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Recent Examples of selvage
When looking for a reliable pair of jeans, American-made brings you options from small-batch selvage (aka, woven the old-school way) to everyday classics.
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
From vintage selvage to high-tech stretch, from renewable energy to digital transparency, Advance Sico Vietnam is more than a supplier.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 23 July 2025
Her name also appears centered atop the white selvage, also in violet.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Staple fabrics such as selvage denim and cottons are par for the course but there’s also more unusual choices, like a beautiful linen fabric made in the Osaka area in the 17th or 18th century that Yagi found in an antique shop in Kyoto.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
Per the name, the style is pulled from the 1950s and recreated in Japan from premium selvage denim.
—Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
Slim selvage jeans are made with the utmost care.
—Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2022
Blue floral wallpaper from Sandberg immerses visitors in saturated color, along with a graphic checkerboard lambswool throw from Wallace Sewell and a custom selvage Japanese denim bedspread designed by Katch Interiors.
—Laura Raskin, ELLE Decor, 10 Aug. 2022
Featuring nods to some of the fashion brand’s distinctive elements such as the tailoring selvage, echoed in the trim running along the boat’s tubular frame, and the Red Dot motif, the boat is decked in discreet tones of sandy beige and white.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
From vintage selvage to high-tech stretch, from renewable energy to digital transparency, Advance Sico Vietnam is more than a supplier.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 23 July 2025
Her name also appears centered atop the white selvage, also in violet.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Staple fabrics such as selvage denim and cottons are par for the course but there’s also more unusual choices, like a beautiful linen fabric made in the Osaka area in the 17th or 18th century that Yagi found in an antique shop in Kyoto.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
Per the name, the style is pulled from the 1950s and recreated in Japan from premium selvage denim.
—Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
Slim selvage jeans are made with the utmost care.
—Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2022
Blue floral wallpaper from Sandberg immerses visitors in saturated color, along with a graphic checkerboard lambswool throw from Wallace Sewell and a custom selvage Japanese denim bedspread designed by Katch Interiors.
—Laura Raskin, ELLE Decor, 10 Aug. 2022
Featuring nods to some of the fashion brand’s distinctive elements such as the tailoring selvage, echoed in the trim running along the boat’s tubular frame, and the Red Dot motif, the boat is decked in discreet tones of sandy beige and white.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selvage
Noun
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Meanwhile, an emerging geographic frontier for beauty in 2026 is India.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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This is the real end of the frontier.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For Palestinians living near Israel’s demarcation line in Gaza, the war never stopped.—
Lior Soroka,
Washington Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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Instead, 2026 is all about soft, lived-in shades of blonde, without a clear line of demarcation at the root.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The federal government has acknowledged these limitations.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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By turning a mechanical limitation into an advantage, the team has opened a new direction for soft robotics research.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The extent of the injuries has not been released.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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This is to some extent a consequence of how quickly the government had to act in the face of that emergency, a catch-22 between ensuring that the money would be going to actually help people who needed it and having to get billions out the door at lightning-speed.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Later that month, a judge lifted the restriction and ordered that Hildebrandt must put $100,000 from the potential sale in a bank account for the children, according to ABC7.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Local blackout restrictions for Marlins would be eliminated in that scenario.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Miami Hurricanes are at home, while the entire state of Indiana – save for some in West Lafayette – is content to abandon their homes to enjoy this unexpectedly stupefying playoff march.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Sacramento police diverted traffic from N Street between Fifth and Sixth streets downtown as the march proceeded, Gamble said.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Chase Infiniti stepped out in a satin pale pink gown with a cowl neckline.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Avoid drier, starchier varieties like pale-fleshed or purple sweet potatoes.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The measure will later go to the council for full approval.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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The measures, which had been agreed to in writing in mid-November 2023, were intended to address Lively’s concerns about on-set conduct and safety.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Selvage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selvage. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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