Proper selvedge jeans

Pistanator proved me wrong the leather shoes thread about Levi's jeans, so when my current acne jeans gives up I'm gonna get a pair of proper selvedge jeans

This is my starting point

http://www.eleven-shop.co.uk/collection/mens/levis-vintage/levis-vintage-1947-501-deadstock-dry-jean-indigo

Ideally I'd like something slimmer, but not skin tight. Where next?

APC do some slim selvage jeans but they look shit

edwin do some good ones, even with the doughnut buttons

This is worth getting

Amazon.com: Denim: From Cowboys to Catwalks: A Visual History of the World's Most Legendary Fabric (9781845131111): Graham Marsh, Paul Trynka, June Marsh: Books

Should be 'Selvage' 1st of all...

LVC 1967 505, sorted.

For slim (not skinny) sub-£100 denim, this is the biggest bargain out there right now. I'm kind of wary of giving it up tbh but I've got as many pairs as I need:

http://www.allsaints.com/men/denim/raw-iggy/indigo/mpg821-21

For skinny (not slim) denim, the Uniqlo stuff smashes it. It's thinner denim, but you can pick it up for £30 and the fit is nice.

I don't even bother with the PRS and the Sugar Cane and the Imperial and the like - beautiful jeans, esp Imperial, but I can't stand that retro cut.

hehe, i thought the same :)

This is worth getting

Amazon.com: Denim: From Cowboys to Catwalks: A Visual History of the World's Most Legendary Fabric (9781845131111): Graham Marsh, Paul Trynka, June Marsh: Books

I've got this cover though

APC do some slim selvage jeans but they look shit

I've got two pairs of English cut APCs... Nice and roomy cut, if anything a bit farm hand but still look great... I'm about to dye them black...

Should be 'Selvage' 1st of all...

Selvedge/selvage. Same difference.

Should be 'Selvage' 1st of all...

Yeah, yeah....I know

You can't go wrong with Edwins and the Uniqlo are fantastic for the money, can't comment on the fit of the Uniqlo tho'...

I wear Levis 501 1966 & 1955, both ace fits

Picked up a FREE pair of '55's the other night

smug face

APC are shite.

Anything from this lot:

•Rising Sun & Co
•Wrangler
•RRG
• LVC (1955) 501
• Edwin

Uniqlo are good for looks, honeslty= they're shite.
I've gone through 2 pairs of "selvage" jeans from Uniqlo in 1 year.

Also, don't believe anything Pisti writes.

'DENIME' from Japan are ace but dunno who does them in the UK anymore, 'American Classics' and 'Interstate' used to

LVC = shite

If I'm honest, I'd go Japanese boutique... ^ Denime is OK but since Levi's made them get rid of the tab they're not as nice... Red tab > Blue tab > Stitched blue false tab... Very nice thick denim BITD, haven't seen them for years...

Studio D'Artisan is amazing, Sugar Cane/Buzz Rickson's also fantastic... Also have a gorgeous Joe McCoy Type 2 which is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, lovely denim...

Only good denim comes from Japan, they've adquired all the good lasting machinery from American factories, taken them to Nipponland and started re-producing 'original' 14oz denim.
That's the main difference.
Uniqlo's denim is like 11-12oz denim, which can't take anything, it's like wool trousers.
To have lifetime lasting jeans you need to go for anything likr 14oz denim = Edwin, LVC, RRG, etc...
They're stiff as f**k, but will worn in very well.
Also never buy any type of 'washed" or "rinsed"... always original indigo.

LVC = shite

Lies

Studio D'Artisan is amazing, Sugar Cane/Buzz Rickson's also fantastic...

True.

But Buzz's good for cotton JeanStain.
I'd pay the 150gn for those heather grey jumper.

Studio D'Artisan is a bit 'Evisu' for my taste, leaving Sugar Cane rocking the fucking show.
Right now there's vintage chambray shirts on the bay for a song - SC.

Also, don't believe anything Pisti writes.

I only deal in FACTS!

LVC = shite

If I'm honest, I'd go Japanese boutique... ^ Denime is OK but since Levi's made them get rid of the tab they're not as nice... Red tab > Blue tab > Stitched blue false tab... Very nice thick denim BITD, haven't seen them for years...

Studio D'Artisan is amazing, Sugar Cane/Buzz Rickson's also fantastic... Also have a gorgeous Joe McCoy Type 2 which is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, lovely denim...

Wank!

The stitching on my Buzz's rotted... Weird...

Probably cuz I wore them for three years without washing them... :S

Studio D'Artisan is quality, dude... I got married in a pair and a sample blanket-lined Denime type 1 jacket... Sweet...