Slash Clothing

Nudie Jeans - Backbone - Fair Trade Organic Shirts

2012-01-27T14:27:00.000-08:00

We are super excited to carry Nudie Jeans latest triumph - their "Backbone" line of cotton basic tops.

True to Nudie's reputation, Backbone is far from basic:

"In the spring of 2012 Nudie Jeans will
be the first fashion brand to deliver garments
from a textile pilot project initiated
by Fairtrade International. This means
that every step from the organic cotton
growing and harvesting, through gin-
ning, spinning, knitting, cutting and sew-
ing to the final manufactured product is
part of this pilot project which aims to
investigate how Fairtrade elements can
be added for textile workers and not only
for cotton farmers.

This project has been made possible
by a unique co-operation between Fair-
trade, Fair Wear Foundation, Armstrong
Knitting Mills and Nudie Jeans. The goal
is to increase social compliance through
third party verification not only on farm -
ing level but also along the full chain of
production. The project will be evaluated
in 2012 to see if Fairtrade standards for
textiles can be developed. We are proud
and excited to be a part of this world
news."

Browse through the info sheets to learn more!

We got in two styles, the short sleeve and long sleeve 4-button henley t's.

Short sleeve Henley's are in stock in indigo and off-white. Long sleeve in stock in melange grey and black.

Nudie Spring 2011

2011-02-21T12:31:00.000-08:00

Vote for us! Best of the East Bay!

2010-06-18T12:08:00.000-07:00

Finally! A chance to show your love to the only fully denim dedicated store in the East Bay!

This year's East Bay Express Best of the Bay Voting is different! The focus is on "home grown" businesses.. and what better choice for a win than Slash, a veritable Berkeley institution, 31 years in the making?!

Slash opened at the corner of Russell Street and College Avenue in Berkeley on April 1, 1979, and we've been helping people find the perfect pair of jeans ever since!

We're making an official campaign to have everyone write us in as a new category "BEST PLACE TO BUY JEANS" - because, let's face it, there is NO other like us!

At the very end of the survey there is a place for you to write in a category, and we'd love to get as many people as we can to write us in!

Please click on the link and vote for us and all your other local faves!

Best of the Bay

Thanks, buddies!

Cheap Monday on Third Thursday!

2010-06-08T15:27:00.000-07:00

Starting in June, participating Elmwood Merchants will be extending their store hours on the THIRD THURSDAY of the Month.

From 6 - 8 pm, join us and the other merchants of the Elmwood District for refreshments, local art and artists, and special promotions.

At Slash, we will be offering a special deal on CHEAP MONDAYS for THIRD THURSDAY this June! (That's next week, kids!)

As a thank you for helping us to be the ONLY authorized Cheap Monday dealer in the East Bay, we are collaborating with Cheap Monday Brand to offer all Cheap Mondays for only $39.99 + tax during this special promotion!

Stop by the store Thursday, June 17 from 6 - 9 pm and enjoy crazy savings on Cheap Monday brand jeans. ALL Cheap Mondays will be included in the sale. We have a lot of inventory on best selling styles and washes like Original Unwash Raw and Overdye Black and lots of sizes in stock! Stock up now, as this promotion won't happen again!

Tell your friends!

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The fine print: We will NOT do holds on merchandise before the 17th. We will not honor the sale before or after the dedicated sale time. If you are unable to make the sale, we apologize, but we cannot accommodate everyone. This is a one time opportunity, so don't miss out!

New Necklaces!

2010-05-18T11:54:00.001-07:00

A perfect treat for yourself or for someone you love..

cool new necklaces from Loyalty and Blood out of Brooklyn.

$40 - $45 tax included.

We have about 15 different styles.. come in and check them all out.

Spring Merchandise Arriving Daily

2010-03-05T11:37:00.000-08:00

Spring 2010 is starting to trickle in and we are super excited for all the new stuff!

LTB JEANS:

Two new men's dark skinny and straight legs in LTB's incredible, durable denim.

Four new styles for women: 1. "Alanis" Skinny in dark, clean denim. Incredible new US fit and sizing. Fits like a glove! 2. "Rosy" Skinny in medium wash. Edgier, skinnier, lower rise fit. Selling super fast! 3. "Mona Lisa" High Waisted Flare in super dark denim with tonal stitching for a clean finish. 4. "Amy" Straight Leg in a light wash and new lightweight 4-way stretch denim that retains its shape super well!

DENIM JUNKIE:

New brand! Dark, clean, heavy weight raw denim for men and women. Men's skinny fit and women's high waisted straight leg. Great vintage 1950's fit and feel!

