The Official RRL Thread

[budapest12]

They're selvedge. I saw them firsthand in the store. I don't like the lighter fabric but maybe that's a personal preference. The only jeans that I've seen of theirs that are not selvedge are the seasonal color washes - like the olive slim fit ones from last season. Although in the past those were selvedge too...

Website says they are 16 oz. I think I posted this earlier, but in the store the salesman said they were only 12 oz. They felt very light. 16 oz would be heavier than the other options, which they decidedly are not. What am I missing here? Is the 16 oz a goof they still haven't fixed or are there 2 versions? Or?

As to fit, they are basically the low straights with a higher rise. The fit is nice. Not crazy about the denim, but that's me personally.

 

[Timbaland]

Maybe the website was wrong? This wouldn't be the first time.

 

[Trimalchio]

Maybe the website was wrong? This wouldn't be the first time.

I'm assuming the website is wrong. 12oz sounds about right.

The fit sounds interesting to me. I'm relatively tall so the low rise on the Low Straight can be annoying, but I do like the fit otherwise. I wonder if this will become an icon fit and replace anything in the current line up? or maybe they'll just make it part of the regular collection with different fabrics.

 

[aaronxxx]

I don't know of a mill in the US that weaves 16 oz denim.

 

[harveyrabbit]



I don't know of a mill in the US that weaves 16 oz denim.

Lookbook says that RRL developed an exclusive 16oz selvedge denim woven on Draper shuttle looms at the Cone Denim "White Oak" Mill in Greensboro, North Carolina for Spring 2013 Icon. This denim is used in Slim Fit Rigid, Slim Fit Once Washed, Low Straight Rigid, and Low Straight Once Washed.

All other Selvedge denim is from Okayama.

So says the book.

 

[mfbnyc]

The leg opening stitching (last pic) makes it look like someone just made those and attached the RRL label before taking those pics and put it on ebay, lol

These were holiday collection 2007 or 2008 - I think it was called "Black Tie". I remember seeing them in the store. They're legit, just a little old.

 

[AriGold]

so is the new slim straight their best denim available right now?

 

[stevent]



I feel that the new slim straights fit quite similarly to low straights. The leg opening wasn't much wider, if at all. Hard to tell by the naked eye. Then they're nice and slim through the top block. I'm no expert but the only significant difference to me is that they have a higher rise, which is good for me as I've been wearing a lot of vests recently and feel that the low straights just sit too low.

Sorry Denim, I can't really remember if there was stitching on the back or not. It's not something I'm really bothered about. I don't think the RRL stitching was there but I wasn't really looking.

They're selvedge. I saw them firsthand in the store. I don't like the lighter fabric but maybe that's a personal preference. The only jeans that I've seen of theirs that are not selvedge are the seasonal color washes - like the olive slim fit ones from last season. Although in the past those were selvedge too...

Website says they are 16 oz.  I think I posted this earlier, but in the store the salesman said they were only 12 oz.  They felt very light.  16 oz would be heavier than the other options, which they decidedly are not.  What am I missing here?  Is the 16 oz a goof they still haven't fixed or are there 2 versions?  Or?

As to fit, they are basically the low straights with a higher rise.  The fit is nice.  Not crazy about the denim, but that's me personally.

so is the new slim straight their best denim available right now?

I wasn't a fan of it neither honestly, Denim is supposedly 16oz but it feels much lighter, maybe a loose weave or something. I much prefer the Japanese stuff. Also no hidden rivets and construction isn't as nice as older jeans imo. They fit about the same as my low straights when I tried them on

 

[DRCLARK16]

No they didn't have my size last time I went by. I'm pretty sure I'm still a medium tho

 

[indigoeagle]

I don't know of a mill in the US that weaves 16 oz denim.

I'm not sure if you're referring to the exact number 16 or- as I think- to a higher weight denim: Cone produces 16.5oz denim for Tellason:
http://www.tellason.com/shop/tellason-denim/john-graham-mellor-slim-straight-165-oz

 

[grundletaint]



I wasn't a fan of it neither honestly, Denim is supposedly 16oz but it feels much lighter, maybe a loose weave or something. I much prefer the Japanese stuff. Also no hidden rivets and construction isn't as nice as older jeans imo. They fit about the same as my low straights when I tried them on

Website pics show hidden rivets. I don't have a whole lot of experience with cone denim, but the times I've handled it the fabric was definitely softer and less substantial than the Japanese stuff. Not to say it's better or worse, but definitely different and a thing of its own.

I'm waiting on some fit pics and measurements of these. Is the rise the same as straight leg model?

 

[stevent]



Website pics show hidden rivets. I don't have a whole lot of experience with cone denim, but the times I've handled it the fabric was definitely softer and less substantial than the Japanese stuff. Not to say it's better or worse, but definitely different and a thing of its own.

I'm waiting on some fit pics and measurements of these. Is the rise the same as straight leg model?

Ones I saw in malibu didn't have them

 

[stevent]



Website pics show hidden rivets. I don't have a whole lot of experience with cone denim, but the times I've handled it the fabric was definitely softer and less substantial than the Japanese stuff. Not to say it's better or worse, but definitely different and a thing of its own.

I'm waiting on some fit pics and measurements of these. Is the rise the same as straight leg model?

Ones I saw in malibu didn't have them

 

[RRL CLOTHING]

Who wants to wear 16oz jeans in Summer... I can see a lot of these flooding outlets next Fall.

 

[RRL CLOTHING]

I'm not sure if you're referring to the exact number 16 or- as I think- to a higher weight denim: Cone produces 16.5oz denim for Tellason:
http://www.tellason.com/shop/tellason-denim/john-graham-mellor-slim-straight-165-oz

Yep, if I were in the market for some ubiquitous heritage brand/White Oak jeans I'd probably just buy from Tellason.