How's nudie's jean quality?

[Stazy]

I've seen at least 20 people on my campus this year wearing Nudies.

 

[June]

I've seen zero people wearing Nudies at my college campus (Fresno State).

 

[Luc-Emmanuel]

I bought a pair of Ola and RRDS three years ago, didn't have a problem with them. Bought a slim jim dry japan three months ago and the waist button tore through the waistband in a few weeks... I don't know what to think. YMMV.

!luc

 

[spacemanvt]

Originally Posted by Luc-Emmanuel

I bought a pair of Ola and RRDS three years ago, didn't have a problem with them. Bought a slim jim dry japan three months ago and the waist button tore through the waistband in a few weeks... I don't know what to think. YMMV. !luc
i had the same thing happen with my sj drys, think its just random. my other pair of nudies has been fine.

 

[Joel_Cairo]

Most Nudie quality gripes seem to come up w/r/t/ Slim Jims, which I think is probably due to the fact that people tend to buy them for a different look than Ralfs or Stevens. A lot of people size down a lot on them, to wear them skinny and get good fades, which is naturally going to wear them down more than a looser fit. Any mainstream dry denim that's worn tight, and then get the hell beat out out of them without ever having the restorative treatment of a wash & tumble is bound to break-down as the creases and stress points undergo a whole lot of abuse. hence all the crotch blow-outs: drum-taut jeans + slouching so that the crotch is halfway down your thighs when you walk = disaster waiting to happen.

 

[zacharydschroeder]

Most people seem to have positive experiences with Nudie. I've heard a few issues come up, but by far the biggest gripe about Nudie isn't their quality, it's their pocket stitching.

As far as the popularity of Nudies, I wouldn't know. I have never seen a pair in real life. Granted I live in Lincoln, Nebraska. However, if they were popular, I would expect to have seen at least one or two pairs around.

 

[Johnny5]

quality wise i would say its still acceptable... but not those really tough construction that you will find in a pair of iron heart....

 

[Luc-Emmanuel]

Originally Posted by Joel_Cairo

Most Nudie quality gripes seem to come up w/r/t/ Slim Jims, which I think is probably due to the fact that people tend to buy them for a different look than Ralfs or Stevens. A lot of people size down a lot on them, to wear them skinny and get good fades, which is naturally going to wear them down more than a looser fit. Any mainstream dry denim that's worn tight, and then get the hell beat out out of them without ever having the restorative treatment of a wash & tumble is bound to break-down as the creases and stress points undergo a whole lot of abuse. hence all the crotch blow-outs: drum-taut jeans + slouching so that the crotch is halfway down your thighs when you walk = disaster waiting to happen.
yeah, except I didn't size down. All my nudies are size 30. !luc

 

[totally epic]

I've seen a few people w/ Nudies in Seattle. One person actually stopped and commented on my Diors.

I saw a bunch of Nudies in Vancouver, BC. Probably 10 or so people at the mall.

 

[mr.loverman]

there was an article about sweden in nyt magazine that mentioned nudies

 

[Stylin-1]

Has anyone seen the movie "The Invisible"? Nick is wearing pair of Nudies when he walks over to talk to the tough chic for his buddy. It's maybe 10 or 15 minutes into the movie. And I don't recall what model it was either. I'm tellin' ya, it's just a matter of time. Used to be the trendy, rich kids in the movies always wore Diesel.

 

[Double D]

Seen a fair bunch of Nudies, though along with Edwin and PRPS they make up the entirety of the decent denim available here...

All the washed ones have looked like ****, and I've only ever seen one pair of raws reasonably worn in, and that was a guy from some London metalcore band wearing Supreme/North Face/Nudie/Airmax, ha.

 

[BrettChaotix]

I think I might very well be the only person in Baltimore who owns a pair of Nudies since no stores sell them here. The first time I ever saw them on another person (outside of Denimbar) was when the Kaiser Chiefs came to town, we were shooting a game of pool backstage talking about how touring does such an awesome job at breaking in raw black thin flynns (and they did look great, btw).

If you don't like the back pocket stitching you can always rip some/all of it out. I think LA Guy or Sauce did this and it looked pretty nice.

As far as quality goes - I'm on my 8th month of wear on my Slim Jims and that includes many many miles worth of intense hiking and camping in NorCal. So far there have been no rips or blowouts.

 

[Saucemaster]

Originally Posted by BrettChaotix

I think I might very well be the only person in Baltimore who owns a pair of Nudies since no stores sell them here. The first time I ever saw them on another person (outside of Denimbar) was when the Kaiser Chiefs came to town, we were shooting a game of pool backstage talking about how touring does such an awesome job at breaking in raw black thin flynns (and they did look great, btw). If you don't like the back pocket stitching you can always rip some/all of it out. I think LA Guy or Sauce did this and it looked pretty nice. As far as quality goes - I'm on my 8th month of wear on my Slim Jims and that includes many many miles worth of intense hiking and camping in NorCal. So far there have been no rips or blowouts.
I removed the pocket stitching on my Svens, though it's intact on my two pairs of Ralfs. It makes the Svens a lot more versatile. IRL, I've seen four or five people around Philly wearing Nudies. Once, actually, I was gearing up for a confrontation because this guy who was crossing in front of me on the sidewalk suddenly slowed down and stared at me. I thought, "either I'm about to get hit on, or I'm about to get hit", but he just nodded at my RRDGs and said "nice fade"... then he kept walking and I realized he was wearing a nearly-new pair of what looked to be Slim Jims. Only time I have ever heard anyone comment on the fade of a pair of jeans IRL who wasn't someone I met on a forum.

 

[noea]

I haven't seen anyone in Nudies here in Mexico. I don't even know if there is someone else on this forums that is from Mexico aswell as me :/!