To go with AFP story Japan-fashion-business-denim, FOCUS by Natuko Fukue
In this picture taken on September 4, 2024, craftsman Yoshiharu Okamoto demonstrates the hand-dyeing fabrics process at the Momotaro Jeans factory in the Kojima district of Okayama. Call it an antidote to fast fashion: Japanese jeans hand-dyed with natural indigo and weaved on a clackety vintage loom, then sold at a premium to global denim connoisseurs. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) / To go with AFP story Japan-fashion-business-denim, FOCUS by Natuko Fukue