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Colored Selvedge Lines?

post #1 of 12
11/30/11 at 4:58pm
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I like to think I know a lot about raw denim and selvedge but I know in reality I do not... I was wondering if anyone out there has or has seen a catalog of who manufactures selvedge jeans that are not red lined? Most of my jeans are red line selvedge and I'd really like to see what else is out there. I know I've seen pink (I think), yellow (i think), blue (RRL) but I can't remember where and who made them, except for the blue line. I'd love to know exactly who makes selvedge jeans that are not red-line?

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post #2 of 12
11/30/11 at 5:53pm
Edwin

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post #3 of 12
11/30/11 at 8:31pm
Jean Shop = orange
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post #4 of 12
11/30/11 at 8:35pm
Dude, WTF!?! The cimosa can be any color you want.
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post #5 of 12
11/30/11 at 10:13pm
Denim mills can make it whatever colour or pattern they want...there really isn't much point in documenting it.
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post #6 of 12
11/30/11 at 10:27pm
It's just an ID, it's a way for the mill or the cut/sew factory to identify the fabric without having to tag it.
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post #7 of 12
12/1/11 at 11:15am
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Interesting, I never knew that it had no significance. Thanks for the responses.

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post #8 of 12
12/1/11 at 2:13pm

I was wondering about this, too.

In some jeans descriptions one can read as one of the special points something like "green selvage". I think I even read "wonderful green selvage". I wondered what's the deal.

Isn't the main point that the denim is woven on an old mill and thus has a more irregular texture? What color the piece of clothes on the outside of the denim cloth is doesn't really make a difference to me.

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post #9 of 12
12/1/11 at 4:01pm
Some guys who are about to launch a denim company showed me a special rainbow selvedge that a mill had made up for themselves. They were given a small piece. It was a fun accent and an interesting way to differentiate from other denim. It didn't have a workwear look, but it did look nice. I could see denim junkies needing one for their collection.
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post #10 of 12
12/1/11 at 4:47pm

Samurai has used gold/silver, Paul Smith uses rainbow-y multi-colored selvedge, SDA uses Bleu-Blanc-Rouge

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post #11 of 12
12/1/11 at 6:44pm
The pair I'm wearing now has plain selvedge :P
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To me the important thing is the cotton and how the fabric was woven - the selvedge colour is but a minute consideration if the rest of the denim is up to scratch. Otherwise, IMO, it's all flash and no substance.
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post #12 of 12
12/1/11 at 9:23pm
For what it's worth (not a lot) Creep use white selvage with a rainbow thread running up it.
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