Denim's Things #28 Long Live Selvedge Denim

Selvedge denim combine with purple shirt

Fashion | Denim's Things |#28 Selvedge Denim

Selvedge denim or Selvage denim was an old fashion that still be favorite until know, usually if you wanted to have selvedge denim you should buy yourself some vintage jeans or in premium brand such as jeans brand from japan, APC or Nudie.  


The definition of selvedge denim are the term that usualy used to refer a denim that been produced on a shuttle loom. The unique part of selvedge denim is you can see the actual edge of the fabric where if you look carefully you can see the weaving stop and finished by the loom. It's may also have color dots that indicates the signature of the fabric.

Selvedge denim below are the sample of the weaving stop

modern selvedge shown better design than the older one	selvedge denim are know more stronger
Older Selvedge method	red dot are the signature of the selvedge denim fabric

Actually  selvedge jeans quality are quite same to non selvedge jeans, but lot's people said that  the selvedge jeans is more stronger. It's depend on the denim brand are they well known or just local brand, in fact that denim from japan are usualy the best quality.

The japan selvedge denim using yarn that can be combine with natural dyed while other brand outside denim are using synthetics.

Find discount selvedge denim in secondhand stores	There's lot of denim brand that sell selvedge denim for men
Selvage denim are very popular in '80	Selvedge denim can be seen in vintage jeans

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Denim's Things #10 Selvedge / Selvage

Fashion | Denim's Things |#10 Selvedge / Selvage

Selvedge / Selvage Definition

Selvedge/selvage is name for denim which form self edge because on shuttle loom can be finished by loom itself, different with denim made by projectile loom, its has to be cutted and stitched to finishing its fabric. Generally shuttle loom need more material to finishing the fabric so the cotton composition used more, its make the material of selvage denim more superior from regular denim

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