North Carolina is home to many great American things. To name a few: Lexington BBQ, Cameron Indoor Stadium, and Cone Mills. The folks at Raleigh Denim (a husband and wife team) understand this well. Their jeans are 98% made in North Carolina. Mr. ACL had the chance to chat with them, so I won’t rehash all the info here, but I will say that Raleigh employs the most fun hidden print detail in denim I’ve ever seen. Hell, it almost makes up for the fact that the city of Raleigh stole the Whalers from me. (Stole being a bit strong here, but feelings were hurt and have yet to be fully repaired).
The jeans themselves aren’t too shabby either.
More details and those wicked pockets after the jump.
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love the concept and the aesthetics of material, but i recently tried on a pair in barneys, and was surprised to find the fit really disproportionate in the hip area – as though they hadn’t even tested the cut on a model before release. i’m about as average a build as any, and the proportions just didn’t match up. i’d expect more quality control from a small shop.
Thanks Nicholas for the fit story.
Try Self Edge on Orchard st. or Blue in Greene. Japanese jeans kill all others.
Dude- are you from Hartford? First the Loomis blazer buttons and now this! Shoot me an email if you are a Loomis alum. I love your site.
Thank you I am from Cliffside North Carolina and the Cone Mill plant , now closed, was one of the largest manufacturing plants for denim. I am glad to know that someone is carrying on the cotton mfg. of our community. We live in the town of Cliffside, that was built by RR Haynes and created small mill towns, Cliffside, Avondale, Henrietta, Caroleen, and also a mill in Forest City, all have closed now but he is well remembered and appreciated. Where can we purchase your jeans.
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sure buying Made in USA is great, but not a $250 pair of jeans, talk about about a rip off. Thanks but no thanks. Sell a pair of jeans, made in USA for a fair price.