IH-666S-UHR - 21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim Slim Straight Cut Jeans
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@Giles said in Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything:
Kuroki makes the 21oz. We have 6 dedicated looms, but getting more (and we desperately need more) has been comprehensively buggered by Levis realising that Japanese denim is actually rather good, so they are monopolising the Kuroki looms, oh and by the way, offshoring to Turkey, Mexico etc etc a few decades ago meant that Cone went tits up, so they cant buy decent denim in the US now. The sense of irony can not be over emphasised, and it is really hurting us.
The UHR was made in a mom and pop house factory, but the mom died earlier this year, so the future of UHR may be no future.
Various other mills make the other denims, but I tend not to be that bothered where the stuff is made as long as Haraki likes it, that's good enough for me
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So, just because we can no longer make the 21/23oz UHR, does not mean that we won't make a truly raw denim again. But all the factories we are using at the moment are maxed out, and Haraki does not particularly like raw denim, because he cant control the finished product, so I would not hold your breath I am afraid.
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OK cool. Sorry to hear that but I really appreciate how quickly you all answered my question.
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@jpvisual Today is day 2 for me having sat on them since release while I work out how to hem. I still have not figured that out and your photo does not help!!!
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A few sizes of this preeminent bit of denim have gone live on our site, will hold for a few hrs before doing socials announcement in case any forum peeps want to pick up their size as its a limited run. www.aitorastore.com
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Been wearing these for about a month straight now, everyday. It's my first pair of the 666 cut. I also have 888s, 633 and have tried 634. Those are all fine, but I like the look of the 666 the best. I went in knowing these were a little too big in the waist. The thighs are about as slim as I could go. Maybe I could go a little .1 inches slimmer in the upper thighs, but that's it. I could go down in the waist .5 - .6 inches. That said they're comfortable with a belt. I have mixed opinions on how they look. What do you guys think? Keep going or get rid of them?
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@jpvisual they look great
My two favorite cuts are 666 and 888 -
@jpvisual they look great
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@Denimhead-0 @will6er thanks for the vote of confidence. I guess I'll continue on then. Updates to follow.
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Haraki is right, raw denim is way unpredictable :p
