The MYSTICAL Raw Denim Jacket: Tanuki IDJKT2 Type II Trucker (Japanese denim)

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Tanuki is one of those companies that there is a lot of mystery and lore around (at least in the raw denim community). Why though you may ask? Well the truth is that some people believe this is either a
1. Offshoot brand from a major denim retailer in order to grab some raw denim market for themselves
2. A bunch of raw denim companies coming together to form their own brand? Pure Blue Japan, Oni, etc.
Either way though all I can say is COOL I'M DOWN. I wish more companies made crazy cool jackets like Tanuki, I'd love that. As far as the style of this jacket it's a Type II brought into the world by Levi Strauss jeans!
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  • @devinhurt7698
    @devinhurt76983 жыл бұрын

    I feel singled out

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was originally gonna title this video “Devins Biggest Disappointment”

  • @candshoes1890
    @candshoes18903 жыл бұрын

    A great video from my favorite formally homeless youtuber

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    YES THANK YOU!

  • @kongengorm3360
    @kongengorm33602 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE THE COBALT BLUE STITCHING.

  • @grecoceltlufc6491
    @grecoceltlufc64912 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely love the cobalt blue stitching

  • @roberttudisco6530
    @roberttudisco65303 жыл бұрын

    Great video! And I love that your working with @TheoandHarris now, raw denim/boots and watches are two of my favorite things!!! You gotta get Christian into some Raw Denim

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh believe me Im working overtime on that!

  • @00haha
    @00haha3 жыл бұрын

    So to answer your concern w the herringbone pockets(this is just what i remember): the reason they switched out the gingham pockets for herringbone is bc there were durability issues w the gingham. I myself own the Tanuki EJKT3(Earth fabric, 18oz slubby, w/ a pure indigo, sulfur, and greencast indigo dyed warp, and a cheese dyed light beige weft. as a result, it’ll fade to more of a greenish turquoise color compared to typical raw denim which i quite enjoy) and i have an older version w the gingham pockets and a blue enamel coated top button. While the pockets look amazing and feel great, the fabric is THIN AF, especially compared to the pocket fabric on my 3Sixteen Panama Cloth Type 3s(which is an absolutely insane, limited, and beautiful jacket that 3Sixteen released a long ass time ago that i can rly only summarize as the best damn indigo non-denim jacket to ever be made/the superior sashiko jacket. there’s really no way you can get your hands on one at this point cuz it’s been sold out and discontinued, and i honestly just got insanely lucky getting one cuz a lady on r/rawdenim was selling a BNWOT jacket in my size so i leaped, and so far it’s the best raw denim purchase ive ever made. will send pics and more info abt the jacket if ur interested. there are a few(?) Panama Cloth stadium jackets that 3sixteen also made which I think are POSSIBLY floating around, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen em and they might be all sold out/not in ur size anyway if i had to guess. but it could be worth checking out. anyways moving on, but just wanted to say it). From what I remember, mainly with the jeans there was an issue w items tearing thru the pockets and forming holes. I’m pretty there was a thing where ppl couldn’t put their keys or any mildly sharp or protruding object in their jean pockets for a time cuz there was a reasonable risk and concern of it tearing a hole thru ur pocket bags, and I’m willing to assume the same deal was w the jackets at the time too. Hence forth after a certain period of time, they changed the gingham pocket bags to a much sturdier herringbone. While I don’t mind having the gingham pockets at all as I quite like it, I am careful to not out anything sharp like my keys in the handwarmer pockets. But seeing as you have the newer herringbone, you shouldn’t have that problem and are free to put whatever you wish in there with little to worry of damage(just have some common sense that’s all). TLDR: The pockets were changed from gingham to herringbone bc the older gingham fabric had some durability issues, so it was swapped out for the more durable herringbone fabric. Hope that answers your concern! P.S: Regarding the cobalt blue stitching, I really feel like it varies between models and fabrics on how good it looks. My Earth jacket is a Indigo x Beige fabric, and the stitching fits right in and honestly isn’t that noticeable, especially on areas where it’s more faded. Where as the darker jackets like the IDxID, or the Black fabrics, the stitching pops out a lot more against the dark background fabric, which could be a good or bad thing depending on who you are. Same thing works w the Momotaro’s pink inseam, on the lighter fabrics it’s more subdued, on darker fabrics it definitely stands out. P.P.S: Alternatively, if you really want something different, the Tanuki Red Cast fabric rereleased a couple months ago(Type 3 jacket included), and that actually has red stitching details instead of the cobalt blue stitching details. I’m willing to assume you can maybe find one if ur lucky? Most of em are probably all sold by now, but you should be able to find a few stragglers on different sites if you look hard enough. Not a guarantee though. Tanuki Type 3s I find fit more of a true to size/slightly baggy fit compared to the Type 2s, so that’s perhaps something for you to also think about.

