DENIM WEIGHTS:
KNOWING AND COMPREHENDING DENIM WEIGHT IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT TO FINDING YOUR PERFECT PAIR OF JEANS. WEIGHT IS EQUIVALENT TO THE NUMBER OUNCES PER SQUARE YARD OF FABRIC. DIFFERENT WEIGHTS CREATE WEARING EXPERIENCES AND CAN BE UTILIZED FOR DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. WE BREAK DOWN DIFFERENT DENIM WEIGHTS IN THE CHART BELOW.
<10 OUNCES // LIGHT WEIGHT DENIM:
A GOOD WEIGHT FOR SHIRTING AND SOME LIGHTER OUTERWEAR. TOO LIGHT IN OUR OPINION FOR A SUBSTANTIAL PAIR OF JEANS. NOT QUITE DURABLE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE DAILY WEAR EXPECTED OF JEANS.
10-12 OUNCES // MID WEIGHT DENIM:
A GOOD SPRING/SUMMER DENIM WEIGHT. SHOULDN’T REQUIRE ANY REAL BREAK IN TIME. A GOOD CHOICE FOR SOMEONE LOOKING FOR SOFT AND COMFORTABLE DENIM THE MOMENT THEY PUT THE JEANS ON.
12-14 OUNCES // AVERAGE WEIGHT DENIM:
THE INDUSTRY STANDARD OR AVERAGE DENIM WEIGHT. MOST RAW DENIM JEANS WILL FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY. THE IDEAL WEIGHT WE RECOMMEND FOR ALL PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A GENUINE DENIM EXPERIENCE.
14-16 OUNCES // HEAVY WEIGHT DENIM:
SLIGHTLY HEAVIER THAN THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. WILL REQUIRE SOME BREAK IN TIME BEFORE FEELING SOFT AND COMFORTABLE. HEAVIER WEIGHTS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DURABILITY AND ACCENTUATED FADES OVER TIME.
16-20 OUNCES // SUPER HEAVY WEIGHT DENIM:
MUCH HEAVIER THAN THE TYPICAL PAIR OF JEANS. DENIM IN THIS CATEGORY WILL BE STARCHY, RIGID, AND EVEN UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN FIRST WORN. THE BEAUTY OF DENIM IN THIS CATEGORY MAY NOT BE RECOGNIZED UNTIL WEEKS OR MONTHS INTO THE WEARING EXPERIENCE.
>20 OUNCES // MONSTER WEIGHT DENIM:
HEAVY AS FUCK! CAPABLE OF STANDING UP ON THEIR OWN. SLIGHTLY OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF OUR RECOMMENDATION. ONLY THE DENIM OF THIS CATEGORY CAN CREATE SUCH UNIQUE FADES AND WEAR PATTERNS OVER TIME.
DENIM FITS:
TYPE-555 FIT:
OUR ORIGINAL CLASSIC FIT JEAN. WE DEFINE THE 555 FIT PROFILE AS “UNIVERSAL” AND FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR A FAMILIAR “501-ESQUE” FIT. FEATURING A MEDIUM RISE, ROOMY THIGH, AND STRAIGHT LEG SILHOUETTE.
TYPE-550 FIT:
OUR ORIGINAL SLIM/STRAIGHT FIT JEAN. MODELED AFTER THE “RIDER” SERIES FROM LEE. THE 550 IS FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR A LOWER RISE, SLIMMER THIGH, AND TAPERED LEG SILHOUETTE. WE DO NOT CATEGORIZE THIS FIT AS “SKINNY” ALTHOUGH IT IS OUR SLIMMEST FIT PROFILE.
TYPE-560 FIT:
OUR ORIGINAL LOOSE FIT JEAN. THE 560 FIT IS MODELED AFTER THE INDUSTRIAL WORKWEAR STYLE OF A CARHARTT WORK PANT. FEATURING A HIGHER RISE, EXTRA ROOMY THIGH & SEAT, AND AN EXTENDED LEG OPENING. THIS IS OUR BAGGIEST FIT PROFILE.
DENIM WEAVES:
TWILL WEAVE:
HE RESULT OF A WEFT YARN (WHITE) PASSING OVER A WARP YARN (INDIGO) AND THEN BACK UNDER 2 OR 3 INDIGO WARP YARNS. THIS WEAVE RESULTS IN A DIAGONAL TWILL PATTERN.
3x1 TWILL WEAVE:
THE MOST COMMON WEAVE CONSTRUCTION. THREE WARP YARNS FOR EACH WEFT YARN. THE STURDIEST TWILL WEAVE.
2x1 TWILL WEAVE:
COMMONLY USED FOR SUMMER DENIM FABRICS. TWO WARP YARNS FOR EACH WEFT YARN. LIGHTER THAN 3x1 WEAVES.
right hand vs left hand twill:
(RHT) THE TWILL PATTERN RUNS DIAGONALLY FROM THE UPPER RIGHT TO THE LOWER LEFT (MORE COMMON). (LHT) THE TWILL PATTERN RUNS DIAGONALLY FROM THE UPPER LEFT TO THE LOWER RIGHT (MADE POPULAR BY LEE JEANS).
plain weave:
ALSO KNOWN AS CANVAS OR DUCK CANVAS (THICKER). YARNS ARE TIGHTLY WOVEN IN A 1x1 WEAVE CONSTRUCTION.
broken twill:
A ZIGZAG WEAVE PATTERN. FIRST USED BY WRANGLER IN 1964 TO REDUCE THE NATURAL TWIST OF TWILL WEAVES.
slub:
UNEVEN YARNS WITH IRREGULARITIES THROUGHOUT. SLUB IS OFTEN MORE TEXTURED & RESULTS IN UNIQUE FADES OVER TIME.