Evisu will primarily always be an evangelist for raw denim, and we maintain that there is nothing quite like the unique patina of your very own broken-in jeans, but we wanted to give you the choice to speed up that journey.

For 2008, we’ve worked extremely hard with our laundries to develop the most authentic possible washes for Evisu Genes, all based on worn denim from within the company.

The Hikari Gene has a regular fit with a standard 10” front rise, 14” back rise, a long straight leg, and 8.5” hem. Features an authentic heavily worn-in wash, with heavy whiskers. This wash has a very dark base, with no abrasion, and there are irregular pigment stains all down fronts of the legs.

Selvage denim is not used, but we’ve infused each pair with classic Evisu hardware like burr rivets and donut button and classic Evisu stylecraft like two tone stitching and chain-stitching. Jeans are running +2 inches. Please size down.