
We use selvedge denim woven on shuttle looms at Collect Mill in Okayama, Japan.
Designed to replicate the weight, texture, and fading characteristics of denim from this era, Étienne produces vintage replica jeans and jackets that honour the original garments.
This denim is woven on traditional shuttle looms, ensuring an authentic, tight selvedge edge and a fabric that softens and molds to the wearer over time, just as true vintage pieces would. Each article is constructed with period-correct techniques, paying homage to the durability and spirit of early workwear.

COLLECT DENIM select COTTON USA™.
COTTON USA™ trademark is proof of superior cotton. It is sustainable, soft, durable and comfortable.
USA is one of the world’s major three country producing cotton and greatest country exporting it. It is difficult to stabilise quality and yield of cotton because of weather. However, COTTON USA™ can supply good quality cotton stably by large and fertile soil, high-technology farming systems. Furthermore, USA cotton industry promise “sustainable producing cotton” considered economic, environment and CSR. And, they keep effort to improve various problems in industry-wide.

“INDIGO BLUE” is most attractive character of denim. It’s created by only distinctive dyeing method of denim – “rope dyeing”.
“Rope dyeing” is - Bundled yarn like rope is soaked to indigo vat and passed through in it repeatedly. In this process, indigo is oxidized on exposure to air and dye yarn to beautiful blue gradually.
COLLECT DENIM collaborate this important process for denim production with SAKAMOTO DENIM which is one of important partners, because they have “ECO Friendly dying systems”. Their techniques make it possible to reduce amount used water and chemical s, and CO2 emissions. That’s why we actively collaborate with them.
COLLECT DENIM select COTTON USA™.
COTTON USA™ trademark is proof of superior cotton. It is sustainable, soft, durable and comfortable.
USA is one of the world’s major three country producing cotton and greatest country exporting it. It is difficult to stabilize quality and yield of cotton because of weather. However, COTTON USA™ can supply good quality cotton stably by large and fertile soil, high-technology farming systems. Furthermore, USA cotton industry promise “sustainable producing cotton” considered economic, environment and CSR. And, they keep effort to improve various problems in industry-wide.

COLLECT DENIM weaving factory is located next to JAPAN BLUE CO.,LTD head office.There are 9 units of TOYODA "GL-9" vintage shuttle loom which released in 1980's in the mill.Vintage shuttle looms require technician's best maintenance all the time. It’s the key of vintage denim creation. However, there are no replacement parts of GL-9 because it’s vintage and doesn’t be produced new machine anymore. That’s why we also keep two broken GL-9 for just only to take replacement parts.Most characteristic point of denim made by vintage shuttle loom is both edge of fabric. It’s called “Selvedge” It is made by reciprocating motion of shuttle which coiled weft yarn. Selvedge is for anti-fray originally, but now, symbol of vintage denim.However, compared with mainstream innovated looms, the production efficiency is more less than 3/1 per day. Why we keep using such inefficiency old machine? Innovated looms can produce denim faster definitely but its surface is clean and flat. Conversely, vintage shuttle looms can create character to fabric by technique of craftsman, for example, setting up warp tension lower, weaving speed…etc. It can’t be controlled by just a switch. Vintage shuttle looms are artisan’s tool.