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CT-100x Classic Tapered (men's)
About 3sixteen’s jeans: American small-batch raw denim. CT-100x, SL-100x, ST-100x — heavier 14.5oz Kuroki Mills fabric with reinforced construction.
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The CT-100x is 3sixteen's flagship and the pick for people who want more denim than the typical $245 raw jean gives them — 14.5oz Kuroki Mills cloth, noticeably heavier and more textured than the 13.5oz that dominates the tier, with reinforced construction to match. Owners praise the shape through the seat versus competing tapered cuts. Because it's one-wash (very lightly pre-shrunk) rather than fully raw, the break-in is faster and the sizing more predictable than bone-raw alternatives — reviewers say it's true to size after the first wash. The fabric weight is the deliberate selling point and the reason some find it stiff early on.
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- Material
- 14.5oz indigo selvedge from Kuroki Mills, Japan; one-wash (lightly pre-shrunk), sanforized.
- Fit
- Tapered: regular through the seat, slim through the calf, narrowing at the ankle. True to size after the first wash thanks to the one-wash treatment.
- Quality
- Premium construction — reinforced stress points, sturdy hardware, heavy cloth that's a step up from peer brands at the price.
- Best for
- A tapered raw-denim silhouette with real structure, and anyone wanting heavier cloth than the standard 13.5oz raw.
- Care
- Cold wash inside-out and infrequently; air dry. The one-wash treatment means a faster, more forgiving break-in than fully raw denim.
How 3sixteen jeans hold up overall
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
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