Edwin T Shirts

Edwin was founded in 1947 in Tokyo by Mr. Tsunemi, a lover of classic US denim with worn in detailing. Originally the company did not manufacture denims but instead focused their resources on importing American jeans to Japan where they were unavailable, in fact there was no denim manufacturing in Japan at the time. These styles made a wave throughout Tokyo and Mr. Tsunemi saw the opportunity to grow Edwin into more than an import company.

As the trend for denim jeans spread across Japan the country began to recognise an opportunity to move away from imported products and begin denim manufacturing. In 1953 the first pair of Japanese produced denims were available on the open market, however these did not match up to the quality of the US jean companies who had perfected the technique over the previous 80 years.

Edwin stepped into the game in 1961, manufacturing their first pair of commercially available denims with the technique having been perfected by Mr. Tsunemi since 1947. Not content to just produce another pair of blue jeans, Edwin denims were the heaviest in the world at 16oz and features a rainbow selvedge which has gone on to become a signature detail for the company.

The brand grew from strength to strength over the next decades and has been at the forefront of some of the most revolutionary new denim practises. In the early eighties Edwin created the Old Wash style which was closely followed by the stonewash technique. Both of these processes designed to create a lived in denim look have gone on to become some of the most iconic and recognisable washes around.

After this success and growth the brand began to export their denim jeans worldwide in the 1970's and have grown to become one of the most iconic and respected jeans companies globally. The brand has branched out to focus on the European market and release a clothing range to sit perfectly alongside their classic denims. The brand are know recognised for their iconic ED-55 and ED-80 fits and the speciality rainbow selvedge produced on original Japanese looms.

As a streetwear brand, Edwin also produce a huge range of clothing, and that includes T-shirts. With subtle touches to their home country, such as with the Edwin Japanese Sun tee and the Edwin Fuji San II tee, or interesting detailing as with the Edwin Shinobi tee, or simply super premium high-grade materials which make up the Edwin Made in Japan Maruwa cotton tee, Edwin has a T-shirt for everyone.