Pure Blue Japan

[Stratos]

They will shrink, if you soak or wash, even beyond being wearable. You have two options:

- sell and take your loss

- sit in a warm bath with the jeans on and let dry on you, chances are they will settle at a 'wearable' shrinkage, but don't take my word for it, I'm no expert in Japanese jeans. Anyway, it's what I would do with a pair of LVC's...

[Barnaby]

They will shrink, if you soak or wash, even beyond being wearable. You have two options:

- sell and take your loss

- sit in a warm bath with the jeans on and let dry on you, chances are they will settle at a 'wearable' shrinkage, but don't take my word for it, I'm no expert in Japanese jeans. Anyway, it's what I would do with a pair of LVC's...

I like this second option. Can anyone comment on the plausibility of this?

[killerb3ar]

or they could have been one washes. i'm guessing it is since the employee said it fit well right off the rack. but if it's not, go with what Stratos said.

[ialex]

the pbj's will easily stretch back to pre soak/wash

[Zazamoot]

The XX-005's are one wash, you're fine.

[thewickett]

^^ that would be my guess.

Odds are pretty low that the employee would recommend a raw pair of 005 that fit as you described presoak.

[morse9443]

Small questions threak!

[akka225]

these are one wash

[Barnaby]

They aren't one wash, they are raw. I am 100% sure of this.

[kit99bar]

They are one wash

[bluegoldblues]

no sweat dude, when you wash/ rinse them wedge a baking tray or a similar object (that will replicate your waist size) in the waist band when you hang them up to dry, to stop them shrinking. Will be tight at first but will gradually expand..if that fails take them back and complain, customer is always right

[koi]

Been looking for a pair for my ladyfriend, and I'm having a quite a hard time finding a site with a decent amount of skinnies or even anything for that matter. Sufu...show me hope

[tention]

less than a month of wear

how do you size it?

[trident01]

thenorthern.. which model are those? 11's?

[TheNorthern]

those are the XX-005

i'm a true size 31-32

those are tagged 29

[grouse_allergy]

first time wearing these oldies in a while.

[TheNorthern]

sagg them shitz, it'd look sweet

[liannesmiles]

XX-011's; 8 months of everyday wear.

[FranklinCosgrove]

Forget those 011s, grouse_allergy's bks swaggin' on everyone.

[chubby]

i prefer the 011s. Some ugly ass arcs you managed to paint on there grouse. Hope you keep wearing those jawns so they fade off. Otherwise the look sick, any close-ups on repairs?

[An Oxymoron]

Just placed an order for some purple faces!

Also, got some sz. 29 samurai s710 for sale---check the sig.

[beatle]

lianne, love how those are turning out..

[OmpaOmpo]

Soak, and use the wear while damp method.

Also, PBJs stretch like hell in my own experience, so it really shouldn't be a problem.

[echau]

keep in mind that if they're raw, they'll still shrink in the inseam.

hopefully, you left room for that since you already got them hemmed.

[setterman]

They are one wash

According to BiG's website they sell the XX-005 in both one wash and raw. If I was the original poster I'd contact BiG, confirm which model was purchased, and if they aren't one wash explain the situation to them. I'd keep the tags and would not soak or wash the jeans before speaking to BiG. If there was an honest mistake made, they may be willing to exchange the jeans.

[not too tight]

I am pretty sure BiG would work something out with you if you haven't worn them besides the trying on even though you got them hemmed. I have seen hemmed jeans listed on their site before. Also Gordon is a great guy.

[beatle]

had to merge Pure Blue Japan Help thread into existing PBJ thread

Please try to avoid starting new threads if a thread already exists. Thanks, appreciated

[TheNorthern]

now we have an 'unhappy' face :\

[Barnaby]

I am pretty sure BiG would work something out with you if you haven't worn them besides the trying on even though you got them hemmed. I have seen hemmed jeans listed on their site before. Also Gordon is a great guy.

I emailed Gordon and he was really helpful. I decided to keep them as is. I am gonna wear them raw for a while until they stretch a bit then cold soak them. I think that should be perfect.

[wonger]

I got a pair of 36s 2 days ago and yeah, if you're not a scarecrow figure you've gotta size up. My one washes are pretty snug in the thigh but not too awful, I'm guessing they' stretch a little bit with some wear so I'm not too worried. If you're deciding to size down maybe consider starting a cocaine addiction since that might help you get down to the weight needed.