Nudie
Slim Jim 31×32 whisker faded denim
Staple denim
Paid $48
Staple, not grail — but good raw/faded denim is a wardrobe's backbone. Honest placement: you wear this constantly.
The scene
Nudie — Swedish raw-denim evangelists from the mid-2000s denim-nerd boom (Superfuture forums, fade obsessives). The Slim Jim is their classic slim taper.
Construction
Slim Jim cut, whisker-faded indigo, the Nudie patch and selvedge details. The fades carry the wearer's story.
What collectors look for
Denim heads read the fades — whiskers, honeycombs, indigo loss. A good natural fade adds value; check crotch and hem for repairs.
Market
Common and cheap; value is in fit and fade, not rarity.
Where it sits in history
Full timeline →- 2001Nudie Jeans founded
Why it's in this wardrobe
Staple denim, honestly graded. You're already deep in jeans, so this fills less of a gap — but a good faded-indigo Slim Jim still earns rotation.
Denim is the quiet backbone — the thing you don't think about that makes everything else work. Faded indigo against black is the second color in the uniform.
What it pairs with
- ·black tanks
- ·the bear shirt
- ·the camel cardigan
Hunt next
- ·Rag & Bone slim
- ·J Brand indigo
- ·vintage selvedge
Collect stories, not stuff.