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Chapter 1 Jeans (Straight Fit)

Regular price $215.00

Size chart

THE CHAPTER 1 SIZE GUIDE

  • We recommend you grab your favorite fitting pants and compare measurements to find your best fit.
  • Generally, we'd suggest you stay true to size.

Size Waist Thigh Knee Leg Opening Rise
28 14.75" 11.00" 8.25" 8.00" 11.50"
29 15.25" 11.25" 8.50" 8.125" 11.625"
30 15.75" 11.50" 8.75" 8.25" 11.75"
31 16.25" 11.75" 9.00" 8.375" 11.875"
32 16.75" 12.00" 9.25" 8.50" 12.00"
33 17.25" 12.25" 9.50" 8.625" 12.125"
34 17.75" 12.50" 9.75" 8.75" 12.25"
35 18.25" 12.75" 10.00" 8.875" 12.375"
36 18.75" 13.00" 10.25" 9.00" 12.50"
37 19.25" 13.25" 10.50" 9.125" 12.625"
38 19.75" 13.50" 10.75" 9.25" 12.75"
Size Options

The available sizes for this drop are as follows:

  • Waist: 28 - 38 (odd sizes are also available, such as 31 or 35)
  • Inseam: 30, 32, 34, or 36

To choose your size, add your waist and inseam measurements to the Order Notes section of the Cart page. For example, enter "29x34" or "35x32".

If you do not include your measurements, your order may be cancelled.

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Finally, we’ve plunked our spade into the topsoil of Planet Pants. These are our Chapter 1 jeans: straight fit, high rise, cut and sewn in the USA from 15oz Japanese denim. These jeans come out of the gate raw; if you’re new to the world of raw denim, their weight and rigidity might surprise you. Don’t fret—after a few wears, they’ll soften up, lose their stiffness, and begin to form to your body.

So, we present to you The Chapter 1 jean, constructed from 15oz Japanese selvedge denim. Starting completely raw, these jeans will fade uniquely to your body and only look better over time. The indigo will lighten and chip, the hems will fray, and the Chapter 1s will become a piece of art. Toss these on, forget about them, and go do something you’ve always wanted to do. That’s the dream, anyway.

We suggest going true to size. These will shrink around 2-3% after their first wash and dry. They’ll stretch back out to their original form only at points of stress.

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What is our Primordial Line?

You’re currently viewing our Primordial line of clothing. With the Primordial line comes more premium fabrics, details, and features that far exceed the grade of standard garments. In the case of our Chapter 1s, we are using 15oz Japanese selvedge denim and 100% hemp pocket bags.

Selvedge denim is made via a shuttle loom and is a self-finished fabric, meaning it doesn’t fray in its unsewn state. It’s typically hallmarked by a white selvedge line at the fabric’s edge and a red ticker, as seen here. Selvedge denim is much slower to produce and only comes in half-width (a roll of fabric is half the width of what’s more commonly used today), which means it’s typically around four times more expensive than its wide-width, non-selvedge counterpart, although prices can vary greatly. Selvedge denim harkens back to the old days of denim making but stopped being the dominant denim in the 1980s when the far more efficient projectile loom took over. However, a slower, lower-yielding process that produces a cleaner and more interesting product naturally attracts craftsmen and artists, particularly in Japan—though fantastic denim is made worldwide. Japanese denim mills originally set out to create perfect recreations of vintage, hard-to-find denim, but soon the culture morphed beyond recreation into an art form. Now, selvedge denim is where we find crazy textures, heavier fabric weights, fascinating dyeing techniques, obsessive attention to detail, and of course, a cleaner, more finished look. The world of selvedge denim is a rabbit hole! Welcome to the party!

Hemp pocket bags feel like silk, although, they are not. They are hemp. There is an age-old problem the world is lazily trying to solve: holes in pockets. There must be a million ways to do it; some involve moving seams, others involve using ballistic nylon. Our way involves hemp. We at Iron Snail HQ are good friends with a scientist named Zach. Zach tests our fabrics when they need to be tested and most recently, hemp needed to be tested (full blog post here). We knew hemp was stronger than cotton, but the question was, how much? The answer to that was: quite a bit. We found that, for the most part, our lightweight hemp samples were almost as strong as our heavy-weight cotton samples. Meaning that if we used a mid-weight hemp herringbone, we could keep our pocket bags flowy and silky while also far surpassing their cotton counterparts in strength and tear resistance. Scroll down for more information on what makes hemp so magical.

Specs at a Glance

- 15oz Japanese Selvedge Denim
- Made in USA
- Leather Patch from S.B. Foot Tannery
- 100% Hemp Herringbone Pockets
- Button Fly
- Straight Fit

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The Tale

Each and every piece made by The Iron Snail comes with its own tale, hence The Tale of The Iron Snail. Chapter 1, of course, is where it all begins—preceded only by our Prologue Denim Jacket. Your Chapter 1s will come with a small booklet — contained in the booklet is, of course, Chapter 1, but also, a care guide on how to best treat your jeans.

The Hemp Pocket Bags

Tagging along with the denim on the Chapter 1 jeans are two pocket bags made of 100% hemp. Why use hemp? To prevent holes in pockets as much as possible! Hemp is a bast fiber, while cotton is a seed fiber. Seed fibers are incredibly light, soft, and flowy—they are designed to carry seeds into the great beyond so the plant can spread and thrive. Bast fibers, on the other hand, come from the outer layer of a plant's stem and generally act as a layer of armor. This armor defends against disease, pests, strong winds, rain, and whatever else is thrown at plants like hemp. With all that in mind, it’s easy to understand why hemp is one of the strongest natural fibers in the world. Not only is it strong, but it’s also moisture-wicking, temperature-regulating, antibacterial, and incredibly eco-friendly—especially compared to cotton. So go ahead, put weird things in your pockets!

The Denim

The Chapter 1 jeans use a 15oz Japanese selvedge denim. As previously stated, this denim has some weight to it but it’ll soften, fade, and mold to your body beautifully over time. It has a light slub throughout and a gorgeous amount of character waiting to be unleashed after its first wash.  

The Leather Patch

Our leather patch comes from S.B. Foot Tanning Company out in the great state of Minnesota! Condition the patch regularly, be wary of machine drying your pants, and let nature take it’s course. The patch will develop a gorgeous patina over time that’ll only get better and better.

The Back Pocket Embroidery

First started in the 1800s by a brand that rhymes with “wee thighs,” a unique back pocket embroidery is a must for a pair of jeans. We opted for a dark blue thread for this batch to keep things subtle. At first, the embroidery may appear as a simple two lines, but look closer! Our tiny snail friend making its way across the pocket. As your denim fades this line of stitching will subtly begin to reveal itself. We’ve opted for a slightly lighter blue thread than the denim in an unwashed state to allow the thread to color to better match the denim after its first wash.

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