This is the denim you wear when you’re dead set on living hard, like a punch in the gut or a shot of bourbon that goes down easy but burns like hell.

Western Fit — you can feel the weight of it right off, a serious 14.25-ounce broken twill spun slow and steady over in Yoshiwa Mills, Japan. These jeans don’t try to make friends; they’re tough, regular at the thigh and knee, and built for the long haul with an elongated front rise that hangs like it’s got all the time in the world.

The double-needle outseam stitches lock in hard, tight as a hangover, with that yoke-over detail like a knowing smirk, the kind you see on a guy who’s been through the wringer. It’s sewn tough, no shortcuts—two-piece waistband to hold its shape, 1/8-inch double-needle accents, and flat-felled seams that look like they’re built to survive the next world war.

You dig a hand in the pocket, feel that Japanese herringbone, tight, refined, but somehow raw enough to remind you of where these jeans come from. Custom rivets and button tacks that don’t just look good but hold fast, built to be unbreakable. Even the zipper’s got pedigree—a U.S. YKK #5 from Georgia. And all of it? Sewn up right here in the States.