How We Rivet Our Jeans

All good things take time and this is especially true of our ED-1 jeans. We wanted to use the best rivets to secure our denim as it is the rivet that gives the 5 pocket jeans style it's distinctive look. After all it was Jacob Davis that came up with the idea and helped make jeans what they are today. To create as authentic a look as possible we sourced Universal Brand 100% copper rivets and burrs plus the machine to use them. We first load up the machine with a burr and rivet, line up the jeans then stamp them through (making a very satisfying “clunk”).

You will notice that a small piece of fabric often pokes through the top of the rivet, this means that it has been fastened onto your jeans properly as it secures the burr in place. The next step for us, which very few brands do, is to further stamp the rivet with an indent often seen on early 20th Century overalls. The indent further forces the copper outwards making sure it can’t come undone.

This gives not only an authentic look that will age beautifully, it will also reinforce those key areas of your jeans that need the strength a rivet provides.

If you have any questions about any aspect of our ED-1 then drop us an email at enquiries@unitedoveralls.com or go to our Instagram or Facebook accounts and give us a message there.

An aged example of the rivets after about 6 months wear