Bob Job Chore Coat14oz selvedge denim
Longer than a jacket with room for layers beneath. Characterful indigo selvedge denim that will keep looking better with age and wear. Beautiful contrast tobacco colour stitching. Designed on our Calderdale cutting table, made for us in Leicester.
Amelia designed the Bob Job from scratch as a brand new coat pattern. Made for us by Bob and his team in Leicester. It encapsulates all the style of great vintage American ones that we’ve geeked out over in dusty shops and collector magazines.
It’s made from beautiful 14oz regenagri selvedge denim, woven and finished by our pals at the Candiani Mill in Italy. Wear it and the more battered it gets, the better it will look. From new the denim feels starchy but will soften and develop characterful fades with use.
Longer than a jacket with enough room to fit layers underneath. No need to size up, buy your usual size.
Four outside patch pockets (plus pen holder in chest one) plus an inside chest pocket.
Compact collar that you can wear up or down, buttoned like a shirt or open like lapels.
Big old triple stitched run and fell seams for strength (but mostly looks let’s be honest).
Double button holes to adjust the cuffs. Dazzle people with your cuffing skills as you use the single button to ingenious effect. Solid brass skull buttons – the same as we use on all our jeans.
It's in the details
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Regenagri certified cotton
Grown on farms that practice regenerative agriculture. -
Denim from the Candiani mill
Renowned for their environmental credentials. -
Raw sanforised denim
Indigo will develop contrasting light fades with wear. -
Adjustable cuffs
One button, two button holes. -
Solid brass buttons
of which 80% is recycled. No toxic finishes. Made by Berning in Germany. -
Visible selvedge stripe in the placket.
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Lots of pockets for your everyday clutter
There’s even an inside chest pocket designed for brant to stash his phone (after what happened last time when he got robbed). -
Triple stitched detailing
Run and fell inseams and yoke. -
Selvedge hanging loop
Inside the neck. -
Bar tack reinforcements in pocket corners
For added durability.
What's a 'bob job'?
A bob job is a motorcycle, not fully custom like a chopper, but cut down with loads of weight taken out of the stock build. It’s just the same as the bob hairstyle, where the cut is a cropped version, less weight but more style.
This hasn’t really got anything to do with our selvedge coat, but it’s a nice story. The coat has been proudly made by BOB and his team in Leicester though and a JOB is the same as a chore isn’t it?
More about the make...
100% Regenagri® certified cotton
Regenerative Agriculture is the antidote to damaging, intensive farming. Farming with nature. Not just avoiding synthetic fertiliser and pesticides but using extra ecological practices.
Intensive farming leads to soil degradation. Regenerative agriculture is a way of farming that builds and improves soil fertility, whilst sequestering and storing atmospheric CO2, increasing on farm diversity and improving water and energy management.
Denim from Candiani
Candiani are masters in their craft, producing some of the world’s best selvedge denim.
Environmental sustainability is at the forefront of all stages of production at Candiani. Their dye process is micro-plastics-free, they use solar power and water recycling, and all their cotton is BCI certified.
Most of the selvedge we use is Regenagri© certified denim (which supports regenerative agriculture) or 100% Organic Cotton. We are proud to be one of the first brands in the world to use Regenagri© denim cloth to make our jeans.
What is Selvedge denim?
Selvedge is a premium denim woven only on vintage shuttle looms.
Compared to modern projectile looms, selvedge looms are smaller, slower and very noisy, but the character and durability of the denim they produce is unmatched.
The loom’s low yield is why selvedge is considered a premium denim and not the go-to choice for mass-market jeans.
The word “selvedge” comes from “self-edged,” which describes how the loom finishes the edges of the denim.
In the video, Vic explains how selvedge denim is made and why it’s the HebTroCo denim of choice.
Bob's Your Uncle
Bob at Chistia Denim, based down in Leicester, have been part of our making force for years. His team are the skilled hand behind some of our favourite pieces including the Bob Job Chore Coat and more recently the Echo and Magneto Vests – all crafted with care. Over the years, our partnership has grown into something special, and every now and then, Bob sweetens the deal by delivering us a box of his famously delicious samosas.
Size Guide
In the photos: Ed is 5’8″ / 10.5 stone and wears a size Medium.
Any questions at all please email us and we'll do our best to guide you
| SIZE | S | M | L | XL | 2XL |
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| Pit to Pit (A) | 20.87 | 21.85 | 23.33 | 24.80 | 26.28 |
| Back Length (B) | 30.51 | 30.91 | 31.50 | 32.09 | 32.68 |
| Sleeve Length (C) | 25.20 | 25.39 | 25.69 | 25.98 | 26.28 |
| SIZE | S | M | L | XL | 2XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit to Pit (A) | 53.0 | 55.5 | 59.25 | 63.0 | 66.75 |
| Back Length (B) | 77.5 | 78.5 | 80.0 | 81.5 | 83.0 |
| Sleeve Length (C) | 64.0 | 64.5 | 65.25 | 66.0 | 66.75 |
Product Care
The Bob Job is made from raw selvedge denim which means that it is not colourfast. Your approach to washing will make it look great or ruin it. Follow our denim care guide and you’ll be fine. If you choose not to, you’re on your own.
Our Denim care Guide
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