SUPERDENIM SMALL QUESTIONS THREAD (Use instead of making new threads)

[d-rew12]

I think this stems from the fact that people often mistakenly refer to any shirt with a plaid pattern as a flannel.

Flannel can be made from a twill weave but it has to be napped/brushed to be made soft before it's a true flannel. Otherwise it's a twill shirt with a plaid pattern, but I guess it's easier to market that as a "flannel" shirt. Sometimes they're listed as unbrushed flannel. Some brands will also brush one side of the twill fabric only so that the inside of the shirt is soft but the outside keeps the un brushed look. Semi-flannel?

Anyway they're both good shirts, but if people say "nice flannel shirt" it's a judgment call on whether or not you want to tell them that it's actually an unbrushed twill shirt with a plaid pattern.

 

Thanks for the insight! Makes much more sense now. But sadly the XL (of the Studio D'artisan shirt) sold out in the last like 12 hours. Fuck.

[Cold Summer]

I'm interested in buying some jewelry, like rings and bracelets. I particularly like stuff made out of silver. What are your recommendations? Can be Japanese or not, Native style or more contemporary. Not real familiar with stuff beyond what Self Edges sells.

[itsbenhere]

I love my good art model 10 and think there's nothing else like it, but the price will definitely make you cry...

[Iron Horse]

I'm interested in buying some jewelry, like rings and bracelets. I particularly like stuff made out of silver. What are your recommendations? Can be Japanese or not, Native style or more contemporary. Not real familiar with stuff beyond what Self Edges sells.

American:

-Vintage Fred Harvey and trading post works

-Aho can probably chime in on modern, higher end Native artists

Japanese, Taiwanese:

-Goro's

-Wingrock

-Larry Smith

-Stoplight

-First Arrows

-Taro Washimi

-Ken Kikuchi

-Tatsuya Fukui

-Cholos

-Moto

-Chooke

-Keep Koichi

-Arizona Freedom

-Tady & King

-Monolith

-Ind28ian

 

Edited October 19, 2016 by Iron Horse

[Niro]

Do any Japanese brands make wool/shearling/etc lined denim jackets?

 

saw the lee 101 rider jacket one and was wondering

[Iron Horse]

Do any Japanese brands make wool/shearling/etc lined denim jackets?

 

saw the lee 101 rider jacket one and was wondering

 

SDA makes the nicest Lee Stormrider repro for my money, but Warehouse has a blanket-lined denim jacket coming out this season too.

[Niro]

oh thanks, checking out the sda one now. do you have link to info on the warehouse one?

[clt3]

I don't think they have the info up yet but it looks pretty cool. 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLdQtg5De9A/

[Niro]

ah yea that does, definitely liking that it doesnt have the cordoroy collar. They had two types, but real expensive!

 

http://www.ware-house.co.jp/?pid=103081315

 

http://info.ware-house.co.jp/product/103081645/

Edited October 17, 2016 by Niro

[ALB]

Question about a brand. For Brown's Beach, are speedway and fullcount the only ones who can use that name? While others can only say they use the beach cloth fabric?

Read that there were only 2 companies who could produce the name/cloth, but then I see several other brands use it too.

[Iron Horse]

Question about a brand. For Brown's Beach, are speedway and fullcount the only ones who can use that name? While others can only say they use the beach cloth fabric?

Read that there were only 2 companies who could produce the name/cloth, but then I see several other brands use it too.

 

 

Anyone can use the cloth; you can find examples from Sugarcane, RMC, Samurai, Anatomica, Calee, etc.

 

As far as I know, both Full Count and Speedway/Hataya share the rights to the name. Kind of murky, though.

[heyheyhey]

Question that has been done to death:

Is there an effective way of permanently shrinking a jeans waistline past simply doing the upside down put the waistband in boiling water once a month dance?

My N&F Oni's are just too loose.

[chicote]

Wash them in hot water, and then wear a belt!

[heyheyhey]

Aye but they be slippin' down me arse!

[heyheyhey]

There is a single point on the waistline above a back pocket where the material kinks in a straight line. I am considering stitching the kink vertically.

[chicote]

Go for it! The fold might be a bit uncomfortable but at least your pants will stay up.

 

If you have access to a sewing machine, you can try downsizing the waist, which involves unpicking some stitches along the waistband (maybe some belt loops too), cutting out whatever extraneous length you have in the waistband and stitching it back together, then darting the yoke fabric, folding it back into the waistband, and stitching everything back up. It's not super challenging but maybe a little technical. Railcar also offers a service where they replace the existing waistband with a smaller one, I think they charge $50. Hope this helps!

[okonomi]

Who knows any good denim repair services? I'm trying to recall one in particular which did really nice looking patches and things - possibly based in UK. 

 

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

[Geeman]

Mr Handy is in Europe, Holland I think. Work looks legit.

[cmo]

Mr Handy is good... used him last year for a taper and reinforcement, hole fixing etc... all in think it was around €50. Excellent job.

[okonomi]

Mr Handy is good... used him last year for a taper and reinforcement, hole fixing etc... all in think it was around €50. Excellent job.

 

 

Mr Handy is in Europe, Holland I think. Work looks legit.

 

Thanks for the recs. Place I was thinking of was more about conspicuous and aesthetic patchwork. Maybe not Europe. Anyone have any idea?

[unders]

Have you taken a look at the denim repair thread on here? Sounds like Jyoni's work is the kind of thing you're after.

[clt3]

How do you guys size on vibergs? Do you really go one full size down? I'm a 6 UK on dress shoes which should be a a US but the thicker socks you wear with boots make a difference right?

[edmond]

Looking for a pair of jeans with a fit like samurai s0510xx from another brand like studio d artisan with a higher rise

[tigerstrom]

Do anybody know how many days extra it takes for Naoki at PSA to hem a pair of jeans? I ordered a pair a couple of days ago and still wait for the PayPal invoice.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

No idea...but I'm curious what you ordered from him?

[tigerstrom]

I ordered a pair of Sugarcane 1947!

[get up]

I have a pair of Japan Blue x Momotaro for about 4 years. Wear 6 month per year, 3 days a week. Didn't wash them for 3 first years, after that washed for 2-3 times: lightly, inside-out, by hands, in my bathtube. I'm not a fan of fading, I prefer dark denim, so that's why I wasn't wash them for so long (also because wear rarely) and I know it probably wasn't the best idea.

Now the problem is that I don't really like denim's colour. It's not faded but looks like dirty indigo. Can I change it somehow, maybe fade them more but get the fresher overall look? Thanks.

[tigerstrom]

I would wash them in a washingmachine!

[tigerstrom]

Double post

Edited December 5, 2016 by tigerstrom

[oomslokop]

I ordered a pair of Sugarcane 1947!

size 33?