Grant Stone Steps into Plain Toe and Moc-Toe Boots
If you have ever found yourself looking for the right pair of semi-dress boots, able to be worn at the office or that annual family camping trip, chances are you may have overlooked Grant Stone. For no...
View ArticleFade of the Day – Stevenson Overall Co. 714 Valencia (10 Months, 4 Washes, 2...
There’s high-contrast, sharp fades, and then there’s that vintage kind, the kind that don’t call attention to themselves or come off as too flashy. Today’s Fade of the Day is a perfect example: this...
View ArticleRockmount Ranch Wear – The Original Snap Western Shirt
When I was a young boy, I wanted to be a cowboy. Not a fireman or astronaut (even back then I must have sensed, on an instinctive level, that I would be neither strong nor good at math), but a cowboy....
View ArticleFreenote Cloth Fall/Winter ’16 Made in USA Shirting
Don’t be fooled by the title folks, these made in the USA shirts also features something a little extra: made in Japan fabrics! The latest Fall/Winter ’16 shirting offerings from California-based...
View ArticlePure Blue Japan KS-013-ST 16oz. Knubbed Stretch Selvedge Jeans
If you like your jeans tight and you like them slubby, there aren’t many options that don’t encase your legs like irregular indigo sausages. Cult Japanese brand Pure Blue Japan recognizes your needs...
View ArticleFade of the Day – Burgus Plus Lot 850 (6 Months, 1 Wash)
I don’t know about you guys, but I can confidently say that my raw denim typically doesn’t look this good at just six months and one wash in. Heddels reader Faizal Ismail from Malaysia must know some...
View ArticleFabric Sneakers – Five Plus One
Five Plus One is our weekly series of buyer’s guides. We pick a specific category and dig up five great options along with one that’s a little outside the norm. The sad truth is that most people find a...
View ArticleNudie Jeans Jonis 13.5oz. Dry Selvedge Denim Shirt
Some brands consider heavyweight denim to be anything over 12oz. per yard. A little further up, 13.5oz. is solidly midweight for jeans but for a shirt, it’s as heavy as a time-traveling DeLorean. Nudie...
View ArticleFade of the Day – Railcar Fine Goods Spikes X001 (3 Years, 5 Months, 12 Washes)
Three and a half years of casual wear will do amazing things to a pair of raw denim jeans. Now throw a complete house renovation into that timeframe and watch what happens. Chad Crow from Oklahoma...
View ArticleNaked & Famous Rusted Blue Selvedge Super Skinny Guy Jeans
Some people are vehemently opposed to ever letting their jeans touch water, claiming that it will ruin a jean’s character and cause the fabric to degrade. A typical counter would be that denim can’t...
View ArticleShockoe Atelier Capsule One Fall/Winter 2016 Lookbook
Many brands have felt constrained by the two-season release cycle that is small clothing distribution. Understandably so, as the current system only gives brands two shots a year to show their wares....
View ArticleFade of the Day – Nudie Straight Alf Dry Ropy Selvedge (6 Months, 2 Washes)
Hailing from Germany, Holger Schulze has been rocking these Nudie Straight Alf Dry Ropy Selvedge jeans for a solid six months, all day, every day. And it’s beginning to show. The fades aren’t anything...
View ArticleBattenwear Made in USA Batten-Down Vest
One of the few pieces of my father’s mountaineering equipment that didn’t hit the donation bin a decade ago is a green down vest. This vest is an OG North Face from 1976, back when the company had only...
View ArticleKnow Your Wools: Cashmere, Lambswool, Angora and More
Sweater season is almost upon us and we thought we would take it upon ourselves to break down for you the different types of wool and animal fibers that compose them. To help you separate your wools...
View ArticleTradlands Fall/Winter 2016 Made in USA Flannel Shirts for Women
In addition to their year-round staples for women seeking a quality button-front shirt, Tradlands traces the arc of the seasons. Their rotation of summery prints and breezy linens is transitioning to...
View ArticleFade of the Day – A.P.C. New Standard (7 Months, 1 Wash)
If you’re looking for inspiration on how to get your favourite new denim fades started off right, look no further than these A.P.C. New Standard courtesy of Philadelphia’s Ryan Vietri. After only seven...
View ArticleRRL Cotton Selvedge Twill Lot 271 Denim Jacket
RRL has rolled out an impressive take on the Lee 101J, in the form of the Lot 271 Denim Jacket. Similar in style to the iconic Levi’s Type II but with its own rich history and cult following over the...
View ArticleFade Friday – Railcar Fine Goods Spikes for Old North (1 Year, 8 Months, 2...
We love it when jeans tell a story, but sometimes the owner’s stories are even better. Will Breedlove from Asheville, North Carolina wore these Railcar Fine Goods Old North edition Spikes for just...
View Article18 Waits Made in Canada Woodsman Pocket Shirt
To be honest, dear reader, we’re not 100% sure how to describe the fabric of the Woodsman Pocket Shirt, which appears to be somewhere between marled and tweed, so we’re gonna go with “awesome.” Or, in...
View ArticleThe Sale Finder Shortlist: September 23
“My 9th grade science teacher always said that if you put a jean in boiling hot water, it would jump out. But put it in cold water, and heat it up gradually, it would slowly shrink to death.” Are your...
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