Introducing the Rawr Denim Scout – Making Your Raw Denim Hunt Easier
Some of the most common questions we get here at Rawr Denim are from people looking for advice on what pair to buy next: Where can I find something Japanese and tapered for under 150 bucks? What jeans...
View ArticleIu Franquesa of Companion Denim – One Man Brands
Iu Franquesa of Companion Denim – One Man Brands For our newest instalment of the One Man Brands series, we take you across the Atlantic to meet Iu Franquesa of Barcelona, Spain. He is the owner and...
View ArticleA Brief Look At Japan’s Factotum – Clean, Modern, And Distinct
Most of raw denim’s most familiar and beloved brands are recognizably inspired by vintage American clothing from the early-mid twentieth century. Some brands excel at detailed reproductions of vintage...
View ArticleNudie Jeans Sonny Organic Dry Clean Selvedge Jacket – Just Released
Denim jacket fans can rejoice because on top of our feature posted last week on Iron Heart‘s latest offering, the ever-popular Swedes at Nudie Jeans have just released a 13.5 Oz. raw selvedge version...
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 ArticleNaked & Famous 12.5oz White/Black Selvedge Denim
Even though much of North America is experiencing the “polar vortex” deep freeze, it’s helpful to remember that spring is only a couple of months away. Naked & Famous is definitely hoping you’ll...
View ArticleDillon Montara – The Up And Coming Denim Brand You Need To Know
We’re very fortunate to have the opportunity to speak with brands all over the world, hear their stories and find out about upcoming labels that are doing some amazing work. Once in a while, we come...
View ArticleNaked & Famous 12.5oz White/Black Selvedge Denim
Even though much of North America is experiencing the “polar vortex” deep freeze, it’s helpful to remember that spring is only a couple of months away. Naked & Famous is definitely hoping you’ll...
View ArticleARN Mercantile “Gauntlet” Raw Denim Shirt
Organic may sometimes just be used as a buzzword, but to the folks over at ARN Mercantile, it’s a hardcore methodology. The brand, which is a collaboration between two designers – one Japanese fabric...
View ArticleIntroducing Copin Denim – Driven By Diligence, Striving For Perfection
Hailing from the denim hub that is San Francisco, CA, Copin Denim launched just a mere 5 months ago in October 2013 by husband and wife duo, Brian Rather and Anne Curtis Rather. While the idea of...
View ArticleStephen Kenn x Simon Miller Naturally Indigo Dyed Sofa
Though 99% of our focus here at Rawr Denim pertains to raw denim, many readers here will know that we’re constantly keeping an eye out for other uses of one of the garment’s core components, indigo...
View ArticleNudie Jeans Store and Repair Studio Launch – Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Along with the debut of their Sonny Organic Dry Clean Selvedge Jacket in January, Swedish denim power house, Nudie Jeans, launched their latest brick and mortar storefront and ninth denim repair...
View ArticleFade Friday – Steel Feather SF0121 (16 Months, 2 Washes)
This week’s Fade Friday comes to usfrom the founder and owner of Britain’s Rivet and Hide, Danny Hodgson. This pair of Steel Feather SF0121 have been beautifully broken in over the course of 16 months...
View ArticleSelf Edge x Iron Heart 20 Oz. Left Hand Twill Denim
Self Edge and Iron Heart have a close working relationship that has resulted in exclusive denim and more than just a handful of collaboration pieces over the last half decade. In fact they’ve released...
View ArticleChina’s Red Cloud & Co. To Remove Red Tab Detail From R400 Denim
The last time we featured Red Cloud & Co., it was highlighting raw denim from China – a country that is typically (and perhaps unfairly) only associated with cheap labor and poor quality garments....
View ArticleApolis Indigo-Dyed Wool Chore Jacket – Just Released
With all the focus on indigo-dyed fabrics like denim and canvas, sometimes people forget that there actually is another possibility when it comes to beautiful, dramatic fades – wool. Synonymous with...
View ArticleNaked & Famous Scratch-n-Sniff Mint Denim – Just Released
As Spring/Summer 2014 collections begin to hit retailer’s shelves, we see Naked & Famous unveil yet another what-will-they-think-of-next creation that is sure to raise eyebrows amongst new and...
View ArticleSamurai S634VX 17 Oz. “Musashi Model Zero” 15th Anniversary Denim
If there ever was a brand that loves to do limited edition releases, it’d be Samurai. Whether it’s to celebrate an anniversary or just because they want to, it seems like they are consistently...
View ArticleFade Friday – Indigoskin Lunar Limited Edition (9 Months, 1 Wash)
For this week’s Fade Friday we offer up a pair of Indigoskin Lunar Limited Edition courtesy of MicMaple, a university student majoring in architecture. We’ve seen a pair of Indigoskin featured before,...
View ArticleFreewheelers & Company “Ironall” 10 Oz. Work Jacket
Many Japanese companies have jumped into the repro (reproduction) movement, striving to recreate vintage American clothing with close attention to original details. Freewheelers & Company, a...
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