Belford Straight 17 Ounce Indigo Denim

The Belfords in 17oz indigo selvedge are the first pair of selvedge denim I have ever owned. They definitely have spurred on an addiction. The weight and feel and the quality of craftsmanship in these jeans is very obvious and not only converted to me real denim but to Freenote as a brand. I’m a fairly large guy and years of weight lifting and cycling have made it very hard for me to find good jeans that fit my quads and butt. These jeans weren’t really an exception, I ordered a 36 and 38 originally just to hedge my bets, The 36 looked better on me, but, they were just to tight to wear comfortably, so I sent them back and kept the 38’s. For what it is worth, that may have been a mistake, I had always heard that raw selvedge will stretch and give, but not to bet the family farm on it. After wearing these jeans a lot of the last couple months they have stretched out a lot more than I thought they would. In fact I may have been better off with the 36’s because the 38 waist on me is much too large, but I did what I had to for these bodacious thighs. I may even have the waist taken in a little. (I am 5’10, 225, athletic build, but also like beer. . .) These are also probably the highest rise jeans I have ever owned, that was a learning curve, but I have come to like it. Break-in was not as bad as I thought it would be. After a couple days of wear they really softened up nicely. All in all, I would buy again and recommend to anyone. Also, if you like this type of fit you would probably like the Portola a lot as well.

Love the heavy weight of the fabric, but even more impressed by the fit! The extra room in the legs are unique to this style and looks great on! I am constantly a 33 in Freenote jeans and these are no exception.