selvage

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Think blazer coats with white overstitching and cut as if to reveal the selvage edge of the fabric.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022

Then, as you got older, you got those stiff, selvage jeans from A.P.C.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2021

You can also find Japanese selvage denim, Filson shirts and jackets, work boots that look like they’ll last a generation, safety glasses for hazardous manly activities, restored and hand-sharpened vintage axes and motorcycle helmets.

From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2019

That factory was a 112-year-old shrine to bluejeans and the last major manufacturer of selvage denim in the United States.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2017

I have dwelt so long on this theme that I have only left myself what Mary Anne calls the selvage of my paper, for anything else.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Lever, Charles James