Lean Dean
Slim fit
Mid waist
Tapered leg
Slim leg opening
Zip fly
Selvage Denim
The Nudie Jeans selvedge program is home to some of the world's finest selvedge denim. We are happy to feature Japanese powerhouses like Kaihara Mills, Shinya Mills, Kurabo Denim, and many more. We also develop our own denim selvedge fabrics with our Italian and Turkish fabric suppliers. If you are passionate about breaking in dry jeans and the artisanal aspects of denim history, you've come to the right place, regardless of your preferred spelling.Product Description
Mid waist slim fit jeans with a tapered leg made in organic comfort stretch selvage denim. The selvage denim is made by denim powerhouse kurabo in japan. It has a clear twill structure, off-white weft, and a slightly slubby character. The jeans have been treated with 3d-creases and abrasions - creating authentic mustaches and honeycombs. This simulates a pair of dry jeans that have been worn for about 6 months - see it as a head start. With washing These jeans will, just like any dry denim, lose color and evolve. The great thing about these jeans is that you can wear them for 6 months prior to the first wash and end up with highly contrasting wear marks thanks to the pre-existing wear.
Selvedge Denim is made using vintage low-speed looms called shuttle looms. A small wooden shuttle containing the weft yarns weaves the fabric as it is “shuttled” back and forth along the loom. On each pass, the shuttle seals the edge of the fabric creating a “self edge”, earning the name selvedge denim. Shuttle looms are slower, narrower, and require the skill of master artisans to operate. The end result is a denim with a hand-woven feel that cannot be mass produced.Raw Japanese DenimRaw Denim Jeans have the unique ability to conform to you, the wearer. As you wear your jeans, they will crease and mold to your body, fade at points of strain, and wear and tear according to how you live your life... making your jeans that much more personal and unique. Some denim enthusiasts wear their jeans for months (and sometimes years!) on end without washing in order to engrave their lifestyle into the jeans.Rope Dying is the core reason why Japanese raw
denim is so highly praised for its fading properties. The process is
done on impressively tall machines that extend up to the 2nd floor of
the factory. Warp yarns are suspended from the top of the machine and
sent down to be dipped in a bath of indigo waiting below. After each
dip, the yarn travels all the way back up, allowing the dye to oxidize
and adhere to the cotton yarn. This process is repeated along the
machine multiple times to obtain the desired shade of indigo. What’s key
is that because the yarns continuously travel up and down this long
machine, and are never simply left in a large vat, the dye does not
completely saturate the core of the yarn. Instead, only the outer layer
is dyed, and the core remains white.
