https://www.itsjeffandmel.com/things-to-do-japan daily 1.0 2026-09-01 https://www.itsjeffandmel.com/things-to-do-japan/betty-smith-jeans-tokyo-our-honest-review-of-the-custom-denim-workshop monthly 0.5 2026-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/4b1aaf2d-d0f0-4944-ba41-0c3fb94be12b/tempImage8xiMxC.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out After 2 years of frequent wear: Mel’s regular denim (left) and Jeff’s selvedge denim (right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/603a66ee-dee8-4b0a-bb5f-e424942701eb/Betty+Smith+-+Vibe+2.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out A snapshot inside the Betty Smith Ebisu workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/aef98b80-9901-46be-9470-7da70f9de9d2/Betty+Smith+-+Vibe+Photo.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out Info cards above each rack tell you about the style, sizing, pricing etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/948e7413-7476-4638-9d41-306fc2436f1b/Betty+Smith+-+try+on+1.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out If you’re not sure what length you want to hem, just ask the staff what they suggest! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/6d63a0de-e3af-461b-895a-cbed17c4fbf4/Betty+Smith+-+try+on+3.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out We recommend wearing a simple top that you can tuck in, giving you an accurate sense of how the jeans really look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/be52f3b6-16e1-46dc-86a3-5e72b3f8d5c1/Betty+Smith+-+workbench.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out Buttons and rivets, organized by style and colour for you to mix-and-match https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/8e6efe3c-c356-43cb-8adb-e42c59199f1a/Betty+Smith+-+label+close+up.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out A closer view of some patch options https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/58b84220-fd15-49ec-a794-8ef1749456b1/Betty+Smith+-+Buttons.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out Notice the high quality details on the buttons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/7706f78e-b539-4516-b06e-9438c120a7c2/Betty+Smith+-+close+up+rivets.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out The rivet options are also very fun and colourful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/ec374160-70df-45e1-958a-8c12c190feea/Betty+Smith+-+button+press+close+up.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out An eye for precision is needed to align the fabric properly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/75d6d382-9602-477d-9fa5-ba80edd567cb/Betty+Smith+-+rivet+press+close+up.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out Luckily, the staff were very hands-on, helping us find the right spot each time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/b47c74f6-9743-4e73-92ed-0d0aa20b71e4/Betty+Smith+-+sewing.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out Hemming and sewing on the patch was done by the staff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/1742add5-85a1-4d80-bc87-972b9f5cf20c/Betty+Smith+-+tote+bags+1.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out Our completed jeans were placed into lovely tote bags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/7c3e3fc5-a3e6-4c31-aeb6-aff67e2eab3f/tempImagexigMro.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out The “self-edge” is literally how selvedge jeans got its name https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/bc75252d-9fa8-46fe-9fc9-704d7562dabf/tempImageJuX7Ug.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out No chipping or loss of color on the hardware https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/1cd2d151-71d3-4224-8634-6cccbdb559fa/tempImageocyfC5.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out We couldn’t capture photos that fully reflect how the aging looks in real life… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/7d68179d-9293-4093-a95a-eb91db590972/tempImagedClCyf.jpg Blog - Betty Smith Jeans Tokyo: Our Honest Review of the Custom Denim Workshop - Make it stand out … but hopefully you can see that the selvedge denim (right) has faded really nicely and looks less sharp compared to the regular denim (left) https://www.itsjeffandmel.com/things-to-do-japan/betty-smith-jeans-vs-daruma-jeans-an-honest-review-and-comparison monthly 0.5 2026-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/102353c3-f9eb-4a92-aa44-993df1566309/IMG_7851.jpg Blog - Betty Smith vs. Daruma Jeans: Our Personal Experience and Comparing the Differences - Make it stand out Our Betty Smith Jeans; regular denim on left, selvedge denim on right (going strong after 2 years of wear) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/68b6a55b-1d90-4642-bd7f-97400442a74c/IMG_7855.jpg Blog - Betty Smith vs. Daruma Jeans: Our Personal Experience and Comparing the Differences - Make it stand out Our Daruma Jeans; regular denim on left, selvedge denim on right (recently made, so we'll update this review as they wear in) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/32d43655-7df9-4a8f-8aaa-b7a9bfe66f8c/Betty+Smith+-+Vibe+Photo.jpg Blog - Betty Smith vs. Daruma Jeans: Our Personal Experience and Comparing the Differences - Make it stand out Interior of Betty Smith workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678c82fb0ff927547b1ad779/2e8a56cd-7bd5-42fd-9280-f3889fd20fce/Daruma+Jeans+-+Vibe.jpg Blog - Betty Smith vs. Daruma Jeans: Our Personal Experience and Comparing the Differences - 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