Are you a RAW (STF), Selvedge, un-sanforized loyalist ?
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This is really horrendous advice
I have many pairs of jeans, Skulls, Sugarcanes, Flat Head, Imperial, Kicking Mule Workshop, ESEF…and more than one pair for a few of those brands...I would never call any of them paltry or weak
OK, maybe I was off-base in calling other brands paltry and weak. I probably don't have a right to speak on this topic anyway because I only own IH and I'm very new to the Japanese Denim game. I don't know shit, basically. Perhaps better advice for Simon would be to cruise SuFu, looking for good deals on other premium Japanese denim brands.
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Simon, my advice about the ever-popular "get the expensive one that I really want" or "get the cheaper alternative in the interim" is this: If you buy what you really want, it only hurts once, where as if you get something cheaper in between, it hurts twice (at least). I would much rather save for what you REALLY want rather than settle for now. That being said, there are some excellent deals to be had on lightly used denim on SuFu and the like. It's not uncommon for someone to snag a pair of jeans, soak/wash them, and then hate the fit. That's where you swoop in!
Back to the topic, I will buy unsanforized if possible, but sanforized is a close second. I love a project (breaking in leather boots, softening a stiff leather jacket, developing an un-copyable patina on undyed leather, of course the whole denim thing, cars/motorcycles, the list goes on) so the unsanforized stuff fits in perfectly. You need to research shrinkage and how to size, then you order and wait for them to arrive (I'm not lucky enough to have a brick and mortar place in my area to buy from), freak out when they finally do arrive (longest 4 days of your life!), try them on when they are unsanforized and huge, soak/wash, wait forever (again) for them to dry, THEN you finally get to profit when you put on those new crispys. Sorry, I got a little caught up there.
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before i start, i like Daveo, he know whats up! "I love a project "
@simon- you said you were looking at the 200 range for a pair right now. I believe you said you have a pair of 301s right? at this moment you can order the 8005A, which, while i think a nice and different pair of jeans in the Flat Head family, will be a BIG change next to your 301s. I do think, by farrrrr, that if you get any jeans that will make you
for one helluva deal, its the 5100's. Not only is that a model that was produced for a small run (ani version, right???) it is going to have the original arcs and red tab, which in this day and age, for such a young collector, you'll be wearing them every chance you get. If you dont believe what i'm telling you, save those extra 40 bucks (mow some lawns, paint a fence, walk some dogs, etc) and order those jeans. Honestly, you will never regret it. -
@ simon- need a little more persuading??? http://www.selfedge.com/2007/01/flat-head-shirts-and-model-5100-jeans.php
and yours are going to come with Arcs and tab intact. no think, pull trigger, get happy, fade jeans. that order. ???
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^ lol, poor combs. But a great pair nonetheless!
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weird…for some reason a lot of jeans have more leg twist on the left leg...
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@simon626:
One last question: do i buy the jeans in the size 30" or the size 28"?
My waist measures 31".
Thank you thank you thank you! All of you.
Go with the W30. Just wondering why not the IH-634S?
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Totally understand! The FH should be a great pair for you. Also, did you mean the 1005?
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@simon626:
i've never soaked my jeans before for any reason besides extreme dirtiness.
What's the significance behind "presoaking" and/or soaking?
Simon, come on buddy. You gotta do a little research. This should help explain a few things…
http://www.oki-ni.com/page/technical?CMP=AFC-AW&attr=78888
Also check out this thread till started…
