IHxB01xRAW Beatle Buster 18oz Raw Japanese Selvage Denim Indigo

[wunnaz]

Giles,
pls see the pics and advice me. thanks
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[Giles]

They look fine to me.  But even after a hot soak they will need hemming on Johnny's Union Special 43200G.  After a shrink and stretching back out again, they will end up the size they are now in the waist…

[wunnaz]

I did warm soak my BBRAW about 1 hour today.
here are some fit pics for post-soak. ( sorry for bad pic quality )


Denim is really nice, stiff & very slubby.

I think i need to hem about 2 and half inches coz i want to do single cuff.

[rocket]

looking good…

[wunnaz]

Happy Owner of a pair of IHxBBRAW 18Oz from Myanmar (Formerly known as Burma).
after hemmed by Johnny (Tuckshop), thanks.

Just pulled the trigger for HWDC2 contest pair too.

[riffblaster general]

digging my pair post soak.  fit pic coming soon.  i think another soak and then a hem and these might be my new favorites.  the denim is great!

[Finn666]

@riffblaster:

digging my pair post soak.  fit pic coming soon.  i think another soak and then a hem and these might be my new favorites.  the denim is great!

great to hear mate!
how did you size those compared to a pair of your 634S's and how would you compare the fits in the different sections?
thanks in advance N.

[Guest]

Yup, the 18oz denim is amazing. I would have bought a pair of these in my size this run if the inseam length hadn't come up so short pre-soak.

[riffblaster general]

i went with my actual true waist size on these which is 32, in my various 634 cuts i generally stuck with 30 waist, though my first pair were 29 (it was a painful battle but they are perfect now).  i feel like i have the range of motion that i have in all my 634 cuts if not a bit more.  i like that the rise is a bit higher than the 634…especially the rear rise.  it cuts down on "coin slot" moments if you catch my drift.    it comes off feeling like a slightly higher rise and slightly tapered 634s to me.  i think a second soak will tighten them up a tiny bit more and they will be perfect.

i tried the regular beatle busters in the same size a little while back and i had a very different experience.  these seem totally different to me in all the right ways.  i felt like the regular ones were going to blow out in the crotch if i got too crazy in them and the legs seemed way roomier.

the denim is perfect....kinda like a lighter version of the 23oz denim.  though i really love the 21oz denim this stuff might jump into first place for me.    i'm really excited to see how it fades.    it still feels bulletproof but might be a little better for year round wear.

[dirtyselvedge]

Nice fit pics!

[Finn666]

^^ thanks a lot for sharing your experiences mate! helps a lot…

[riffblaster general]

cross post from waywt (yesterday)

[Snowy]

^nice!

[RedStripe]

great pic, jeans look good too

[riffblaster general]

after a solid week of wear post soak these may be my favorites now.  I like the fit more than the 634s which I thought would never happen.  Kudos Haraki, Giles, and Beatle.  These are legendary.

[Guest]

I think the 18oz denim may have a lot to do with it, as well. 21oz is fantastic, but there's just something about this 18oz that has me sold.

[riffblaster general]

i agree.  the 18oz sits very differently than the 21oz.  rigid in exactly the right way.

[Giles]

@riffblaster:

rigid in exactly the right way.

Excuse me?

[riffblaster general]

I totally got that joke and didn't just delete my original response.  Totally.

[RP]

Riff-  I think Giles is making a boner reference there.  Just a guess…