In the original post, I linked both a smooth and an uneven-grain RMC J100, a $2000+ jacket. Real McCoy's is neither selecting for nor against grainy contrast panels. They are just low-effort putting together a FQHH as cheaply as possible while continue to project a premium message.I have never found this to be true.
They're both making fake grain, and making stealth grain that waits for 5 wears?
Seems a lot more likely they're just selecting grainy contrast panels to look like vintage jackets and because the Japanese market likes it.