In the last few years I have lost approx 50 pounds and have been buying jeans in my new size. I have mainly been focused on slim pre distressed jeans. Around last year I noticed Raw Denim but didn't dig too hard and thought it might be out of my price range, boy was I wrong.

About a month ago I saw a post about uniqlos and I was surprised that they were so affordable. So I ordered one Indigo pair and a black pair of the slim stretch selvedge. Once they arrived I really took notice to the fact that I suffered from noassatall syndrome.

A few days later I learned that Filson had a discount on Expertvoice so I picked up a pair of the selvedge rail splitters.. Still noasatall but man I liked the weight of the fabric and also realized I can do a straight leg.

Since facebook is always "listening" they served me up an ad for some $30 Express Dark wash selvedge jeans. 2 weeks later and my package never shipped. I called in and talked toa really nice CS rep who quickly refunded my money. As we were on the phone, I noticed that the Slim raw rinse stretch selvedge jeans were on sale for $80 and I asked if she could price match the jeans that never came in. She quickly agreed and put in my order and added free 2 day shipping.

Let me start off by saying these might currently be my favorite pair even though they have some flaws. They have not fully resolved my noassatall but they sure fit my seat alot better than my other 3 pairs. They also include some cool details like chainstiched hem, selvedge id on the coin pocket and a nice and simple done back patch. But man this thing has tight/small pockets. With a belt cinched tight to maintain any amount of butt it then makes it harder to get into the front pockets and my pixel fold sticks out the back pocket.

Overall I am very happy with this pair especially for what I paid. Now I get to look forward to my 21.5 Oz Gauntlets from BH and my Okayama Standards from Gustin that arrive next week. And I don't even want to think about the boots I already bought to go along with this addiction lol

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Really need to add a glute focused leg day to my workout split.

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Technically this review is not about selvedge denim or raw denim, heck it's not even about denim at all. It is however steeped in the history of denim and highlights one of the lesser seen jacket cuts, the Maverick jacket. As I mentioned it's also not denim, this is made from dobby fabric, and is often referred to as sashiko within our circles. I'll go over some of the history of the design and my take on this jacket itself.

History: The Maverick jacket was designed by the Blue Bell Overall Company. They purchased the brand name of a defunct cowboy focused denim brand back in the 40's, Wrangler, and took over the western focused denim market. In the 1960's Blue Bell started a sub-brand, Maverick. Maverick was their attempt at a slightly more stylish brand than Wrangler's focus on blue collar wear, and the Maverick jacket was borne of this brand. The Maverick jacket has had many different variations over time. Some with out pleats, some with double pleats, and some with single pleats but a zipper. Graph Zero clearly did their research and asked 2 questions, "What isn't out there now?" and "What are the best elements of this jacket from all the previous versions?

The Jacket: Fabric - The fabric is a evenly woven dobby cloth, and while it looks uniform at first glance, when you look at the details you'll note that there are 2 shades of indigo that creates a depth of color in the fabric that a single tone couldn't accomplish. It is soft, but feels durable, and I expect it to last a while.

Design - The jacket has 2 features I really like, the gusseted arms and the front pockets. The gussets (detailed photos in gallery above) allow for a much more natural range of movement, and in fact I don't feel constrained at all while wearing this jacket. It moves naturally with your body. For me this is especially important as a large portion of my exercise regime focuses on my shoulders, and they can size me out of jackets and shirts. It also manages to do this while being a slim fitting jacket. Usually it takes a boxier fit to have a similar range of movement.

Graph Zero went with the single pleat version as the backbone for this jacket, but instead of the zipper they stuck with buttons, custom branded buttons. They also made the wise design choice to align the buttons with the embroidered pleat tacks. It leans to a much cleaner look than the Maverick versions of old. The pockets are handy as many reproduction jackets lack hand warmers, and I love the way the bold stitching draws the eye to them.

Summary: I'm a huge fan of this jacket, the gusset really works for me and make this a nearly perfect jacket. My only complaint is that the sleeves are a bit long for me. I plan on simply cuffing them for this season. Once we're back into the heat, which won't take too long as I'm in Cent. FL, I'll try to get into Indigo Proof's queue to shortening the sleeve and tightening the cuff. If you like this act quickly. Only a few on Graph Zero's site and 2 at Craft Cafe that I'm aware of that are left.

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