I have had lots jeans, too many to mention but I always remember my first decent pair which were a dark blue regular fit of Aviatic jeans. I quickly moved on to Italian labels like Armani, Stone Island, Massimo Osti and Evisu most designer denim in the early nineties was from Italy or Japan and the quality and detail made them well worth the money. You could chuck them in the washing machine, hang them up to dry and then wear them without even having to ironing them which said to me they were decent quality denim. Things have changed a lot since then, quality being one of them, sizing and also the country where there made. I remember buying a pair of the Paul smith Red ear Japanese denim jeans when they first came out, real good quality Japanese denim, lasted for years so when they finally became unwearable after 10 years i decided to buy another pair. Unfortunately by then Mr Smith decided to stop making the jeans in Japan and moved production to China. I was not happy and took them back to the shop and demanded my money back. The shop owner told me that all designers are getting there stuff made in China now so there is not a lot you can do about it. Of course he was wrong and no self respecting Denim geek would settle for this lame excuse. So I turned to ebay for good quality denim and anything else that was not made in a third world country. I understand economics and how it works for instance Marks and Spencers do some great clothing and the price tag to match and there clothes are made in very poor countries but the price reflect this and poor people need jobs too but when you are charging £250 for a jacket that's badly made, wont last 2 years and made in the same factory as the Marks and Spencers clothing something is very wrong there. Oh but its the cut and it was designed in London darling .. Bollox. I want every pound to count, I want my clothes to perform, I want them to last.
There are two reason why I decided to visit Rivet and hide: Sizing and rare Denim.
Born and bred in London but moving out of the smoke in 2000 made me even more excited about heading down to leafy Parsons Green. One of those hidden parts of London that, to some are just one more annoying tube stop from there destination. I am one of those people, I am actually from West London and it is a annoying tube stop but once you get off and have a look around its actually a very charming place. The appointment was for 12:30 but turned up an hour earlier due to lots of traffic and then being completely clear. The workshop was what seemed to be a loft conversion very nicely laid out with quality denim, clothing and leather goods. Danny was very keen to show off his rare denim range (quite rightly so) and letting me loose on the denim. So after a quick brief to Danny about the type of fit and cut I was after I was jumping into the jeans. The look, feel and cut of the denim was very impressive and was certainly having a denim heaven moment.
Opted for the Hiut Slim selvedge in the end due to the cut and the story behind them. I am a sucker for clever marketing. Managed to squeeze in a few questions for Danny. So overall a good day and will most definitely will be paying Rivet an Hide another visit in the new year.
So Danny the jeans youre wearing look cool, where they from then ?
Pure Blue Japan.
What was your first pair of decent Selvedge jeans ?
Nudie jeans.
The whole online, workshop concept is a great idea but i guess the way forward
would be to own a shop. Any plans?
Having a shop would be great, no plans as yet but we will see.
Dawson are doing some interesting things and rumour has it they are bringing out a Jeans range.
Yes this is correct and we will be stocking them too.
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