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    Snowy
    Joined: 15 Jun 2012

    lol, good pickup. Good denim was > being a vegan 🙂

    last edited by 19 Jul 2014, 14:15 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      Chris
      Raw and Unwashed
      Joined: 28 Jun 2010

      Are there any (good) denim brands that use non-leather patches?

      Levis has those faux leather paper patches and True Religion uses embroidered patches, but I can't think of any others off the top of my head.  This is the kind of thing Tillman would know…

      last edited by 19 Jul 2014, 15:10 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        beautiful_FrEaK
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 15 Jun 2010

        …well...maybe he does.

        generally, you can look at all  accurate '60s models the Japanese brands (or other) offer. Those have also the paper patches. And I do remember OOE and some oterh brands offered woven labels.

        Paper patch brands: Denime, TCB, Devi's, Fullcount...
        Woven label: Ande Whall did this too and I think some Warehouse models

        last edited by 19 Jul 2014, 15:15 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          kiya
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 1 Oct 2009

          @Chris:

          Are there any (good) denim brands that use non-leather patches?

          Levis has those faux leather paper patches and True Religion uses embroidered patches, but I can't think of any others off the top of my head.  This is the kind of thing Tillman would know…

          Stevenson!  All their jeans use paper patches:
          http://www.selfedge.com/jeans?sort=p.date_added&manufacturer_id=51

          last edited by 19 Jul 2014, 15:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Chris
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 28 Jun 2010

            I knew I could count on you, b_F. 😉  Your knowledge is truly encyclopedic.

            last edited by 19 Jul 2014, 15:24 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              Megatron1505
              見習いボス
              Joined: 10 Jul 2011

              Liking the Stevenson stuff, and it helps that Zip is such a nice dude too.

              Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

              last edited by 19 Jul 2014, 15:36 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                Anesthetist
                見習いボス
                Joined: 14 May 2011

                @Megatron1505:

                Liking the Stevenson stuff, and it helps that Zip is such a nice dude too.

                Off topic but some of the coolest looking pockets out there.

                IG: bluehandsslim

                last edited by 20 Jul 2014, 00:07 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  SilverKing
                  Joined: 26 Jul 2014

                  Just picked up this beauty in the indigo.

                  last edited by 29 Jul 2014, 10:41 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Broark
                    Joined: 15 Dec 2013

                    I'm interested to know where you grabbed that, quite a nice shirt!

                    last edited by 29 Jul 2014, 14:13 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      beautiful_FrEaK
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined: 15 Jun 2010

                      Sugar Cane SC40200
                      '47 cut with AI denim

                      last edited by 26 Aug 2014, 09:28 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        davito
                        Joined: 27 Oct 2011

                        ola congrats on that beauty b-f, love all those details

                        Cheers,
                        David

                        last edited by 26 Aug 2014, 09:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          Anesthetist
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 14 May 2011

                          Damn, I know the word is overused but those are beautiful.

                          IG: bluehandsslim

                          last edited by 26 Aug 2014, 10:16 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            beautiful_FrEaK
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined: 15 Jun 2010

                            Indeed they are!
                            A shame SugarCane/Toyo doesn't produce these beauties. AI denim with Kakishibu pocket bags and all the other details for under 30,000 Yen (under 300 $)…you can't beat that! 😃

                            last edited by 26 Aug 2014, 10:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              Anesthetist
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 14 May 2011

                              If you don't mind me asking, did you buy them second hand or just NOS?

                              IG: bluehandsslim

                              last edited by 26 Aug 2014, 11:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                beautiful_FrEaK
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 15 Jun 2010

                                I bought them from Ed (so secondhand) but they were in BNWT condition. I think he never even tried them on

                                last edited by 26 Aug 2014, 12:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • Max PowerM
                                  Max Power
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 31 Oct 2010

                                  Wonderful pair!

