Top Shops in Philadelphia to Buy Raw Denim
The city of Philadelphia can get a bad rap but what’s often shrugged off as the home of just cheesesteaks and Rocky Balboa has undergone an amazing cultural revival in the past few years. As New York...
View ArticleTop Shops to Buy Raw Denim in Denver, Colorado
Denver is a city on the rise. Thanks to its income-based tax structure, the city has weathered the recession better than most American cities so while the rest of the country has been getting back on...
View ArticleNYC Market Week Denim Recap – Autumn/Winter 2014
It’s that time of year again: all of our favorite brands have finished tinkering away on their lines, the samples are set, and now it’s time to sell sell sell like their lives depend on it. That’s...
View Article5 Raw Denim Options for Women
Even though Marilyn Monroe killed it in jeans in 1954′s River of No Return, it is no secret that the selvedge and raw denim scene has historically been a boy’s club. With that being said the fairer sex...
View ArticleA Look Inside Tanner Goods New Downtown LA Storefront
Amazing things are happening at 9th and Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles, and at the top of the list is the opening of the Tanner Goods store. Only their second retail space outside of their hometown...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleBrian 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...
View ArticleThe Complete Raw Denim Patch Collection
The little details that go into a pair of jeans can often be overlooked by the less discerning consumer. Only the most passionate denimheads care about chainstitches, selvedge lines, and tucked...
View ArticleRe-inventing the Five Pocket: The Difficulties of Raw Denim Innovation
Anyone who follows raw denim knows that there a few buzzwords floating through the conversations regarding the current state of our beloved fabric. One of the oft-mentioned terms is “innovation.” I...
View ArticleNYC Market Week SS15 Recap Pt. 2 – The Brands
Welcome to Part II of our continuing coverage of Market Week SS15. Yesterday in Part I, we had a look at the new textiles coming out of the Kingpins Show. Today we’ll dive into the labels that showed...
View ArticleFade Friday – Tellason Sheffield 16.5 Oz. (10 months, 4 washes)
Tellason has been going strong for about six years now, plenty of time for its customers to produce some nice fades and put the jeans to the test. We’ve featured a few pairs of Tellasons on Fade Friday...
View ArticleThe Raw Denim Sales Compendium: August 29
Denim sales come and go, which is exactly why we’ve compiled all that we could find into one, big post — a compendium, if you will. We plan to offer this near exhaustive list every first and third...
View ArticlePete Searson of Tellason: Denim Innovation Pt. 4
This marks our fourth installment in our series on “innovation” in the world of raw denim. We’ve been speaking with experts within the industry to get their take on this idea as it applies to our...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleRawr Denim Sales Compendium: September 12
Denim sales come and go, which is exactly why we’ve compiled all that we could find into one, big post — a compendium, if you will. We offer this near exhaustive list every first and third Friday of...
View ArticleRawr Denim Sales Compendium: October 10
Denim sales come and go, which is exactly why we’ve compiled all that we could find into one, big post — a compendium, if you will. We offer this near exhaustive list every first and third Friday of...
View ArticleTellason x Freeman Commodore 16.5 Oz. Denim Vest
Back in January, we braved the dreaded Polar Vortex that hit the East Coast to profile Market Week for A/W 2014. We made it out alive (albeit frostbitten) and reported back with some of the exciting...
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 ArticleThe Desert and Denim Tradeshow: Part II
Yesterday we introduced the new Desert and Denim tradeshow put on by Juniper Ridge in the middle of the Mojave Desert. Today we’re diving into the offerings from a few of the brands that came in from...
View ArticleThe Father’s Day Gift Guide for Denim Dads
It’s official, you’ve got one week until Father’s Day. Even if your dad doesn’t fully understand your indigo obsession, now could be a good time to give him a taste of what this world has to offer....
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