Tapered Jeans
A specific model that is figure hugging and gets narrower, skinnier, towards the ankles. Source: Nouvelle de Nîmes Nº 5: The Denim Dictionary...
Author : Editorial | Marc
Synthetic Indigo
See ‘Indigo’....
Stretch Denim
This refers to a denim hybrid. It is denim fabric made with a percentage of elastane fibre in the weft, which makes the model cling...
Straight Leg
The term indicating a consistent leg-width from the waist down to the leg opening....
Stonewashing
When the denim is washed, pumice stones are added to the wash cycle process to fade the color of the denim and roughen it up...
Snow-Wash Denim
A synonym for acid-wash denim, but specifically this is a more extreme variety, in that snow-washed denim has been acid-washed until the denim has bright...
Slasher Dyeing
In the slasher dyeing method, denim yarns in the form of a warpsheet are pre-treated with chemicals and followed by (multiple) dip dyeing in indigo....
Skinny Jeans
Refers to skin-tight jeans that follow the shape of the legs and are thus tapered towards the ankles. Skinny jeans were introduced by Raf Simons,...