Ten best jeans - Page 9

If anyone's interested, it looks like there are a couple of pairs of Nudie Jeans on Yoox for $138 IMMSMC. Not sure about the style or wash (Yoox is really bereft of useful information, and I don't know enough about jeans to identify specifics on sight). Personally, while I'm sure Nudies are well made, I just can't get past the back pocket design. It reminds me of Jordache or Sergio Valente from the '80s. Of course, I'm 35 and most likely no longer with it. Regards, Jeff

Classic instructions for Japanese indigo clothing is usually 2 parts water, 1 part vinegar in a bucket or tub, soak the clothing overnight.  Then you put the clothing flat in the bathtub, cover it with cold water, and stomp it for several minutes (think traditional winemaker stomp) after which you rinse it again then line dry. Oh, and done with new cotton clothing that is dyed with indigo, this will result in a blue bathtub, blue feet, etc. as well as a purportedly "dye-set" garment.

The Nudies on YOOX are Regular Ralf dry, either regular Dry, Greycast, or Selvage. It is impossible to tell in its pristine state. They look like greycast in the photo, but it could be slightly odd lighting. The differences between the three possibilities do not appear until a bit of wear.

there's a few dry cleaning shop tailors in soho and tribeca (probably everyone does it now) who will maintain the bottom of the jeans- basically they just do an internal cuff, right to the bottom hem and stitch it just so.. they charge $20, have it done in under an hour, and it looks and holds great..

Or you could go two blocks east to the LES and have the same exact thing done for $5-$10. This is, of course, if you are in NYC. Dan

I also read that ironing the hem when they are wet can hasten the wear of the hem. I haven't tried it, can anyone confirm?

Another suggestion was hemming with cotton thread that once washed will shrink up and pucker the hem properly. True?

Pressing the hem was also previously recommended. Dan

When my wife has it done, the tailor does it perfectly and discrd the extra fabric. If I tried now to find these jeans in her closet, I couldn't spot them without the closest inspection. When my jeans are too long, I do what I did for decades before Levi's of varing lenghts were readily bought, which is to cuff them and show the internal thread color.

So here's a question... is it feasible to do an 'original hemming' above the knee? The hemming line would probably be visible, but again, they're just jeans. If it's do-able, I'll finally be able to buy those GTO 1-years I've always wanted, without having the 'back-of-the-knee' whiskering ending up on my calves.  

Do any of you denim fetishists know anywhere to pick up the Buzz Rickson and/or Sugar Cane jeans in the states? For less than $165 - 200, I mean. I'm willing to order from Japan, too, if that's possible. Many thanks in advance for your suggestions.