Massdrop x Naked & Famous Ichiban selvedge Weird Guy review: pictures, thoughts, words, links

[notwithit]

i feel like unusable front pockets has been my raw denim experience generally

This is unfortunately pretty common in raw denim and has caused me to give up on a few pairs of jeans. I've found N&F (WG) and Iron Heart (634 HXS) to be particularly uncooperative, while LVC (1947) and Sugar Cane (SExSC06) are both a little more forgiving IME.

The cat I'm currently taking care of officially endorses these jeans as a suitable napping surface, FWIW.

 

[tropics]

nice pic, have you given those a soak?

here were my initial thoughts:

I received a sample pair to try out. Unfortunately they are too big but I was able to pull them on to check the rise, which is the part I focus on first. I'm not a big guy but also not a skinny 20 year old - I want a mid rise so I can move around comfortably. The rise and general fit seems great so I will be ordering a size down.
The denim looks nice - I didn't see a lot of slub - will need a few soaks to evaluate that - but the color really pops. It looks great close up - some nice vertical detail from the lighter color weft due to the natural indigo dying. The denim looked like it had a bit of a sheen in some of the photos I saw, but looked more matte and nicer in person (imho). Looking forward to getting these broken in to see how they fade.
13.75 oz is a nice weight, I am done with battling 17+ oz, these should work nicely year-round in NYC. $99 for natural indigo denim is a great price. Blue selvedge ID looks cool.

 

[notwithit]

nice pic, have you given those a soak?

here were my initial thoughts:

I received a sample pair to try out. Unfortunately they are too big but I was able to pull them on to check the rise, which is the part I focus on first. I'm not a big guy but also not a skinny 20 year old - I want a mid rise so I can move around comfortably. The rise and general fit seems great so I will be ordering a size down.
The denim looks nice - I didn't see a lot of slub - will need a few soaks to evaluate that - but the color really pops. It looks great close up - some nice vertical detail from the lighter color weft due to the natural indigo dying. The denim looked like it had a bit of a sheen in some of the photos I saw, but looked more matte and nicer in person (imho). Looking forward to getting these broken in to see how they fade.
13.75 oz is a nice weight, I am done with battling 17+ oz, these should work nicely year-round in NYC. $99 for natural indigo denim is a great price. Blue selvedge ID looks cool.

Thanks. I don't usually soak sanforized denim, although that might not be a bad idea on order to get rid of some of the stiffness and starch.

Agreed that the denim is more interesting than your run-of-the-mill (some pun intended?) Cone selvedge but nothing crazy. I'd say the amount of weft visible puts it more in the realm of t-shirt and sneakers or flannel and work boots combinations than button-down and odd jacket territory.

 

[sliq]

does anyone have any photos as to what they'd look like faded?

 

[LA Guy]

does anyone have any photos as to what they'd look like faded?

They only got them couple of weeks ago! The testers will post regular updates on the evolution of the jeans.

 

[sliq]

Any updates on the wear of the jeans?