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Gear Patrol

Excited to be written up in the leading menswear publication, Gear Patrol. “If you’re unfamiliar with FITTED Underground that’s ok, up until now the custom denim brand has been designed and created exclusively by founder Eric John.”

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Premium jeans made in NYC!

I’ve been making custom jeans for about a decade now. Just me. Day in, day out. Recently it became clear that it was time to take the next step. So I created a highly curated line of ready to wear jeans that drops … today.

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Rivet Magazine

It was all a dream. I was written up in Rivet magazine. "FITTED Underground founder Eric Steffen traded finance for fashion when he set out to make custom jeans in the heart of Brooklyn."

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FITTED x Big Dude

Super excited to drop my first ever collaboration jeans with my good friend, Mike Bandy, aka @bigdudeindenim. Limited run of 12 jeans, size 29-42, and custom sizing. Drops Mon. 9/13/2021. More from the man himself...

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