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5EP x Styleforum jean: poll and opinions

LA Guy

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Um, we can't do more than one inseam. That's just the way minimums are. Like I said, I am thinking of doing a nominal 32 inseam, but cut to 34", so that the knee is in the place where a 32" person's knee would be, but someone shorter than, say, 6' would have some stacking, and taller dudes would not.
 

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Originally Posted by PG2G
How is getting them hemmed any more risky than buying a shorter inseam. Get them hemmed to a 32 or buy them as a 32, what's the difference? You're screwed wither way if they shrink.

I think anything less than a 34 inseam would be a mistake, and with no real benefits. Just look at all of the people that couldn't buy Rag & Bone in a 32x34 and can't buy Sugarcane or numerous other Japanese brands because of the inseam. Short people have every damn choice in the world, hehe.

The way I see it, a long inseam is negative for shorter people only in the fact that getting them hemmed is a slight additional expensive. A short inseam is a negative for taller people because it makes the damn things useless.


exactly, so there should just be a long ass inseam like 36 inches and people who wanna get em hemmed should just get em hemmed
since theres no way to get more then one inseam..
 

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This is going to be a straight leg, right? That means that hemming shouldn't change the proportions of the jeans...why not just make the inseam as long as possible so it appeals to the most people?
 

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Originally Posted by prozach1576
This is going to be a straight leg, right? That means that hemming shouldn't change the proportions of the jeans...why not just make the inseam as long as possible so it appeals to the most people?

b/c the knee will be in different places and it won't look correctly proportioned.
 

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Originally Posted by drizzt3117
b/c the knee will be in different places and it won't look correctly proportioned.


yeah...how does APC NS work? as a tapered jean, they STILL taper when you hem at like 29~30" inseam. That's what I did with mine and actually got rid of them because the taper drove me crazy. The contest samurai jeans are the same way, they def taper and look fine. If it were distressed for a 32" inseam i could see what you mean, but as a short dude that ALWAYS hems his jeans, i've never had a pair of tapered jeans come up short....they taper all the way through
 

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Originally Posted by DarkNWorn
What he said, except for the crazy long inseam and the one back pocket stitching; it makes me feel lopsided.
Yeah, I'll third cheap's measurements here. That's probably the type of cut most people would be interested in..
 

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how much do we expect these will cost?
 

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Originally Posted by prozach1576
This is going to be a straight leg, right? That means that hemming shouldn't change the proportions of the jeans...why not just make the inseam as long as possible so it appeals to the most people?

Exactly. It works fine for APC.... I wouldn't want anything shorter than a pair of Rescues.
 

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Originally Posted by drizzt3117
b/c the knee will be in different places and it won't look correctly proportioned.

If this is seriously a concern than design the jeans so that everyhting north of the crotch is proportioned for someone who is 5'9", but leave the straight leg inseam long, like an APC 36". Tall people who order them will end up with jeans that look lower rise than actual design intent based on proportions.... Which I think most people can live with.
 

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Originally Posted by montecristo#4
Exactly. It works fine for APC.... I wouldn't want anything shorter than a pair of Rescues.
Well, the Rescue is more or less a peg leg, with no taper from thigh to knee. This jean would not be cut this way... Hmmm... interesting ideas and concerns all. Thanks, and keep them coming. Ultimately, Christine and I will have to make the final decisions, but this input is all very useful
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Originally Posted by drizzt3117
So basically the same as the 5EP Straight Down?

Yeah seriously - we're looking for a cut that's unique to 5ep. It sounds like Fok has the right idea anyways. I just want to make sure I get the right size so I'm not stuck with another oversize pair of 5ep's.
 

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The cut is not like Straight Down. It's more modified Low Down Boot Cut than anything. The striaght down is loose-ish in the thigh, has a pretty high rise, and has taper towards the bottom, I believe.

The cut we want to do is lower than 10" on the rise, slimmer in the thighs than the LDB, and has a tapered-to-the-knee cut, and the rest straight. It sounds pretty similar to the straight sven, but with much better materials.

As for inseam, I think LA Guy's way is best. Cut to the 32" inseam's proportions, but then make the inseam 34" or maybe even 35". That way the knee is not out of place for most people, and most people won't have to hem them (taller guys will have the full inseam on their side, shorter guys can have them stacked or get them hemmed).
 

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how much do we expect these will cost? any idea? $150? $250? $200? $100? anybody?
 

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