I love your videos, I’ve been getting more and more interested in selvedge denim and the process of fades through time. Keep up the great videos, I’ve been binge watching the past 2 weeks

Great video! Can you make a follow up to this video with maybe a $150-200 price range now that clothing prices have went up these last couple years?

I have a half dozen or so different jeans from Gustin in my closet and I really like them overall. You get a really great selection of materials for a decent price, and if you sign up for the newsletter you won't miss out on the constantly rotating stock. I do wish they offered more fits though, because even the straight fit doesn't offer a ton of room in the seat or thigh if you're a bigger person. They say to size up one size from your typical "vanity sizing" but I found you might actually want to go two or three sizes up, especially for heavier denims.

Just when I thought I had too many vices. …. Thanks to you. I have a new one. Just received my first pair of unbranded Loving them so far. And I have a pair of brave star on order. 😊

Unbrandeds makes my favorite selvedge denim. I've showcased a few pairs on my channel. I've had the 14oz, 21oz and chinos, skinnys, straights. They're all great!

Just ordered some tellason stock on Amazon the other day can't wait! And some nf denim goes under 100 depending on size and style I got my super guys in today and paid 110 with taxes on Amazon for left hand twill

I have both, Brave Star and Gustin. Both brands are high quality and have cone mills (still, although the plant closed a few years ago) and Japanese denim. Gustin usually takes a few months before you get your garment. I never had problems returning items there, but you have to pay for the return shipping, unless it was their fault (which has happened to me). They exchange if they have another item in stock, otherwise they give you store credit.

I own two pairs of the gab Selvedge jeans and both are cone mills white oak denim. The first pair I bought, I got for $40 something. The other pair I got for around $25.00 and both had free shipping. I wear them to work in the oilfield and the held up (I’m really hard on my work clothes) surprisingly well.

Don't know if you'll see this as the vid is 2 years old, but thanks for introducing raw jeans at a reasonable price. Raw denim jeans are something I wanted to get into for a while but the price point was too unreasonable for my budget. Thanks for turning me on to Gustin, I just ordered a pair and can't wait for them to show up

I saw a great video after quite some time.Grest in a sense apart from being informative it gives hope to an old man of 74 that all is not lost.I have never worn a selvedge jeans in my life.Your video has shown good pairs under hundred bucks.Slwaud knee of Uniglow but not thevothers mentioned.Shallnplan to acquire one soon.Thankbyou son. 👍

Ordered some unbranded 14.5 oz yesterday. Excited to check those out.

Bought Brave Star’s 25oz Sumo! Can’t wait to try on. Damn quarantine, I gotta lose some weight lol

Great video, with some great information.

All of my selvedge jeans were found on some ridiculous sale. I found a pair of black LEE selvedge jeans for $13 at a shop in LA. They fit so well, maybe my favorite pair. I’m assuming they were some kind of 101 but I wish I had made some kind of note. I’m on the hunt for new jeans now and have no idea where to look for sales anymore so I’ll have to drop some good money and hope the fit is ok. Thanks for the direction.

Btw the 1968 jeans were the first pair I got from Gustin, and they're great. Really classic looking blue jeans. I have the #172 denim, not the #68 denim though. The only difference as far as I can tell is it's 13.5 oz denim vs 13.75 oz.

I have 2 pairs of brave star cone mills jeans and they are great. I also have 3 pairs of Gustin jeans, 2 cone mills and 1 pair with Japanese selvage denim, they are great also

Hi Matt, I'm a new subscriber. Thanks for your analysis & informed opinion regarding selvedge jeans & raw denim. In several of you videos you're wearing the same hat as you're sporting in this video. What is the style and brand of this hat? Much appreciated.

Thankfully I can tailor whatever clothes I want.. Some skills are great to have.

Great video as always. The one obvious one that you missed and you should investigate is mass drop. I have one of there offering they are fantastic. Less then my Gustins Similar quality of construction better material. Yes better material.

I tried to order from Gustin once and after months of waiting (plus delays) they finally told me that my order was one of the defective pairs and I wouldn't receive a replacement. Got a refund but after that I just can't go back to the brand, no matter how highly recommended they are.

I believe there able to keep the brave star price so ridiculously low because of the size of the whole operation they got. I live only thirty minutes away so I can drive over the the store the got set up in El Segundo, only four minutes away from lax Airport. There staff, I noticed the few times I was there, not including the owner might have been 6 or so people. The "storefront" I'd say is not much bigger than you're flat. I also believe where they cut, assemble, and ship the clothes off the side of the storefront is as big or equivalent to it in size. So they more than likely don't have to pay middle man for assembly or shipping as well as paying only a small staff. Plus they can show you all the cone denim they got that they will use in the production of the jeans which I thought was really neat.

