GPOY of the Artist as a Young Man.

1) Roy

These are almost my favourite jeans. The fit is really nice and the quality is through the roof, but the real reason I want these jeans is because they are made by one man, Roy. Roy makes every pair himself and it would just be amazing to have a pair of these. I better hurry up and get them before he becomes in such high demand he has to hire one more person.

2) Baldwin

The 77 is my fit of choice. I actually like these more than Roy Denim. The fit and the style is just exactly what I want, not to mention it’s made in North America. The only thing Roy has on these is his story. Although Matt Baldwin does seem like a cool guy.

3) Raleigh

I read an interview with these two and they’re a pretty cute couple. Just a couple of love birds making some jeans, quality jeans at that. If you haven’t noticed I really like North American denim that is high quality and has a good story.

4) Tellason

Another one of those stories. Two friends that worked in the apparel industry for 20 years decided to do their own thing. Now they make jeans for all the top stores around the world, including ACL and Tenues de Nimes.

5) My Own

Yet again, another gag fifth place. Yeah, my dream and lifetime goal is to start my own denim company just like these 4 companies did themselves. There is definitely something to be said about doing what you wanna do and doing it right. There isn’t much competition in Canada for raw denim either, just Naked & Famous, and I will take them down…