The Strike Gold
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Thanks man; I picked them up at SELA weekend before last, had them hemmed and shipped, and just now got back in town to soak them. The shrinkage on such a weird denim will be interesting. I probably did about a 15 minute hot soak. Hope my hem estimation works out, trying to get to a cuffless stack.
I'm not sure I've ever seen a denim quite like this. Curious about how they're going to fade.
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They really are super awesome….such a burly and comfortable denim. Wish I could fit in it
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Yeah I guess they have only done XXX9 and XXX5 in this one so far, they have a couple of other cuts that they don't seem to do anymore. One thing that's weird/cool is how the gaps in the short slubs seem to line up to create some verticality in addition to the heavy horizontal texture.
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When did they show up at SE? Looks like the 5105 in a 36 just may work for me. Really wish I could ask G to measure them lol
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Thx, i looked. Thats why i said that the 36 "may" work. Was waiting for them to show up. Curious to see what kind of shrinkage MCL gets #nohomo
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Crazy weft short slub on these, warp is somewhat slubby and hairy and neppy:
Nice denim mclaincausey
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I did hot shower water in the tub for 15 minutes. I had them hemmed to 33.5" and am hoping to get them to 30" Will advise.
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that weft looks a lot similar to the old Samurai Jins LHT denim.
Nice pick-up!
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I was hoping someone would have an example of another jean with a similarly weird weft–thanks!
They shrunk quite a bit and are tighter than I would prefer now. Hopefully they'll slack out a bit. Perfect fit for you skinny jeans lovers out there, but for me I probably should have cold soaked. I was just trying to take down the length, which is still a little long.
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Good luck dude….I've personally never had luck with trying to stretch out a jean that was uncomfortable. Also keep in mind they're probably going to shrink more with washes...
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How much did you loose in the thigh MCL?
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A bunch. They are hugging the thighs too much for my liking now, but given how slack they are I expect them to be OK in the end. I won't be able to get the length I desired, but better too long than too short. Looks like I'll have to have a second hemming.
I'll post a post soak fit pic on the original picture post as soon as I can.
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Thanks–I wouldn't even call these tight, it's a skinny jean fit and I prefer a little more room. I think they'll be OK; they may just wind up being "sneaker jeans" since I like straighter cuts or boot cuts with boots. In hindsight, I wish I'd sized up to 34 and done a cold soak but oh well. I had hoped they would pretty much fit like my 3105s, and they may get there yet, though it will take another hem.
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Wish they made a 38 fuck. Waist on 36 should work but the thigh is measured at 13.4" and thats right around as small as i can do (maybe 13.2-13.3) so im doubting i can do these
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Yeah, which ones, Strike Gold? I saw one I think–I have one and love it.
