An Interview with Fifthrequisite from Selvagedenim.ru

An Interview with Fifthrequisite from Selvagedenim.ru

Denimdude of Selvagedenim.ru interviewed with Fifthrequisite Jeans.

1. As far as I know, you began your offline sales in Halfsleeve, Sydney. Why Australia?

Because Fifthrequisite jeans was firstly born in Australia, we produced the jeans in very limited quantity especially for our own group while we were living in Sydney. Later on the market has expanded so we decided to build it as a brand and stared to sell worldwide.

2. What denim you use when you sew your jeans? What buttons, rivets, leather?

The first collection, we used the 100% cotton 13.5 oz Red Selvage Denim for our Romeo Midnight Selvage and 10.5oz Japanese dry denim 98% cotton 2% elastane in Giselle Grass Green Indigo. Both of them are from Osaka, Japan.

We use Orichalcum metal (Gold Copper), which it was the metal that used to make weapon in Greek and Roman era to make our buttons.

The leather patch is 100% genuine cow skin coated, which will change color by living ages.

"We tried to find the best and suitable materials to build our jeans"

3. Do you really wash your denim in that German washing machines?

Yes, we are in the progress of making the new washed vintage collection.

4. Can you reveal the name of your designer? I want to know where he or she came from, his previous job, what did inspired him to make Fifthrequisite jeans?

Fifthrequisite was firstly born from love and strong passion about denim by 2 denim lovers, who were born in garment industry family and fashion design. Both of them wanted to create a pair of jeans that can become a pair of life, which is the fifth need beside Eat Drink Sleep & Sex.

5. Who was the genius, who invented that glove?

Actually, it is not a new invention because it is one of our processes to create jeans, but we just want to share the new experience to every denim lovers. We will show them something more interesting soon.

6. Do you have your own "world seizure plan"?

We are planning to have more offline stores in main fashion cities in the future. We are currently contacting with some countries such as Japan, Singapore and USA.

7. Your site has "press" section. If you read all the things about your brand, can you judge them - what people think of your products? Do they compare you with someone else? Is it possible that third-party opinion could influence your philosophy or technology?

We will take all the mistakes and opinions from our customers and all third parties to improve our products in future and stay true to our concept Eat Drink Sleep Sex FIF.

8. You have only two items in your pricing? Could it be more?

Now we are working on our next collection with the new fabric and style. Our aim is not to launch too many products to control our best quality.

www.fifthrequisite.com