BRAND PROFILE: OUR LEGACY

To trace how it all came together, we’ve rounded up the most‑asked questions. Think of it as your go‑to Our Legacy shopping guide — covering everything from what makes its denim unique to the question at the core of its identity: what is the history of Our Legacy?

Who founded Our Legacy?

Our Legacy was founded in 2005. The project began when lifelong friends Jockum Hallin and Cristopher Nying experimented with making their own pieces, producing graphic tees crafted on Nying’s family vinyl printer — humble samples that marked their first step into design. The story behind Our Legacy’s name came from their early working title, something they “wouldn’t get bored of” and that sounded a bit like a punk band.

Joined by Richardos Klarén in 2007, the trio shaped a brand built on experimentation, custom fabrics, and a subversive attitude across shirts, trousers, outerwear, and suits — core pillars of the Our Legacy aesthetic and its enduring cult status.

Who owns Our Legacy?

In 2024, LVMH Luxury Ventures acquired a minority stake in Our Legacy, supporting the brand’s ambition to grow while staying true to its original identity and values.

Who designs Our Legacy clothing? 

Our Legacy’s design ethos is built collectively. Among the voices in the room is in-house artist Hank Grüner, whose hand‑drawn sketches and washed‑out watercolours feed directly into the brand’s visual identity, landing on everything from shirting to graphic Our Legacy t-shirts.

Where is Our Legacy clothing made?

Production is largely based in Portugal, almost all Our Legacy garments are crafted there.

What materials are used in Our Legacy clothing?

Materials are where Our Legacy starts the conversation. Think natural fibres, premium European and Japanese denim, soft leathers, silks, and merino — most pushed through washes, dyes, and treatments that give pieces their signature worn‑in cool. Texture is practically a house code; the Our Legacy Borrowed shirt perfects it, balancing Scandinavian restraint with just‑odd‑enough weaves and finishes.

What is Our Legacy’s design aesthetic? 

Our Legacy started in strict Scandinavian minimalism, but a 2012 pivot opened the door to looser silhouettes and fabric experimentation. Today the brand’s aesthetic is all about pushing everyday pieces into stranger, more intriguing territory: sheer layers, trompe‑l’oeil vintage prints, digitally warped denim, hairy knits across Our Legacy cardigans and pigment‑sprayed t-shirts. It’s a look that’s instantly recognisable yet impossible to pin down — a stylish shape‑shifter by design, never content to stay in one box.

Does Our Legacy have a women’s range?

If you’re wondering, does Our Legacy do womenswear, the answer arrived in Spring 2019. The shift felt organic, driven by the women who had long been styling pieces from the men’s collection as their own. Today, you can shop Our Legacy for women at END., with Our Legacy women’s jeans sitting alongside shirts, knitwear, shoes and accessories.

What is Our Legacy WORKSHOP?

Think of Our Legacy WORK SHOP — born in 2016 — as the brand’s creative experimental playground. Expanding on the mainline collections, it’s the zone where upcycled fabrics, one‑off concepts and collaborations with the likes of Paraboot and Stüssy come to life. Everything gets taken apart and reimagined with hand‑painted touches, patchwork and embroidery, giving the output a raw, studio‑floor energy you won’t find in the regular drops.

What is Our Legacy known for? 

Our Legacy’s key styles include:

Our Legacy Denim

If you’re hunting for the best luxury men’s jeans, the search inevitably leads to Our Legacy. The label treats its denim category with trademark off‑kilter precision, approaching jeans less like basics and more like a design lab. Relaxed, straight and wide silhouettes dominate, but the real magic is in the custom denim.

What makes Our Legacy jeans unique? 

What sets Our Legacy jeans apart is the way the brand treats denim like a craft, not a category. Ask any longtime Our Legacy fan and they’ll agree: these jeans are absolutely worth the investment. Designed to be worn hard and kept for years, each pair leans on custom denims, unexpected textures and digital treatments that flip the script on luxury denim.

If you’re trying to figure out which Our Legacy jeans to buy, the lineup is anchored by four hero fits: 

• Our Legacy Third Cut Jeans — relaxed, wide‑straight leg; available in everything from digitally distressed finishes to rich Italian selvedge denim and with a slightly oversized fit.
• Our Legacy First Cut Jeans — a classic regular, straight fit which is true to size.
• Our Legacy Carlson Cut Jeans — high‑waisted with a straight hip and a slight boot‑cut, designed with an extended leg length and a true to size fit.
• Our Legacy Vast Cut Jeans - cut with a wide, loose leg, a high waist and designed to fit true to size.

How do Our Legacy jeans fit?  

When it comes to Our Legacy jeans sizing, most of the brand’s styles run true to size — whether you’re looking at the Vast Cut, First Cut, or Carlson Cut. The brand leans into loose, lived‑in silhouettes, so expect an easy, relaxed shape. Individual washes can vary slightly, so checking the measurements on the product page is always a smart move.

Our Legacy Third Cut Sizing  

The Third Cut is the outlier, intentionally slightly oversized with a wide, straight leg. They’re the most relaxed pair in the lineup, so sizing down isn’t unusual if you prefer a cleaner fit at the waist.

Our Legacy uses EU sizing, so we advise using the size guide on each product page where you can find exact measurements like waist, rise, inseam and leg opening.

