Denim Worth Breaking In

Denim is the one category where the expensive version is objectively better made and the cheap version is objectively good enough. Both statements are true at once, and which one matters depends entirely on whether you are going to wear the same pair three hundred times.

If you are, raw selvedge repays every dollar — the fabric moves to your body, the fades are yours, and a good pair outlives the decade. If you are not, buy the well-cut washed pair and put the difference into a coat.