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Best Jeans Shop in Manhattan?

robbie

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I feel like you could probably throw a rock in any direction and find a place in Manhattan that sells jeans.

A more interesting thread would be 'best jeans shop in boise,ID.
 

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Originally Posted by LA Guy
If you are looking for jeans with very good denim and very simple treatments, Blue and Green and Self Edge are going to be your best bets, by far, though depending on your body type, I think that RRL and Jeanshop may also be worth looking at. And they are not really that far apart, certainly not by DC standards. Self Edge has a more "Americana" feel, and their jeans reflect this. If you want a heavyweight pair of jeans, and clothes from lines like Mister Freedom, Self Edge is the place to go to first. Blue and Green reflects a more fashion minded sensibility, which is reflected in their carrying difficult to find (in the USA) lines with seasonal collections like Factotum, ato, and Fullcount. I life both stores. Very different vibes. I would recommend that you visit both of them, as the brand mixes are quite different.
IMO, this is the best answer so far. Self Edge and Blue In Green, between the two of them, carry the best denim brands that Japan has to offer. There are a few overlapping brands between the two stores, and there are small stylistic differences between the two stores' brands like Fok stated, but by and large, the quality of the product you will find is equal between the two stores. IMO, from a fabric and quality-of-construction standpoint (cuts are more subjective), you won't find much better denim out there than what these two stores have.
 

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Originally Posted by commodorewheeler
IMO, this is the best answer so far. Self Edge and Blue In Green, between the two of them, carry the best denim brands that Japan has to offer. There are a few overlapping brands between the two stores, and there are small stylistic differences between the two stores' brands like Fok stated, but by and large, the quality of the product you will find is equal between the two stores. IMO, from a fabric and quality-of-construction standpoint (cuts are more subjective), you won't find much better denim out there than what these two stores have.
+ 45 rpm. although, blue in green has a much larger selection of denim (45 rpm only carries a couple cuts) and is one of the only places you can find natural indigo denim in the states, which is why i suggest blue in green and 45 rpm.
 

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45 rpm is nice but their cuts are pretty limited - they basically have two.
 

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what about a place that sells decent but inexpensive <$80 demin? I don't wear many jeans so when I buy I don't like to drop too much, ya know? I found a decent pair awhile back at buffalo exchange but I don't like sifting through used **** all the time....
 

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what are the fees that big/se/etc charge for chainstitching jeans not purchased at their stores?
 

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Originally Posted by anxiouscowboy
what about a place that sells decent but inexpensive <$80 demin? I don't wear many jeans so when I buy I don't like to drop too much, ya know? I found a decent pair awhile back at buffalo exchange but I don't like sifting through used **** all the time....

j crew
 

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Originally Posted by snuff_daddy
what are the fees that big/se/etc charge for chainstitching jeans not purchased at their stores?

iirc like $25. steep. IMO chainstithing isnt worth it.
 

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ya i know but i had a local tailor here in FL try to hem and the stitching was all crooked. it looked like their machine couldnt handle the thick denim.
 

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BiG is $30 and they often do it while you wait (free for jeans purchased from them).
SE is $25 and takes a day or two (free for jeans purchased in store, $15 for jeans purchased from their online store).
 

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Originally Posted by commodorewheeler
There are a few overlapping brands between the two stores, and there are small stylistic differences between the two stores' brands like Fok stated, but by and large, the quality of the product you will find is equal between the two stores.

There are no overlapping brands between Self Edge and BiG.
 

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I am in NYC next month and heading to the Jean Shop for their classic cut.
 

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