Japanese Denim

[denimdestroyedmylife]

^^ zipper alert

 

[Ahaz]

Originally Posted by PG2G

Yeah, I had to bring it back

These bad boys look pretty nice, can't find them on the sda fit chart though.

http://www.rakuten.co.jp/cpoint/483286/1413326/

Are those unsanforized? The listed sizing seems really big in the waist.

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

zipper = sanforized

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

Furthermore it continues to make the denim without throwing away the prejudice.

 

[Ahaz]

Okay, I'm an idiot, that makes sense. They do seem to run quite huge for their listed size. A 29 is really about 31.5" across, if I'm reading that right.

While I love most of the Japanese denim, I'm not to happy with most of the fits. I end up buying pants that have amazing denim, detailing and washes/indigo/coloring, but that don't fit me all that great. I need to go through my dresser and get rid of some stuff (I'm wearing my 5EPs now, and that's what spurred this line of reasoning). I have too many jeans I just don't wear all that often.

That being said, I do love the fit on my lowrise Denime http://item.rakuten.co.jp/bears/denime-66l/. The denim is nice, but not up to Eternal, Fullcount or 5EP standards. They're snug in the hips, and pretty low rise. I'd label it a very Swedish fit.

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

I love this thread. Can we pin it?

 

[Geowu]

notice the vertical striations on the Eternal. I personnaly prefer the more even look of the SDA.

 

[horriblyjollyjinx]

Originally Posted by denimdestroyedmylife

zipper = sanforized
No, that is not correct. The XXX-26's are not sanforized. Other unsanforized jeans with zipfly: The Flat Head 3001, Skull Jeans old 5010, Samurai S0505XX. Ahaz, Japanese slim low-rise jeans: Samurai S0505XX Flat Head 3001 Skull Jeans 5010/5507 (SD-103) Mid/high rise, slim jeans: FOB F151 Fullcount 1108 Eternal 846 (Samurai S500VX) probably forgetting some Geowu, I like both, they are very nice but different. I was deciding between the two and chose the SD's because I also wanted the more even look, but I want to get a pair with slubby denim like the Eternals later on. Where did you find that pic btw? I thought I knew about all galleries

 

[horriblyjollyjinx]

Sd-102 from ebay, the seller said they were worn for 2 years and washed 20 times but I don't really believe him.

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

Originally Posted by horriblyjollyjinx

No, that is not correct. The XXX-26's are not sanforized. Other unsanforized jeans with zipfly: The Flat Head 3001, Skull Jeans old 5010, Samurai S0505XX.

Just blew my mind, Jinx. Doesn't the zipper get all fucked up when the denim shrinks? I have to sit down and reassess...

 

[horriblyjollyjinx]

Originally Posted by denimdestroyedmylife

Just blew my mind, Jinx. Doesn't the zipper get all fucked up when the denim shrinks? I have to sit down and reassess...

I don't know really, you'd think it would but maybe it doesnt since the zipper is only like 4-5 inches long, maybe the shrinkage at that length isnt big enough to make a real difference, or maybe they have some way to make it work anyway.

 

[PG2G]

Originally Posted by denimdestroyedmylife

I love this thread. Can we pin it?

If not, we can just bump it every day

 

[Brian SD]

If you look at the list of pinned posts right now, we're getting really close to making a full page of JUST pinned post. I love this thread as well, but until some of the other threads die off, going to hold off on pinning this one.

 

[whoopee]

Perhaps a HOF/Best Thread thread can be created.

 

[Brian SD]

Originally Posted by whoopee

Perhaps a HOF/Best Thread thread can be created.

Definitely. This is something that's been on my mind for awhile. I think I'll make one real quick.