DrySelvage Regular for £50

[greentea_v2]

was in Topman, Oxford Circus. London. They have their own line - not bad if you ask me for £50. highly recommended. You can also check them out on their website: topman.co.uk

[Seething Tortoise]

Sounds like the British version of Old Navy's selvage. Is it Old Navy? I ain't a yank.

I think it's safe to assume that Selvage and raw denim will become slightly more mainstream in the UK.

Edited by Tabris on Apr 12, 2006 at 09:25 AM

[Thorns]

Um... old navy is like one step up from thrift store clothing. Like a low-end aeropostale or a Walmart brand jeans.

[cheapmuthafukr]

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Um... old navy is like one step up from thrift store clothing. Like a low-end aeropostale or a Walmart brand jeans.

--- Original message by Thorns on Apr 12, 2006 09:32 AM

bullshit. thrift store clothing is much better than old navy. ive found lots of great shit at thrift stores. some padmore and barnes made wallabees today. shit, ive found selvage at thrift stores. old navy is garbage. vintage levis are not. so... thrift stores>oldnavy

simplicity we use to survive, do what you doing properly, thats the way thru life

[Seething Tortoise]

Like I said, I'm no Yank, so pardom my ignorance on Old Navy.

But it sounds like a high street store similar to TopMan. It's only a tier or two above supermarket brand jeans, you get something reasonably decent for a cheap price.

Edited by Tabris on Apr 12, 2006 at 09:43 AM

[Thorns]

To appease: I take back my comment, one can occasionally find cool shit at thrift stores thus making it infinitely better than old navy where everything is junk.

Tabris: Maybe supermarkets are better in the UK, cause I think you're underestimating how crappy Old Navy stuff is. If I paid retail (like 20 bucks) I would feel ripped off by Old Navy.

Edited by Thorns on Apr 12, 2006 at 09:50 AM

[Paul T]

TopMan is way better than Old Navy. About a year ago on superfuture people were tlaking about where you could get the best M65 jacket. TopMan had maybe three or four different variants, all of them for a relative pittance...

[Seething Tortoise]

Quote:

To appease: I take back my comment, one can occasionally find cool shit at thrift stores thus making it infinitely better than old navy where everything is junk.

Tabris: Maybe supermarkets are better in the UK, cause I think you're underestimating how crappy Old Navy stuff is. If I paid retail (like 20 bucks) I would feel ripped off by Old Navy.

Edited by Thorns on Apr 12, 2006 at 09:50 AM

--- Original message by Thorns on Apr 12, 2006 09:48 AM

I am, like I said, I don't know what Old Navy is like. So I'll take your word for it.

[blindlemonjefferson]

Old Navy is more like Matalan or Primark. Their style (if you can call it that) is a bit like a mid-90s Gap.

[Seething Tortoise]

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Old Navy is more like Matalan or Primark. Their style (if you can call it that) is a bit like a mid-90s Gap.

--- Original message by blindlemonjefferson on Apr 12, 2006 10:10 AM

Aaaah right, okay.

[blindlemonjefferson]

Anyone got any more info on these? Initially repulsed by the fact that they are Top Shop, but they could be decent...

[mizanation]

some of their stuff looked pretty decent.

if their selvage denim is real selvage with a decent fit, i expect them to fly off the shelves like uniqlo selvage.

[Seething Tortoise]

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Anyone got any more info on these? Initially repulsed by the fact that they are Top Shop, but they could be decent...

--- Original message by blindlemonjefferson on Apr 12, 2006 10:57 AM

I'll check out my local TopMan tomorrow, if they have them in I'll tell you what they're like.

[JohnW]

I bought a pair of the 'slim' jeans for lounging around the house in - not bad quality, regular/straight cut, soft-ish, really comfortable. the Indigo bleeds all over the place.

Unfortunately there's a big dark blue coloured D on the right back pocket, which hardly shows up at the moment, but will get clearer with wear

sorry for the poor quality pics

http://img422.imageshack.us/my.php?image=topman10ek.jpg

http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=topman29is.jpg

I don't think topman is a really low supermarket brand - it's more disposable fashion, made to be in for 6 months and then never worn again when the next fad comes in. They do this really well.

I'll say one thing - I actually bought my normal trouser size, and they fit me in the waist perfectly. Which makes a nice change from going two sizes down on APC Nudies et al.

Edited by JohnW on Apr 12, 2006 at 04:04 PM

[sybaritical]

Are they better quality than the Uniqlo selvedge? Not that I'm in the market but just for the record, the revamped Richmond shop has stopped stocking it ...

[Seething Tortoise]

Oh God. Is that a selvage line across the top of the backpockets?