Pre-dishevelled jeans, be they sand-blasted, scribbled on, or God forbid, ripped, are frequently a disaster area. Witness the legions of regional Don Juan’s in calf-clinging abominations; slashed at the knees, throttling at the ankles. That they go sockless in winter, with flimsy ASOS plimsolls or… Read More
The above image from Chicken Shack’s Instagram makes these Sassafrass jeans look extremely strong. Loose, riddled with contrast top-stitching, plenty of utilitarian pocketery… what’s not to love. They’re clearly a little cropped, but the way the shot works, the length looks about right. Although a… Read More
TooGood‘s denim range is priced to commit assault and battery on your wallet. And we’re not taking about a back-hand slap. Rather a kick down the stairs, followed by repeated clouts with a dustbin. If 200-300 for some denim trousers gets you reaching for the… Read More
I’m not much of a denim snob. I’m a label snob, which is much worse. Jeans I currently have in rotation include OTHER/Shop, orSlow and Blue Blue Japan. I have no knowledge of the technicalities of their looming or otherwise, I was seduced by the… Read More
No matter the level of toil that goes into making new jeans look old, they don’t. Not truly. I have yet to see an industrial level process that accurately captures the unmistakable result of prolonged wear. Whether sand blasted, enzyme washed or honeycombed with laser… Read More
Interesting to see eastern influences permeating the robustly London centric brand YMC. Looking like something you’d expect from Blue Blue Japan, Tigre Brocante or orSlow, these ‘Hand Me down’ trousers have got the Boro influence, if not stitched, then certainly printed, all over them. I… Read More
