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But heavy pre-distressing – the artfully placed rips and worn patches (artfully placed in identical spots on a thousand pairs, that is) – is best avoided. For one, artificial fading processes have largely been environmentally bad news, not to mention detrimental to the health of the people employed to do the work; that’s why they’re using lasers to achieve the same finish these days. And for two, it rarely looks authentic. Some distressing is done convincingly. Most of it is not – putting fades and rips where they would never occur through actual wear, for example. How Should Raw Denim Jeans Fit? Most jeans today(raw or otherwise) have been sanforized and would typically say otherwise if they were not. Raw unsanforized(AKA: loom-state) jeans are not that common at all. And here it gets even more complicated and possibly confusing, because if the denim is woven on shuttle looms – in other words if it’s selvedge– the roll of fabric won’t be 1 yard wide; it will only be around 30 inches, or around 75 centimetres. That means you’ll need around 2 yards of fabric from the roll, but it’s still roughly 1.5 square yards. The Denimhunters Academy is the denim industry’s new independent on-demand online education and staff training platform. Also, if you’re wondering how to take care of raw denim jeans, artofmanliness.com has a very helpful article.

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That doesn’t mean a pair of jeans made from 14 oz. weigh fourteen ounces, though! The number refers to the weight of one square yard of the fabric.Keep in mind that heavier denim stiffer the jeans will be take longer to break-in. Think of it like breaking in a pair of leather shoes. When asked about the piece’s inspiration, N&F founder Brandon Svarc noted that people have a penchant for superlatives and that the jeans are his denim superlative. The 21 oz. denim is sanforized and doesn’t shrink, but it stretches up to one inch in the waist, Sascha warns. The denim’s made from American long fibre cotton and the jeans are put together with poly-cotton thread for long-lasting durability.

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Of course, discussions about washing denim may be moot to most denimheads. Why? Because they don’t wash denim, or at least only reluctantly. Mohsin Sajid, the new creative director of Kassim and the owner of the London-based denim company Endrime, joked that the jeans can stand up on their own. Interestingly though, to my knowledge, there’s not a universal standard for denim weight categories. Brands that predominantly sell 10–12 oz. denim might consider 14 oz. heavy. (I’ve worked with a company that makes this distinction!) Others might see 14 oz. as a lightweight. What is the deal with all the “naked” jean names? Yeesh! Again, not a fan of the name, but I can’t deny their durable reputation. FYI: “Dry” means Raw denim. The Lean Deans are another excellent example of a well built long-lasting pair of jeans. You can find them over at Endclothing.com. Real McCoy’s Lot. 906s Jean Real McCoy’s Lot. 906S Jean Now, before you claim that I rigged this recommendation of Indigofera; I didn’t have anything to do with Jeremy’s choice! :) (And neither is Mats paying me to mention his brand!)Interestingly though, there’s no universal standard for denim weight categories. Brands that predominantly sell 10-12 oz. denim might consider 14 oz. heavy, while others might see 14 oz. as a lightweight. He had to ensure that Japan retained its title as the world’s heaviest fabric.’ They went out and got a special machine, tweaked it, changed the shuttle, and did everything they could to make this fabric. Selvedge denim is a more durable form of denim produced in narrower bolts of fabric by vintage shuttle looms. These antique shuttle looms are unique because they can also produce clean, finished edges on the denim fabric as it comes off the loom- hence the name “self-edge.” These 14 oz regular fit jeans are pretty stiff at first, but you’ll be rewarded a long satisfying relationship with them. They’ll develop high-contrast fades.

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If you want the toughest jeans, it is imperative to get “selvedge Japanese denim” woven on antique shuttle looms. Sanforized

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Once you have broken down most of the stiffness in your jeans, rinse them thoroughly with fresh water to eliminate the shampoo and vinegar mixture that is now infused into your jeans. Step 5: Roll Jeans Up Like a Towel There are a lot of companies who claim to make the world’s heaviest denim, but none of them compare to Naked & Famous genre-defining, barrier-breaking 40 oz jeans. One of the dirtier secrets of creating amazing fades on jeans like these is to rarely(if ever) wash them. I’d recommend EndClothing.com. They clearly “know jeans” and have done a great job of pulling together most of the best “hardcore” jean brands into one place online. They’ve also got some helpful sizing instructions for the various jeans. Made in Japan denim” has become a bit of an oversold marketing term (similar to the term Egyptian Cotton”. What you want is Japanese Selvedge denim.