Rising Sun in Pasadena Opened

[phooi]

Hi All,

I was in Old Pasadena today and saw that Rising Sun finally opened. I went in to check out their goods -- Jeans (obviously), t-shirts, shirts and vintage jackets. I met Mike who I believe was the owner and Marion (not sure what his affiliation is). They told me a little about their collection. They manufacture all their jeans on premise using American and Japanese denim using vintage equipment. Their signature is that the 5th belt loop is leather.

I didn't spend too much time there as I was there with my wife and friend. I did try on a pair of one wash jeans (US selvage, $325). The fit was decent -- shortish top block and straight leg, not slim but not tight (at least on me). They will have another style called "1947" pattern after the period, not after a jean, that will be slimmer.

I hope someone here with more denim experience will stop by and provide a better review.

 

[whodini]

I'm planning on stopping by sometime this week before I skip town. The plan was to swing by tonight but ran out of time.

I know GS stopped by when it was in its "pre-opening" and thought the denim wasn't bad but not 5EP level. The big thing he told me was the price-point seemed really high, especially for the M2M stuff. Non denim-wise the t-shirts seemed nice (M2M) but included an amjackish off-centered design.