need denim from japan? or anything else? - Page 14

The HR-01A is the one I bought!

coldrice: you said earlier that the Pure Blues are supposedly superior to the 45RPMs. Now that you have a pair, what's your take? And if they are in fact a better pair of jeans, why?

Also, I'm looking for a really nice pair of sneakers. Anyone know of some very high quality Japanese labels?

A security check (usually a phone call to your home number) is typical protocol for most credit card whenever there are unusually high numbers of purchases (moreso the $ amount.) This probably saves credit card users bundles in the long run, but can be a hassle. I ran up about $1000 on three separate purchases in a couple of hours just a couple of weeks ago, and that triggered it for me. Luckily, my wife was home...

You sure "luckily" is the word you want to use?

Well, only $230 of that was for me. $175 was for her, and the rest was stuff to sell so I could defray the cost of those purchases!

coldrice,

Can you post more pictures of the PBJ AI-001's ? Thanks

I got my wallet today. I have never seen a Red Moon "in person" so I can't compare the two, but this one surprised me with the quality of both the leather and the construction. It's a very nice item.

I knew it would be fairly large, but it's even bigger than I thought; it does fit in the back pocket of my Fullcounts but it's snug. I also feel like I'm tilted a little to the side when I'm sitting down. I know it will subside once it gets broken in a bit.

well, that made my choice easier

"contrary to what ringring says- the fabric on the xx-003 isn't that similar to the warehouse duckdiggers in my opinion (unless you're just looking from afar)- the duckdiggers that i've seen are all smooth to the touch, visually slubby- the xx-003's have a rough texture and are also visually slubby."

Wash the Duck Diggers and you'll see what I mean - I would defy anyone to call them "smooth to the touch". The Diggers will bobble up. The Pure Blues are one wash.

The following are 2 pics from the Warehouse site. These are 'industrially' washed and the lighting is a bit flat, but you can clearly see the rough nature of the denim after washing. If you touch them, they won't feel smooth to the touch at all.

http://www.ware-house.co.jp/upimg/item/pc/280_2.jpg
http://www.ware-house.co.jp/upimg/item/pc/258_2.jpg

Fantastic denim, like the XX-003

PS - I completely agree with Coldrice that the AI's are somewhat 'loud' both the denim and stitching (although we're talking degrees of 'loudness' here - I mean it's not Elton John country).

In the pictures from the Warehouse links, you'll see the little 'bobbles' in the denim. I stress that the photos in those links have 'flattened' the denim. You'll understand when you touch a washed pair. This kind of bobbling is quite popular at the moment on washed denim brands, and is usually achieved by fluffing the denim up with a rasp. On the Warehouse Diggers the bobbling occurs naturally in the denim - just like on the Pure Blues. If you look at a dry pair of Pure Blue XX-003 and compare them to a pair of dry Diggers, then you'll also notice the similarity. Diggers are pretty special. If you're looking for an alternative to PBJ XX-003 then take a lot at Studio D'artisan's D1237 at around 20,700 Yen. I'd swear the denim is identical, right down to the pink selvedge.