Momotaro

@ dcg:

Good fit, looks a lot like mine. Would hem though.

If anyone wants a Momotaro + Context Grand Indigo Selvage 0701MCXX, size 31, hemmed to 27 inches for cheap, please pm me.

And no, I don't want to discuss how they got hemmed to 27 inches...

Originally Posted by Funksy

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If anyone wants a Momotaro + Context Grand Indigo Selvage 0701MCXX, size 31, hemmed to 27 inches for cheap, please pm me.

And no, I don't want to discuss how they got hemmed to 27 inches...

hemmed to 27 inches? lol

how cheap are we talking

PM'd with more details. If you're interested, please PM me. Thank

Originally Posted by Funksy

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If anyone wants a Momotaro + Context Grand Indigo Selvage 0701MCXX, size 31, hemmed to 27 inches for cheap, please pm me.

And no, I don't want to discuss how they got hemmed to 27 inches...






I'll take 'em

Crosspost from Show Your Denim (or whatever it's called)

For aprox 5 months.





Momotaro Moneyshot!



Really nice to see the details of the denim. Was amazed by this picture, considering the camera it was taken with.

^^^ those are lookin good man!

Originally Posted by pistolero

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^^^ those are lookin good man!

Thanks man. I reckong you had a pair of Momo's too (I believe Context x Momo collab)?

How are they doing?

@ Whatever123:

How's the BiG pair going?

Updates are missing in action or what?

Originally Posted by Mistral

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Thanks man. I reckong you had a pair of Momo's too (I believe Context x Momo collab)?

How are they doing?

Yeah, I really need to wash them, so until that happens I've moved them back in the rotation and am currently working on breaking in a pair of 0705SP. I'll post fit pics one of these days.

Momotaro 0201 just over six months of regular wear.


Based on my experience the 0201 behaves as 100% raw/unsanforized and should be sized as such IF you ever plan to wash them with agitation. I was factoring in some degree of shrink-resistance because of the "partially sanforized" description, but they shrank like any other raw jeans and are now a little snug in the top block, rise and thighs after a warm wash/hang dry. I will have to get a fit pic up eventually so you guys can critique the results.

Next time I will size up and wash/dry right off the hop, or buy OW. They do not stretch much, in case you haven't heard

Originally Posted by tobiasvl

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Too bad I won't get them in time to bring them with me to Berlin and get them hemmed there, 39" inseam is essential.

FTFY

Originally Posted by IIIrd Icon

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2nd Update: 1st Wash @7mos [Xposted]

on a lark, sea-soaked mine @Santa Monica Beach, CA. then later, their 1st [machine] wash, cold [x2].

worn a few times, after wash [back in NYC]:

very nice, love it

i want a pair of momos so bad

Originally Posted by Islander

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Based on my experience the 0201 behaves as 100% raw/unsanforized and should be sized as such IF you ever plan to wash them with agitation. I was factoring in some degree of shrink-resistance because of the "partially sanforized" description, but they shrank like any other raw jeans and are now a little snug in the top block, rise and thighs after a warm wash/hang dry. I will have to get a fit pic up eventually so you guys can critique the results.

Next time I will size up and wash/dry right off the hop, or buy OW. They do not stretch much, in case you haven't heard

How much have you worn them post-wash? Have/will they strech back at all? I ask, because I'm about to wash my Momo x Context 0701's which are "partially sanforized", and I don't really want them to shrink any further than where they were after the first (hot) soak. I was planning on a cold wash instead of warm; hang dry.

New from Momotaro: Our first shipment of the season arrived today with 2 models (0701 raw tight straight, and the 2105SP denim jacket). Our next shipment will be early May with more goodness.

Momotaro "Going to Battle"15.7oz Raw Denim Jacket - Model 2105SP
- "Going to Battle" stripes are a symbol of Japanese tradition representing honor and strength. The warrior stripes also represent the flag carried by "Momotaro" in the original folklore story.
- 15.7oz selvedge one wash raw (cold soaked in sea water)
- Deep blue natural indigo denim using super-dense 6s yarn Zimbabwe cotton
- Deer skin patch
- Pink selvedge
- 100% Zimbabwe cotton
- Sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44
- Made in Japan


Link: http://www.blueowl.us/scripts/psp/VB...il&SKU=7996000

Momotaro Vintage Label 15.7oz "Tight Straight" Raw Selvedge Model 0701
- Momotaro's "tight straight" denim fit is slim in the top block, has a low rise, runs slim in the leg, and tapers slightly torwards the leg opening
- 15.7oz shrink-to-fit raw selvedge
- Deep blue natural indigo denim using super-dense 6s yarn Zimbabwe cotton
- Deer skin patch
- Pink selvedge, pink interior thread - both representing the peach from the "Momotaro" folklore story.
- 100% Zimbabwe cotton
- Sizes 28-34, 36
- Made in Japan


Link: http://www.blueowl.us/scripts/psp/VB...il&SKU=7996001

Originally Posted by pistolero

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How much have you worn them post-wash? Have/will they strech back at all? I ask, because I'm about to wash my Momo x Context 0701's which are "partially sanforized", and I don't really want them to shrink any further than where they were after the first (hot) soak. I was planning on a cold wash instead of warm; hang dry.
dunno if you guys are [specifically] concerned of the "top block" only ... btw, my definition of "top block"= waistband + back yoke.

anyway, when soaking jeans, that i'm anticipating to have a problem @top block, i usually chuck a hanger or stick measuring to about the size i want the waist to stay. ironically, i soak them more frequently than my jeans that fit well @getgo. reason being, the waistband gets tempered/broken by constantly not allowing it to constrict/shrink horizontally when soaking+drying. chucking the waistband til dry, on the 1st couple of washes would be ideal, as well__ yes, on wash cold+hanger+hang dry.

K, this is not at all scientific... just based on observation & personal experiences.

Originally Posted by pistolero

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How much have you worn them post-wash? Have/will they strech back at all? I ask, because I'm about to wash my Momo x Context 0701's which are "partially sanforized", and I don't really want them to shrink any further than where they were after the first (hot) soak. I was planning on a cold wash instead of warm; hang dry.

I've worn them for a month post wash and the waist was no problem; it stretched back fairly quickly. The fabric below the waistband, back yoke, front rise and thighs have not stretched back much at all and at this point I don't expect them to.

I got a somewhat useful email from Gordon a while back comparing the shrinkage of Momotaro 0201s to the Samurai S710: "Momotaros will potentially shrink about the same 2" in the waist, 1/2" in rise and leg width, and 2.5" in the length. We have a pair of 0201 washed by a customer who washed and returned them because they become too short with a 36.25" inseam (2.75" shrinkage). The 710's will shrink a significant amount with just hot soaking and shrink a little further with machine washing and drying. They will also stretch with frequent wear, more easily than the Momotaro denim."

All of this is true from my experience, so pistolero I think you will be OK with a cold wash/hang dry but if the Momo x Context 0701's are the same denim as the 0201 you should maybe prepare yourself for the possibility of a small amount of irreversible shrinkage.