In 1976 Jeanmakers began in Chapel St South Yarra opposite the disused
'IXL Jam Factory". As the name implies the business manufactured
mainly moleskins and specialized in made to order styles.
Ten Years on demand moved to Brands and Labels, particularly Levis
501's and fortunately 501 was to be our address. The trend continued
to other brands and in late 1989 Jeanmakers became now known as Dakota
501.
As Levis went from strength to strength, it was decided to open the
first Levis concept shop in Australia in 1992 at Dakota.
Today Dakota still supports local fashion but our direction focuses
on imported denim-wear brands from Europe such as G-star, Carhartt,
Firetrap, One True Saxon, Camper, Adidas and Birkenstock.
Dakota remains to this day an independent store, which
means we are dedicated to providing the best service and product available.