IHxSJF: Two Denim Legends Plant their Flag at the Peak
Ruedi Karrer has been collecting jeans for 50 years. Now, the Swiss Jeans Freak celebrates this milestone in a collaboration with Iron Heart. Instant collectable!
Blue Blooded Q&A: Ruedi Karrer aka the Swiss Jeans Freak
Ruedi’s been wearing and collecting raw denim since before most of us were born. He’s dedicated his life to his denim passion, driven by a vision to establish an independent jeans museum.
What’s on Instagram #10: The Week I Missed Denim Days
While every denimhead on the planet is in Amsterdam for Denim Days, here’s a curated selection of stuff I’ve seen and saved over the past couple of weeks.
What’s on Instagram #6: Ruedi, Iron Heart Army, and Indigofera
Another week has flown by and here’ are the posts I’ve saved on Instagram since the last instalment.
What’s on Instagram #5: Ruedi and the Iron Heart Forum
Since the last instalment of my new series about stuff I dig on Instagram, two key things have happened.
Blue Blooded Instagrammer #46: @swissjeansfreak
At this point, Ruedi Karrer doesn’t really need an introduction. He’s the Swiss Jeans Freak! Still, I let him have a go at the Q&A. Here are his answers.
Ruedi Karrer Answers 10 FAQs He Gets from Instagrammers
Ruedi Karrer aka @swissjeansfreak spends up to one hour a day answering direct messages on Instagram. In this blog post, he answers 10 of the frequently asked questions he gets.
Swiss Jeans Freak Explains the Raw Denim ‘Art Exhibition’ We Did at Bluezone
During the Bluezone show in January, Ruedi Karrer aka the Swiss Jeans Freak from the Jeans Museum and I walked through our collab denim exhibition, which highlighted how denim’s past has inspired innovation.
8 Original Denim Details That Inspired Innovation
At Bluezone in January 2019, Denimhunters and the Jeans Museum present an exhibition of 8 original details that inspired innovation to link denim’s past and future.
10 Quirks That’ll Make Ruedi Karrer Your Favourite Jeans Freak
Ruedi Karrer is an institution in the world of faded jeans. But there’s more to the man than denim evolution. In this interview from Bluezone, Wouter Munnichs and I uncovered things about Ruedi’s story that you might not know.
Why You Should Visit Selvedge Run This January
At the most recent edition of the Selvedge Run trade show in Berlin, I asked a handful of guys why they go to the show and what makes it special.
Why Ruedi Karrer Is So Obsessed with Raw Denim
I met Ruedi Karrer aka the Swiss Jeans Freak at Selvedge Run in Berlin to talk about his vision for the Jeans Museum and how to bring it to life. You can watch the conversation in this video.
