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Massdrop x Naked & Famous Ichiban Selvage Denim
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Massdrop x Naked & Famous Ichiban Selvage Denim
JohnnyCredit
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Oct 5, 2017
I have to ask: Why do the purveyors and buyers of expensive jeans insist on calling a pair of jeans "a pair of denim"? Denim is a fabric; one can no more have a pair of denim than a pair of wool, a pair of cotton, a trio of gabardine, etc.
It just seems hilariously pretentious to me.
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BigUps
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Oct 5, 2017
JohnnyCreditNot too hard to understand really. This denim was created by hand on looms in japan. The fabric was hand died in actual indigo. There is value to that. The fabric is a huge reason as to why the jeans are desired. I think a 'pair of denim' makes it clear that they are special to the person talking. Its immediately recognizable what the person is talking about and easier than saying a pair of hand dyed in indigo, woven in japan by hand looms, and constructed in way that uses the whole width of the bolt of fabric. People that take pride in their clothing are not necessarily pretentious at all, I think for you to generalize people in that way is. Why come to this board to troll a community that obviously loves something and criticize the language they use. I get your point that language can be funny, but to insinuate that everyone that buys nice jeans are 'hilariously pretentious'-is ridiculous.
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JohnnyCredit
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Oct 5, 2017
BigUpsExpensive, handmade suits are called suits. Hand-built watches are still watches. Et cetera. Are you arguing that buyers of high-end jeans are not capable of deducing from the price, photos, brand name, or product details that it's not on par with a pair of Wranglers?
And again: You can't have a pair of a fabric. That's just bad English. At least "dungarees" would be grammatical (if only slightly less ridiculous).
But whatever. You guys enjoy your curated pantaloons. Try not to spill any beard oil or artisanally preserved cucumber liquid on them.
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BigUps
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Oct 6, 2017
JohnnyCreditayyy lmao
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Oct 12, 2017
JohnnyCreditSaying 'pair of denim' isn't correct, and it isn't the correct colloquialism you're referring to. What denim heads call it is just 'denim', no pair, and that's even a minority group within an already niche group. And more often then not people (that use it correctly, in the context you are talking about) won't use it, grammatically, in the same place you would say pair of jeans. Only a very small minority of people will actually say 'I'm gonna wear my exclusive Iron Heart denim out tonight'. that's tacky. But it's not uncommon for someone to say 'Hey, did you check out the new denim at Self Edge, they have the exclusive Iron Hearts'.
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