About 5 years ago, my wife purchased two super beefy heavyweight shirts for me from J. Crew. One was a J. Crew branded tee the other was a Wallace Barnes tee. Ever since I have been going back and forth to J. Crew looking for these tees. Unfortunately, they don't make...
Ask just about any boot enthusiast what their preferred sock brand is, and you get as many answers as you have people to poll. That said, three brands emerge in trend more than the others: CHUP, Smartwool, and Darn Tough. A few months back, Grant, the Editor at The...
With over 50 wears logged and some seriously chaffed thighs, I feel it's high time I review my Indigo Invitational Y2 competition jeans, the Blue States denim Co. Thunder Roosters. Blue States Denim Co. was the gate-way brand that took us out of the Japanese and...
Kyatlami Jeans are a fucking trainwreck. I don't say this lightly. You could almost forgive them. You could, for instance, write off their many faults, putting them down to language barriers and inexperience, but here’s the rub: as bad as their product is (and it’s...
The Invitational is Underway "Wear a pair of jeans for a whole year," they said. "It will be fun," they said. For right now, let's not focus on who "they" are, but accept that, so far, "they" have been right. The Indigo Invitational is a little more than a month...
If you have been reading this blog for some time or following us on Instagram, you have undoubtedly seen our interview with Vishesh Sachdev, the owner of Nama denim. It's also possible you have seen my editor, Grant Schildhouse, had a custom pair Nama jeans made for...
Choochai is many things: Son to an actual monk, brother, husband, and father. Choochai left an established career, asked his wife to be the primary support for his family to allow him to pursue a dream of indigo. Choochai's passion for denim and all things indigo is...
Welcome to "The Arcuate Worth It: Belts." Have you ever seen the web-series, "Worth it?" The premise was straightforward but fun to watch. Two hosts traveled the country to sample one food item at three vastly different price points. What was the purpose? To see which...
In the world of denimheads, there are a few overarching trends of which we are all familiar. Moc toes, obligatory booty shots, master cuffs, and everyday carry items; these are all common trends amongst our scene. It's probably fair to say that you have seen or posted...
Alliteration aside, waistcoats are fucking great. I spent a considerable part of my adult life working and living in the UK. While living abroad certainly had an impact on my world view, politics, and even how I speak and write, it most obviously had an effect on how...