed alongside local craftspeople and produced domestically, using vintage shuttle looms, traditional dyeing, old sewing machines and hand-washing to build authentic texture and fade. Mainline jeans and jackets typically retail around 200-350 dollars via specialist stockists including Cultizm, Redcast Heritage and gravitypope. No ownership change reported.
- Founded
- 1995
- Origin
- Kurashiki, Japan
- Price
- $$$
- Typical prices
- Jackets $296–$390 · Jeans $256–$279 · Shirts $200–$231
- Focus
- Unisex
- Styles
- Workwear / Heritage, Minimalist / Contemporary