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Fade of the Day – Red Wing Shoes 4183 (8 Years)
No matter where life takes you, it’s always a good idea to explore that journey in a good pair of boots. Michael Soo from Philadelphia, PA knew that eight years ago when he picked up these Red Wing...
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Noah Guy of Joshu + Vela – Behind the Fades
After living in the Bay Area for 12 years, in San Francisco for the last 6, and working in the Mission District for the last two years, I thought I knew the neighborhood pretty well. I must have walked...
View ArticleUBI-IND Mi Cocina Denim Kitchen Collection
So, you were planning on gifting a sweet pair of raw denim jeans for the denimhead in your life but he/she took advantage of the Black Friday and/or Cyber Monday Sales Compendiums and has now foiled...
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Fade of the Day – Gustin #143 Bright Weft (1 Year, 3 Months, 1 Wash, 2 Soaks)
Today’s Fade of the Day comes to us from Sin Soparkdithapong of Hotlanta, Georgia and features his year and three month old Gustin #143 Bright Weft‘s. Now, you may be thinking to yourself, “AND HOW did...
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Dear Jean – Radioactive Denim, Wet Jeans, Sourcing Fabric
Raw denim and quality clothing in general aren’t the most intuitive of subjects. If they were, there would be no need for sites like ours to exist. We do our best to cover a wide swath of the most...
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Fade of the Day – Unbranded UB121 (7 months, 1 wash, 1 Soak)
Leo Jiao from Singapore has his pair of Unbranded UB121 faded extremely well considering he’s only been wearing them for 7 months. This pair weighs in at 21 oz. which is too heavy for most, but many...
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Fade Friday – Iron Heart IH-666-XHS (3 Years, 2 Months, Unknown Washes)
It takes a lot to break in a pair of Iron Heart‘s. The will to break through a pair of Iron Heart’s is something on a level well into fade glory. This pair of Iron Heart IH- 666-XHS‘s is over 3 years...
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The Sales Compendium – December 4
Sales come and go, which is why we’ve dug deep to compile a list of all the current special offers. This near-exhaustive list is posted every Friday, so if you nothing catches your eye this week check...
View ArticleThe Weekly Rundown: NPR Looks at Manufacturing in LA’s Garment District
There’s a ton of great stuff out there. And, while we would love to cover it all, we thought it best to just give it to you straight. Here’s The Weekly Rundown with the latest happenings from around...
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Fade of the Day – Left Field NYC Greaser Cone Mills 13 oz. (2 Years, 7...
For today’s Fade of the Day, this pair of Left Field NYC Greaser Cone Mills 13 oz. jeans are still quite inky after 2 years and 7 months, but have revealed some great texture as well as some solid...
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Livid x Dundas Limited Edition Jeans and Boots
Boots and denim have gone together like peas in a pod since the beginning of blue jeans themselves. It only makes sense that a collaboration between a jean maker and a boot maker would surface. The...
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Fade of the Day – Thorogood 814-4200 (3 years, 5 months)
Today’s fade is a pair of work boots; specifically, a pair of Thorogood 814-4200 6-inch Moc Toe’s. These boots come to us courtesy of Brendan Kong of Canada, and they’ve been used primarily as work...
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Win a Pair of Kiriko Asanoha Denim
One of the main values of Portland’s Kiriko Made is the Japanese concept of mottainai, which translates roughly to “waste nothing”. Everything has an inherent value at every stage of its existence and...
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Denim Therapy Gift Card Giveaway Vote
After wading through dozens of entries from last week’s Denim Therapy contest, we’ve selected our top five picks for you to weigh in on. Let us know which you feel is the most worthy of $150 of repair...
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W.H. Ranch Dungarees Ready to Wear Collection
A couple weeks back, we posted another release by one man brand, W.H. Ranch Dungarees. Today, we bear more news from the lone ranger – its first ever ready to wear collection. With this new release,...
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Fade of the Day – Round House #1903 Original Cowboy Fit (2 months, 2 washes)
One reason we love raw denim is because no matter the jean or price point, with persistence, you can make it your own. Benjamin Cartwright from Kansas proves this with a pair of Round House jeans which...
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Black on Black Denim – 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. After you have a pair of raw indigo...
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American Trench Ventile Bomber Jackets
American Trench is back at it with some hydrophobic outerwear, this time in collaboration with USA made brand Krammer & Stoudt to bring you the Bomber Jacket in rip-stop Ventile. The jacket is...
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Fade of the Day – Handmade Leather Belts and Polo Wallet (12-28 Years)
In a day and age where more and more like-minded young people are involved in the creation of durable handmade goods, it’s always awesome to see some work that has stood the test of time. Take these...
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American Trench 3 Stitch Socks Review – Worn Out
Since relocating to Southern California, I haven’t been much of a sock wearer (much to the chagrin of anyone downwind of me when I kick off my Vans, but that’s another story). However, it appears that...
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