Jeans In the Genes

The family business that is Kapital.

Nearly 40 years ago, Toshikiyo Hirata founded cult Japanese denim label Kapital in the city of Kojima, located in the Okayama prefecture of Japan, a place that is known as the “denim capital” of the world because of how many high-quality brands specializing in the indigo material continue to manufacture there. Its production methods are so highly regard…