Hey dude! I'm looking for stretch selvedge(need them for work) looking to stay around the hundo mark and have them be a straighter fit with decent sized rear pockets. Any help??? Great vids dude!

I'm a recent subscriber to your channel, and I really appreciate your content. I've been researching the Selvedge inventory out there, and was wondering what your impression is of The Red Tornado line of Chinese Selvedge? I haven't found a video you've put out on them, have I missed it? Thanks for the great work.

I was able to get my NF Cerulean Kasuri Jeans on sale for under $100. I didn't know Unbranded was a sub-brand of NF either, that makes me feel better about buying from them. I wanted to buy their chinos.

Newbie questions here: Selvedge doesn't mean raw, right? The nice fading comes from raw denim wether they are selvedge or not? Does the jeans needs to be thick to fade nicely or is raw "enough"?

What do you think about Tod Snyder selvedge jeans?? Could you do a review on those?

Was it me or did all those fits for the first brand look like the same fit? Lol anyways great video

Check Sage Denim. They have multiple models at 100 or less. Great choice of fabrics.

Finally something the average Joe can actually afford. Thanks. Im currently working on a pair of 21.5oz brave star jeans. Love them

If you want to know more about Gustin you can speak with the kavalier (that's his name on KZfaq) or watch his video review on gusting, he has quite a good amount of information

i have to say, i got a pair of the uniqlo and the gap selvedge jeans from the thrift store and they are awesome. they are a lighter stretch denim but they work great in the summer and i love the fit on both of mine. also i think the little bit of stretch keeps them from fraying as easily, but that's just a theory i have. was really impressed and didn't have high expectations. gap also has 100% cotton selvdege which i also found second hand and they feel pretty tough

We all love Japanese denim. No doubt. Any clues about the Indonesian raw denim. Sage, oldblue, carnivore ? What are your thoughts on that ?

What do you think about Uniqlo selvedge jeans?

Well done for non selvedge cone mills denim. I had some old tough wrangler bluebells from the 1970s flares that were far harder wearing than any other jeans I've ever had. If it's made with non selvedge denim of that quality, it's a no brainer for me buying good value quality jeans. Selvedge denim in my opinion is way overpriced and a rip off. Give me well cut and well made jeans like Lois jeans or some wrangler cuts any day. I've even had some George ones from Asda supermarket £10 in the sales that were so tough I used them in a metalwork factory. That's hard on jeans.

So, you've been a bad influence on me, and I bought a pair of Gustin jeans. I absolutely LOVE THEM but, they fit like an absolute glove....100% perfection..when I wash them are they gonna shrink and not fit me? 😪😪😪 I couldn't resist bc they were $58 and they're amazeballs!

sometimes h&m has selvedge denim jeans fpr under 55€

It's cool if they're not technically Raw nice ! do you have any suggestions for women's cuts? Or know a site/channel for women's ? My girlfriend is fairly tall but men's cuts are hard to wear on her hips

My problem with a lot of raw denim brands is that being a fat guy it's hard to find any in my size outside of naked and famous and unbranded. (There is williamsburg garment company, but in my size it would be a made to order and i'd be looking at $500 a pair or so) Most brands stop at a 40" waist, and i'm a 44" waist. Obviously the companies are not the problem, my weight is the problem, and I'm working on it. But all that is to say I don't necessarily care whether jeans are selvedge or not, but I definitely do prefer raw denim, so once I drop some of this weight I might have to look into the Tellason jeans.

Bravestar slim straight fit is where it's at for me.

Do you style these just like any Jean? Getting a pair of relaxed from h&m for everyday wear.

Got a few pairs of Gustins and I'm pretty sure that if the campaign isn't funded by the time it "expires" they just keep extending it. They did that with my 1968's. I was worried that it wasn't going to get fully backed and they did just push it back until it was 100% funded. Currently waiting for my heavy 21oz Gustins that I ordered in November I believe. Covid-19 has understandably delayed their production unfortunately. I do like Gustins business model and I don't mind waiting to receive my pants, it gives me time to get more wear in on my current pairs.

I wont be able to wait for GUSTIN ones as advised by you

What’s your take on the Uniqlo Selvedge Regular fit? It’s 14oz, 100% cotton, and £34.90

What do you think of Uniqlo’s selvedge? Left hand twill and often on sale for less than $50.

