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Our extensive and engaging denim reviews utilize years of expertise in menswear, history, culture, denim, and manufacturing processes. From weaves to fades, our review process helps you find the best, most durable denim out there.

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Flint and Tinder Jeans Line-Up: All-American vs. Japanese vs. Everyday Selvedge

If you like the extra durability and artistry of quality denim but you don't love how rigid they tend to be, you're in luck. Today, we are looking at Flint and

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Would You Pay $800 for Silk Jeans? (Momotaro Review)

As most of you likely know, Japanese denim is generally regarded as the best denim in the world, with just a handful of small boutique brands topping the list

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Raleigh Denim Review: 1 Year in Brad Pitt’s Jeans

Raleigh Workshop’s jeans have been spotted on a range of the coolest people in pop culture: indie star Win Butler of Arcade Fire, hipster folkie Justin Vernon

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Shockoe Atelier Jeans Review: America’s Most Underrated Denim

I'm excited for this one: a double review of Shockoe Atelier, my favorite selvedge denim company right now. And yes, I said a double review. I've got a pair

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A 3-Year Nudie Jeans Review | The Best Value Sustainable Denim?

This review is of Nudie Jeans' Skinny Lin in Black-Black If you are someone who is into raw, selvage denim, or honestly just a person who loves denim more

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Huckberry 365 Pants Review, After 1 Year | Stretchy, But They Stretch

As a guy with a blog, I'm sent an e-mail from Huckberry every week on their trending products, and every week the 365 pants (or shorts) are at the top of the

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A 3-Year Denizen Jeans Review | Good Value, or Just Cheap?

Does cheap necessarily mean worse quality? It depends on what product you are talking about. In the world of jeans, let's take a closer look.  I own several

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Filson’s Rail Splitter Jeans Review: The Pros and Cons of $200 Work Pants

Filson is an interesting company. Existing at an intersection of utilitarian functionality and rugged, trendy, heritage wear, they have a deep history, having

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My Experience With Aquaman’s Jeans

Anyone who watched 2018’s “Aquaman” probably noticed Jason Momoa's jeans, and if you are a fan of fine denim, then maybe you Googled where they came from:

naked famous milk selvedge review

Jeans Made With 23% Milk!? A Look at Naked & Famous’ Milk Selvedge

The discovery of Naked and Famous’ Milk Selvedge had me spiraling. Denim that's 77% cotton and 23%... milk?! As in cow juice? Wild as it sounds, it

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$660 Jeans? Why Tanuki’s Aizome Denim Is Worth the Pricetag

The hobby-slash-cult that is selvedge denim is a subculture composed of people who don’t bat an eyelid at 300 dollar jeans. Most of the big name brands are

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21.5 OZ JEANS – My Brave Star Selvage Review (100 Wears)

I’ve reviewed a lot of Japanese jeans on my site, but I thought it was time to try some American selvedge — and I went big. About 9 months ago, I bought

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Jeans Review: Tanuki Brings Streetwear to Selvedge

Launched in 2016 in Okayama, where most of Japan’s legendary denim is crafted, Tanuki has catapulted to popularity on the denim scene, achieving serious

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Review: Full Count’s Modern Interpretation of Vintage Jeans

When it comes to Japanese denim, the brands with the most history are the Osaka Five, who all helped pioneer the Japanese selvedge denim craze. These brands

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Review: Why My Samurai Jeans Are My Japanesiest Jeans

Founded in 1997 by Toru Nogami, Samurai Jeans was launched a fair amount of time after the Japanese denim scene kind of debuted in the 1970s, but while that’s

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Review: Momotaro’s Glossy, Hairy, Hand Made Japanese Jeans

"Made by hand, without compromise" is the slogan of the Kojima-based denim company Momotaro. Kojima is considered by many as the birthplace of Japanese denim

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Pure Blue Japan Review: My Neppiest Jeans Ever

Pure Blue Japan, or PBJ, is a beloved Japanese denim company that was founded in 1997 and is based in the Japanese denim capital of Okayama,  right between

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Iron Heart Review: 4 Years in 4 Pairs of the World’s Toughest Jeans

Iron Heart denim is an absolute pillar of the Japanese denim world. Sometimes polarizing, it is the gateway drug for many into the world of high end selvedge

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Oni Shin Secret Denim Review – Stretchy Selvedge Jeans?

Believe it or not, stretch selvedge is a thing. I took a trip to New York’s denim mecca Blue in Green to see what kind of unusual offerings they had this

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Review: Are Naked & Famous’s Left Hand Twill Jeans the Best Budget Selvedge?

Naked and Famous are hugely popular in the world of selvedge denim, they fill the gap between brands like Levi’s and the really expensive Japanese

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Studio d’Artisan G-003 Denim Review & Discount: The Hairiest Jeans on Earth?

We're branching out at Stridewise with our new series on raw denim — because if you know anything about the best boots, it's that nothing goes better with them

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