CHEAP MONDAY:

Stocked up on sizing in the Tight Fit in lots and lots of classic washes.

KILL CITY:

New high waisted skinny for girls. Such a great fit, we can barely keep it in stock!

More stuff arriving daily! Stop in soon to check it all out

First ever BLOWOUT SALE!

2010-02-03T17:19:00.000-08:00

We are pleased to invite you to our first ever gigantic blowout sale!

We will have below wholesale prices on tons of jeans, tops, and accessories for men and women!

Savings start at 25% off and go as high as 75% off retail price!

We will have jeans as low as $20.00 and shirts as low as $5.00. Crazy deals on lots of great stuff from Cheap Monday, LTB, It Jeans, Blank Jeans, Kill City, Black Orchid, Dickies Girl, and more!

Women's and men's denim in all sizes! Huge variety of styles and it is all really good stuff. Tshirts, tops, hats, jackets on sale too.

Cash is very much appreciated at the sale.

Tell your friends!

Thanks so much! Hope to see you soon!

Support Indie Business: A Letter from The Manager

2009-12-19T12:30:00.000-08:00

Hi! My name is Julie Harleman. I am the buyer and operations manager at Slash Clothing on College Avenue. As you know, we have been in business in the Elmwood for over 30 years, and have grown and adjusted to the neighborhood over the years. We love the neighborhood and our customers and are so grateful to have been a part of Elmwood since 1979. I wanted to let you guys know about a major problem going on on College Avenue right now.

We have been retailing a brand called Goorin Brothers for nearly ten years. This brand is also carried by another Berkeley independent business less than half a mile away on Telegraph Ave, Berkeley Hat Company. Goorin is a San Francisco based company, but they are by NO means a small business. They have shops all over San Francisco and are currently in the works for putting a shop in at 2926 College Ave, just doors down from our business at 2840 College.

Why is this a problem? For starters, they are a huge, global company, appealing to the idea of being a small business by talking up their San Francisco roots, while they are currently opening stores all over the country. They have three stores in San Francisco, and stores in Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle and Chicago. But most importantly to us and to the Elmwood Neighborhood, the weekend before Christmas, our biggest shopping weekend of the year, Goorin Brothers has put in a three day sample sale pop-up shop in the location they wish to open a store, without any warning to us, an independent small retailer of their product. We have THOUSANDS of dollars worth of their product in our store, and we were not warned, asked, or considered when this decision was made. They did not offer to buy back the product we carry. They did not give us any compensation whatsoever. We simply cannot compete with less-than-wholesale prices for the same exact product that we carry. It is clearly evident to us that Goorin Brothers has a cut-throat manner of running their business and I believe it is in direct opposition to the kinds of businesses we want in the Elmwood.

We ask for your support in opposing Goorin Brothers in Berkeley. If this establishment does open, please be aware and do not spend your money with that company.

Thank you for your time.

Julie Harleman

Slash
2840 College Ave
Berkeley, CA 94705

PLAID FRIDAY! Support Indie Businesses This Holiday!

2009-11-17T11:57:00.000-08:00

SLASH is participating in PLAID FRIDAY! We will be running a special on graphic t-shirts from 11/27-12/31 : Buy one at regular price and get the second one 40% off.

Stop by on November 27 for free goodies too! Giveaways, refreshments, and general fun times!

About Plaid Friday:

The name Plaid Friday celebrates the diversity and creativity of Bay Area independent businesses. Envisioned to be the independent business alternative to the big box store "Black Friday", Plaid Friday is designed to help raise awareness about shopping local and supporting the local economy.

Although the designation of this day is a new concept, the movement towards supporting the independent spirit and "Indie" Businesses of the Bay Area has been growing and expanding year by year. In early 2009, The East Bay Express launched a monthly guide to shopping local called the Indie Resolution, where patrons pledge to spend money at local establishments. Other local movements include Buy Local Berkeley, Oakland Grown and Oakland Unwrapped. Plaid Friday was created by two local independent businesses, Blankspace Gallery and the Compound Gallery, as a way to tie into this movement and elevate the awareness of the abundant and thriving independent businesses located in neighborhoods throughout the East Bay.

Help us celebrate by supporting participating shops on Friday, November 27th and throughout this Holiday season.

Wear plaid on November 27th to show your support while shopping at participating businesses. Look for the special plaid placards at your local shops.

Brand New ! Our very own PERFECT HOODIE!!!!!!!

