AMSTERDAM & THE IJIN

The Ijin is delighted to present 2 very new elements , who are now on board the label in 2 related but different ways of representation. And both are from the 'Dam itself in the denim mecca of Holland.
So without further delay , come on down Tenue De Nimes a.k.a. Messrs. Menno van Meurs & Rene Strolenberg : the newest & most exclusive retailers of Ijin Material & also sales agents for the Benelux area who are definitely " not fishing behind the net " as I believe they say in Holland.



These sales gurus not only have the best store in town , in the Nine streets area of Amsterdam, but also the freshest approach to promotions & web press in the form of their very own on line magazine Journal De Nimes.
Check out the Journal de Nimes where you can also read some views from The Ijin himself & catch up on other exclusive brands they represent including Japanese textile wizards Momotaro & their exclusive denim product offer.
Nice one!



All this , plus being all round top good blokes, whatever can we expect next.....?
Watch this space & find out , but for now , head on down to Tenue de Nîmes - A Denim Inspired Boutique
Elandsgracht 60
1016 TX Amsterdam
+31 (0)20 3204012

ROOTS MANUVA DRESSES IJIN

Great Scott!
First DJ Kentaro & now heres Mr. Rodney Manuva stepping out in fine style & promoting the latest album "Slime & Reason".
With a preference for the sartorial approach to dressing denim this creates the newest Ninjin look to date.
Well worn that man!

BETTER RED THAN LEAD....?

Forward comrades we shouted as the Ninjin promotions machine moved up into top gear & the PR team gave the green light to the Red idea. "Futurism" was the actual briefing as some Ijin items are unfortunately not available to all & only some property is theft.....The rest has to be bought from the Ninja Tune web store.
But hurry ! there were only 200 collaborations legs made & stocks were running as low as the new sales ads posters seen here , which were being torn down as fast as they were pasted up around old London town & then re hung in secret locations of personal viewing with the politically correct soundtrack .
As you can see by the poster you can be red , without being lead....

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DJ KENTARO SPOTTED IN LTD EDITION NINJINS

As you read here earlier , Ijin embarked on a Ltd edition run of collaboration legs with Ninja Tune , the famed leftfield UK music label & stalwart of aural delights that are strictly filed under "music ahead of it's time".
So it came with great pleasure to be supplied undercover paparazzi shots of non other than super disco breaks turntablist & sonic scratcher DJ Kentaro of Japan wearing the Ijin jeans called "ninjins". Apparently on his way out of Hong Kong airport this was snapped by " a man in the know" whilst Kentaro-san was embarking on his European tour last autumn.
We later discovered that his tour rider specified that he wore only the ninjins by personal choice. Nice one from the man nominated Worlds Best DJ & famed for his gobsmackingly amazing Dj sets in which he actually carves out a listenable track by scratching 2 records on non other than their very own paper labels!
Ijin is indeed proud to have dressesd The Man.
Domo arigatoo!

IVAN VS. IJIN

Here is the reason why you cannot get hold of any of the red hot Ijin items in Scandi -land : Ivan .
Ivan is a ( now ) 17 year old schoolboy who , when not hard studying , has turned into the biggest & most celebrated collector of Ijin Material items & accessories we have yet come across.His Ijin obsession keep him very busy with storage problems & laundering as we can see & he is forced to sleep on floor of his bedroom due to lack of available space.



But Ivan's dedication does not finish here by anymeans.
Here is the result : The Cubist Ijin Half Man , painted when Ivan was a mere 15 . Such is his dedication to The Ijin that he bunked off school for a day to travel into Stockholm city centre & present the original piece to the Voxers in Gamla Stan so that it could be left on permanent display in the Vox gallery.
All offers for this work of art can be made to www.111vox.com

A million thanks to Ivan , who can feel satisfied with being nominated the very first maniac Ijin collector & Ijin artist to boot!

ORIGINAL IJIN INDIGO BLUE PRINTS UNCOVERED....

Along with a certain amount of early Spring cleaning at Ijin mansions, this rare document was discovered beneath the piles of denim sample lengths & rusty rivets of the Ijin warehouse in the back woods of the Marche regions of Italy, where all Ijin iregular indigo is made by hand.
This clearly shows the original draft for the very first Ijin item, very probably the J5030 Antifit Backstrap in the revolutionary "foldedege" cut.
Now placed in an air-proof cabinet , this valued denim manuscript & historical design blue print holds a proud place in the Ijin Museum of Irregular Indigo Items.