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Brand profile
INDIGOSEA
Direct-to-consumer menswear label making vintage-inspired workwear, selvedge denim and military repro pieces at near-wholesale prices.
PittsfieldOrigin
MenswearFocus
Workwear / HeritageStyle
$$Price
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What to know about INDIGOSEA
Family factory sells direct
The founders build on their family's garment factory in Nantong, China, which produced orders for Japanese clothing labels, and sell straight through their own site.
Priced close to wholesale
Most pieces land under $150 and the Vintage Henley sits around $38 — repro-style construction at a tier below the usual Japanese-inspired workwear labels.
Military repro fabrics, not fashion
The range runs on heavyweight cotton, jungle cloth, sateen and canvas: selvedge jeans, chore and deck jackets, bib overalls, double-front and tactical cargo pants.
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Brand facts
INDIGOSEA is a men's workwear and military-repro label selling direct through indigo1995.com. Zhang Shuai and Kang Xiaorui co-founded the company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in February 2025, building on their family's garment factory in Nantong, China, which handled orders for Japanese clothing labels. The range covers selvedge denim jeans, chore and deck jackets, bib overalls, double-front and tactical cargo pants, henleys and field outerwear in heavyweight cotton, jungle cloth, sateen and canvas. Pricing sits near wholesale, with staples such as the Vintage Henley around $38 and most pieces under $150.
- Founded
- 2025
- Origin
- Pittsfield, United States
- Price
- $$
- Typical prices
- Jackets $79–$154 · Trousers $59–$68 · Shirts $33–$43
- Focus
- Menswear
- Styles
- Workwear / Heritage, Techwear