2009-10-07T11:32:00.001-07:00

Tired of searching for the perfect hoodie that you will love til it falls apart? The one necessary item you will absolutely live in every day? Tired of succumbing to the standard issue white zippered hoodie you see everywhere just because you don't have anything else to rely on?

Well, folks, the search is FINALLY OVER!

We have entered into the design business with our very first product: THE PERFECT HOODIE! Extra slim, long, thick and durable, our hoodie is produced in our beloved East Bay down in Union City at a very cool family-run manufacturer. We've got this unisex hoodie in 7 awesome colors: black, grey, brown, army green, red, maroon, and purple, and we'll be adding colors and sizes this winter. For only $40.00 (tax included!) you will never need to look for a hoodie again. Slim enough to wear under a jacket, but warm enough to wear all by itself.

Perfect for girls and guys. For guys, this fit runs small. Size up from your regular size. For girls, size down from your regular size. (Ex: get a M if you wear a women's L)

THIS WEEKEND! HUGE SALE!

2009-07-15T12:47:00.001-07:00

25% off Sale!

Summer is coming to a close and to make room for the new fall items we are clearing out Spring/Summer at big discounts!

This weekend, July 17 - 18-19, new denim in the upstairs store will be 25% off its marked price. And since we already include tax on all of our prices, that's a savings of about 35% off regular retail. Great cuts and washes, almost everything is on sale!*

Brands included in the sale:

Black Orchid
Blank Jeans
Cheap Monday
It Jeans
Kill City
LTB

We also have great savings storewide on t-shirts, dresses, jackets and lots of other stuff on our clearance racks.

Sale starts Friday July 17 at 11:00 when we open and goes through Sunday. Come early to get the best stuff!

Store hours:

Monday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Tell your friends!!

*Sale does not include Levi's brand jeans, used jeans, or previously discounted merchandise. Offer valid in the UPSTAIRS section of Slash only.

Join our Cause! Help Obama get into good jeans!

2009-07-15T12:45:00.000-07:00

Here at Slash we pride ourselves on being able to find everyone the perfect pair of jeans. After seeing our beloved President at the All Star Game in horrifying too-short frumpy dad jeans, we are making it our mission to get through to the White House to let us get Obama a perfect pair of jeans!

Join our group on Facebook!

Summer Sale! 25% off Denim in the upstairs store!

2009-06-25T12:07:00.000-07:00

Getting ready for fall merchandise to hit the floor, we're clearing out last season's jeans at incredible prices!

New denim* in the upstairs store will be 25% OFF ALL WEEKEND the weekend of July 17 - 19. Three days of crazy prices - and we are still including tax on everything in the store, as always. So that's a savings of about 35% !!!

Brands included in sale:

CHEAP MONDAY
KILL CITY
BLANK JEANS
IT JEANS
IN THE LOOP
LTB

Come early and get the best stuff. Tell your friends!

Slash Jeans (Upstairs)
2840 College Ave
Berkeley, CA 94705
510-665-5994
slashjeans@sbcglobal.net

*excluding Levi's and previously discounted merchandise. Sale on new items in upstairs store only, not valid on used or vintage merchandise.

Straight Leg Jeans for the "Boyfriend" Look

2009-06-03T11:47:00.000-07:00

We have got the straight leg jeans you're looking for! Super cute and casual rolled up and classic and comfy worn uncuffed and long.

Levi's "Global 501" Girls' jeans $68
Black Orchid "Black Magic" Straight Leg $95
It Jeans "Gem" Straight Leg $78
LTB Jeans "Swing" Straight Leg in medium wash $87

Grand Prizes!!!

2009-03-27T13:56:00.001-07:00

The grand prizes for our raffle at the 30 year anniversary party:

Women's and Men's 3 speed cruiser bikes. Custom powder coat in dark red, black baskets, and vintage-style seats. Worth over $700 each!

There will be one male winner and one female winner.

Lots of other prizes from us and other local businesses!

Don't miss out!

Celebrate 30 Years with us!

2009-03-13T16:34:00.000-07:00

Slash has been in business since April 1, 1979, fitting people in the perfect pair of jeans for 30 years!

As a way to give back to the people and the community that has helped us achieve such success, we are holding an anniversary party with a raffle to benefit the Alameda County Community Food Bank. Prizes are from the brands we carry: Levi's, Cheap Monday, Kill City, LTB, Blank, Hella Love, It Jeans, and more as well as from other independent local businesses that we love: Manifesto Bicycles, Down at Lulu's salon and vintage boutique, Pretty Penny vintage boutique, Flora restaurant, La Mediteranee restaurant, and more!

