Edwin 503 "New Vintage" -- worth the price?

[dasai]

The ¥4000 jeans I bought at Uniqlo last year are wearing out. I thought I might take the opportunity to get myself a higher-quality pair that will last longer. I'm looking at these: http://edwin-ec.jp/disp/CSfGoodsPage...e=&rowPerPage= They're Edwin 503's, "New Vintage" series. Regular Straight fit, one wash. They appear to use selvage denim, but at only a little over ¥10000, I don't know whether to believe it. What does SF think?

 

[Islander]

Believe it (they are selvedge denim).

As for whether they are worth the price, the fact that they are selvedge says little about the actual quality of the denim.

 

[Pablo-T]

Edwin jeans tend to be excellent value, they were one of the first vintage-style denim manufacturers in Japan and they also make the excellent Lee and Wrangler repros. Personally I hate the coin pocket selvage, but the detailing and the denim look excellent for the money.