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Let's all wear selvedge denim [clothes]
Harrier
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We shall have no more of shoddy jeans from Wal-Mart.
This shit is quality. It looks good and it lasts.
It's more expensive than your typical pair of jeans, but for the right reasons: it takes extra time and extra effort to make it in the right way. And because it's a tighter weave that doesn't need stitching, it can last much longer.
So you might not have a closet of the stuff. But you could have one pair. One special pair.
wikipedia wrote:Selvage denim (also called selvedge denim) is a type of denim which forms a clean natural edge that does not unravel. It is commonly presented in the unwashed or raw 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. As applied to denim, it means that which is 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). 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.
This shit is quality. It looks good and it lasts.
It's more expensive than your typical pair of jeans, but for the right reasons: it takes extra time and extra effort to make it in the right way. And because it's a tighter weave that doesn't need stitching, it can last much longer.
So you might not have a closet of the stuff. But you could have one pair. One special pair.
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anybody know how much it would cost to get a pair of jeans hemmed, on average?
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Except I think the pattern on that first suit picture is sort of terrible. Unless your goal is to look like Gene Kelly from the beginning of 'Broadway Melody' or Professor Harold Hill, in which case, by all means.
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They're awful.
I had a pair of slacks hemmed, and I forget how much it was, but I think it was like $4-8 or so. Definitely worth it.
depending on how it's made it might not be able to be altered directly. But they can usually at least put "darts" where they pin some material to the back seams so it pulls the material in for a tailored look.
I have the a suit I'd like to have the lining replaced in
is this possible/not ridiculously expensive
If I'm wearing a dress shirt with button down collar casually, and have the top button of the shirt unbuttoned, does it look better to have the collar buttoned or unbuttoned?
I've typically gone for unbuttoned in the past, but I'm really not sure
In the meantime, you look like a kid who found his dad's dress shirts and decided to dress like a growned-up
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I have a sweet 3 piece suit that's about two sizes two big. I'm not sure how much it'll be to get it altered but damn I want to.
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If you're not Italian or of any similarity to Italians in appearance and overall style, it's probably best to leave the collar buttoned down
I would like to get a nice suit some time and have it tailored, but that is a ways off. I guess every man is supposed to own a couple of suits, right? I own two, they are second hand from the closeted gay son of my parents' friend and seem to fit pretty well. They have pretty thin lapels, not sure if I like that or not.