The grand prizes for the raffle are two 3-speed cruiser bikes from Manifesto Bicycles. These bikes are custom painted red and black with fenders baskets, and other cool details. There will be two grand prize winners: one bike for a guy and one bike for a girl. They are valued at over $600 each! Other prizes will be gift certificates and clothing items. You get one free ticket per paid entry and additional tickets can be purchased for $1.

The bands performing are all from Oakland, CA and loyal Slash customers:

Opening band: The Dashing Suns
Followed by: Top Ten
Headliners: The Pets

The Venue:
The Uptown
1928 Telegraph Ave
Oakland

Details:
Sunday, April 5
Doors @ 9PM
21+
$5.00

Free Drinks:
Throughout the night, the girls that work at Slash will be giving out free drink tickets! Come early cuz they will go fast!

Organic Denim from It Jeans!

2009-01-22T13:22:00.000-08:00

From It Jeans comes a nice, comfy boot cut for ladies in ORGANIC DENIM.

At only $85, this is one of the best values for organic denim you can find!

Basic boot cut fits all body types. Super soft denim with a dark wash.

(Picture shows style, not exact wash)

We only got in a few, so come quick to check it out!

Combating Post-holiday Depression with Slash

2009-01-09T16:10:00.002-08:00

If you have been too cold or too broke or too lazy to come out and shop post-holidays... we've got the cure.

1. Too cold? Well, it's toasty toasty warm in here do to a powerful lil space heater that Julie gaffled from her BF.

2. Too broke? We have so much stuff on sale for so cheap it's kind of gross. Loads of tshirts and tank tops for $10 and $15! For real. Crazytime.

3. Too lazy? We've always got good music playing to give you a jolt of energy. If that's not enough, there are a multitude of candy stores, ice cream parlors, bakeries, and coffee shops in our hood so you can get yourself hopped on sugar and caffeine before you shop.

Don't It Make Your Brown Boots Blue?

2009-01-09T16:10:00.001-08:00

Size 7 Vintage Boots in BLUE!, originally uploaded by slashclothing.

CUTE CUTE CUTE CUTE CUTE

One of a kind, size 7 women's scrunch boots in a delicous, tasty blueberry color.

$65

Huge blowout CLEARANCE sale!!!!!!!!!

2008-12-29T12:46:00.000-08:00

We are having HUGE POST HOLIDAY BLOW OUT CLEARANCE SALE!

TSHIRTS and TANK TOPS at $10 - $15, including LA MADE brand items.

DRESSES and FANCY TOPS at $20 - $25, including LA MADE, She-Bible, and Nooworks.

MENS and WOMENS JEANS at $50-$65!

HUGE GIGANTIC BINS OF DEALS!

Come dig through it and score a gem! The good stuff will go SUPER quick, so come by soon!

Levi Shipment Arriving Now!

2008-12-19T18:54:00.000-08:00

Got in the beginning of our HUGE Levi order today!

What came in these boxes:

For guys:

-sizes in 514 dark wash
-NEW Straight Leg cut for guys
-NEW lighter wash 511

For girls:

-NEW two washes: grey and a 70's blue heavy weight denim in the 524 skinny

Should have the rest of our shipment by next week!

Lucky Magazine Spotlight

2008-12-15T11:14:00.001-08:00

lucky mag biker jackets, originally uploaded by slashclothing.

Although they didn't show our brand, we have a really super cute knit biker jacket from SF local designer NOOWORKS that fits in with this hot trend! And even better, it's locally made and better priced than many of the ones in this feature.

Nooworks Biker Jacket - 100% Cotton - $140 Tax Included!

Black Orchid Denim Photos

2008-12-12T11:10:00.001-08:00

Black Orchid Denim - Skinny, originally uploaded by slashclothing.

Photos as promised!

This is the BLACK JEWEL style skinny in a super soft grey stretch denim.

Retails at $95 in our store! You won't find a better deal!!

Also available in the BLACK MAGIC style straight leg in a light wash denim.

Our size run is VERY limited, so come quick!

BLACK ORCHID DENIM!

2008-12-11T09:07:00.000-08:00

Look at some of the press about our newest line, BLACK ORCHID DENIM, a super soft, super flattering new line with denim from famous Denim manufacturer CONE DENIM :

http://blog.celebritystyleguide.com/2008-11-20/my-new-obsessionblack-orchid-denim/

http://couturesnob.com/2008/10/shades-of-grey-black-orchid-jeans.html

And even better, ours are only $96! Not even close to the average $130 - $140 you find online!

Pictures soon!

