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In Vol.01, we followed the process that turns cutting scraps into new fabric and, finally, a finished garment — alongside EDWIN's production sites across Japan. Woven in Ibara, Okayama, the denim and chino are sewn at EDWIN BASE in Akita, cut into pants at a factory in Aomori, and washed and finished by JEANS M.C.D before each piece is complete.

Vol.02 introduces the six pieces that followed: four in denim and chino, sharing the same Back Tuck Jacket and Pants pattern yet entirely different in fabric, and two new pieces cut in selvedge denim. Here, we trace the story behind each material and the details built into the design, piece by piece.

UpcycleLino denim was developed together with a long-established mill in Ibara, Okayama. Cutting fabric always leaves behind scraps in countless colors. We respin these into yarn using reclaimed-wool techniques, then combine them with the mill's years of denim-making knowledge to create a single new fabric.

Weaving this reclaimed yarn as weft against an indigo-dyed warp produces a deeper, quieter navy than denim woven with an undyed weft. The yarn's uneven thickness raises natural neps across the surface, and a strong singeing finish polishes the fabric to a refined sheen — without losing that texture.

The front is kept clean, with all detail pared away, while an action pleat runs down the back alone. Because UpcycleLino denim's thickness and body vary from roll to roll, each jacket is sewn individually at EDWIN BASE in Akita, with close attention to the fabric's condition. An ecru bar tack marks the collar, paired with a sober label bearing both SKEWed and UpcycleLino's names — a mark of the two brands' shared development, carried across all six pieces in this collection.

A hidden fly front and a back yoke at the waist keep the silhouette simple, finished with patch pockets. Cut fabric is sewn into pants one pair at a time at a factory in Aomori, then washed by JEANS M.C.D. Washing brings out the unevenness in the reclaimed yarn, so each pair carries its own depth of color. An ecru bar tack adds a quiet accent against the denim's navy.

Together with a mill in Ibara, Okayama, in business for over a century, we developed a new chino using reclaimed yarn. The warp is an unbleached 20-count cotton yarn, the weft an unbleached 9-count cotton-linen reclaimed yarn — together making a seasonless fabric worn comfortably all year round. Woven as a left-hand twill with a 3-thread float, the weave stands out clearly, and the yarn's natural unevenness gives the surface real texture. Where chino is usually 100% cotton, blending in a linen reclaimed yarn lends it a vintage hand and a rich, ecru depth of color.

With its front kept clean and an action pleat running down the back alone, this jacket shares its pattern with the denim Back Tuck Jacket. But the 3-thread float twill weave raises a distinct diagonal texture, giving the fabric an entirely different character from denim. Its thickness and body vary from roll to roll, and since no two pieces of this fabric are quite alike, the sewers at EDWIN BASE in Akita read each one by hand before stitching it. Once sewn, the jacket is garment-dyed, which puckers the fabric along its twill lines and leaves each piece with its own depth of color. A bar tack in black thread marks the ecru colorway, and one in ecru thread marks dark navy.

The front pocket runs in one piece into the back yoke, with darts shaping the silhouette instead of a side seam. Workwear-inspired patch pockets with cut corners sit on the back, and the front closes with a button fly. Cut fabric is sewn into pants one pair at a time by craftsmen at a factory in Aomori, then garment-dyed by JEANS M.C.D. As with the jacket, this dyeing gives the twill a soft, full hand and its own depth of color from pair to pair, with the same bar-tack thread as before.

We deliberately spin in what's normally discarded during yarn-making, giving the warp a natural nep. Paired with a reclaimed-linen weft, this became our new selvedge denim — woven in Okayama, dyed in Bingo, Hiroshima. An old loom, running slower than modern machines, leaves the fabric with a subtle unevenness: comfortable from the first wear, and softer with every one after. Dyeing, weaving and finishing all take place in Japan.

Collarless and flat by design, this jacket gains shape when the drawcord at the hem is cinched. Because the fabric's unevenness varies from roll to roll, each jacket is cut and sewn with an eye on its particular character.

A curved front seam gives these pants a soft, rounded silhouette. An elastic back gather improves the fit without disturbing the front line, and belt loops hold the waist in place. As with the jacket, each pair is cut and sewn with an eye on its own texture. An ecru bar tack adds a quiet accent against the denim's navy.