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Originally Posted by deez nuts
thanks for all the tips guys. i did do some more research on the interwebz and found that lock stitching is better than chain stitching. so... for both chinos and denim, if i get them euro hemmed, will i be in good shape?

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Always get jeans hemmed with a chain stitch machine. It's costly (you'll probably have to ship them to NYC,SF, or Seattle area-Blue Owl, on top of the $25 for hemming), but if you're attentive to detail, it's the best choice by far.
 

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from what i've read, the chain stitch starts to unravel vs the lock stitch...
in any case i was leaning more towards getting both denim and chinos euro-hemmed.
thoughts anyone?
 

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yeah, get them euro-hemmed. that'll be dope.
 

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Euro hem is when they fold it up and keep the original hem? Looks like crap to be honest!
 

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picked up this great belt at the outlet. green canvas with brown leather trim on both sides, not sure from which collection though.
 

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cool. you're saying it's a surcingle? i had a double o-ring surcingle with an anchor embossed on one side. it was made from such thick ballistic nylon that the knot was huge so i returned it.
 

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Originally Posted by PaulYAY
Always get jeans hemmed with a chain stitch machine. It's costly (you'll probably have to ship them to NYC,SF, or Seattle area-Blue Owl, on top of the $25 for hemming), but if you're attentive to detail, it's the best choice by far.

I recently got the Mauro jeans(Men Without a Country) for $57, chainstitched hem service is about 50% of the price I paid. Would that make me an attention whore?
 

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Originally Posted by wEstSidE
cool. you're saying it's a surcingle? i had a double o-ring surcingle with an anchor embossed on one side. it was made from such thick ballistic nylon that the knot was huge so i returned it.

not a surcingle... here's a crappy iphone pic of it. you're right tho, its a lot thicker than other belts i own.

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"bourgeoisie's fantasy about the common man" for sure!

I also like to dress like a pretend cowboy. "cityslicker cowboy fantasy" too?

Having laughed at and with ourselves, I will say that their denim and their selvedge shirts are top-notch regardless of the wearer's fantasies.
 

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Here are some funny ebay finds:

This guy was previously using a stolen pic from bluepresent posing guy. He must have gotten called out on it, because now he's just showing the vest. I think its value went up!

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I know this is a holiday sweater, but I somehow think it's really cool:
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This is one of those "really cool, but would you actually wear it?" pieces:
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And here are a couple PRL sweaters that almost look like RRL:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ralph-Lauren-Pol...1#ht_714wt_905
http://cgi.ebay.com/RALPH-LAUREN-Pol...ht_4894wt_1139
 

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Originally Posted by Rayson
A chain-stitching service preserves rather than enhances the twined rope effect. Stick the term in google images as phx suggests. Vintage and decent vintage-style jeans have ornamental chain-stitched hems. The hems of modern mass-produced jeans are lock-stitched, which is strong and plain. If you want to shorten your jeans and keep them chain-stitched, somebody has to do them on an old machine. Far as the US goes, Self Edge have Union Specials and offer the service.

Originally Posted by srgprod
Deez:

The Euro hem uses a technique that preserves the original hem from the manufacturer. It works great and is much easier to have done than finding a chain stitch service. Costs about 1-2 $ more but worth it.


for fuxx sake
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Don't do anything that is advertised as "original hem", that **** looks horrible. Much better to do a plain $5 hem
 

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