Samurai Jeans
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IH is consistent, only pair I have that are too small are my 634S, I got them in a 32 waist and planned to
stretch them to a 33 but they never stretched. Samurai uses raw denim and you never know what will
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True, Sanforized denim is inherently more consistent than shrink to fit, but even IH's STF offerings don't vary like Samurai denim.
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I would think the weave would have something to do with the amount of shrinkage, correct me if I'm wrong…
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I'm nowhere near an expert, but I think you're right, Blackheart. Seems like the tighter woven denims shrink and stretch less. I think that's why shrinkage goes down as weight goes up; the weave tension is higher by necessity in the heavier weight stuff.
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Hence far more breathable, and much softer than Samurai 21oz VX denim
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imo, tightness & type of of weave are just 2 of the factors. kind of cotton used & post-loom/finishing process involved also affects denim behavior pertaining to shrink/stretch.
IH uses same [maybe a couple of mills] for their jeans. hence, the consistency.
Samurai got several__ just to maintain the constant change & variety of denim in their offerings. -
Hence far more breathable, and much softer than Samurai 21oz VX denim
correct me [any1] if i'm wrong, but the softness comes from the long sliver of the Zimbabwean cotton fibers & thickness/gauge of the yarns used.
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Spoiler…..Weave tension in Iron Heart 21oz selvedge is very low......
Like I said, I'm not an expert by any means.:) No surprise my conjecture blows.
And I expect you're right, BrownIcon, though as we've seen, my view is suspect at best.
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Nope, you're right
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You're right on the mark Brown, longer fibers do make them softer which is why the SR denim is my
favorite of all time. Samurai does weave tight and at first the denim is very abrasive, especially on my 510's. -
That's why IH is the perfect denim, heavy, soft and retains it's size or very close to it.
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That's why IH is the perfect denim…
amen
i think SAMURAI is more a JOKE DENIM or is more happy to try out new things…like a surprise bag;-)
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Samurai likes to experiment Alex, that's for sure! Nothing wrong with that either but when you're spending
that kind of money on jeans you want them to fit and not shrink beyond tag size to the point where they're
unwearable. IH is consistent and true to weight. -
Wish mine fit as good as yours do Alex!
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LUV IH denim, but if you're not into slim cuts & prefer the likes of a 634, how many IH pairs can one have?
Samurai allows denimheads to foray & experience different denims on a preferred cutas for proper sizing, one needs to ask questions about denim behavior [eg, re shrinkage] before copping.
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Agreed Brown, I did research on the 510's before I bought them and it said to go TTS so I got a 33 waist.
After the first cold wash/dry I could hardly button them, pre-wash fit was about an inch and a half larger which
was fine but once they were dry they were too small.
Aside from IH I've been buying other Japanese raw denims in a 34 and they've all been fine, I'm going to work
on the 510's though, see if I can get them to stretch in the waist.
