graphzero / HEART MADE BASE大原美術館店 — Local services in Kurashiki

Of all the denim shops i visited in this area, this was my favorite. While their inventory is a bit limited, the product all were high quality. I found a very slubby jean similar to the PBJ I was wearing. I tried it on and really liked the attention to detail. For example the inside pocket lining is decorative flare.

Fitting room is a bit cramped (at least for a bigger American). I ended up purchasing a pair of jeans and got it hemmed. The hemming process takes less than 20 minutes which was pretty impressive as the fastest I've seen other shops do is 1 hour. If you are familiar with denim, the staff seems to have limited knowledge of jean brands outside of what's made local. I got the usual speal about how to wash denim jeans so if this is your first pair of premium denim, you will be informed.

Also, this shop is tax free. Other shops in the area either have confusing signage or do not offer tax free for tourist.

English level, at least for the staff I was talking with was conversational level and was willing to start conversations like reading what was on my shirt and asking a question about it.

Overall, I left the shop with a new brand of jeans to watch for in future...

Staff was professional and attentive. Fitting room was abit small and the sizing number was slightly different but it worked out fine. The hemming was also done in 10 minutes which is of excellent work and speed. Highly recommend for anyone who needs a solid pair of jeans...

Exceptional experience - fantastic staff, very knowledgeable and friendly and a really unique selection of quality products (at prices much lower than outside of Japan). Well...