Ready Your Thighs for the Raw Denim Resurgence

For a certain type of guy, raw denim can be a gateway into the world of men’s fashion. From there, it’s only a matter of time before our indigo-pilled fella doubles down on his love of period-correct Americana, obsessing over jeans from a specific era (maybe even mortgaging his house to bid on a pair!) or embracing modernity with gusto, ditching the straight-legged stuff in favor of the wackiest options in SSENSE’s catalog. These days, though, the Venn diagram separating those two archetypes is starting to look a little more like a circle: raw denim is staging a comeback—jeans-whisperers like 3sixteen’s Andrew Chen have confirmed as much—this time with a very 2023 twist. Read more at GQ.