                                  @elclintor:

                                  > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

                                  last edited by 26 Aug 2014, 12:08 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • Finn666F
                                    Finn666
                                    Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                                    @beautiful_FrEaK:

                                    I think he never even tried them on

                                    yap, that sounds like Ed 😉

                                    last edited by 26 Aug 2014, 12:22 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • paint house gangP
                                      paint house gang
                                      Joined: 3 Feb 2015

                                      @Sugar:

                                      I wear a size 32 in the McQueen chinos: one size up from my usual. The 31 did button up but they were tight and I need a little more room to be able to wear the chinos for work with an oxford shirt tucked in.

                                      Sorry to revive this is old thread but I've got a family member going to Japan and I'm going to try to have them pick me up a pair of the McQueen chinos as they seem to have the perfect combination of button-fly, high rise and slimmish leg that I'm after.  Are these measurements accurate do you think?  They appear to have a slightly wider leg opening than what McQueen wears in 'The Great Escape'

                                      last edited by 5 Feb 2015, 01:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • Sugar MountainS
                                        Sugar Mountain
                                        Joined: 18 Jan 2012

                                        @paint house gang I would highly recommend the McQueen chinos. I'm not able to measure my size 32 against Earthmarket's measurements but I'm confident that they are pretty accurate. Certainly so in the waist and thighs.

                                        The leg opening is not super tapered from the knee but the cut runs quite slim all the way down. Sorry I don't have better photos, but here's how the leg opening looks with my Alden. I don't think it's too dissimilar to how McQueen's chinos looked in the Great Escape. If only the same could be said for the rest of me!

                                        *Sorry to everyone for the off-topic post. By the way, my Sugarcane 1947 are the very best fit I own. Love them.

                                        last edited by 5 Feb 2015, 06:18 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          beautiful_FrEaK
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 15 Jun 2010

                                          My little review to the SugarCane SC40301 Okinawa

                                          Fit
                                          From what I read and know, the Okinawa is based on Sugar Cane’s own interpretation of the Levi’s ’47 cut. So you have a high/high-ish rise, a snug waistband from which the hip area “flares” out resulting in a generous top block, room in the thighs (but not too much, see measurements) and a slight taper. The fly is pretty long and when you take a look at the fly alone it looks a bit strange but blends in with the overall aesthetic. The back pockets are mid-sized and well placed so your butt doesn’t look bigger (as it might already be). No problem to but my OGL wallet inside.
                                          The leg opening allows you to wear all kind of boots but also sneakers should work with them.

                                          Denim
                                          The Okinawa uses a 14,25oz LHT denim that is woven from 50% cotton and 50% sugarcane fibers. The sugarcane should be from the island Okinawa but who can be really sure about that? Although LHT denim is known to be soft, this denim is quite rigid. It is more rigid than the RHT denim from OOE or the denim used on the WH 1001SXX, for example.
                                          Many people claim the SugarCane denim to be scratchy and itchy due to sugarcane fibers poking out. But I can’t confirm that.
                                          The texture is amazing though. A nice slubby and irregular texture but not very hair. When you stroke over the denim you feel many little bumps and the whole denim has a very rigid and dry feel to it.
                                          After the soak the denim got darker.
                                          What I wasn’t aware of when buying them, the weft has a distinct brownish tint.

                                          Details
                                          Like most Sugar Cane models, the Okinawa model is also loaded and loaded with details. Hidden rivets, check. Hidden selvedge in the coin pocket, check. Multi colored threads used all over, check. Interesting fabric used on pocket bags, check. Lined back pockets, check.
                                          As you know, instead of your usual leather patch you will find a snakeskin patch made of python from Okinawa. Little tip from me here: when you use a belt with those jeans it will rub off the red paint very fast (already happened a bit on my patch… 😞  )
                                          The belt loops a raised but only a bit. They are huge and can fit an enormous belt if necessary. None of my belts would exhaust those belt loops.
                                          The buttons look very nice and are made of different materials.
                                          They have a very pronounced leg twist, nearly 80° (on the right leg  as usual for LHT denims). Not only because of the shrinkage of the denim but also because of the way they were cut. Even in its raw state the outseam of the right leg was twisted. Could be by intention of the designer.

                                          I think that’s it for now 😃

                                          last edited by 5 Feb 2015, 12:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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