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In 2002, Martin Ksohoh (founder of Red Monkey Company) began working with engineered cotton harvested from a farm in china. The unique yellow fiber creates a very special hand feel and color shade when woven and dyed with the indigo rope dying method In September of 2004 Red Monkey Company opened its first flagship retail concept destination on the island of Kowloon. Red Monkey Company was introduced in Hong Kong to the Lane Crawford retail chain as an exclusive product and has enjoyed tremendous success along with brands such as Seven, Fake Genius, Evisu and Blue Blood. It has performed incredibly well without having to offer discounts. It is a very specialized product that due to nature of manufacture has a very limited supply yet has created exponential demand. The design is pure vintage art, circa the 50’s and 60’s, and original Japanese wood block prints embroidered on a traditional 5 pocket well shaped jean allowing room for a man to breathe yet not baggy. This is the industry standard that tapers nicely at the bottom but not pegged. . As demonstrated by the institute Lepine in Paris more than a decade ago, this cotton fiber allowed new processing methods to be done that were not harmful to the environment and also introduced a raw denim that retained the characteristics of rawness on the outside while the inner surface is plush, smooth and unlike any other raw jeans found in the market place.