We picked this as the representative Uniqlo jean. Their collection has other cuts and options in the same tier.
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About Uniqlo’s jeans: Mass-market basics with one surprise: a Kaihara Mills selvedge line that's roughly a quarter the price of comparable selvedge anywhere else.
Is the price honest?
The clearest value in the entire category. Reviewers routinely describe it as paying $60 for fabric that costs four times that elsewhere; the honest caveat is that you're paying for the cloth, not the finishing.
What reviewers say
This is the jean denim forums point newcomers to: real Japanese selvedge from Kaihara — the same mill that supplies several labels charging three to four times more — at a price that competes with mass-market stretch jeans. Because it's sanforized and sold pre-shrunk, owners get a wearable fit straight away without the soak-and-shrink ritual that scares people off raw denim. The trade-off reviewers flag is that the fades, while real, are tamer than fully raw selvedge, and the silhouette is deliberately conservative. Hardware is the weak point most often mentioned — the button and rivets feel lighter than the fabric deserves.
The details
- Material
- 13.5oz selvedge denim woven by Kaihara Mills, Japan. Sanforized (pre-shrunk).
- Fit
- Regular straight, mid-rise. True to size; sits between slim and relaxed. As rigid cotton it gives almost no stretch with wear, so buy the waist you actually want.
- Quality
- Honest where it counts and economical where it doesn't — flat-felled seams and solid stitching, but lighter-gauge hardware that some owners eventually replace.
- Best for
- Anyone curious about selvedge who doesn't want to spend $200 to find out whether it's for them.
- Care
- Wash inside-out cold and infrequently; hang dry. Wearers chasing sharper fades go months between washes.
Why this vs. competitors
Uniqlo's selvedge jean is the most-recommended 'first selvedge' pair in denim subreddits for a reason: Kaihara is the same Japanese mill that supplies several premium labels, and at $60 you're paying roughly a quarter of what those labels charge for similar fabric. What you give up compared to a $245 A.P.C. is the rawness (these are pre-washed and ready to wear, where A.P.C. wants you to break them in over months), the harder-to-replicate fades, and some of the hardware finish. What you gain is: ready-to-wear comfort, no soak ritual, and the freedom to find out whether the selvedge aesthetic actually matters to you before spending real money on it.
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