Neighborhood - denim review

Aiight, I've been waiting to get the time to review Neighborhood. There's just soooo damn much to say! First off, these are the jeans that you will wear every day and not feel guilty or dirty, just because they are so dope. Everything, I mean EVERYTHING, on the jeans has been hand-finished in Japan, thus making each denim piece super limited and very pricey. Just a straight cut no savage level basic denim will run you over $250, and if you want to go balls out they offer some slim max savage collabo jeans that run over $1100 - they are fucking NUTS (I'm gonna try and get my hands on some just to convey the savagery). Savage level, by the way, is Nbhd's way of ranking the amount of distressing / holes / fading / (time and labor) that has been added to the jean; the more the savage level, the more you are gonna fork out. Well, I'm officially rambling, so without further adieu:

Jean #1: Basic Straight cut Lightning Savage level - 4 ($500-$600)

This is what the front of the jean looks like, the lighting doesn't pick up the different hues of blue and tan fading that distress the front of the jean but as you can tell these jeans are unique even to the untrained eye.



The seat: Nbhd loves to fuck with your mind and switch up the back pockets. These sport a traditional Nbhd pocket (right), as well as the modified round-cut pocket (left). The Nbhd pocket logo resembles that of a Levis stitch cut in half and yin-yanged to create a lightning bolt. On the seat there is various distressing (as you can see right by the belt loop) as well as slop-stitching over the seams to make the jeans look more, well, savage. These jeans fit like a levis 501 with about 1.5'' more room throughout the leg (e.g. straight down, but a bit more relaxed). This is my favorite fit because it is not TOO tight, yet it is tight enough to wear with a pair of VANS slip-on's and not drag your heel.
Also, the back pockets are riveted to the denim, and overlapped with denim to conceal the outside metal rivet - which is a definite perk.



The holes: Other brands of premium denim put schmancy stitches on the back pockets to stand out from other brands, but Nbhd likes to cut straight up HOLES in the damn denim to leave their mark!! They have a unique process, then, of stitching either indigo or black denim (depending on whether or not your jeans are black or blue) to patch up the hole with the slop-stitch pattern that exhibits much savagery. This really makes the hole stand out and the jean look unique... a sure sign of Nbhd denim. Another thing to look at with this jean is the color difference between the front and back of the jean. Notice how the front is lighter than the back, but that the whisker-fading on the calf matches the lightness of the blue on the front of the jean. EXTREME attention to detail on this, it really must be acknowledged and appreciated.



The front pockets: To compliment a highly detailed back of the jean, Nbhd makes an even crazier front. Scope the left front pocket on these. The pocket was distressed before it was applied to the jean, which results in a huge contrast in the fading. The pocket exhibits a bit of a brown color which is found nowhere else on the jean, thus making it stand the funk out like a hot model in a sea of ugly ducklings. The pocket is completely whisker-faded out, which makes for yet another savage effect:



Lightning: Nbhd and lightning is like black guys and white girls, they just can't be separated and they look reaaaaally good together. What is more badass than a natural occurrence that completely lights and fucks shit up haphazardly? Like lightning, Nbhd rarely strikes the same spot twice (which is a reference to the hand-made effect that will not be repeated on multiple sets of denim). These jeans exhibit 5 lightning bolts all over the legs (4 are creased into the leg, 1 is the Nbhd left heel trademark). Name one other jean brand that does that shit, man! Name ONE! Also, the slop-stitch is to the left of the bolt, adding more savagery to this piece of denim. Scope the bolts, nilla:







Jean #2: Neighborhood x Fragment Design Savage Basic Straight cut Savage level - Fragment ($400 - $500)

This jean is a collabo between Fragment Design and Nbhd, limited quantity, high quality, yadda yadda. The Nbhd black denim is more of a blend between faded black and Grey, which is waaaay cooler than some straight up black jeans (jet-black denim hasn't been cool since Ozzy was doing heroin). These jeans have the ill neighborhood fade done to them throughout the leg, as well as the whisker-fade on the calf.



The hidden rivet: This jean, like any dope ass premium jean, has the hidden rivet on the back pockets. Already told you what this is. This should not be new to you. The fade on the belt loop are is exhibited on this jean as well. Also, the pockets are different as you can see. The right, the Nbhd lightning bolt Levis logo. The left, a plain pocket. People will be on your buttcheeks all day.



The holes: Not many holes on this jean, which is just fine with me. The only real hole is on the 5th pocket, which makes it stand out a bit. The others: one on the butt, one on the front.



The Collabo: The Fragment x Nbhd denim has, on the right leg, a large patch. This patch looks tiger striped, and it stands right out - making the front of the denim very unique. Also, check out the whisker-fading above the Fragment patch. People will be looking at your crotch all day as well, so stuff accordingly:



Last, but not least: The left-heel Nbhd bolt logo. Look for this on every pair of Nbhd denim, it's really cool:





These are my two favorite jeans that I have ever purchased. I highly suggest holding back on a few denim purchases to pick up a pair or two. Altogether I rate these jeans a 10/10 for uniqueness, style, fit, rarity, and basically because this is the most time that I have seen put into a piece of denim from any premium denim company. These jeans will never depreciate in value unless you take a shit in them, or someone else busts a nut on them - which may happen, so scotch guard accordingly.