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Marc 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....
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Top 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,...
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Understanding 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...
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Fade 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...
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History 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 in...
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Breaking 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...
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Fade 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...
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Amsterdam Denim Days 2014 Part I – Kingpins and Jean School
Declaring any one city as “the capital of denim” is a bold statement to make. We don’t hear it thrown around too often, but when we do it’s typically mentioned in the same sentence as San Francisco and...
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The Complete Arcuate Collection
Arcuates–sometimes shortened to arcs–are the decorative stitching found on jeans’ back pockets. The classic Levi’s arcs have spawned countless brands creating their own pocket modification to make...
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Brian Awitan, Veteran Denim Consultant – Exclusive Interview
Regardless of a brand’s depth, breadth, age, or focus, what we see on the surface is always just the tip of the iceberg. Ask any one (co-)founder of a successful company what helped them reach their...
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The Environmental Benefits of Raw Denim
The environmental benefits of raw denim is a subject that has come up occasionally as a peripheral reason to wear raw denim but it was hardly ever the main reason people gravitated towards it....
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Brooks England x Levi’s Commuter Denim Saddles
Ever since Levi’s dove into the world of cycling with its Commuter line, they’ve attempted to blend the classic Levi cool with a higher level of functionality. So it’s of little surprise that they are...
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Five Pairs of Raw Denim with 38-Plus inch Waists
With the raw denim market continually on the rise, quality jeans become increasingly available. That’s good news for everyone, including those of us who are on the larger end of the spectrum. Even so,...
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The Levi’s AMC Denim Gremlin – The Car that Wore the Pants
The recent influx of denim-ed things like sunglasses and running shoes might seem a little extreme, but they’re all more than tame compared to this indigo crossover from the 1970s. As denim was...
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The Best Entry Level Raw Denim Jeans
After sifting through dozens and dozens of options and considering a variety of fits, fabrics, and manufacturers, we’re pleased to report that if you’re looking for a first pair to try raw selvedge...
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The Three Tiers of Raw Denim: Entry, Mid, and End Level Jeans
All the available options in the world of raw denim makes for a vibrant and exciting subculture, but if you’re just starting out it can be a bit overwhelming. The fact that Pure Blue Japan and Japan...
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Soviet Denim Smuggling – The History of Jeans Behind the Iron Curtain
“Why could the Soviets not replicate Levi 501s the way they had replicated the atomic bomb?” – Niall Ferguson, Civilization: The West and the Rest There is “more power in blue jeans and rock and roll...
View ArticleThe Raw Denim Sales Compendium: Black Friday Edition
This week’s compendium is going to a be slightly different than usual. Due to the large number of Black Friday sales we won’t be listing individual products but rather the individual stores that have...
View ArticleConverse x Levi’s for Beams Selvedge Denim All-Star Sneakers
American pioneers Converse and Levi’s have come together to produce an exclusive sneaker with Japanese retailer Beams. The shoe is a low-top classic All Star style but replaces the traditional canvas...
View Article“Beachniks” Levi’s Red Tab Spring Summer 15 Lookbook
Levi’s Red Tab returns for the Spring/Summer 2015 season with their lookbook entitled, “Beachniks.” The collection is a tribute to the beatnik style of the 1960’s clearly mixed with California beach...
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