Geeky levels of detail include Danny shipping over that proper rope stitch hemming machine above,(from the West Coast of the US) to make all alterations authentic in their finish (no simple flat seams here, denim geeks are very particular). And below, Danny also stocks one of our favourite UK denim brands, Dawson Denim, who were also at our Grenson Pop up. We shall bring in more women’s jeans from 3sixteen and from Pure Blue Japan”.ĭanny hopes to extend his women’s range when his store opens, but he has lovely things for any girl with a sartorial tomboy leaning, I bought a beautiful TFH T shirt, in navy and it is amazing quality and a fab fit on a girl.Ī selection of the Flat Head shirts that two sons got for Christmas. They are sanforized so no need to account for 10% shrinkage. The denim these jeans use has a 4 way stretch both horizontally and vertically making them form fitting and extremely comfortable. The mill started in 1895 and started supplying Levis in 1910. It is a skinny fit using Cone Mills denim from the USA. “We carry the 77BSP from 3sixteen for women. Rivet and Hide has done incredibly well since launching in 2012, and is now in negotiations to open a store. Middleagedad has expressed an interest to visit too, as Danny works hard to make a real connection with exactly what his customers want, hence the ‘by appointment’ selling concept he runs from the studio. Denim is fabric full of history and there are some great stories around the brands, styles and weavers of the cloth to feed the obsession.ĭanny mostly holds mens styles, and I treated eldest and middle sons to a Flat Head shirt each for Christmas, they loved them. I loved Danny’s passion for his subject, there’s nothing like a denim geek to make you smile. I still remember my mum giving me a hard time about turning the avocado bath suite a murky indigo after soaking and shrinking in my Wranglers. Yep, those stiff-as-a-board Levis, Lee and Wranglers we used to buy back in the 70s are now back in fashion, well the fabric is anyway. Those of you who remember buying jeans when you had to sit in a bath to get the shrink to fit feel will know what Danny’ s talking about. Why would I sell damaged goods? Fake fades? No thanks!” Raw denim, however, will break in with time moulding to your body shape with creases and fades forming that are totally natural. We only do raw denim. “Raw denim is also referred to as dry or unwashed and has not been through any washing or distressing processes.Those processes take the life out of the fabric before they are even worn. What’s raw denim, you say? Well, we like to keep you on top of all important trends here at TWR, so here’s Danny, In fact, the collection of brands features mostly raw and rare denim, which is currently hot in terms of trend. Since you normally have to hike over to East London to find a cool denim store I was thrilled to find something on my doorstep. While we were doing our Christmas pop up with Grenson’s, the lovely James and Florence, from Petalon Flowers introduced me to Danny Hodgson of Rivet and Hide, a small workshop selling specialist denim ranges in Fulham. *Update! Danny now has a shop! At 5 Windmill Street, Fitzrovia, London*
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