Kepani A Japanese sweat brand with a focus on comfort and functionality

Kepani is a sweat brand that handles all processes in Japan, from yarn generation to fabric knitting, fabric processing, and sewing. Since our founding in 2006, we have mainly been selling small items such as fleece-lined sweatshirts, hoodies, tops, gloves, and hats made using carefully selected threads and manufacturing methods.

Kepani's sweat items are shaped by the creator's thoughts as they travel to factories across Japan. The yarn is spun in Osaka, the sweat fabric is knitted in Wakayama, and the back is brushed in Mie, and each piece is carefully finished in a Japanese sewing factory.

The starting thread is raffy thread, which is popular as a pioneer of vintage and recycling. At a long-established textile factory in Osaka, it is spun using a combination of ultra-long-staple Turfan cotton and Giza America's fallen cotton, which contains many short fibers, to create a soft yarn with a natural uneven feel.

Raffi yarn, which was born in Osaka, is knitted into sweatshirt fabric in Wakayama, one of Japan's leading knitting production areas. The sinker knitting machine has been finely adjusted to reproduce a texture similar to that of fabric knitted with an old-fashioned loop knitting machine. The loose yet precisely woven sweat fabric is flexible and stretchy, making it difficult to lose its shape.

Sweat fabric knitted in Wakayama is brushed on the inside of the fabric that touches the skin at a brushed processing factory in Mie. Special processing techniques by craftsmen make the most of the natural softness of cotton, creating an excellent moisturizing effect and a feeling that feels gentle against bare skin.

The sweat fabric is soft and gentle, yet resistant to fraying and tearing, and is made even more durable by Japanese seamstresses. Hoodies, gloves, hats, pants, and sweatshirts - each item is sewn to improve durability in areas that are prone to wear and tear, making it durable enough to last for many years to come.

The lightweight comfort that softly hugs the body, the durable and vintage look of the garments embody the technology and history of Japanese clothing making, as well as the passion of the craftsmen involved. We will continue to spin yarn as a sweat brand that is reminiscent of the ``heart that values ​​things'' that the Japanese have cultivated. I hope that you will also receive value and experience that exceeds what you wear.