21oz Shinayaka Selvedge Denim
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Ha not quite yet. They did get another shower wash tonight as I got ridiculously dirty today.
I am not going to trash them completely, want to have a nice faded pair of black jeans rather than and trashed unwearable pair.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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@neph93 that denim appears virtually identical to the 21oz lht as far as I can tell. Pretty sweet.
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@Filthy:
@neph93 that denim appears virtually identical to the 21oz lht as far as I can tell. Pretty sweet.
Having recently picked up the IH-463, I’m better able to compare properly.
Really, the only difference visually is the slightly darker weft on the Shinayaka, and you can’t spot that until they are side to side.
In terms of the hand, the OG 21oz is slightly drier to the touch. Has a more papery feel. When it comes to wear, the Shinayaka feels slightly more dense when new. That is dissapating now as the elastic effect is reduced. Obviously the Shinayaka moves better with the body.
When it comes to fading, I don’t think there is any difference.
All in all they are so similar you’d have to be a total nerd to spot even a small difference in appearance [emoji2327]
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Nerd alert
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I'm just as bad. That was more of a personal reflection.
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OMG.. I can't wait for those 555 21oz Shinayaka hit the store.
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Those are looking really mint @neph93! Thanks for the update
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@neph93 if you could have sized up/down would you have done so?
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@neph93 if you could have sized up/down would you have done so?
Put it this way, the sample pair are the 555 in w34. I couldn’t really wear the 555 in w34 in regular 21oz because the the upper leg would be too tight. In that respect these are already sized down, although w36 in normal 21oz would be way too big in the waist.
If I were to buy the 888 in this denim I would size down. 777 and 666 I’d go true to size. The waist isn’t he problem for me, it’s the thighs. The stretch in this denim lets me wear cuts I normally couldn’t.
For most people they can either go tts and have a more comfortable experience or size down for a flattering silhouette without the attendent torture.
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@neph93 thanks for the info, I'm hoping for these to release all at once so I can do a good comparison.
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@neph93 thanks for the info, I'm hoping for these to release all at once so I can do a good comparison.
I don’t know, but I doubt that will happen. The IH-555-SST seems to be on sale in Japan already, so I suspect it will be available ROW soon. Given that Japan probably won’t offer the 777 or 888, and the fact that it is only one factory making these, the chances of simultaneous release are slim.
That being said, I think you’d be safe using the existing measurements for regular 21oz as your basis for comparison. I highly doubt that they will differ meaningfully from the standard iterations. The 555’s I’m wearing have precisely the same dims as the IH-555s-21.
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Readers of this thread….
I’m writing a definitive review of the sample pair of IH-555-SST prior to the first arrival of the Shinayaka denim in Gosport next week.
I’ll try and touch on all the obvious points but if there are any specific areas you’d like me to cover or questions you need answering about this denim, then please let me know here or via PM.
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Can you talk about how it feels and how heavy and soft it is please?
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@Filthy:
Can you talk about how it feels and how heavy and soft it is please?
…and get really close to the mic and speak in the softest whisper. #nephsdenimtease
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HAHAHAHAHAHA
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Wife: “Why are there so many $7 charges on the Amex?”
Me: there is this Scandinavian guy who keeps promising so show me more weft shots if I keep tipping him…
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