Rope-dyed indigo coats the outside of a yarn and stops short of the center, which is why conventional denim fades toward white as the surface wears away. Pure Blue Japan starts this one somewhere else. The warp yarn is camel-colored before it ever reaches the indigo vat, so the dye wraps a warm core rather than a bare one, and the weft is beige instead of white. Everything hidden inside this fabric is already in the brown family. As the blue abrades off the high points, that camel center surfaces and the fades come through hazy and sepia-toned, much closer to the look of selvedge fabrics from decades past than to the hard blue-and-white contrast of a modern pair. The brand describes the eventual character as dusty, and that is about right: the fading reads like sun and earth rather than bleach. The cloth itself gives all of that something to work with. At 14oz it is densely textured, packed with the slub and nep that run through everything PBJ weaves, so the surface sits uneven from the start and the wear patterns follow those irregularities as they develop. The CCBE-003 puts the fabric on the Regular Straight, the house pattern the brand has built for years. Iron buttons, copper rivets, and a one wash finish from the factory. 14oz camel-core x indigo selvedge denim 100% cotton Camel-colored warp rope-dyed in indigo, beige weft Slub and nep texture Iron buttons Copper rivets One washed Made in Japan Size Waist Front Rise Back Rise Thigh Leg Opening Inseam 30 30.3" 10.8 15 10.2 7.7 34.3 31 31.1 11 15.2 10.4 7.9 34.3 32 31.9 11.2 15.4 10.6 8.1 34.3 33 32.7 11.4 15.6 10.8 8.3 34.3 34 33.9 11.6 15.7 11.2 8.5 34.3 36 36.2 11.8 16.1 11.6 8.9 34.3 38 38.2 12.2 16.5 12 9.1 34.3 40 40.2 12.6 16.9 12.4 9.3 34.3 42 42.1 13 17.3 12.8 9.4 34.3 A variance of +/-.5 is within tolerance.  Fit Notes: Shop owner Tommy is wearing a 34 in these. He snagged his normal size, forgetting that the 003 runs a little tight on him in that size. He would likely buy the size 35. We recommend sizing up once in these by nature, and going up once more if you're looking for a roomy leg fit. If you like the true straight leg fit, once should be enough. Tommy is 5'9,' 160lbs with a 33-34" waist.  *The regular straight from Pure Blue Japan sits at a medium-high rise with generous room through the top block and thigh and falls straight from knee to hem for a classic yet modern straight silhouette.* table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; } th, td { border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px; text-align: center; } th { background-color: #f2f2f2; }