Boots!! Boots! Boots!!!

2008-12-04T16:48:00.000-08:00

These gems just arrived... all vintage and in great condition! Hurry in, these are vintage and one of a kind! $65 each.

From the top left:

Brown leather flat boot with silver buckle, size 6

Dark reddish-brown flat peter pan scrunch boot, size 7.5

Brown, low heel boot, European size 38 (about a size 8)

Black flat boots with braid details, size 8

Tan Fringe cowboy boots with low heel, size 7

Tony Lama black and tan women's cowboy boots, amazing! Size 9 (boot shaft is very narrow)

BIG SALE! LA Made and All T-shirts!

2008-11-29T13:16:00.000-08:00

Just in time for holiday gift shopping, we have decided to have a HUGE sale...

ALL, yes ALL of our LA MADE collection is on sale:

ALL LA MADE brand items are 25% off!!!!

Seriously. That includes brand new tunic sweaters, dresses, basic t's, leggings, EVERYTHING!

Also....

All t-shirts on sale: buy one get the second 40% off!

Offer valid in upstairs store only. Excludes items already on sale.

Shop Local Independents this Holiday Season!

2008-11-28T20:24:00.000-08:00

Hey, kids!

Just a reminder that in trying economic times, it's even more important to pay attention to where your dollars go after you spend them.

Shopping at independent, local business keeps your money in your own community instead of putting into it big corporate pockets and sending it out of your community, city, and state - if not out of the country.

While it is tempting to shop online for deals, remember that those deals come at a big cost - it takes far far fewer employees to run an online store than it does to run a real face-to-face store - the discounts come because they aren't creating jobs and send more of their dollar to straight profit due to lower overhead and fewer employees. So if you must shop online, try and shop a smaller, independent site than some big gargantuan like Amazon.

We are in a scary cycle right now and it's easy to get caught up thinking it's better to save a few bucks online or at a big store, but that really makes the cycle worse, taking money out of the pockets of real people in your immediate community and contributing to loss of economic stability on a very basic, local level.

Keep your money in your own community and shop independent for your holidays!!!!

We have TONS of gift-worthy items! T-shirts, hats, scarves, bags, purses, wallets, belts, jewelry, gift certificates, and more! It's not all jeans!

xoxo

SLASH
2840 College Ave
Berkeley, CA 94705
510.665.5994

And some other independents we love:

Down At Lulu's, Oakland (vintage clothes, records, hair)

Pretty Penny, Oakland (vintage clothes)

Issues, Oakland (books, magazines, jewelry, cool shit)

Bows and Arrows, Berkeley (shoes)

510 Skateboards, Berkeley (shoes, clothes, skateboards)

Lo, Oakland (shoes, clothes, skateboards)

Manifesto Bikes, Oakland (bikes and bike stuffs)

1234 Go Records, Oakland (records, duh!)

Moe's Books, Berkeley (books)

Diesel Books, Oakland (books)

Treehouse Gifts, Berkeley (green gifts!)

Minnie Wilde, San Francisco (locally made beautiful clothes, jewelry)

Nooworks Charm Necklace

2008-11-25T09:42:00.001-08:00

Nooworks Charm Necklace, originally uploaded by slashclothing.

Mmmmmmmmmm... beer....

From San Francisco with love, Nooworks brings us inexpensive charm necklaces featuring life's most important commodities:

Beer
Hot Dogs
Ice Cream
Combs
and of course, Switchblades.

$25

Check em out!

Blank Denim - Boot Cut

2008-11-24T12:10:00.001-08:00

Blank Denim - Boot Cut, originally uploaded by slashclothing.

Boot cut jeans from one of our newest (and cheapest!) brands, BLANK DENIM.

Plan pockets, heavyweight stretch denim, mid rise, boot cut.

$75 tax included!

ShiraLeah Vegan Bags

2008-11-24T10:10:00.001-08:00

ShiraLeah Bag, originally uploaded by slashclothing.

This is just one sample of the amazing, cute, non-leather purses from our newest accessory line, SHIRALEAH. These extremely well priced purses and wallets are made from environmentally safe, biodegradable polyurethane and use NO animal products, so you can be conscious while also being fashionable!

Click on the picture and browse our Flickr shots to see more styles and colors.

Welcome to our new blog!

2008-11-23T23:12:00.001-08:00

Denim, originally uploaded by slashclothing.

Hi, everyone!

Welcome to our new blog page. We will be using this to upload pics of new stuff and keep people posted about our events and news.

Be sure to add us to your blog lists!

See you soon.

xo
Slash Clothing