i think i made a topic like this a long time ago, and nobody had a clue about it.

raw denim is something i have been into a long time, and tbh i was surprised alot of people here hadnt heard about it being that skaters are into it.

basically what raw denim entails is buying a pair of 'raw' denim jeans selvedge denim preferably, then wearing them hard everyday without washing them.....now..this sounds dirty.....when i say not washing them, i mean in the washing machine with soap. giving your jeans a cold soak in a bowl each month is fine, and it wont affect the fading/screw the jeans up.

if anyone has any questions let me know. i was just interested toi see if anyone else had heard/or was into raw denim?

here are some pictures of what you are doing to your jeans.....the first 2 pictures are the new 'raw' jeans....pictures 3/4 are of the jeans after about 6 months solid wear. notice how they fade beautifully to the shape of your body?

basically your jeans become a project. the longer you keep your jeans going, the better the fades.

good stuff.

here are jeans new pictures (1/2) and the same jeans at about 6 months wear pictures (3/4)

inst that just awesome?

Thats how my jeans get, when I have a hard skate sesh and my jeans are clean as soap, they get some fade on it.

That's so sick!

what is selvedge? When i search for selvedge jeans they are all 130 and up, and i dont have that kind of money for pants. It looks real cool though, if i can figure out how to do it cheaper i will probably do it

I really don't like denim personally, but its cool that there's legit faded/worn denim rather than preworn shit from shops.

selvage, (self edge) is denim made on old shuttle loom machines. its a long drawn out process and its all made in japan.

you dont have to have selvage jeans to get decent fades, but selvage will fade the best.

what you need are 'raw' or 'dry' jeans. basically no treatments..pre washes etc.

you have to work out what kind of fit you are going for, then take it from their.

the best selvage jeans for the price are 'unbranded brands'

if you decide to buy a pair discuss with me though as you will need sizing help as 32 'labeled' jeans dont necessarily mean they are 32 inch waist

urban outfitters (in the states) used to sell these really cheap in the sales. (like 20 bucks)...you could probably find a pair online in the states for under 50 bucks though



http://www.theunbrandedbrand.com/


heres some more worn for like a year+