Our Legacy Camion Boot

A staple in hard‑bottom footwear, the Our Legacy Camion Boot has earned its cult status. The slip‑on silhouette brings a subtly off‑kilter shape, more rugged than a classic Chelsea, with a near‑square toe, internal stitching, Western‑inspired detailing and a practical side zip. At END., the Camion arrives in black, brown and tan Italian leathers, ranging from smooth to grainy finishes. 

For an alternative, the Our Legacy Camion Mule mirrors the boot’s profile and Vibram outsole but opts for a backless design with a brass‑buckle strap, sitting alongside Our Legacy loafers. 

Our Legacy Camion Boot Sizing

If you’re wondering how Our Legacy Camion boots fit, they run wide with a slightly generous overall fit, and most people stick to their usual size. Sizing is in men’s EU, and the brand recommends going down one EU size when converting from women’s sizing.

Our Legacy Shirts

The Our Legacy Borrowed Shirt has become a defining piece in the Our Legacy shirt collection, reworked each season in new muted tones, plaids, but forever with its trademark oversized, generous cut. 

The wider tailoring collection mirrors this direction, embracing boxy silhouettes that stay relaxed yet refined. From raw silk to seersucker, flannel to linen, the brand’s fabric‑led approach shapes shirts with a distinctly lived‑in feel. Effortless and subtly rumpled, even the classic button‑ups come with a roomy, oversized fit.

Our Legacy Tailoring

Our Legacy and tailoring go hand in hand, though not in the traditional suit‑of‑armour sense. Soft shoulders, roomy proportions and unstructured double‑breasted blazers bring a laid‑back ease to formalwear, balanced by luxury fabrics — panama wool, silk, Italian linen, the good stuff. And behind the nonchalant look? Precision. The drape is studied, the fabric is fine-tuned and the darts are strategic.

Our Legacy Knitwear

Our Legacy knitwear is where the brand leans into its fabric experimentation. Think shaggy mohair blends, fuzzy finishes, and the occasional wild card like metal‑mesh yarns — pieces that feel both nostalgic and strangely futuristic. Our Legacy jumpers and cardigans bring tactile surfaces, and that signature slouch the label does so well. 

Our Legacy Leather Jackets

There’s a reason few items come close to a Our Legacy leather jacket. The weight, the structure, the slow‑burn patina — it’s outerwear that only gets better with time, handcrafted from premium leather to suede and shearling that wear in, not out.

Our Legacy’s leather outerwear has become a staple across the seasons. The minimalist Our Legacy Mini Jacket brings a boxy fit and vegetable‑tanned leather, while the knitted‑collar Pharos bomber offers a sleeker profile, an oversized detachable rib collar and fully lined bull leather that matures with every wear. Across the Our Legacy outerwear collection, the brand keeps things pared back: clean lines, minimal fuss, and silhouettes shaped by the hide’s natural drape.

OUR LEGACY CARE 

Looking after your Our Legacy pieces isn’t complicated — the brand designs clothing and footwear to age well, pick up character, and tell a bit of your story along the way.

How to clean Our Legacy Camion Boots  

Camion Boots are built tough, so looking after them day to day is pretty straightforward. Because they’re made from carefully sourced leather, you’ll notice natural marks and variations, giving each pair its own character. They’re meant to evolve with you, picking up creases and wear over time to complete the design. Most dirt comes off with a soft brush and a damp cloth. And if you do end up with scuffs or deeper marks, a neutral cream polish works wonders without altering the finish.

Can Our Legacy Camion Boots be repaired?

Yes — and that’s part of the appeal. The Camion’s sturdy construction and Vibram rubber soles — rugged, vulcanised, and built to outlast standard soles — mean most cobblers can resole, restitch, or tidy them up when needed. They’re made to be worn, repaired, and worn again.

How to wash Our Legacy jeans  

Our Legacy denim starts with carefully sourced fabrics and signature washes that deliver a naturally vintage, lived‑in feel. No two pairs are quite the same, and each one will continue to evolve with wear, developing its own character over time.

To keep the character intact, wash sparingly — ideally after 5–10 wears. Hand washing in cold water with a mild detergent is best for preserving the finish, or washing on a gentle machine wash inside‑out. 

OUR LEGACY STYLING TIPS

Whether you’re discovering Our Legacy for the first time, fully committed to its cult following, or just looking for outfit inspiration on how to style Our Legacy, explore the collection at END. to see how we’ve styled the brand.

The best way to style Our Legacy is to embrace elevated minimalism — think refined basics like t-shirts, timeless denim, monochromatic palettes, and statement outerwear that does the heavy lifting. Build your wardrobe around cross‑seasonal staples like overshirts, knitwear, and crisp shirting, then lean into layering to give each look depth and texture.

When it comes to Our Legacy outfit inspiration, embrace oversized proportions — in fact, double down on them. Pair baggy, wide‑cut jeans with tees and relaxed shirting like the Borrowed shirt, and let the silhouette stay intentionally loose rather than trying to balance it out. Finish the look with one of Our Legacy’s belts and hard bottom footwear to anchor the outfit without disrupting the minimal aesthetic.

How to style Our Legacy Camion boots

When it comes to styling Our Legacy Camion boots — they’re hard‑bottomed, sculptural, and more than capable of carrying a minimal outfit on their own. Denim-wise, keep things straight or gently tapered; anything too wide and the boots disappear. 

Light‑wash denim and a workwear jacket are a natural match for the boots, though they’re just as at home with tailored trousers, a clean tee, and an Our Legacy shirt layered on top.

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Studio Nicholson

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mfpen 

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Acne Studios

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