BRAVE STAR DYE HARD CHAMPIONSHIP:
The Brave Star Fade Championship now has a name: THE DYE HARD CHAMPIONSHIP. And a crown to go with it.
We’re tallying your votes from the Top Twenty. The Top Ten round goes live Wednesday.
This year was an introductory run. A late idea that you turned into something worth building on. The response from our community made one thing clear: we’re doing it again. Bigger.
The DYE HARD CHAMPIONSHIP officially debuts in 2027 alongside the Indigo Invitational, with an expanded prize pool exclusively for registered Indigo Invitational/Brave Star Dye Hard entrants. First, second and third place prizes worth putting a year into.
Much respect to Bryan Szabo, founder of the Indigo Invitational, whose enthusiasm helped get this first run rolling and who’s encouraged us to bring it back next year.
You gave this thing its legs. Now we’re giving it a future.
Wednesday. The denim does the talking.
2027 Entry guidelines, competition rules and the full prize lineup coming soon!
NEW ARRIVALS
PROOF OF WORK
Shot on location in Colorado, our friend and collaborator Aaron Anderson spent a day with Joseph, ranch owner and Brave Star denim wearer, capturing the work as it happens. Long hours, honest grind, and denim doing what it was built to do.
SIX fits to choose from
SOME THINGS DESERVE TO BE MADE IN AMERICA
Sewn Where It All Began
Jeans were invented in California for the pioneers, miners, cowboys and hardworking blue-collar backbone of America. That legacy deserves to be honored, not outsourced. Every Brave Star jean is cut, sewn, and finished in Los Angeles, the same state where denim workwear was born. We believe authenticity matters, and true American denim should be made on home soil. Some things deserve to be made in America.
Keeping a Dying Craft Alive
American denim manufacturing is on its last legs. Decades of outsourcing have gutted this industry, leaving only a handful of skilled makers still standing. We’re doing our damndest to keep it alive—partnering with local production houses, supporting the last of the craftsmen, and making sure the money stays where it belongs: here, in the community. If we don’t fight for this, it’s gone.
The Legacy Lives On
American denim mills have been phased out, another casualty of outsourcing. But the tradition isn’t completely lost. We source our denim from Japan’s finest mills, where craftsmen still weave on vintage shuttle looms, preserving the quality and character that American mills once prided themselves on a century ago. When available, we also incorporate deadstock Cone Mills, North Carolina selvage, keeping a piece of American denim history alive in every pair.
The Fight to Keep It Made Here
Competing in American manufacturing isn’t easy. We pay the highest labor wages in the world and navigate relentless state regulations, all while going up against brands that have long since taken the easy way out. Yet, against all odds, we still manage to produce world-class denim at a more than fair price. But none of this would be possible without you. Your support keeps this dream alive, and for that, we can’t thank you enough. Stay Raw, Mik. (Founder & Floor Sweeper)
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