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The Raw Denim Jeans Worth Knowing About

Most jeans are finished before you buy them. The fade is already there, printed in or washed out, the same on every pair. Raw denim works the opposite way. You start with something stiff and dark and slightly unyielding, and over months of wear it shapes itself around your body, fading exactly where your life demands it. The result is a pair of jeans that looks like yours and nobody else's. The problem is that raw denim has collected a lot of mythology around it that puts people off. Rules about never washing. Forums arguing about selvedge width. It can feel like a hobby rather than a wardrobe choice. We've cut through all of that and focused on the pairs that reward the wearer without requiring a devotion most men simply do not have time for. Good weight, considered construction, cuts that actually work in the real world. These are the ones worth starting with.