15 Pairs of Selvedge Jeans for Denimheads (and Newbies, Too)

Do you like jeans or love them? Like, do you close your eyes and dream of denim while lying on your indigo-stained sheets, or are you more of a chinos kinda guy? Either is fine, but if you fall into the former camp, you already know the truth: A good pair of selvedge jeans is hard to beat.

Not all that long ago, selvedge—a.k.a. that little line of finished fabric when you turn up the cuff, from the term "self edge"—was a pretty sure marker of higher-end denim made with care by jeans-obsessed artisan types. It's the less-efficient, old-school way of making denim, after all. But as selvedge became popular, that distinction got a little muddy. Now, you can buy selvedge jeans for 50 bucks, which is great, but also a sign that you're not getting the same caliber of denim you might find in the $200-300 range. What selvedge does mean, in this day and age, is that you're very likely getting better denim than the other stuff in the brand's lineup, whatever the price range.

Now, with that little bit of history and explanation out of the way, let's get to the denim itself. Here are 15 pairs of selvedge jeans for everyone from the hardcore denimhead to the guy just dipping his toe into the inky waters.