  • @brunonjezic6208
    @brunonjezic62082 жыл бұрын

    Oh my god this jacket is so perfect i watch it like 5 times same as that Taylor stitch leader jacket of yours. It helps it is great video too

  • @mikeroy6713
    @mikeroy67133 жыл бұрын

    Personally, I am in no hurry to fade any of my denim. I really, really like the raw dark blue look of new denim. Broken in, fit to body, sure. But dark and stark, that’s where it’s at for me.

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    I do love that too!

  • @beach7122
    @beach71223 жыл бұрын

    I like it about the info sharing cut that you mentioned about short/medium/long cotton staple.

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ty!

  • @vonningtonvon6499
    @vonningtonvon64993 жыл бұрын

    I was waiting for you to post!

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was waiting for you to comment!

  • @user-ve1nz7tf1r
    @user-ve1nz7tf1r3 жыл бұрын

    You made this jacket look so damn cool I actually went out and picked one up for myself. I’m excited to see where the fades take me. Cheers!

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey woah!

  • @user-ve1nz7tf1r

    @user-ve1nz7tf1r

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s real- and I’m not usually moved to make big purchases either, but maybe the yokai possessed me this time...

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    The yokai posses us all at some point in our denim journey

  • @holdthatblaow
    @holdthatblaow3 жыл бұрын

    You are really funny dude. Hope you do more on raw denim jeans. Not a big jacket guy, but still a fun channel.

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jeans are coming!

  • @4_EST
    @4_EST3 жыл бұрын

    Love your vids, sorry to hear you're going through a tough time man. I live in Texas, so mostly warmer weather, but I love my basic bitxh denim iacket. Can you point me in the direction of a super light weight denim jacket or work shirt? I wear a flannel a lot as an over shirt/jacket, but I'd love to add a lightweight denim to the rotation

  • @oscarmartinez-bernal9824
    @oscarmartinez-bernal98243 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha, loved the book report, really sweet jacket! Subscribed!

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate that! Glad to have you on board!!

  • @danielirvine7468
    @danielirvine74682 жыл бұрын

    I’m in hospital with heaps of time to waste so binging the 🐌 man I think you are my new best friend I just can’t get a word in .

  • @bunnyyyyyy398
    @bunnyyyyyy39829 күн бұрын

    More raw denim content pretty please 🙏🏻 these vids are my fav ❤

  • @abtuben
    @abtuben3 жыл бұрын

    I got the same jacket! Mine have the blue gingham lining tho. Love it!

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Damnit, lucky!!

  • @bobzuidema3560
    @bobzuidema35603 жыл бұрын

    I got a jacket just like that but it won't fade one bit... I'm clueless... and disappointed too since they claim it's their fastest fading jacket... anyhow yours looks awesome!! Nice job!!

  • @scottw550

    @scottw550

    Жыл бұрын

    I occasionally brush mine with a Reusable Lint Brush Dog or Cat Fur Remover with Swivel Head, and doing that adds some "distressed look" highlights.

  • @gachapon4984
    @gachapon49843 жыл бұрын

    your videos are top tier mate, I would like to see you in a varsity jacket and make a video of it, good luck and keep growing in youtube my friend.

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I have that in the works!

  • @brianagee2790
    @brianagee27903 жыл бұрын

    Which schott 3sixteen? Are you referring to the more recent chromexcel or the rough out from the year previous or the heavy steerhide versions from the first or second collabs?

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    First collab with good art!! I know they usually collab with them but the FIRST although I may snag this years too...

  • @ilovehardcorepunk
    @ilovehardcorepunk3 жыл бұрын

    I randomly came across your channel and this is exactly the type of content i want to see. I've been searching for a type 2 with handwarmer pockets for a while now. Do you know of any other brands that do this? I'm not a huge fan of the cobalt blue stitching either.

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hmm Pure Blue Japan, Momotaro! A bunch!

  • @bsousa3837
    @bsousa38372 жыл бұрын

    Support!

