Custom made jeans are the key to looking fly—short or tall, straight or curvy, human or otherwise.
Just take our canine friend below, who is decked out in a fabulous pair of custom made jeans. Our whole office laughed out loud when we saw this picture of Harley, the Boston terrier from L.A. and his rockin’ denim. There’s no doubt about it—Harley knows that in order to get that perfect fit, custom made jeans are the only way to go.
So…what do you think? indiDenim Mascot, anyone?
image courtesy of latimesblogs.latimes.com
posted by: deborah on October 14, 2009 at 10:30 am
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custom jeans,
jeans that fit
If you haven’t seen this guy below, he is awesome. In fact, he takes awesome to new heights.
He rocks our socks not only because he can bust a move (every move, actually), but he’s dancin’ in denim. Yea, we’re definitely in love. Can we friend him on facebook?
No, seriously. Can we?
posted by: deborah on October 8, 2009 at 2:40 pm
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mens jeans
Short jeans shopping shouldn’t have to be a nightmare.
But if long jeans are an illusive tiger—out there somewhere and fairly impossible to find—then short jeans are the adorable tiger cub; smaller, and therefore that much harder to locate (see them both in their rare photographed glory in the image below).
So since we gave a shout out to all the long-legged ladies out there last week, we’d like to represent for our short-stemmed friends today. Although their distance from the ground may differ, women with long legs and short legs can grab a latte and commiserate over the same shopping problem: how hard it is to find jeans that actually fit.
And the reason why short jeans are virtually non-existent? Well it all goes back to what we said before about retailers refusing to carry inventory for the people who aren’t “average.”
Most in-store inseams are around 30 to 32 inches. Seem long for a short stature? You betcha! So what’s a short girl to do?
Well, not to shamelessly plug ourselves, but there is definitely a time and a place for a little props to indiDenim for helping our tall and petite ladies with long and short jeans alike.
Egos aside, now come the stats. We’ve made some short jeans. To date, we’ve gone as short as 24 inches, but we can go shorter.
So the real question is, how low can we go?
Got an inseam shorter than 24 inches? Send us your order, and we’ll step up to the challenge.
You know they are out there, but where and how to find long jeans in their natural habitat takes tremendous skill and patience.
So even though you may have been “blessed” with runway model legs and “enjoy” being able to see over the crowd and reach anything on the top shelf, when it comes to finding a great pair of long jeans, you are a second class citizen!
Most retailers discriminate against you (single tear)—and with good reason! Carrying inventory for a small percent of the population that may or may not buy from your store can get expensive.
So where does the discrimination begin, you ask? Well if you have an inseam greater than 31.5” for women or 33.5” for men, you’re in the top 10th percentile of the population. Awesome for towering over your fellow 7th graders. Not so awesome for finding jeans long enough to cover your ankles.
But then indiDenim waltzed onto the scene. And with us as your personal denim sherpa, the pursuit of the long jeans has become a lot easier.
And not to brag or anything, but we’ve gone pretty long. We’ve even made jeans for pro-basketball players.Yeah—we’re kind of a big deal.
So how long have we gone? A quick query from our trusty database yields the results.
The winners are (drum roll please):
43” for men
39” for women
If you or someone you know (or someone you don’t know, for that matter—people with 43” inseams are easy to spot!) can beat our record—let us know. We’ll even devote an entire blog post to them and their impressive inseam.
Let the tall human hunt begin!
And when you find this giant, make sure to send us a photo of him (or her!) looking especially tigerish.
Perhaps something in the same vein as this would be appropriate:
Jeanswest, a denim retailer in Australia, just came out with butt cams for 3 of their stores. Yes. Butt cams. No more straining the neck for these lucky Aussie gals!
Checking out one’s junk in the trunk has never been easier, or more technologically advanced.
And since we know you are wondering…
1. No, the cameras aren’t recording (recorded, no; closely monitored for the entertainment of store personnel, probably).
2. No, there aren’t plans for butt cams in American locations—yet.
3. Yes, the CEO of Jeanswest is a man. Who else would come up with such a brilliant idea, like a butt cam? And for the record, we’re betting he is keeping a “close eye” on the success of these butt cams.
4. Yes, butt cams in dressing rooms are only the beginning. Just wait till you see what they come up with next.
The future will be an interesting place.
If you fear for the children of tomorrow, you are not alone.
posted by: abigail on August 27, 2009 at 9:16 pm
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womens jeans
Working for a custom jean company, friends and strangers alike enjoy sending us ideas for greater customization of jeans.
Most of the time we smile and file away the emails, but occasionally there are gems. Lucky for you all, today we received one of those gems.
Enter Winkers (patent pending, in case you were getting any bright business ideas). These bad boys will jazz up even the most boring, simple pair of jeans.
To truly appreciate the Winkers, we strongly suggest watching the video:
So if you are looking for a little added detail to get you some attention as you strut your stuff down the main drag, Winkers will probably do the trick.
We can’t say we endorse Winkers from a fashion standpoint, but we do have to admit they are pretty entertaining (and might even help you make a few new friends).
Although maybe not the “friends” you were hoping for…
posted by: abigail on August 20, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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custom jeans
Recycling jeans can win you a world record—who knew?
Last year, like the readers of National Geographic Kids Magazine, we donated all our denim returns to Cotton Inc.‘s denim recycling program, Cotton: From Blue to Green. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Cotton Inc.‘s denim recycling program, all their denim donations are recycled into cotton insulation which is then given to Habitat for Humanity. How’s that for making you feel a little less guilty for parting ways with your old jeans?
Although we didn’t come too close to the over 30,000 jeans that these record-holders just donated (see article at CNN here), we are still pretty proud about our contribution.
image from cnn.com
Since we’ve always secretly wanted a world record of our own, we’ve decided to hoard our denim returns for the next few years.
So look out National Geographic Kids. You’ve got some pretty serious competition to look out for.
And don’t think we’ll take it easy on you just because you’re ten. All is fair in love and war.
posted by: abigail on August 13, 2009 at 8:40 am
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recycled jeans
And now for your weekly history lesson. This week’s subject is Amelia Bloomer and her pants.
During the 1850’s, Amelia Bloomer created an uproar when she appeared in public wearing a bifurcated garment—a garment that splits into two parts, covering each leg separately. Americans were horrified by the “scandalous” outfit pictured below.
By today’s standards, Amelia’s bloomers look downright conservative, but Victorians were not ready for this revolutionary silhouette. The press mocked women who wore bloomers, calling them hermaphrodites. Even the suffragettes refused to adopt this controversial clothing style, thinking that pants were a distraction from more important woman’s rights issues, such as the right to vote.
Little did Amelia Bloomer know, her puffy pants would blaze a trail for the blue jeans that women all over the world wear today. During the first part of the 20th century, women who wore pants (and especially jeans!) shocked the public with their audacity. But with repeated exposure, the public finally began to accept the style. By the 1980’s pants and jeans of all sorts were considered appropriate attire for women at home, school, and work.
So if you’re a woman and jeans make up a big part of your wardrobe, it’s probably about time you pay your respects to trail blazer, Amelia Bloomer. Come to think of it, we here at indi have a lot of thanking to do ourselves. Without Amelia, we might have had to start a custom dress company…
