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    KOB DENIM - Kind of Blue

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    • B
      beautiful_FrEaK
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      Now I looked a bit more at the pictures. Stitching on the back seam between the back pockets looks a bit strange. But that doesn't matter.
      So when I saw the leather patch again and I read "Artist Denim" I already thought…mhh...they might be made by Gun (the guy from Artist Denim. Made in Thailand not Japan).

      Then I googled a bit around and well, what I discovered:

      • as we all know, Gun used 21oz sanforized IH denim (yeah that rank C stuff). This might be again the case

      • Gun has a shell stitching machine, proof

      • The coin pocket looks identical

      • The fomnt on the tab looks similar

      • he also offers 16oz and 18oz denim (14oz most likely too)

      So…if Gun hasn't moved to Okayama recently, I guess these are still made in Thailand. But Gun has proven that he can produce nice jeans.

      Sherlock out 😉

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        beautiful_FrEaK
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        and also the same buttons

        too much similarities to be not from the same guys…

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        • GilesG
          Giles
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          I have just dissected my Artist Denim jeans, I do not disagree…..

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            Snowy
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            Well this took an interesting turn, great sleuthing!

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              MikeC
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              @gcbrown3:

              Did you notice Banksy's balloon girl on the patch?

              "What is the central theme to this everlasting spoof?"

              Do you like Phish?

              Also, I agree with Sean and b_f, visible selvage on the coin pocket is ultra tacky.  As for back pockets, if you can't think of a good arc design, then go with a straight line and half line the rear pockets. Classy and functional, ala, the TWHR01…..

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                dawei94
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                While those other things are features on Gun's jeans, I don't think any are exclusive to him. Roy has the shell machine too. is buttons come from ykk and presumably anyone can buy them. I think the thing that confirms it is that, if you look at the front pocket openings, between the two lines of yellow thread, the denim is raised like in the middle of belt loops. Gun has been doing that recently and its really uncommon to see (haven't seen on ih, samurai, sg, or roy).

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                  demonito
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                  they are nice but the proportion if off the cutting / pattern looks off just like any other thai denim artisan always the pattern problem

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                  • gcbrown3G
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                    First two had different buttons, no shell, no selvedge on the coin pocket and no hardware.?

                    "What is the central theme to this everlasting spoof?"

                    …....

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                    • gcbrown3G
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                      And the back pocket looks better on the first two.

                      …....

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