Unbranded brand jeans are very good (although I purchased 21oz which are just outside the price envelope for this video).

If I have dark denim jeans should I wash it if I’m not a fan of fading, I really want to keep the darkness of my jeans

Found bravestar 2 years ago... Now have 15 19 and 25 oz 's in my care.... They find cool denim materials with character.. The price is right...

get yourself a selvedge jeans from an indonesian denim brand, mostly under 100$ and got very good fade potential👌

Good vid but would have been better if you’d managed to get the answers to the Crowdfunding queries you had.

What are your thoughts on Bobson jeans?

How are companies still getting cone denim if the mill closed in U.S.? I also wonder how tellason still offer product made with cone denim.

Are all brave stars including the 21oz. Sanforized??? Can sum1 help a brotha out!

New to raw denim (about a year or two): brave star and Gustin are great. BUT! If you're a big legged, big assed fellow like me, neither of these will fit great. The Brave Stars (even in "true straight") are clearly meant for the skinny LA boys. The denim is great but they're so damn tight. For big legs, the Left Field folks are great. Their greaser and atlas cuts!!!

what's a good denim weight? something thicker than regular non-selvedge mall jeans, but not as thick as 21 oz.

I own the Gustin 1968 jeans. Cost me $84 after shipping and taxes

Lots of indonesian brands are under or right around $100. Sage, Warpweft, wingman, and NBDN are one of those

Where did you get your ring?

I own a pair of UB201s, and just got a pair of the regular taper 15oz Bravestars. My preference is definitely the Bravestars because of the patch and the details; but the Unbranded jeans are easier to find in your size, and have worn incredibly well. What's the next step up from jeans like these? I'm not at the point where I want to spend $300 on a pair of pants, but I'm interested to hear your opinion on what the next step is.

Unbranded is not worth it after you factor in the additional $10 shipping, and in case the pair does not fit, ship it back for another $15, oh and they don’t do refunds, only store credits, so pay another $10 for shipping...$88 now is $123. Not worth the hassle, was lucky to pick up a pair from Duluth Trading on sale for $119

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Yeh, I found Bravestar and have two pairs of jeans at 12.5oz black and their 18oz Slubverter, and their awesome Ironside 15oz denim jacket which is just the tits.

My problem is I’ve been trying to buy my first pair and seems like everyone is all out of stock

Timestamps = good

Carnivore soul is amazing and cheap out of Indonesia.

Just purchased a pair of Bravestar 15oz cone denim the other day. I took a chance, as I was not filled with huge confidence after reading the info on their website with regard to international shipping ( to EU...Ireland.). They appear to have adopted a stance of.... if they get lost in the post it’s nothing to do with us, so tuff luck! Anyway, I’m taking my chances. It was the amazing price and the chance to get some White Oak denim that made me go for it.

You don’t happen to have any knowledge when it comes to women’s jeans, do you? I purchased the APC Indigo New Standards and they are tight in the waist. My experience has always been the waist doesn’t stretch very much - nothing worse than a muffin top! But I have no experience with raw denim.

For a guy living in Berlin you don't offer much alternatives for european customers.

Why not just buy a pair of Wranglers for like $25 (+/-) they last a long time, and are a damned good pair of work jeans.

Just need to say. That intro is fire.

I'm wearing brave star right now...

BRAVESTAR SELVEDGE. They dont make the best jeans ever but its still American made raw selvedge denim at a steal of a price. I wont buy anything else. Maybe Gustin but I like Bravestar’s little details.

Damn i love raw denim but i am never sure which size to choose as a woman :/ i think the quality of men jeans is waaay better

..."Made in China - doesn't mean bad quality"... This list should contain Sauce Zhan and Red Tornado.

I thought Unbranded Jeans were made in Japan.

i have always been a nudie person... got 6 pairs... tried the apc petit standard, 2 different sizes, but they both shrink. just bought rag and bone fit 4 raw, and i am in love... best pair of jeans ever

I just bought a pair of super guy’s for 22bucks

Are you german?

It's weird to hear the Karate Nerd music as the intro.

Buying all my selvedge jeans in thriftstore DENIME for 5$ EVISU 6$ other selvedge brand 3$ 🙂 anyway thanks for the video HUNTING TIME 🙂

ConeMills has closed, I think.

I hate that my favorite brand Nudie Jeans have stop using leather patches.

Way too long of a intro and you like the sound of your own voice too much

The problem with Unbranded is that they only come in 32 inseam. POOP!!!