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  • Apparel companies such as Diesel and PRPS, known for selling jeans in the $150 to $200 price range, have introduced premium lines of hand-dyed "selvege" denim, made on looms that produce a tighter weave and heavier fabric.

    The World's Most Expensive Jeans 2006

  • I am bit blown away to be honest. for those who want to know I pieced all the selvege to a backing fabric , laying each selvedged edge over the previous raw edge Hope that makes sense The dress does have a lot of body but it is still pretty fluid.

    Utterly Great - A Dress A Day 2008

  • The California based brand presents a nice line-up of t-shirts, flannel shirts, selvege denim, jackets and fitted caps.

    Highsnobiety.com 2009

  • I laid the organza over the coat and cut along the lines marked in black, using the selvege edge on the side of the organza closest to the front.

    The Stitchery 2009

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