Rogue Territory (RGT) is co-owned by Karl Thoennessen and Leslie Yeung, and began in 2008 as a custom denim workshop, located within American Rag’s World Denim Bar in Los Angeles. The brand offered fully bespoke one-of-a-kind denim pieces to a select clientele.

In 2009, Rogue Territory stopped making custom jeans to focus on ready-to-wear, and launched their first capsule collection in American Rag. This capsule consisted of three limited edition styles: the Dean (later to become the Stanton), the SK and the vintage inspired Standard Issue.

Today, this grass roots brand designs and manufactures core and seasonal collections in a diverse range of proprietary fabrics in downtown Los Angeles. 

RGT’s modernized workwear-inspired silhouettes have a unique East meets West Coast feel, and the husband/ wife duo masterminds behind the brand aren’t just lip service. They devote their lives to their mission: “Keep the Trade Alive.”

RGT uses Japanese selvedge denim – mid- to heavy-weight. Their jeans feature some very cool and interesting details:

Hidden pen pocket, “lasso” stitch on back pockets, selvedge details on fly and coin pockets, single‐needle stitching at waistband, and the belt loops are sewn into waistband.

Keep The Trade Alive

“Through collaborations and exclusive releases with friends and artists, we strive to bring an awareness to those who take pride in perfecting their trade. Keep The Trade Alive is our way of featuring talented craftsmen and women who inspire us through their passion and dedication to their creative fields.”

Raw denim from RGT ,especially heavier weight, is stiff at first. The waist can stretch about one inch after wear. Some denim is sanforized to reduce shrinkage but expect some break-in time.