selvedge denim brands
Gustin
The brand pursues a unique business model where it puts out new products for “crowdfunding”, or what I guess is until the factory’s MOQs are reached. They source a variety of denim, some of which are very attainable at just $99 a pair.
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Brave Star
The LA-based manufacturer is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Its denim is US-made by Cone Mills. The North Carolina mill is a popular supplier of denim for US workwear and “trad style” brands and one of the few companies that has survived the off-shoring craze of the 1990s and subsequent collapse of the US textile industry. You can read more about this period in Steven Kurutz's book American Flannel.
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Hiroshi Kato
The brand developed signature materials like the 4 Way Stretch that consists of combining traditional Japanese denim and a 4 Way Stretch fiber from polyurethane which creates a pair of selvedge jeans that is comfortable from day one. This innovation also led to the development of Denit®, a new knit material that looks like denim but essentially feels like loungewear giving you comfort and style wherever you go.
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Wies Made
(m/w) “Farmed, Milled & sewn in the USA”, the company offers premium denim and knitwear. From fiber to fabric (or as Zegna likes to call it “from sheep to shop”), it aims to provide a transparent and onshore supply chain. The brand believes that true style is timeless which is reflected in its designs.
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