The defining feature: straight dreads resembling natural hair dreads.
The dread structure can range from perfectly smooth and even to lightly textured with stray hairs. They can be dense or airy. All these parameters are determined by the maker.
A full set of 50 DE dreads, 50–70 cm long, weighs ~300-500gr (the final weight depends on length, quantity, material, and whether loose ends such as curls or thermal fiber are added)