Cone Denim brand jeans?

[Vivala]

While trawling at a local thrift shop, my eyes recently zeroed in on a crisp cuffed denim with red line selvage. It had been a very long time (decades) since that had happened! Did Cone Mills manufacture any garments? Handwritten stuff inside, but no ID anywhere but that button.

 

[memphislawyer]

DOnt know but research Selvedge denim. Cone Denim is a sought after mill and red stiching is a sign I think of selvedge jeans. Sought after, Styleforum is a place to check it out. Suppossedly until recently maybe the last mill to make selvedge in America, though some may started back since there are a lot of companies using kickstarter to bring that jean back. Lots of mills in Japan are now sought after

 

[Vivala]

Thank you for replying! I'll check out Styleforum. I did learn about Clone Mills and the closing. Also noticed that Gap and others cite Cone denim when it's used in a product. I'm just baffled by the button and the notations inside. Very much like a sample garment.

 

[tropicalbob]

Did you try the search function? I vaguely remember a thread about this some years back. You'll have to scroll down through the Gustin entries, as they carried Cone Mills denim and still have a few runs left, I believe. Anyway, good luck.

 

[Vivala]

Thanks - I did... then wandered over here. I'll dig deeper, but most of what I find to date is info on the fabric itself, and it's use by apparel manufacturers. So far I haven't found out if Cone Mills might have made any jeans themselves - perhaps a few pieces, or a one-off for promotional purposes? I'll keep looking... it's fun!