Will Lasry breaks down what separates good denim from cheap stuff: how pocket flaps are fused with adhesive and heat, then reinforced with extra stitching. These invisible details, from clean seams to precise bonding, are what premium factories use to make jeans last.
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When you turn it inside out, extremely clean, very subtle. The fusing is on the inside, and this right here is going to be the flap for a pocket on the jeans. The denim is the outside, but there's a black fabric that's on top of it. There's actually an adhesive between the black fabric and the denim, and that process is called fusing. She's referring to the fabric adhering to the denim, and this is done in a process called bonding. So bonding is there's a layer of unheated glue, and then it goes through a machine that heats it up. It creates the adhesive. Makes it stick together. And as a good reinforcement, they add a line of sewing over here. Remember, when we're making clothes, you're always making it from the inside out, especially for denim. That's the process of how it goes. These are just little subtle attentions to detail that you won't really see on cheaper denim. You're only going to see it when the factory really pays attention to what they do. It adds reinforcement. It's a really, really nice seal of quality. Thank you.