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      yannis
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      Size wise they go from 1 to 6. 6 fits like an IH 3xl or 4xl. 5 is closer to IH 2xl and 3xl..You get the idea. Depends on.the tshirt the weights are different. I have a couple from their collaboration with Okayama denim and the texture is beautiful.

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        Cskarev
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        @tody in terms of sizing I have Merz and PBJ (PBJ size 4 according to the scale shared by @yannis ) in L size and they both fit perfectly, so I can say that at least for me they are very similar. In terms of weight I would say the PBJ is a bit heavier than the 6,5 oz IH tee but not much heavier.
        Overall I am super happy with the quality and look of the PBJ tees. I bought another one in lighter blue and it also looks super cool…

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          ARNC
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          @tody, my experience is similar to @Cskarev - I have a few PBJ tees in 4/L and I take L or XL in Merz depending on the cut. If it's the black indigo one you're looking at, I think you'll be very happy with it. I picked one up recently and the colour presents as a really intense black initially. I've not washed mine yet, but I'm looking forward to seeing how the indigo expresses itself over time.

          “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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            trackjunkie
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            PBJ EX-019-BB

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              edgarallanpoe
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              I'll add to the sentiments that PBJ jeans are well worth the money. Especially their slubby jeans, they really love to create texture and IMHO are the best in the game at the slubby stuff. I don't have any of their regular fabric jeans so I can't speak to that but I have this pair and absolutely love them. I was really happy when got my IH555 jeans because the fit is really close to this pair of PBJ... Right now I'm in a 3 jean rotation of an 17oz pair of IH 888, 21oz pair of 555s and these.

              https://www.selfedge.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2810&search=PURE+BLUE+JAPAN+SR-019

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                gouki74
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                Completely agree with you @edgarallanpoe about the slub, here'smy PBJ type 3 jacket in Indigo and sumi ink, what a beauty... really expensive jacket but whoaa...

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                Leather goods custom made creator
                Insta: le_poulpe74

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                  edgarallanpoe
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                  As luck would have it, I'm wearing these jeans today...hopefully you can see the texture on the material. It really is something special and they are about as comfortable a jean as I own.
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                  • weftyarnW
                    weftyarn
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                    Here’s what happened to my PBJ Indigo tee over the past few years 😬

                    Love it so much I just had to pay Statement a visit and grab the Long Sleeve version.

                    Still going strong. Just a minor hole in the arm pit but held its shape amazingly well.

                    Curious to see how yours are going @Cskarev @tody @Dmart @ARNC

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                    Use it or lose it.

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                      ARNC
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                      @weftyarn I have a few now (different variants) but none have faded anything like yours despite regular use/washing. Not sure what you’re doing in yours (or maybe you have a particularly brutal washing machine) but it looks great. Planning on wearing mine for a good while yet.

                      “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                      • weftyarnW
                        weftyarn
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                        I just wear the hell out of it. And I have a feeling that sun exposure plays a big role. It’s one of my go to summer tees because of the lower weight.

                        You have the OD version too? Got that a few weeks back and looking forward to see how it evolves 🙂

                        Use it or lose it.

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                          tody
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                          @weftyarn I have yet to get one. my size is sold out everywhere. saw the longsleeve, but probably wouldn't wear it as much.

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                            Dmart
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                            @weftyarn great evo in your shirt. To be honest, I have worn it only a handful of times. I am guilty of the „saving the good things for later“…
                            I still love it and actually plan to wear it more often this summer.

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                              Cskarev
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                              @weftyarn I will try to take some photos soon 👍

                              Insta: cskarev

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                                Fades for future
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                                @tody dc4 in Berlin has XL and XXL left mate

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                                  Fades for future
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                                  @weftyarn Looks banger, need to wear my tee and longsleeve more often👍

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                                  • todyT
                                    tody
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                                    @Fades-for-future dark indigo yes, but i'm looking for the black overdyed indigo.

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                                    • Fades for futureF
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                                      @tody ah right Mate🙈 same here, still waiting on a restock...

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                                        @weftyarn I’ve got ss and ls versions of the regular indigo and black indigo and ss only in pale indigo - picked up gradually but I keep coming back to these as the dimensions work really well for me.

                                        I find the black indigo quite stubborn but I guess yours will fade if you just look at it for a while 😃

                                        “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                        • weftyarnW
                                          weftyarn
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                                          Thanks guys! @tody hope you’ll be lucky to find one soon. always got my eyes open for you 😉

                                          @ARNC yup the black one takes a bit more time. wearing it right now actually

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                                          Use it or lose it.

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                                          • MizmazzleM
                                            Mizmazzle
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                                            @weftyarn Hey Emil…thinking of snagging one of the indigo PBJ tees. How do you size them? I wear a large in IH tees…but also have a medium IH tee that fits nice too on the slimmer side.

                                            In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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