User Stories: Dan

Close-up of worn Nudie Jeans back pocket with frayed orange signature stitching on faded indigo denim.
Close-up of orange arcuate stitching on the back pocket of Dan's well-worn Nudie Jeans raw selvedge denim.

User Stories: Dan

The way you way you wear your jeans, what you do, becomes as unique as a fingerprint. It’s kinda crazy when you think about it.

– I’m not new to breaking in denim, but this was my first encounter with heavyweight selvage denim. I’ve worn my 18 oz. selvage Steady Eddies non stop since I first got them in November; working in my studio, power sliding on dance floors and out on different adventures with my buddies.

– I just soaked them for the first time and I recognized the fade patterns from previous broken in denim. The way you way you wear your jeans, what you do, becomes as unique as a fingerprint. It’s kinda crazy when you think about it.

I’ve worn my 18 oz. selvage Steady Eddies non stop since I first got them in November; working in my studio, power sliding on dance floors and out on different adventures with my buddies.

Front and back view of well-worn dark indigo Nudie Jeans raw selvedge denim with fades and rolled cuffs.

Steady Eddie Heavy Japan 18 oz.

Nudie Jeans raw selvedge denim soaking in soapy water for a first wash, label visible.
Black and white photo of Dan and staff giving thumbs up at a Nudie Jeans Repair Shop with sewing machines.

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Gritty Jackson Dry Selvage

250 EUR

Gritty Jackson Dry Selvage. Gerade Jeans in normaler Passform aus raw 13,75 oz Kaihara Dry Selvage Denim, Greencast, Bio-Baumwolle.
Nudie Jeans Wide Heidi Dry Selvage, Damenjeans mit lockerer Passform im flachen Frontalbild vor hellem Hintergrund.

Wide Heidi Dry Selvage

250 EUR

Wide Heidi Dry Selvage. Lockere Jeans, tiefer Bund, weites Bein aus raw 13,75 oz Kaihara Selvage Denim. Greencast, Bio-Baumwolle.
Nudie Jeans Tuff Tony Dry Selvedge, Herrenjeans mit lockerer Passform, Rückansicht mit oranger Stickerei.

Tuff Tony Dry Selvage

250 EUR

Tuff Tony Dry Selvage. Lockere High-Waist-Jeans, raw, aus 13,75 oz Rigid Kaihara Selvage Denim aus Bio-Baumwolle, Greencast, Button Fly.

Danny Ace Selvage Denim Jacket Dry Blue

400 EUR

Danny Ace Selvage Denim Jacket Dry Blue. Jeansjacke in normaler Passform, raw 14,2 oz japanischer Selvedge Denim aus Bio-Baumwolle. Redcast.
Nudie Jeans Tuff Tony in Dry Old, Herren-Jeans mit lockerer Passform, flach liegend.

Tuff Tony Dry Old

160 EUR

Tuff Tony Dry Old. Lockere raw Jeans aus 14,15 oz Rigid Redcast Denim, Bio-Baumwolle. Hoher Bund, weites Bein, Kupferdetails, Button Fly.

Loud Larry Dry Selvage

250 EUR

Loud Larry Dry Selvage. Lockere Jeans mit hohem Bund und weitem Bein aus raw 13,75 oz Kaihara selvedge Denim; Button Fly. Aus Bio-Baumwolle.

Rad Rufus Dry Heavy

160 EUR

Rad Rufus Dry Heavy. Gerade raw Jeans, normale Passform, 14,9 oz Rigid Redcast Denim. Hoher Bund, Knopfleiste, Kupferdetails, orange Nähte.
Nudie Jeans Rad Rufus Dry Selvage, Herrenjeans mit gerader Passform, Rückansicht zeigt Dry Selvedge Denim.

Rad Rufus Dry Selvage

250 EUR

Rad Rufus Dry Selvage. Gerade raw Jeans in normaler Passform aus 13,75 oz Greencast Kaihara Selvage mit Knopfleiste. Aus Bio-Baumwolle.
Nudie Jeans Gritty Jackson Dry Ace Selvage, Herrenjeans mit normaler Passform aus Rigid Selvage Denim, flach und gefaltet.

Gritty Jackson Dry Ace Selvage

350 EUR

Gritty Jackson Dry Ace Selvage. Normale raw Selvedge-Jeans aus 14,2 oz japanischem Redcast Denim aus Bio-Baumwolle. Zip Fly, orange Nähte.

Rad Rufus Dry Ace Selvage

350 EUR

Rad Rufus Dry Ace Selvage. Jeans in normaler Passform mit hohem Bund aus raw 14,2 oz japanischem Selvedge Denim. Redcast, Bio-Baumwolle.

Steady Eddie II Dry Ace Selvage

350 EUR

Steady Eddie II Dry Ace Selvage. Regulär zulaufende raw Selvedge-Jeans aus 14,2 oz japanischem Redcast Denim, Bio-Baumwolle.

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