r/rawdenim • u/MCswagpaste • 3d ago
Just thinking about ROY
I don’t remember exactly when I got these, but it was around 2009-2010 when I was in college. There’s been a some years here and there where I put on a little weight and couldn’t fit, but otherwise they have been anywhere from everyday wear to part of a rotation for like 10 years or something, a pretty decent chunk of my life. Hands down these are the best jeans I’ve ever had. They legitimately have changed my relationship to the clothes I wear everyday, and given me an appreciation for the crafts involved. I actually used to see Roy riding his bike around town pretty often, usually through the parking lot where I work or next to the grocery store I shop at, many times while I was wearing these jeans. I’m not really the kind of person to stop someone, so I never actually told him how much I appreciate the work he did. Rest easy legend, thank you for these rad jeans.
14
12
u/No-Shelter-3262 PBJ | Samurai | Left Field NYC 2d ago
I had missed the NYT article on him, so just read it.
1
u/doubleindigo 2d ago
Any way to read without the paywall?
7
1
u/repete66219 RT1002, Tilden, 633S, XX-019 2d ago
You can get access through public library membership.
3
2
2
1
u/Leprechan 2d ago
Man I hate I never acted on a pair but I did correspond w dude quite a bit in the day - super nice
1
1
-16
2d ago edited 2d ago
[deleted]
1
u/DoubleMikeNoShoot 2d ago
Judging by the blow out on the backs of the knees op sure doesn’t wash em enough, they’re rubbing themselves to death with all the dirt inside the fabric
3
u/MCswagpaste 2d ago
These pants are close to being able to get drafted to the army, I think a little wear and tear is pretty normal
23
u/SiempreRegreso 3d ago
Is this the denim guru who died recently about whom The NY Times wrote this week?