Know Your Jackets: The Stories Behind 9 Pieces of Classic Outerwear
I don’t think I’m alone when I say that I enjoy colder weather mostly because it allows me to wear heavier fabrics. I anticipate the days I can pile on the layers and in particular, I love jackets....
View ArticleStitches per Inch: What it is and Why it Matters
One of the main reasons why raw denim continues to be so interesting is the amount of details a designer can build into a pair of jeans. Many jeans seem pretty similar to each other on the surface, but...
View ArticleTextile Tales: Duck Canvas
Interest in denim has ballooned in the last decade with mills, brands, and customers all clamoring over the different weights, weaves, dyeing techniques, etc. and and if you’re like me, you’ve already...
View ArticleDigging into Moleskin – Textile Tales
When talking workwear, the usual images that come to mind are denim, canvas, and heavy leather boots. An accurate picture in the United States, but across the ocean in Europe, specifically France,...
View ArticleHow to Spot Clean Your Raw Denim Jeans
Picture this: You’re eating burger with all the works and it’s impossibly delicious. It’s that kind of deliciousness that has you eating that burger with a fervor that makes your friends a little...
View ArticleFive of The World’s Best Denim Festivals
Trade shows have been a long standing tradition in the garment and fashion industry with brands, mills, and companies across the world gathering to show their latest collections and offerings. As more...
View ArticleJeremy Tooker of Four Barrel Coffee – Behind The Fades
Editor’s Note: We’ve spent the better part of five years featuring examples of worn, beaten up, and faded denim, but rarely do we get a look into the people that made it that way. In our new monthly...
View ArticleWilliam Werner of Craftsman and Wolves – Behind The Fades
Editor’s Note: We’ve spent the better part of five years featuring examples of worn, beaten up, and faded denim, but rarely do we get a look into the people that made it that way. In our new monthly...
View ArticleNoah 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 ArticleBehind the Fades – Teague Moriarty and Matt McNamara of Sons and Daughters
The ram is not happy. We are too close to his ewes and it looks like he’s about to charge. He makes a short lunge and that’s all I need to concede defeat. Teague and Matt laugh but even they know that...
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