Dickies California Selvedge

Regardless of fashion, the California Selvedge Jean is designed to be worn and no detail has been overlooked in the delivery of this product to the most discerning denim enthusiast. To make this Jean we use fine African cotton and expert Japanese construction to develop what we believe to be not only the most authentic denim product currently available but also the most reasonably priced.

Here is the process by which we create the California Selvedge Jean:

Zimbabwean Cotton

The quality of the cotton used to make the California Selvedge Jean is an extremely important factor in creating the best denim and also determine the value of our Jean. With this in mind, we searched the world trying to source the finest organic cotton.Zimbabwe is renowned globally amongst denim aficionados' as the prime source of organic cotton. Zimbabwe has the ideal climate for growing strong, pure cotton and it is no coincidence we chose to use it for the production of the California Selvedge Jean.

The Selvedge Denim

After our cotton is harvested in Africa, it is shipped to Japan and woven into denim cloth. Our Selvedge denim is woven on vintage shuttle looms that are unlike the mass projectile looms commonly used around the world today. Our denim is woven in small batches with a red selvedge – the clean, bound red edge on the fabric. This process is much slower and deliberate, produces less material and more waste but the end result is that the denim is far superior in durability, texture and touch.

Made in Japan

Once our denim is in place, we work with the worlds finest architects of denim. Throughout Japan, there are still a few select, small town family-run denim manufacturers, who posses a deep understanding of craft and expertise to perhaps even rival the tailors of Saville Row. We then carefully selected the best craftsmen to realize our California Jean. These artisans lend their expertise to the creation of our Jean, producing one-of-a-kind masterpieces. Dickies is the only American workwear brand for whom they manufacture, which makes our offering entirely unique.

The Philosophy

The California Selvedge Jean references a wealth of detail from the world of authentic American workwear. From taking note of classic cuts to the reproduction of original Dickies labels. The conceptualization and outcome of the California Selvedge encompasses the blueprint of what Dickies is, where Dickies came from and where Dickies have been: Quality American workwear!