It&#x27;s alive and well! But in size and scale, it won&#x27;t compete with US&#x2F;China just because of the fact that most people don&#x27;t care about the quality of their jeans. Like most things, the premium market is much smaller than the &quot;good enough&quot; market. The top brand names for raw denim enthusiasts are still chiefly Japanese companies.<p>I&#x27;ve bought 5 pairs of Japanese denim from 5 different manufacturers over the past 7 years. If anyone has questions about raw denim, feel free to leave a comment or send me a message.