Two Moon
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According to Lightning Magazine founded in 1991. However, their hang tangs have a 1992 printed on it.
It's a bit of a mysterious brand. They sell their items through an agent to the shops. There are allegedly 3 people behind this brand and they do a lot of sewing on their own.Mostly known for their tops, especially sweaters and t-shirts. They also do pants from time to time like chinos or jeans.
Their most famous item is probably the 92022 loopwheel sweater which they offer since 1992.
Based on this, I guessed the first two numbers of the items are connected when it was first released and it matched e.g. with their jeans they offered in 2021 as an anniversary model.
But there are also items which contradict this claim. -
Two Moon 530
The 530 model is the regular straight model from Two Moon. They also have a 540 model which has a lower rise and is slimmer and more tapered (a "66 cut").
This version is not the from the 'recent' release in 2021 but an older model. You can identify this by the not off-set belt loop and the backpocket having a backstitch at the top (which I actually prefer to the square above the pockets, we discussed this detail recently if it was an actual Levi's thing). I'm not sure from when it is.
The jeans are made of 14oz red-line selvedge denim. The cotton for the warp is from Zimbabwe but you can also find the information it being Supima cotton. The weft is US cotton or recycled cotton, both information can be found. The development of the denim started early on in the brand's life but only in 1998 or 99 they were confident enough to release it. It is designed to be tough and fade slow. It's dyed double the times than regular denim whatever this means. The old Lighning Magazine did a rating about fading speed. Momotaro and SDA were labelled 'slow', this Two Moon denim was rated 'very slow'. Perfect for a me as a collector...Points of stress (button holes, crotch seams) are sewn with poly-cotton thread. The whole concept of these jeans is durability, at least that's what the makers claim.
Size 34x34
One-wash
Waist: 88 cm / 34.65"
Front rise: 30 cm / 11.8"
Back rise: 44 cm / 15.75"
Thighs: 33 cm / 13"
Knee: 25.5 cm / 10"
Leg opening: 23.5 cm / 9.25"
Inseam: 84 cm / 33"
Dearskin leather patch
Rather thin belt loops
Based on the VAT being 5%, this pair has to be before 2014 (and after 1997)
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