American-made Jeans from The Stronghold!
Jul 11th, 2010 by Kuhlman
I’m so excited to share these jeans with you guys! The Stronghold was first created in 1895 to locally produce long-lasting, great quality jeans for the laborers of the day. Today, they are under new ownership, but with the same great mentality. Just like the originals, they are all produced in LA using the best of materials.
These are the straight leg fit. As you can see, they are llloooonnnggg. They are designed as a 35 inseam with a 3 inch turned up cuff at the bottom (= 38! inseam). (This photo has the cuff turned up inside the leg.)
The straight leg has a nice relaxed fit with extra thigh room.
All jeans produced by The Stronghold are made solely of selvage denim. I have gone into this before on here, but selvage denim is rare these days, but praised for its superior performance and character. You can always tell selvage denim by looking at the outseam on a denim leg and looking for the telltale white edging. Generally there is a line of another color, usually red, along it as well.
We received the straight leg in two different denims. All the above pictures are of the heavy weight (14 oz.) denim. It has a pretty strong cross hatch pattern in the weave.
This is the medium weight in the straight leg. Rather than cross hatching, the pattern is stronger on the horizontal lines.
The horizontal pattern can be seen a bit better in this photo.
We also received a slim leg style. These are the same super long length, but they are a bit slimmer all the way down.
The taper is not as extreme as a skinny-leg jean, it is just a classic straight leg, slimmer rather than wider.
The selvage on the slim leg has more red than your average bear.
The slim leg denim is a more solid, uniform color.
I love the old timey fabric used for the pockets. The washing instructions are sewn on the inside (notice the selvage on the right of the photo). As with all of our denim, we suggest washing as little as possible, especially in the beginning. We always suggest waiting 6 months before the first wash if at all possible. (Come in and talk to us about this if it seems odd, we’ll be happy to explain the reasoning and benefits.) These jeans are following their roots as work wear rather than fashion item, so they allow for more washings. (All, $248 each)
Hope you guys are enjoying the weather! Come by and say hi and we’ll share our A/C with you!
