Shockoe Atelier is a denim-and-heritage apparel brand, founded in Richmond, Virginia (Shockoe Bottom neighborhood). All denim is crafted at the same location: the atelier, workshop, retail and manufacturing. Their mission is to make denim garments (jeans, jackets, etc.) ethically, by hand, in small batches – applying workwear and artisan principles. And worth mentioning is definitely […]
Rogue Territory (RGT) – Denim Made in LA
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 […]
Brave Star Selvage – Affordable Selvedge Jeans
Brave Star Selvage (also known as Brave Star Selvage Jeans Factory) is a denim company based in Los Angeles, California. The brand especially focuses on selvage denim, especially raw and more heavy weight, using denim from Japan, and sometimes deadstock USA mills like Cone Mills. All of their jeans, even the heaviest selvedge, are in […]
Raleigh Denim – “Making The Ideal Jeans”
One of my favorite hang-out denim places used to be the Raleigh Denim store in the heart of Soho in New York City. Sadly, that store closed a few years ago. But the good news is, you can still buy Raleigh jeans on their website, they continue with their denims firm and strong. Here’s their […]
Chain Stitch Denim – What’s This About?!
In the past few months we have been featuring a lot denim brands specializing in selvedge denim. Some of them very “insider” – not too well known – like STUDIO D’ARTISAN. And some of them, like Naked & Famous, well known by most denim lovers and denim heads. We are very focused on continuous featuring […]
Introducing – STUDIO D’ARTISAN
STUDIO D’ARTISAN is a pioneering Japanese denim brand, established in 1979 by Shigeharu Tagaki. As a founding member of the “Osaka Five,” the brand played a crucial role in reviving vintage American workwear using traditional Japanese craftsmanship. Known for its meticulous attention to detail, STUDIO D’ARTISAN combines high-quality selvedge denim with unique dyeing techniques and […]