Selvedge Denim & Fades

Aussie Jim

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like an old fart when they read this thread? I really must be missing the point.

Fellas these are just jeans you are talking about. They all look the same (almost). Some fit, some don't fit so well. There is blue and a different sort of blue. Some look like they have run over on the highway, some like you left them in the back shed for a few years.

Now watches, cars or hifi component, that I can understand.😉😉

Aussie Jim

But they are just jeans, right? Yet another of the universe's mysteries...

gdupree

A little more than fade happening on my Naked & Famous 12oz selvage. this was after a little over 1 year of continuous wear. And by continuous, i mean that it was literally the only pair of pants I wore for the last year. Time to get them off to for some repair and back into use.

Aussie Jim

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like an old fart when they read this thread? I really must be missing the point.

Fellas these are just jeans you are talking about. They all look the same (almost). Some fit, some don't fit so well. There is blue and a different sort of blue. Some look like they have run over on the highway, some like you left them in the back shed for a few years.

Now watches, cars or hifi component, that I can understand.😉😉

Mathlar

Been lurking on this thread for a while and haven’t had the opportunity to post!

Here are my LVC 501XX 1955s, about 12 years old.

The overall fade is quite vintage and generally uninspiring as I washed them at leisure back then:

But there are some nice train tracks and the roping in the chain stitched hem is fantastic:

Mathlar

And last up are a pair of Hiut selvedge, one year in, one wash.

Mathlar

I’m also working on a pair of Levi’s Original Fit 501 shrink to fit, colour Long Day. They’re 15 months in and yet to have the first wash (not including the original soak to shrink them).

I think the lightweight denim will produce a decent fade when I finally wash them. Not bad for £50!

Dial & Bezel

@Mathlar - I've heard of and seen Hiut a couple of times. How do they fit?

Dial & Bezel

@Mathlar - I find that lightweight denim tends to fade slower. I've been wearing my Stevenson Overall (13.5 oz) for a year as well and the fades are coming in very slowly.

Mathlar

Mid rise but a little lower than 501s. Not a bad fit. The quality is excellent and there’s an interesting green tinge to the indigo.

I think it’s more that they broke in far more quickly and the denim forms sharper creases, particularly in the honeycomb. Here’s the honeycomb on both pairs:

mydeafcat

I’ve been ‘collecting’ selvedge denim for about 8-9 years. (Now that I think about it, it hurts to think of the watches I could have for the same investment.) The NSFs are my all time favorites. Amazing jeans. I even found a light weight version on clear out at Barneys in NY a few years ago - perfect for summer! Ever the proud Canadian, Naked and Famous comprise the bulk of my collection. Using Japanese denim to create amazingly well fitting not to mention unique (ok, occasionally wacky) styles, I love them and how well they wear.

The ‘Frankenstein’ denim pair (seriously, that’s their name), complete with upside down patch, while not selvedge per se, are made from super heavy Japanese slub denim. I have both a grey and blue pair and they are still being broken in - after 3-4 years of winter use!

Love this thread 😜. Great call!