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Browse all 3sixteen jeans →RS-100x ~ Relaxed Straight - Indigo Selvedge
The verdict
Fit
The RS is the brand's widest cut, with a higher rise, more thigh room, and a wider leg opening; one long-term wearer sized up to allow for shrinkage and noted the fit softened and settled with wear rather than turning slimmer.
Quality
The custom 100x raw denim starts sanforized and comparatively soft, then develops vivid, uneven indigo loss after the first machine wash, with honeycombs described as harder to earn in this looser cut.
Is the price fair?
At USD 270 this sits at the premium end of the jeans category, and the price reads as justified for raw Japanese selvedge that owners document fading and holding up over months of wear.
Best for
Someone who wants a roomier raw-denim project pair and is willing to wear them in over months to earn the fades.
Care
Wear raw as long as tolerable before the first machine wash, since that initial wash is what breaks the dark indigo and starts the contrast fading.
Grounded in reviewer & owner reports: 3sixteen RS-100x Jeans: 55-Days Progress - Vacations On · 3sixteen - Fades - Heddels
What owners report about 3sixteen jeans
Reviewers consistently point to the fabric as the reason to buy: the mainline jeans use a 14.5 oz Japanese selvedge denim, sewn in the USA, that reviewers describe as having heft while staying soft on the inside because of its open-end weft yarns, with a 12 oz multi-season denim offered on some cuts. Owners who wear pairs hard report fast, high-contrast fading. The trade-off is wear rate: one owner's pair worn daily for 26 months without washing developed large blowouts, with the writer noting the denim wears down as quickly as it fades.
- Strengths
- The denim itself — heavy, soft-backed Japanese selvedge that fades fast with strong contrast — draws the most consistent praise.
- Watch out for
- The same fast-fading cloth wears through fast under hard use; long stretches without washing accelerated the damage, and one long-term wearer reported large blowouts.
- Sizing
- Reviewers describe the cuts as slim-but-not-skinny with a respectable rise; the straight-leg cut suits those who find a slim-tapered leg too narrow.
About 3sixteen's jeans line as a whole. Sources: My Recommendation for Jeans: 3sixteens – Put This On · The Friday Find: 3sixteen's Classic Straight Selvedge Jeans | The Style Guide · Fade Friday - 3sixteen ST-120x (26 months, 0 washes, 0 soaks) - Heddels
