Clothes of the Seventies, HASH Jeans

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Description: HASH blue jeans where bell bottom and had a double-star design and the letters H.A.S.H. stiched in gold thread on the back right pocket. Many teenageres cut-off the pant legs to make shorts with frayed fringes. The shorter the better. I still have a pair that I got from a teenage neighbor for helping her clean her mom's kitchen so she could go out with her boyfriend.
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CINDY - March 02, 2008 - Report this comment
I remember these jeans! I finally was able to get a pair in the 9th grade. I was very tiny and sizes ran different back then. Anyway, I went to hem the pants and needed to cut some of the length off and cut one let way too short! I was so upset!!
Kat - May 27, 2008 - Report this comment
Man, I loved those jeans...and they fit so well!
Dinosbunny - June 17, 2008 - Report this comment
I had 6 pairs of HASH jeans, because they were the best fit ever... Anyone remember calling them Star Butt jeans? Or the ones with the Rainbow stitching? Ahh those were the days. (I just bid on a pair on Ebay.) couldn't resist.
Shirley - July 24, 2008 - Report this comment
In the 70's I had a pair of jeans with a star on the butt and loved them but didn't know they were HASH jeans. Thanks for letting me know! I wish I still had them!
Laura - October 05, 2008 - Report this comment
I wish I still had my H.A.S.H jeans!!! I loved them and also wish I still had them. My mom and I were talking about them and I knew I had to jump on my computer and see what kind of info I could find on them. I am hoping to find a picture so I can show it to my kids!
Cheech - October 23, 2008 - Report this comment
Oh yes HASH jeans, a staple of the mid 70's. Get your Hash jeans on with a polyester shirt and a Puka shell necklace. LOL!
shannon-iganz - November 07, 2008 - Report this comment
Crazy as it sounds... I wore these in high school, and now my 11 yr old 6th grader can fit into them! They look as good on her as they did on me in high school... I cannot believe I was that tiny when I was a senior! But my husband (of 25 yrs) can remember them on me! Crazy!!
Lisa S. - December 11, 2008 - Report this comment
I was in 7th grade when I first saw the most gorgous guy in the 7th grade wearing the "Hash Jeans". The kind with the metal buckle on the butt. I couldn't take my eyes off his butt! I begged my mom to pleeeze buy me some, but NO! They were nearly $30 and I wasn't allowed to shop anywhere but Sears or JC Penny. Finally by the 8th grade I got some, but then they just wern't quite as cool! But the denim of the late 70's was so awesome! Remember the syle was to have a plastic comb in the back pocket?
Brinton Porter - January 15, 2009 - Report this comment
Like Lisa above, I wasn't allowed to buy expensive jeans either. I was a Senior in 1982 when I wore my White HASH jeans with a red and blue star on the right cheek. I submitted a photo if they post it.
Robin P. - January 20, 2009 - Report this comment
With so many cruddy jeans made today...how can we find the creator of HASH jeans and bring them back! Manufacturers need to listen to those who buy. Some of us are NOT size 2 or 3 and belly buttons at 50ish are NOT sexy! Let's make a concerted effort to restart that awesome trend of the 70's. I still have some tie-dyes! :>)
TERRI - February 01, 2009 - Report this comment
LIKE SO MANY OTHERS--I COULDN'T AFFORD TO BUT THE JEANS--NOW THAT I'M OLDER & CAN AFFORD THEM, I CANNOT FIND THEM ANYWHERE!!! DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE TO GET THEM??? JUST LIKE THE TJ SWAN WINE--EVERYTHING SOOOO GOOD DISSAPEARS!!
Cathy - May 06, 2009 - Report this comment
I have two pair of hash jeans. One pair has the falling star and the other has the star with the line through it. Awesome shape. I still love them. I paid 22 and that was alot back then.
Sue - September 12, 2009 - Report this comment
My sister had a pair of HASH jeans. I paid her to let me wear them. They were better than any other pair of jeans. Heavy jean material held everything in. I had my Senior pictures taken in them.
k - October 27, 2009 - Report this comment
I had a pair of "brass on the ass" hash cords for dress up. Of course also had the traditional star but jeans for every day. Yes I also would like to seen a come back.
Paul - November 28, 2009 - Report this comment
I used to work at hash jeans in the peg back in 81....just used up my last pair round bout a year or so ago..but i still got my H.A.S.H JEANS banner with the star...man i liked worken there...i remember meeting one of the designers..Pat from Montreal...
Glenna - March 04, 2010 - Report this comment
I too have a pair of Hash jeans in perfect condition. Loved the way they fit, I wonder how much they get them for on ebay?
robin - August 21, 2010 - Report this comment
I was hoping the company was still around, they made everyone's butt look good. Can someone out there please re-create them. After 35 years my butt needs them.
Lori Michels - January 19, 2011 - Report this comment
A radio station in Fargo, ND was talking about HASH jeans coming back. I WANT THEM BACK! They were the BEST! Heavy cotton that fit so great & held their shape, unlike the stretch denim rags these days.LOVED MY HASH JEANS!
