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Jimmu Boyfriend Cut Jean in Japanese Selvage (90804)
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MSRP: $168.00
Your Price: $128.00
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Style#:90804
Description: Boyfriend Cut Jean (low rise; straight through the hips and buttocks); Button Fly with Two Front Pockets 1 Coin Pocket and 2 Back Pockets. Single and double needle gold and grey stitching. Customized gold SVOBODA buttons and copper hardware.
Wash: Jimmu; A clean, dark blue rinse wash on a very heavy non-stretch Japanese Red Selvage Denim (see explanation of selvage denim below)
Leg Opening: Wide
Rise: Low; Front x"; Back x"
Inseams: Regular (38"); This jean was designed to be worn with a 3-5" cuff to show the red selvage, but can be worn uncuffed, too.
Fit: These jeans run true to size; See our fit and size information here; Use hip measurement to determine your size. To ensure the jeans fit correctly with wear, they should be snug but comfortable when you try them on. This type of denim really won't stretch or conform to your body. If they feel too tight or too loose, please exchange them for a larger or smaller size.
Care: Machine wash. Tumble dry low, however line drying is highly recommended.
Content: Non-stretch 100% Cotton
Imported by SVOBODA, Made in Mauritius.
What is Selvage Denim (also called Selvedge Denim)? It is a type of denim which forms a clean natural edge that does not unravel. It is commonly presented in the unwashed, raw or basic rinse wash state. Typically, the selvage edges will be located along the out-seam of the pants, making it visible when cuffs are worn. Although selvage denim is not completely synonymous with unwashed denim, the presence of selvage typically implies that the denim used is a higher quality.
The word "selvage" comes from the phrase "self-edge", the natural edge of a roll of fabric. In this case, denim made on old-style shuttle looms. These looms weave fabric with one continuous cross thread (the weft) that is passed back and forth all the way down the length of the bolt. As the weft loops back into the edge of the denim it creates this “self-edge” or Selvage. Selvage is desirable because the edge can’t fray like lower grade denims that have separate wefts which leave an open edge that must be stitched. Shuttle looming is a more time-consuming weaving process that produces denim of a tighter weave resulting in a heavier weight fabric that lasts.
Shuttle looms weave a more narrow piece of fabric, and thus a longer piece of fabric is required to make a pair of jeans (approximately 3 yards - 4 in plus sizes). To maximize yield, traditional jean makers use the fabric all the way to the selvage edge. When the cuff is turned up the two selvage edges, where the denim is sewn together, can be seen. The selvage edge is usually stitched with colored thread: green, white, brown, yellow, and red (red is the most common). Fabric mills used these colors to differentiate between fabrics. |
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