Washed black, dirty grey and worn-in military references.
The Showa Kurokawa features a leather back pocket detail, adding contrast to a faded grey denim base. Paired with the classic MA-1 bomber and Edo Straight, the look carries the quiet tension of utility, wear and repair.
Made in Japan by Mastercraft Union.
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A study in faded blue.
The Showa Relaxed and Jin Flare carry the marks of wear: softened indigo, repaired breaks, natural creasing and the quiet texture of denim made to feel lived in from the first wear.
Made in Japan by Mastercraft Union.
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The Edo Straight Jean, Edo Jacket and Showa Relaxed Jean all explore the language of vintage wear: softened highs, natural creasing, repaired character and the quiet irregularities that make each piece feel lived in.
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#SelvedgeDenim
#DenimLookbook
He watched them become icons from the inside.
For Denis O’Regan, his favourite unions were with David Bowie and Duran Duran - two relationships that gave him more than photographs. They gave him access to the moment before, during and after history was made.
Masters of their Craft, a series by Mastercraft Union.
Part 3: What has been your favourite Union?
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How did you master it?
He mastered his craft in the chaos.
The photo pit during punk: the Ramones at his feet, beer glasses flying, spit in the air, no flash, no polish just the moment as it was.
For Denis O’Regan, learning photography meant being close enough to feel it.
Masters of their Craft, a series by Mastercraft Union.
Part 2: How did you master it?
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What is your craft?
For Denis O’Regan, the craft is not only in the photograph. It is in the trust built before the shutter, the instinct to recognise a moment, and the discipline to document it without disturbing it.
Across a storied career photographing David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Duran Duran, KISS, Spandau Ballet, Thin Lizzy and more, Denis has captured music history from the inside.
Masters of their Craft, a series by Mastercraft Union.
Part 1: What is your craft?
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A return to Olympic Studios, a cultural landmark behind some of the most influential records ever made, as seen through the lens of @thedenisoregan
Quietly iconic. Built with purpose.
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Back inside Olympic Studios, where generations of seminal records took shape. Captured by renowned music photographer @thedenisoregan
Denim with history. Made to last.
MasterCraft Union.
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Part one of Spring/Summer 26 captured by @thedenisoregan at Olympic Studios, a legendary space where some of music’s most seminal albums were recorded.
Denim rooted in craft. Built with intent.
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Spring / Summer 2026 – Masters of their Craft.
Introducing the David Bowie by @thedenisoregan Boxset, a strictly limited collector’s piece where sound, style and story converge.
Created with Denis O’Regan, whose lens defined an era of David Bowie, this release revisits Japan 1983, the energy, the movement, the quiet moments in between the Serious Moonlight Tour.
Each set contains:
• Edo Straight ‘Gekko Jinsu’ jean, cut with a straight vintage silhouette and worn-in character
• 3 hand-signed fine art prints by Denis O’Regan captured on tour in Tokyo
• Limited to 10 boxsets worldwide
Encased in a clear perspex display with a foiled and printed cover, presentation folder and box, designed as a permanent piece of the archive.
Sound and vision, held in form.
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Spring / Summer 2026 – Masters of their Craft.
We’ve collaborated with @thedenisoregan , true master behind the lens and the man who documented David Bowie at his most iconic.
Honouring Bowie’s connection to Japan and his effortless approach to denim, we introduce the limited-edition MCU Edo Straight - Gekko Jinsu. Inspired by the denim worn during the Serious Moonlight Tour in Tokyo, this piece captures that same lived-in ease and understated attitude.
Crafted from 13oz selvedge denim, woven on narrow looms in Kojima, and cut in a relaxed ‘Edo’ straight fit - a nod to 1950s anti-fit silhouettes.
Built to feel like it’s already lived a story.
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This weekend in Munich, we partnered with @lodenfrey to launch our SS26 Masters of their Craft collaboration ‘David Bowie by Denis O’Regan’.
A celebration of two icons, the evening featured a live book signing by @thedenisoregan and the launch of an exclusive box set, complete with signed prints of David Bowie captured on his 1983 ‘Serious Moonlight’ Tour in Tokyo, alongside a limited-edition MCU Edo Straight, Gekko Jinsu inspired by Bowie’s denim on tour.
O’Regan’s unparalleled access to Bowie - touring the world twice as his official photographer - resulted in some of the most intimate and iconic images ever taken of the artist.
More than a musician, Bowie redefined identity, style, and culture. O’Regan captured Bowie in every expression of self - from theatrical stage personas to quieter, off-duty moments, often dressed simply in denim. #davidbowie #japanesedenim #mastercraftsmen