Lori - January 26, 2011 - Report this comment
Does anyone remember JUDY's Clothing store from the 70's and 80's....My first job !!! I sold those Jeans. I want them back also. I thought they were Ditto's and Chem de Fer Jeans...I don't remember them being called HASH..I do know that I had to buy guys jeans...and we bought them and navy surplus stores.....
terie gieck - April 15, 2011 - Report this comment
We were going to Ashcroft canada for the weekend I remember being pissed at my older sister cuz she gotta stay home and the senior kegger was that weekend dratt!!!So Miss smarty pants yucked it up a littletoo much before we left I slipped into her jeans drawer an took her and my favorite hash jeans to canada withj me well that weekend I was standing a wee bit too close to the bon fire and my left fringe on the jeans caught fire , of course il'd had two canadian 3.2 strength beers and wasnt feeling much until these two guys grabbed me and threw me into the lake of course,to put out the fire.lol. well I fiqured it out too late, and the hash jeans were ruined!!! Iquietly washed them , folded them and put them back in her dresser drawer. Needless to say, she was livid and I was very sad ...sorry tyra I just wanted to be popular like you,and look like you you..and because I ruined your favorite jeans... I'M SORRY your sister Terie Lyn Gieck weisman
TJ - July 03, 2011 - Report this comment
I used to be a buyer for a chain of clothing stores in North Dakota. We bought 1000's of HASH jeans. We would go to Winnepeg each season to look a all the new pocket designs that were available. Man was that a GAS!!! No matter how many we bought, it wasn't enough. It was amazing how many different ways there were to put stars on the back pockets of thase wonderfull HASH jeans! HASH forever!
Coralee - September 05, 2011 - Report this comment
I had two pair of HASH Overalls... they were so cool!
melissa - September 09, 2011 - Report this comment
i had went with my friend to her grandmas house and found a pair of hash jeans had no idea what they were but loved them. i got home my mom told me what they were i wore them for like 3 years and had got a bad cut on my leg and got blood all over them to this day they were my favorite pants!!! would love a new pair would pay top doller..
Mary - September 14, 2011 - Report this comment
I loved Hash jeans. My best friend and I were the only ones in a small school that wore them and there has never been anything that compares! Please,please bring them back!!
Emily - October 13, 2011 - Report this comment
I wore Hash Jeans in High School,they were the most awsome pants ever! I had 2 overalls, star, and but buckle, one of the overalls were cordarory W/star, also 2 pr of denim with star. PLEEEEASE bring them back so as a adult I can wear them again!!!
Darcy - October 23, 2011 - Report this comment
I had a great pair of has jeans that were little squares sewn together like a quilt. Loved those jeans. Ran into my 8th grade boy friend 31 years later and he still remembers those jeans:)What does that tell you about those jeans? Lots!
Katen Marie Bender - December 01, 2011 - Report this comment
I loved my HASH jeans and nothing fit or lasted like they did. Bring them back to us please. They were the best!!! We are the ones that buy the clothes....all they have to do is make them again and they will sell like hot cakes. They were the best and they were made like no other.
Edward - January 24, 2012 - Report this comment
I'm including this story in a pilot about growing up as a future gay in Fairbanks, Alaska. In 7th grade I was an outcast who wanted to be popular. One Sunday at the mall they were putting out a brand new shipment of HASH Overalls - chocolate brown corduroy with a zipper all the way to the crotch. HOT! We were poor, but I begged my mom to buy them for me, certain I'd be the first kid in school to have them and up my social standing. Monday morning I'm posing casually by my locker thinking I'm hot stuff when I see the popular clique coming down the hallway. Suddenly there was snickers and then pointing and laughter. Rhonda Shouse, the most popular girl in school, was wearing THE EXACT SAME OVERALLS. I was wearing girls overalls! I ran straight to the office and called my mom to come get me. When she asked what was wrong I told her I'd accidentally had diarrhea in my pants. Then for the next year I had to pretend to wear them once a week, but switch into other clothes behind our house so my mom wouldn't get mad. Yeesh.
Steve - April 10, 2012 - Report this comment
Forgive me but I remember Hash jeans not for stars on the rear end but for snap botton fly. It was a trend where I was and assumed that all Hash were the same but maybe not. They were cool and would love to see them again. 501 button has nothing on the metal snap button of what I recall the Hash jeans had. And yes the comb in the back pocket was a country wide trend!!
Orygunpam - April 20, 2012 - Report this comment
Just scored 2 pair in a garage at an estate sale... Loved my Hash Jeans... THEY were the best! (the bigger the bell the cooler you were)
tbob - August 04, 2012 - Report this comment
I'm sorry, but I hated Hash jeans. From my (male) perspective they were terrible. All the women wore them because they thought they looked good, but they made every woman's butt look huge, even if she had a nice one. I was glad to see them go.
gintonic - September 11, 2012 - Report this comment
Got my first pair in 1970 - they had a double row of snaps and the thing to do at recess was "unsnap each other" Our version of "Tag". Oh the memories!!!!!!
gintonic - September 11, 2012 - Report this comment
sidenote: H.A.S.H. stood for -hes and shes hipsters.
cliff - November 01, 2012 - Report this comment
As someone who work for hash jeans from nearly the start 1972,love how they kept the style changing ,an my friends hating me for having a great job there as a fabric cutter.An Earl Shibou was a great boss an owner! to bad they r not still around...
