Samurai Jeans

[Max Power]

Nice pair, indeed. I need a 0500 someday, too.

[Sugar Mountain]

I'd also like a pair of 0500. Samurai's Texas denim is the most appealing of their offerings for me.

Dare I say it Finn, these Sams are your best fitting jean. They really work for you.

[Finn666]

ha, thanks a lot mate. beatle always used to say the same after me posting a new fitpic of those…
really enjoy/enjoyed wearing them today, perfect for the upcoming few months!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

and they all are right. That's a cut just for you

and it's always nice to see them again!

[Finn666]

not sure what lot-# that one is, but do the newer lots differ in shrinkage and stretch?…these are a size 34 and from what i know it really didn´t shrink that much. just want to know if the newer numbers are the same when it comes to shrinkage!

[Maynard Friedman]

@beautiful_FrEaK:

Yeah I kinda am…mhh...does it make me a bad person?

No, but many other things do! 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

oh Lord…I thought this was a safe place (a place without you!)

[Arabit]

Does the Samurai S5000VX denim  bleed a lot?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Not from my experience.
Well, I only encountered 2 pairs of jeans where I thought "hell do they bleed" but none of them were Samurai jeans

[Arabit]

Great! thanks a lot BF

[beautiful_FrEaK]

stains on white shirts and shoes will still happen, nevertheless

[Finn666]

@beautiful_FrEaK:

oh Lord…I thought this was a safe place (a place without you!)

my thoughts exactly…at first I thought I was dreaming!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

if I give it a second thought, the 24oz denim bleed a fair bit more than average Samurai jeans

[Finn666]

@Finn666:

not sure what lot-# that one is, but do the newer lots differ in shrinkage and stretch?…these are a size 34 and from what i know it really didn´t shrink that much. just want to know if the newer numbers are the same when it comes to shrinkage!

got an answer to this Tilmann?…

[beautiful_FrEaK]

My last Texas Cotton denim is from Lot.12 The Texas Cotton denim changed from season to season in its appearance. My Lot.11 is the roughest, slubbiest, hairiest Texas Cotton denim I ever encountered. I had Lot.10 which was also rougher and I have 2 from Lot.12 which are very very different. One is the regular with silver selvage lining which is quite smooth and one special run with red selvage which is rough as you expect it.
I'll get a Lot.14 Texas Cotton denim soon but it will be a one-washed jacket.
So I don't think I can help you here. But well…stay with a size 34 or 35.

Isn't yours Lot.10?

[Finn666]

yap, mine´s a lot.10 iirc…there was/is almost no noticable shrinkage going on.
i´ve spotted a 21oz version s0500 from 2008 but a size 36 that´s why i´ve asked if they differ in shrinkage...

btw. the shrinkage isn´t changing the more oz a jeans in that special cotton has?!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I'd be surprised if the 21oz versionen also uses Texas Cotton. I highly doubt it. Just take a look at Flo's and my 21oz Samurai pairs we own. It is 99 % likely the same denim (although I saw someone claiming the 21oz denim on the S5000 and S510 differ, I don't really believe it).
Do you happen to have the actual measurements of the pair in question? Is it still unwashed?

[Finn666]

well came along it a few months back, so not sure if it´s still around, but here are the measurements (unsoaked/unwashed):

size: 36inch waist
waist: 44
front rise:29
back rise :39
tigh:33
knee:26
leg opening:24
inseam:98

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I think I remember that pair.
You are sure that is unwashed/unsoaked? Waist is 34,5" which sounds pretty logical to me after a soak/wash (shrinkage of 1,5" from tag size).
About which measurements you are concerned?

edit: ok, the inseam sounds like a unwashed model…pretty undersized then. doable for me though
But I'm not a fan of those double arcs

[Finn666]

yeah exactly that pair and well the waist and thigh measurements sounds a bit off to me…besides that i also think they´re sold already so oh well