  • @thefam9179
    @thefam91793 жыл бұрын

    How document feel about the quality of nudie jeans jackets?

  • @dantes.4845
    @dantes.48453 жыл бұрын

    Sauce Zhan on aliexpress has some interesting raw denim jackets and jeans I got a pair of raw denim jeans and they are really good for the price. They pop up on reddit rawdenim evrery once in a while.

  • @thefam9179
    @thefam91793 жыл бұрын

    Do a iron heart 14 oz indigo jacket

  • @Dan-Chrssy
    @Dan-Chrssy2 жыл бұрын

    Uh just seeing this but why am I the only one that wants to hear what the hell happened in Hoboken!?!

  • @NikonFM2n
    @NikonFM2n3 жыл бұрын

    Hey I just found the channel and I like it since I just bought a levi's jacket at Macy's. I have a question for you. Would you buy a white Levi's jacket and then have it dyed in indigo?

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey! Funny you should ask, I was actually planning to do that in a video!

  • @NikonFM2n

    @NikonFM2n

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheIronSnail cool. Will you send it to Japan and have it done by the old master dyers or is that too extreme? East meets West?

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not a bad idea at all! Honestly was thinking of even trying it myself

  • @NikonFM2n

    @NikonFM2n

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheIronSnail that would be AWESOME.

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Then I’ll do it!

  • @michaeldaniels8121
    @michaeldaniels81213 жыл бұрын

    Is that a Taylor Stitch heavy bag tee you’ve got on in the beginning? How do you like those? A little obsessed with TS but they seem to be priced high. Worth it?

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very worth it! They are literally one step down from a sweatshirt? Super super heavy and really nice looking

  • @morainc

    @morainc

    3 жыл бұрын

    Are the shirts soft and true to size

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes!! Little rougher than your typical shirt but nothing crazy

  • @morainc

    @morainc

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheIronSnail thanks. from a 50+ old viewer who digs your channel. Lol. Keep it up

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey you’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

  • @dzavelion
    @dzavelion3 жыл бұрын

    Try out the taylor stitch jackets!!

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh i certainly will!

  • @warslayer963
    @warslayer9633 жыл бұрын

    I have the same jacket and would like to know how you washed yours

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Washed it on hot! If i could do it again I’d cold wash

  • @patricksmatrick6193
    @patricksmatrick61933 жыл бұрын

    I stopped washing my underwear so that I get get that natural patina going. I'm with you on the cobalt blue, but the jacket looks great. Kidding on the undies.

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    “Oh yeah the crust is developing real well here!” Also i know! Why collar!

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    I mean cobalt!

  • @patricksmatrick6193

    @patricksmatrick6193

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheIronSnail right? It's definetly screaming bright blue.

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hollering!

  • @BossStar
    @BossStar7 ай бұрын

    Fun fact..super mario has a variant called racoon mario but he's actually a tanuki. The more ya kno..

  • @zezitoh1546
    @zezitoh15463 жыл бұрын

    Nice jacket, there is only one thing i don't like about it: the stitching, for me jeans and denim jackets should have the traditional yellow or gold stitching !!!

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would actually look pretty sweet!

  • @TheShannonagains
    @TheShannonagains3 жыл бұрын

    Really unfortunate that you had to escape a really bad situation, loosing property is always bad, but its never worth your life, hope everything improves!

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s better and better everyday!

  • @annagriffin956
    @annagriffin9563 жыл бұрын

    The teal is a no, but we love a chipped button

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    WELL LOOK WHO IT IS

  • @nicolaszamudio8699
    @nicolaszamudio8699 Жыл бұрын

    Tanuki are known for having huge sacks too

  • @schneider7645
    @schneider76453 ай бұрын

    What's up with the Scania t-shirt? Aren't you based in the US.

  • @maxkovacs7638
    @maxkovacs76383 жыл бұрын

    Helping comment

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    WE LOve the HELP

  • @WizzRacing
    @WizzRacing2 жыл бұрын

    This guy needs an RV....As he moves around more then me... Why I bought an RV....... And the Tanuki has nothing on the Honey Badger...

  • @walterblack666
    @walterblack6663 жыл бұрын

    I will buy the shit out of your over symbolized brand.

  • @TheIronSnail

    @TheIronSnail

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is what i like to here!!!

  • @MrNickjberry
    @MrNickjberry Жыл бұрын

    Jesus this man is difficult to listen to. Do young people really have such scattered thoughts that edits like this make them feel good? hAHA.