Levi’s Made & Crafted Tack Rigid Selvedge – Review
Levi’s Made and Crafted (LM&C), a division of the premium Levi’s XX line, offers up a broad selection of higher-end products each season. Covering all the bases from outerwear to shirts and...
View ArticleAs Authentic As What?
Everything is authentic. From sweatshop manufactured sweatpants, to hand-woven Momotaro jeans, to the non-dairy creamer in your coffee, the word authentic is bandied about at will. Yet in menswear,...
View ArticleFade Friday – Levi’s 511 Rigid Dragon (20 Months, 2 Washes)
Fade Friday – Levi’s 511 Rigid Dragon (20 Months, 2 Washes) This week’s Fade Friday showcases a pair of Levi’s 511 Rigid Dragon courtesy of reader, Kostia, after 21 months of hard wear and just two...
View ArticleBread & Butter Connect Summer 2013 – The Denim Showcase
Following up its successful event earlier this year in January, the highly respected Bread & Butter Tradeshow held it’s second, and final, segment for 2013. In an effort to emphasize the show’s...
View ArticleLevi’s 501 Shrink-To-Fit (STF) Denim – The Ultimate Guide
If I can summarize Shrink-To-Fit (STF) in one word it would be “personalization” – how can 501 STF be personal? Aside from the unique historical aspect of the Levis 501, the step-by-step process of...
View ArticleLevi’s San Francisco Flagship Location Launch
Levi’s San Francisco Flagship Location Launch (Source: Ashley Batz, Refinery29) Fans of denim in general are sure to know that San Francisco is the home to Levi’s, easily the most well-known brand of...
View ArticleIt’s About Time – The Renaissance of Made in America Denim
If you’re into raw denim, there’s a good chance that you’re also into heritage products; those that harken to an earlier time in history and emulate the strong craftsmanship of days gone by. In fact,...
View ArticleEquip Yourself For Levi’s Modern Frontier With Three Raw Pieces
By LEVI’s When it comes to denim, the first name that no doubt springs to mind is Levi’s®. With 140 years of experience, not only is Levi’s® the oldest denim company in the world, it has also become...
View ArticleRaw Denim – A State of the Union
Growing up through the early 2000′s shaped my fashion sense in a unique way. Through my teenage years I found myself deeply immersed in the punk rock and skateboarding scenes. As many of you know,...
View ArticleFade Friday – Levi’s 513 (1 Year, 4 Washes)
It goes without saying that Levi’s is a name that needs no introduction. From their workwear origins to the competitively-priced fashion titan that they have become, they’ve set a high standard for...
View ArticleMarc Nelson Denim – Southern Comfort With Contemporary Edge
Regardless of whether you wear a suit or uniform at work, Marcus Hall wants you to look good when you step into his denim, Marc Nelson Denim. Hall, 43, takes this ethos from his grandfather, L.C....
View ArticleTop 13 Fades of 2013 – Fade Friday
As long-time readers here well know, every Friday we focus our attention on an aged pair of raw denim jeans through our weekly instalment, Fade Friday. Though not every episode is a fan favourite,...
View ArticleUnderstanding Twills: Left Hand Twill, Right Hand Twill, Broken Twill
When you weave together cotton warp yarn and white cotton filling yarn you get a 90 degree diagonally interwoven pattern called twill. But that’s not where it ends. Given the intricacies of denim...
View ArticleFade Friday – Levi’s 514 (20 Months, 2 Washes)
Today’s Fade Friday features a well broken-in pair of Levi’s Slim Straight 514 raw selvedge denim. The owner, forum user Kleetz, wore the jeans for 20 months and washed them twice, resulting in some...
View ArticleHistory of the Cinch: Holding Up Your Pants Since 1872
Frequent readers of this site are familiar with the modern incarnation of denim. The standard five-pocket jean, while pretty detailed, is missing a whole slew of design features that were ubiquitous...
View ArticleBreaking Down Bar Tacks
It’s interesting to think about how something so simple as a bar tack is so crucial. In the same way that denim itself can be so simple, yet so crucial as a standard in a person’s wardrobe, bar tacks...
View ArticleFade Friday – Levi’s 501 STF (13 months, 4 soaks, 4 washes)
There are many roads that lead to great fades, and the Levi’s 501 Shrink to Fits from Rawr Denim forum user StormAK are living proof. These are Storm’s first pair of raw denim, but you’d never doubt...
View ArticleEquip Yourself For Levi’s Modern Frontier With Three Raw Pieces
By LEVI’s When it comes to denim, the first name that no doubt springs to mind is Levi’s®. With 140 years of experience, not only is Levi’s® the oldest denim company in the world, it has also become...
View ArticleRaw Denim – A State of the Union
Growing up through the early 2000′s shaped my fashion sense in a unique way. Through my teenage years I found myself deeply immersed in the punk rock and skateboarding scenes. As many of you know, both...
View ArticleFade Friday – Levi’s 513 (1 Year, 4 Washes)
It goes without saying that Levi’s is a name that needs no introduction. From their workwear origins to the competitively-priced fashion titan that they have become, they’ve set a high standard for...
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