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One of my personal Heavy Duty denim companies from Japan is Iron Heart.  For their 5th year Anniversary celebration, they are coming with a special IH-634SR jean.  Per Kiya of Self Edge, it will actually feature unsanforized 22oz denim and once washed, it bulks up to 24oz, making it the world’s heaviest denim right now.  In comparison to the regular 634S, these have more character and will age in a very intense way with lots of contrast and variations.  It isn’t pliable like IH’s regular selvedge denim, it’s extremely rigid.  It will release in late May with only 500 pairs available at Iron Heart UK and Self Edge.

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Tellason is a new denim company that will make you reconsider going overseas for quality denim jeans.   The denim is sourced from Greensboro, North Carolina at Cone Mills and the first release is a limited edition run of 13.5oz raw selvage jeans that are cut and sewn here in, San Francisco, CA. There will be only 240 made and priced at a reasonable $200 a pair.  via Acquire

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Style Forum, a website dedicated to all things stylish and refined celebrates with San Francisco’s Self Edge this Saturday night from 7pm to 10pm.  Special guest, Paul d’Orleans is ‘The Vintagent’, writing about Everything Old Motorcycle on his popular website: thevintagent.  His work has been published from Maximum Rock ‘n Roll to Metropolitan Home, and he’s not-so-secretly a Style Forum fashion hound.  Locally brewed beer will be provided by Self Edge and they are encouraging anybody with a motorcycle or moped to come  for some showing off.  There will also be some vintage mopeds coming from the local moped outlaw scene.  Discounts and giveaways listed after the jump!

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The last chapter of the “MFSC Naval Clothing Tailors” has unfolded, capturing the working gear and duty clothes that Navy sailor would have stocked during his life on the seas.  The brainchild of a Frenchman living in Los Angeles by the name of Christophe Loiron, Mister Freedom is the vision of vintage gone deep. The attention to detail is beyond anything we’ve ever seen by any manufacturer before.  The line is designed by Mr. Loiron and produced by Toyo Enterprises.  Available in limited quantities at Self Edge
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The highly anticipated Triple collaboration between Levi’s, CLOT and Kazuki on a pair of 505 denim jeans will be released soon.  Pictured in Cooltrans Magazine, the denim is beat down with a patterned inner lining and logos appropriately place throughout.  Other details include the side zipper, selvedge on one of the back pockets and selvedge along the seam. .  via HighSnobiety

Not looking to go the raw route with denim and want someone to do the work for you?  A.P.C. answers the call with the Pioneer Jean.  Based on the 501 cut, the fades are perfectly created, saving you months of unwashed smelly jeans.  via Honeyee