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My friend just said in conversation:
Vrai de vrai.
I suppose it boils down to saying "Comme c'est vrai !" or something, but how emphatic does "vrai de vrai" sound?
Incidentally, there is a French restaurant in Japan called "vrai de vrai". I wonder if in this case, "truly authentic" is its intended meaning?
Is it possible to use other adjectives than "vrai" and say "adjective + de + adjective"?
It means "really, I swear it's true !" It sounds both a bit childish and old-fashioned, but not that much.
For a restaurant it sounds a bit random but your interpretation can be correct. That's not the weirdest name for a restaurant in Japan I heard of.
For other adjectives you can't use the same form but it works if you add "chez":
Je suis crevé de chez crevé. -> I am very tired.
It looks less childish and old-fashioned but more familiar that "vrai de vrai".
It's a noun. "Un vrai de vrai" un vrai mec, un dur, un authentique, a machoman. I think it's Pègre slang, so it can sound a bit outdated.