Stephanie - November 09, 2012 - Report this comment
I have my old hash overalls from High School in very good condition. What would they go for now?
stokedonhash - February 17, 2013 - Report this comment
I bought a pair of these in Calgary. Loved hearing about the company! Don't wear them often but get a solid laugh when I do. ;)
Montana buyer - May 26, 2013 - Report this comment
I worked all summer every summer for new school clothes every year. My family visited family in Montana every year and I would buy at least 2 pair. I wore them all through high school even after they were not in style any more, because they never wore out
Pamela - June 09, 2013 - Report this comment
I just found a pair at a thrift shop. They are super high waist with lots of belt loops for a skinny belt. 2 snaps and a zipper. No back pockets and made in California. Does anyone know when H.A.S.H. made jeans in the US?
Jmb - October 27, 2013 - Report this comment
I had a pair of HASH jeans when I was a junior in high school. I absolutly LOVED LOVED LOVED them. I caught so much hell from my dad, for spending $30 on a pair of jeans with a star on my butt. He just didn't understand. They were way cool. Those were the days.
bwes@wi.rr.com - February 09, 2015 - Report this comment
I bought & have a BN, super cherry (car lingo) pair of Nino Cirutti "Brass On The Ass" jeans (36x32) with full labels. I paid $50.00 for them in 1974 at Macy's/New York. Anyone interested?
Phil - October 01, 2016 - Report this comment
Best fitting jeans sold in the northwest of the USA in the 70's. The thick denim lasted a long time. The story I heard is that someone purchased a warehouse storing thick denim that no other company wanted. The early designs had a great fit. The simple star back pocket was good but then they stopped offering a basic jean for us guys and tried to make various, undesirable fashion pockets on the guys jeans. If I remember correctly they also substituted cheap, thin cloth later and soon they went out of business. I don't think I have found better fitting and long lasting jeans since then.
Monica - February 18, 2017 - Report this comment
OMG! Terri, are you from Ely? TJ Swan and H.A.S.H jeans... I didn't think anyone else felt the same as I!!!
K. Good - September 19, 2017 - Report this comment
I worked at HASH Jeans in Winnipeg MB Great Jeans
Linda - February 06, 2018 - Report this comment
I have an original studio design H A S H JEANS jacket with cotton lining and hoodie also with the gold star on the back and I believe it was made in 1975). The label inside is quite fancy stating manufactured in Winnipeg Canada Hard Rock Stonewash. Good Canadian brand, too bad it is no longer around.
Patti - April 09, 2019 - Report this comment
My dad was the pattern and marker maker and production manager for HASH jeans in Winnipeg. We moved to California where they tried to move in to the LA market. After the company closed my dad worked with the Marciano brothers on Guess jeans patterns and Girbaud Jeans. He even made custom patterns and jeans for President Ronald Reagan! It’s nice to see that so many people liked wearing his creations!
Gary Paul - December 05, 2020 - Report this comment
Wow! I worked at HASH Jeans in LA for about three years. Great place to work back then. Earl Shibou was very cool and he’d walk through the office with his Doberman, Brando. I was the “RA” guy—return authorizations. Yeah, I was cool back then!
Joel K. - July 22, 2021 - Report this comment
I owned a clothing store in Boise, Idaho. WQe opened in 1976 and found Hash Jeans soon there after. We sold thousands of Hash jeans. They were a tremendous fit, high waisted and made from heavy weight denim. Sylvia & Peter were the L.A sales team we purchased all the products from. Great memories!!
Don L - September 07, 2021 - Report this comment
Had several pairs. Still have one pair that say "Ski Bum" on the beach right pocket. I was wearing my original "single star" design pair in shop class and got carburetor cleaner splashed on them. Which mate several little holes in them. My mom traced the star, cut see Some from an old pair of jeans and sewed them over each with that same gold colored thread; the next time I wore them, everyone's wanted to know where I got them; they all wanted a pair. Also, we didn't call those bell bottoms because they didn't flair a lot at the mid-shin or just above the ankle; they were pretty wide from mid thigh all the way down, so we called that style "elephant leg" jeans.
Nightmares, Anyone? Wilson - February 12, 2024 - Report this comment
Man oh man, I had like 5 different pairs of Hash Stra Jeans! I SO SO wish i had saved them, because I am still the same size now in 2024 and would LOVE to have a pair to wear! And does anyone remember he Rainbow Hash jeans? Damn, if only! Richard in Sacramento CA
Samantha Diesel - March 31, 2024 - Report this comment
I had to trick my dad into giving me the money to get my first pair and they were only around $20, I managed to get my hands on a few of them years later when I worked in a second hand store and have them in storage, even got a pair of the knockoffs at the same time, they were in damn good condition and the only reason I never wore them is because they were to small for me but I'm a collector of many things and vintage clothing is one of my collections!!!

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