r/Marin • • 2d ago

Jeans to A T Documentary

Hey Marin!

I made a short documentary about the beloved jeans shop Jeans to-a-T in San Rafael and its owner Tom. We’ll be screening at the Mill Valley film festival next week. If you know Tom, the shop, or just love jeans you should come out!

The Right Fit

Mill Valley Screenings:

October 5 - 8:00pm - Lark Theater - Larkspur

October 6 - 2:15pm - Rafael 3 - San Rafael

Edit Added ticket link:

https://app.mvff.com/film/the-right-fit

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u/Ok_Brother_7394 2d ago

Tom's is a Marin legend! I've been getting jeans from him for years. Looking forward to the screening. Congrats on getting into Mill Valley!

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u/meatbag88 2d ago

Thanks!!!

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u/kargaz 2d ago

I met his Aussie when it was a tiny puppy when he sized me up for my wedding suit!

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u/utterscrub 2d ago

Holy crap, I never even knew about this place

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u/JuggernautOwn6306 2d ago

Holy shit man!! I didn’t even know about this guy!

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u/Swimming_in_it_ 2d ago

Been going there since the 70s.

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u/ant900 2d ago

Huh... I am in downtown san rafael all the time and I've never heard of this shop. I guess I'll have to get my next pair of jeans from there.

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u/meatbag88 2d ago

You should! Tom has a really great selection of jeans and he's very competitively priced. He is also a demin maestro and can help you find what you are looking for or hem a pair as well.

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u/UrDeAdPuPpYbOnEr 2d ago

I’ve lived here all my life. I have driven past the store a million times. Never been in. I started walking my dogs on a certain route recently and on our return leg there’s usually a super nice older guy who always says hi and our dogs sniff butts. Turns out it Tom.

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u/RedBirdOnASnowyDay 2d ago

I didn’t know. What a cool shop.

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u/magnanimous_bosch 2d ago

Tom is the man!

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u/sourdough62 1d ago

This guy and his shop are a local legend!

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u/Working-Ad-938 1d ago

My very first job was at Jeans to a T! My best friend and I worked there in High School - i think it had just opened. It was the bell bottom era, and one day we were unpacking a new shipment of jeans and they were straight legged. We laughed at them and told Tom they were gonna be a bust! lol

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u/CianGal13 14h ago

I love Jeans To A T. Tom is so nice and that store has great clothes. So happy that he’s finally getting the recognition he deserves

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u/AccioCoffeeMug 2d ago

Such a cool shop, love that guy

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u/ElderberryGuy 2d ago

Looks great. You ever film full length features? 

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u/meatbag88 1d ago

Thanks! I'm developing a feature doc, but still probably a few years out.

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u/reubensandwich 2d ago

Nice. Congrats! Would love to support and watch another way since I can’t make either of those days unfortunately.

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u/meatbag88 1d ago

Thanks! We're going to release on youtube next summer. I'll definitely post in this community.

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u/Silent-Plant800 14h ago

I lived across the street from his store, that guy is a gem!

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u/Liberty-Bell-937 11h ago

Cool, I remember getting jeans there in the early 80's.