Kick-Flare denim

Denim · slim-fit, kick-flare fit · Hemp Cotton Stretch Denim

Kick-Flare denim, modelModel
GradePer unit at 100
ColourFaded Black
QuantityUnder 50, a $230 development fee applies

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Premium · Faded Black × 100$56.63 / unit
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What's included at $56.63

  • Kick-Flare denim, Premium grade (Hemp Cotton Stretch Denim)
  • Made to order in Faded Black
  • Your size run, as set above
  • Replaced if anything arrives faulty

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Your logo on the chest, a woven label, a back print, a colour from your brand book: Gabi designs the changes with you in the Studio and prices the finished piece before you order it. Your logo file goes on as you supply it.

Kick-Flare denim, close-upClose-upFabric and finish
Replaced if faultyMade to order, so no change-of-mind returns. Anything that arrives damaged or defective, we make right.
Try one firstOne unit in Premium, made like the run, through the same checkout.

A slim leg that fits closely through the waist, seat and thigh, then breaks into a slight outward kick from the knee down to a cropped hem. The leg opening stays narrow and finishes in a straight, double-fold hem that sits above the ankle. A metal shank button and zipper fly close the center front waistband.

Specs

GradePremium, Hemp Cotton Stretch Denim
Main Fabric50% Hemp / 48% Cotton / 2% Elastane, 340gsm
Pocketing65% Recycled Polyester / 35% Cotton
FitSlim-fit, kick-flare
SilhouetteSlim fit through the thigh with a slight kick-flare from knee to hem.
LengthCropped
HemStraight, double-fold hem
ClosureMetal shank button at center front waistband, metal zipper fly.
CareMachine wash at 30°C on a gentle cycle, Wash separately for the first few washes — the finish may transfer, Do not bleach
Minimum order50 units

Size guide

cmXXSXSSMLXLXXL
Waist30323436384042
Hips40424446485052

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Encyclopedia

In 1873 Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented a pair of work trousers reinforced with copper rivets.

They cost 22 cents to make. One hundred and fifty years later, a pair of jeans is the most produced garment on earth — 4 billion units a year. The same five pockets. The same rivets. The same twill weave. The only thing that changed is who decided they were worth $500.

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The story of the Kick-Flare denim

In 1873 Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented a pair of work trousers reinforced with copper rivets. They cost 22 cents to make. One hundred and fifty years later, a pair of jeans is the most produced garment on earth — 4 billion units a year. The same five pockets. The same rivets. The same twill weave. The only thing that changed is who decided they were worth $500.

1873Patent yearLevi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the riveted five-pocket work trouser
4 billionGlobal volumeApproximate number of jeans produced globally each year
$30-210Cost rangeManufacturing cost varies mainly by fabric tier, wash development, and factory region

The Story of Denim Jeans — "The Garment That Belongs to Everyone and No One"

There is no garment more democratic and more monopolised at the same time. Denim jeans were invented for people who worked with their hands. In 1873, Levi Strauss — a dry goods merchant in San Francisco — and Jacob Davis — a tailor in Reno, Nevada — filed US Patent No. 139,121 for 'Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings.' The innovation was copper rivets at the stress points of work trousers. The fabric was denim. The price was practical.

They were never meant to be fashion. They were meant to survive. For the first seventy years of their existence, jeans were workwear. Miners wore them. Farmers wore them. Railroad workers wore them. The denim was heavy, stiff, and indigo-dyed with a process that faded uniquely to the body of the wearer — the first truly personalised garment, though no one called it that at the time.

Then came Hollywood. In the 1950s, Marlon Brando wore jeans in The Wild One. James Dean wore them in Rebel Without a Cause. Suddenly the garment of manual labour became the uniform of American rebellion. Jeans were banned in schools, cinemas, and restaurants across the United States — which only accelerated their adoption by every young person alive.

Europe encountered denim through American soldiers and American cinema. In post-war Paris, a pair of Levi's was a status symbol. In post-war Italy, denim was the raw material of a new kind of style — fitted, faded, and entirely unlike the stiff American original.

"The jean is the only garment that gets better with age. Every wash, every fade, every tear is a record of the life of the person wearing it."

By the 1970s, designer denim had arrived. Calvin Klein put his name on the back pocket. The jean had moved from workwear to luxury — and the price point moved with it.

The 1980s brought stonewashing, acid washing, and distressing — industrial processes designed to make new jeans look old and lived-in. The authenticity of the original denim fade was being manufactured in chemical baths in 48 hours. The irony was entirely lost on the market.

In Japan, a counter-movement emerged. Weavers preserved and refined the original shuttle-loom techniques that American mills had abandoned for efficiency. Japanese raw denim became the most prized denim in the world. A pair of Japan Blue or Oni jeans today commands $300–$600 at retail. The Cone Mills White Oak plant — the last major American selvedge denim mill — closed in 2017. Japan had out-Americaned America.

Now a new chapter is opening. Conventional cotton denim uses approximately 7,500 litres of water per pair. The indigo dyeing process is one of the most chemically intensive in fashion. And the industry knows it.

Nettle fibre — harvested from the stinging nettle plant without irrigation, pesticides, or synthetic fertiliser — is emerging as one of the most credible denim alternatives. Already in production at premium mills, nettle denim delivers a hand feel close to linen with the structural integrity required for tailored woven construction. Hemp, not yet at scale in commercial denim milling, is following closely behind.

The global denim market exceeds $76 billion annually. Four billion pairs of jeans are produced every year. The five-pocket construction has not changed since 1873. What is changing is what they're made of — and who gets to make them.

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CMT stands for Cut, Make, and Trim — the labour cost covering cutting panels, sewing, and attaching trims including zip, rivets, buttons, and labels. Denim CMT is among the highest in the garment category because of fly construction, waistband assembly, riveting, and multi-panel precision.

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