straight
- Rise
- 11 in
- Thigh
- 12.5 in
- Leg opening
- 8.25 in
- Inseam
- 32" or 34"
from $500
Steel hulls trace the deep sound,
a sea lane is carved in an ever shifting ocean,
guided by maps in magenta marks.
This is how our denim transits from far off places like Kojima, Japan. Arriving in Los Angeles to be cut and sewn in limited quantities under the magenta mark of Sea Lane. Our denim studio creates some of the finest jeans in the world, designed and founded by the one man who's been doing just that since 1999.
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sea
Seattle
designed
Every design starts here, on the island due west of the Emerald City. Patterns, fabric, fits, and details are all decided on this side of the water.
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LA
Los Angeles
sewn
Every pair is cut, sewn, and washed in a family-owned factory east of downtown. They have been in denim their whole working lives. All under the same roof, all under the same watchful eye.
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ny
New York
anchored
The foundation of the brand, our place, our family, our north star. Twenty-four years in the city that never sleeps and most of a life lived within it. New York is our heartbeat.
One denim. Two fits. Three finishes.
Each fit is offered in one denim and three finishes. Sizing is graded from 30 to 36 and available in 32" or 34" inseams.
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RAW
Unwashed, stiff, a half-size large. Shown in the straight leg.
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Desized
Rinsed to relax the starch, true to size. Shown in the wide leg.
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Limited Edition
Worked by hand, a few pairs per roll. Shown in the straight leg.
wide
- Rise
- 12 in
- Thigh
- 14 in
- Leg opening
- 10.5 in
- Inseam
- 32" or 34"
from $560
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Folded, cuff turned.
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Straight leg, front.
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Back, yoke and pockets.
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The Special Edition, boxed.
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The leather patch.
One roll of denim at a time.
Each batch is built around a single fabric, a selvedge roll, chosen for what it does rather than where it comes from. The first batches are Japanese selvedge, woven on shuttle looms as you'd expect.
Some batches will leave the factory raw, a half-size large, and entirely yours to break in. Others will be desized or washed before they ship. Every batch names its mill, its weight, and processing, and when the roll ends that batch is finished. On to the next, but always in very limited quantities.
this batch
| Denim | Selvedge, Okayama, Japan |
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| Weight | 14.8 oz |
| Weave | 3x1 Right-hand Twill |
| Loom | Shuttle, 28 in |
| Dye | Indigo Rope Dyed |
| Finish | Raw, Desized, or Limited Edition |
| Hardware | YKK |
| Designed | Seattle, Washington |
| Cut, Sewn & Finished | Los Angeles, California |
| Style Reference | New York City, New York |
One man behind it all.
Sea Lane is the fourth denim company Scott Morrison has founded. Having spent more than thirty years obsessing over denim, jeans, and culture, we still have strong opinions about how it should be done. Who should be doing it. And a guarantee that no shortcuts are taken along the way.
before this
- Paper Denim & Clothfounder
- Earnest Sewnfounder
- Evisucreative director / global CEO
- 3x1founder
The first batch goes to the list.
Releases are announced privately before anything is posted publicly. Write to the studio with your name and information, and you will be added to our limited edition drop list. We'll contact you to set up your order and arrange payment.
One letter per release. Nothing else.