User Stories: Ben

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Front and back view of dark blue denim jeans with rolled cuffs and a black belt, displayed on a light gray background.

Ben started wearing his Grim Tim Dry Selvage the first day of his temporary position here at HQ. The intention was to go the full distance and wash them after 6 months, but landed a full time position so the jeans have yet to see the inside of the washer.

During 6 months, without washing, the answer has slowly but surely been developing in front of me.

User Stories: Ben

“During 6 months, without washing, the answer has slowly but surely been developing in front of me. We’ve not only managed to become a permanent part of the Nudie Jeans family, we have also explored the great archipelago of Northern Sweden, given Emmy-Lou Harris and Neil Rodgers a ride from the airport and moved in with my girlfriend.

I haven’t had the need to repair them yet, except for the inside of the left pocket. But with the coming of the Swedish summer, I started riding my bike to work and they’ll need some minor strengthening-work done in the crotch area soon.

So, what does a temp position at Nudie Jeans look like – in jeans? You judge for yourself, but I’m leaning towards something along the lines of: Pretty freaking spectacular.”

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Nudie Jeans Grim Tim Dry Japan Selvage, slim fit jeans shown in a flat shot with handwritten product notes.

Grim Tim Dry Japan Selvage

2 500 SEK

Grim Tim Dry Japan Selvage. Slim straight raw selvedge jeans in 13.5 oz organic cotton stretch denim. Redcast, orange seams, button fly.
Nudie Jeans Gritty Jackson Dry Ace Selvage, men's regular fit jeans in rigid selvedge denim, laid flat and folded.

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Gritty Jackson Dry Ace Selvage. Regular fit raw selvedge jeans in 14.2 oz Japanese redcast organic cotton denim. Zip fly, orange seams.
Nudie Jeans Rad Rufus Dry Selvage, men's regular straight fit jeans, back view showing dry selvage denim.

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Rad Rufus Dry Selvage. Regular straight raw jeans in 13.75 oz greencast Kaihara selvedge with button fly. Made from organic cotton.

Gritty Jackson Dry Selvage

2 500 SEK

Gritty Jackson Dry Selvage. Regular straight raw jeans in 13.75 oz Kaihara Dry Selvage denim, greencast hue. Made from organic cotton.

Loud Larry Dry Selvage

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Loud Larry Dry Selvage. Loose, high-waist wide-leg jeans in 13.75 oz raw Kaihara selvedge denim; button fly. Made from organic cotton.
Nudie Jeans Tuff Tony Dry Selvedge, men's loose fit jeans showing the back view with orange embroidery.

Tuff Tony Dry Selvage

2 500 SEK

Tuff Tony Dry Selvage. Loose high-waist wide-leg raw jeans in 13.75 oz organic rigid Kaihara selvedge denim. Greencast, button fly.
Steady Eddie II Dry Selvedge, regular tapered jeans in organic cotton rigid selvedge denim with button fly.

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2 500 SEK

Steady Eddie II Dry Selvage. Regular tapered raw selvedge jeans in 13.75 oz rigid Kaihara denim with greencast. Made from organic cotton.
Nudie Jeans Lean Dean Dry Japan Selvage, slim tapered men's jeans in dark Japanese selvedge denim, shown in a full flat shot.

Lean Dean Dry Japan Selvage

2 500 SEK

Lean Dean Dry Japan Selvage. Slim tapered raw selvedge jeans in 13 oz comfort stretch denim. Redcast tone. Made from organic cotton.

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