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^ "raw" denim, or selvage denim is just the way the denim is made. basically it weaves fabric through a single weft instead of through multiple wefts
to answer your question though, the organic cotton is not raw. you'll be able to tell when denim is raw right off the bat, usually by it's stiffness and the colour of the thread on the selfedge being red.
i have a pair of organic cotton slim jims, and they'll fade exactly the same as any other pair of nudies. the only difference is that they're made with organic materials
incase you're curious, not washing them until after 6-12 months of wear is so that the "wrinkles" that form start to fade and lose colour, creating "honeycombs". if you wash the denim too early into the wearing process, the indigo will just bleed to cover the fades and you won't get anything. this only works if your denim is dry indigo coloured denim, won't work on black denim or prewashed denim (obviously)
also - you should've gotten a little booklet with your nudies, it should've been inside one of the back pockets. a lot of the info i just wrote above is included in the booklet. if you didn't get one with your pair though, you're out of luck
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