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    • B
      beautiful_FrEaK
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      no  😞

      I just enjoy wearing different pairs every now and then. But still after 5-6 months of real wear, my pairs don't look that worn

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      • ChrisC
        Chris
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        Hey, if I had your collection, I'd need an extra half hour getting dressed each morning just to figure out which pair to put on.  And for the record, I can't seem to fade jeans, either.  I've come to accept that mine will just stay dark blue for months…

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        • georgeelG
          georgeel
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          left to right: tw5310PI; pbjx007; samurai s110xJII

          IH-888S-142OD

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          • gbougardG
            gbougard
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            a new model called A-013 (or something like this) is available at BIG. I did not see it on PBJ's Japanese site. The fabric is the same as the fabulous A-01

            http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=11544&category_id=45&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=62

            Sly Dunbar bigs up IH on YT
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2OM738mKY
            Sly & Robbie A Run Tings
            Gregory Isaacs Liveth 4 I-ver

            Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?
            Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
            Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.
            Ric

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            • B
              beautiful_FrEaK
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              "Blue in Green Original Fit and Design"

              Looks like a BiG exclusive model. And like all his latest jeans, Gordon takes slim/skinny/low rise cuts.

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              • SeulS
                Seul
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                The horror!..

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                • B
                  beautiful_FrEaK
                  Raw and Unwashed
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                  for those bigegr guys like us, eh? 😉

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                  • SeulS
                    Seul
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                    😉

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                    • gbougardG
                      gbougard
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                      Size up one. Same cut as the slim 24oz that came out as a very limited edition, and sizing up is the only solution.

                      Sly Dunbar bigs up IH on YT
                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2OM738mKY
                      Sly & Robbie A Run Tings
                      Gregory Isaacs Liveth 4 I-ver

                      Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?
                      Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
                      Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.
                      Ric

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                      • BrownIconB
                        BrownIcon
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                        PBJ 007__ 4washes + countless soaks

                        http://3rdiconfess.tumblr.com

                        To a denimhead, the journey itself is the destination

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                        • ronbigglesR
                          ronbiggles
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                          Yo pbj-ers…. I've got a question, if anyone will entertain me.. I just bought a pair of 007's in a 32, and 005's in a 31, the 007's are one wash and fit pretty well, but the 005's are raw and are already quite snug around the waist (kind of hard to tell how well they fit because they are so rigid - think starched brillo pads)... Do I need a 32 in the 005's too, doyareckon? 
                          edit- I guess what I'm asking is: Do the 007's and 005's shrink the same amount?
                          2nd edit- nm it seems from the blue in green measurements (which I'm sure they've changed recently) that the 005 will shrink even more if anything... A whole inch in the thigh apparently?  pair of 005 in a 31 anyone?  😠

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                          • RocknRollR
                            RocknRoll
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                            I'd be very surprised if you lost a whole inch in the thigh. I got the 007 raws and they shrunk a fair bit, but definitely not 1 inch in thigh. I wouldn't imagine the 005 would be too different.

                            If you're really worried, instead of a hot soak you could try a luke warm soak, and the shrinkage won't be so great.

                            BTW, these jeans are amazing, and will reward you quite quickly with some wear. Good luck.

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                            • ronbigglesR
                              ronbiggles
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                              Thanks for the encouragement rock, though I have realised that the 32 007s are pushing the boundaries of slimness on me already, so the 005s wont be any good anyway, even if they shrunk less than most stuff suggests…

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                              • BrownIconB
                                BrownIcon
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                                down the line,  the 005 denim will soften up & become more pliant.  the waistband will stretch out  even past raw measurement if needed.  sizing down 1 is common_ even 2 for slim/skinnier built [ie, w/o thigh issues].

                                just make sure you're good at the thighs. thigh shrinkage is about 0.25" measured flat or 0.5" all-round_ 3/4" should be max.

                                ***on O/W,  shrinkage is almost max,  so tendency/behavior of the denim is to stretch out. 
                                i  take the tightest pair i can squeeze into & button up.

                                http://3rdiconfess.tumblr.com

                                To a denimhead, the journey itself is the destination

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                                • gbougardG
                                  gbougard
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                                  New model ‹XX-017› COBALT DENIM TAPERED SLIM

                                  Pretty insane

                                  http://www.purebluejapan.jp/archives/4360

                                  Sly Dunbar bigs up IH on YT
                                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2OM738mKY
                                  Sly & Robbie A Run Tings
                                  Gregory Isaacs Liveth 4 I-ver

                                  Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?
                                  Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
                                  Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.
                                  Ric

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                                  • passthestripeP
                                    passthestripe
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                                    Woah, they look lovely!

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                                    • ronbigglesR
                                      ronbiggles
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                                      My thighs measure the same as the one wash so tts is risky, let alone sizing down one.
                                      Here are my 007's (tts/up half an inch) after a measly few weeks of wear:

                                      Witness the slub!

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                                      • 501IH5
                                        501IH
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                                        Gosh, those PBJ's from Sugar Mountains post look like doing highly unreasonable things for….killer!

                                        Keep your jeans on–-and let nothing come in between you and the denim !

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                                        • nietenhosenN
                                          nietenhosen
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                                          xx oo5:
                                          the texture of this denim looks very cool after its first wash.  😘

                                          www.schmidtkoeln.de

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                                          • Mild7M
                                            Mild7
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                                            ronbiggles, nice shots. Amazing color coming through already!

                                            Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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