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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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Amsterdam Denim Days 2014 Part II – Blueprint and More
Be sure to check out Part I of our coverage on Amsterdam Denim Days. It came as no surprise that the Amsterdam Denim Days team was sure to create something special just for denim lovers. As opposed to...
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Rawr Denim Events Calendar: June 5 – 13
If you’re hosting an event and would like it featured on an upcoming post, please let us know at events@rawrdenim.com. North America Walk-a-Block Party at Union Way/SEPDX Union Way June 5, Thu 4pm-8pm...
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Fade Friday – Naked & Famous 22oz Weird Guy (18 months, 1 soak, 1 wash)
This week’s Fade Friday comes courtesy of Rawr Denim forum user GeneralCortex. GC, as his posts are signed, has worn this pair of Naked & Famous Elephant 2 22oz. jeans sporadically over the last 18...
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The Rawr Denim Sales Compendium: June 6
There are an awful lot of denim sales out there, but it can be difficult to keep track of everything that’s on offer. That’s why we’ve decided to dig deep and collect all the listed sales in the raw...
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A Glimpse at Left Field’s Spring/Summer ’14 Lookbook
Left Field has long since represented founder Christian McCann’s love for New York and US made goods with its mid-to-late 20th century America inspired clothing. With SS’14 well upon us, Left Field has...
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Self Edge x Imperial 23: Just Released
Today, Self Edge released its latest collaboration with Australian denim brand Imperial. The jeans feature a slim fit based off of the classic Dior 19cm cut and details like a selvedge outseam that...
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Clutch Monkey: Denim Vests With all the Trimmings
Raw denim Kickstarter campaigns are a heavily debated topic, one that polarizes denim heads between the potential of easier access to the fabric they love versus a disdain for a companies that focus on...
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Exclusive Interview: Burgus Plus’s Osamu Taniguchi
There are still some yet to be discovered brands hidden in Japan. The reasons are various: patent related issues, no sales force, the language barrier or just the genuine effort to keep it local. In...
View ArticleThe Weekly Rundown: Seersucker Thursday and the World’s Oldest Pants
There’s a lot going on in the world of raw denim and men’s heritage wear. Here are some of our favorite stories from last week: Archaeologists recently unearthed what is believed to be the earliest...
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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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Rawr Denim Events Calendar: June 13 – 21
If you’re hosting an event and would like it featured on an upcoming post, please let us know at events@rawrdenim.com. NORTH AMERICA Baldwin Father’s Day Whiskey Social June 13-14, Fri-Sat 10am-8pm...
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Fade Friday – Railcar Fine Goods Viper X001 (2 years, 0 soaks, 0 washes)
Raw denim is sadly often limited to a boys club. Despite a few manufacturers making some great women’s options; knee bags, break-in pains, and a limited variety of cuts often make raws a hard sell for...
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Five Ways to Get Rid of Vintage Smell
Everyone knows the smell. Whether it’s referred to as musty, dank, or plain funky, the scent of vintage clothing shops is pervasive. Thankfully, these stores provide some of the greatest finds in the...
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Iron Heart’s Two Bosses: Shinichi Haraki and Giles Padmore
This piece comes to us from Dylan Mayes, an Australian raw denim fan who’s traveled all over the world in pursuit of his favorite fabric in his Denim Pilgrimage. Dylan begins an internship at Iron...
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An Overview Guide to Leather Grades
In the world of heritage/reproduction products with a focus on quality and sustainability, leather is right up there as one of the most commonly seen materials. Brands like Tanner Goods and Corter...
View ArticleThe Weekly Rundown: The Made in USA Ceiling
There’s a lot going on in the world of raw denim and men’s heritage wear. Here are some of our favorite stories from last week: The difficulties of scaling made in USA production |Business of Fashion|...
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Denim by PV Part I: Kuroki and Nihon Menpu Mills
Founding editor Nick Coe and I recently attended the international textile tradeshow Denim by Premiere Vision in Barcelona, Spain. The show brought together a hundred different exhibitors from twenty...
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