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raw selvedge Jean Shop

Blue Black Sorahiko 45rpm

old Kratts Diesel

I recently purchased some raw unwashed denim from them. I didn't too much detail on where they get their denim, but I can definitely attest to the quality. They fit perfectly and luckily I didn't have to get them hemmed. Only other company that makes my exact size is Rag & Bone.

Jean Shop sells two cuts of unwashed denim. One of more of a relaxed fit and the other one is a rocker fit, which has a zipper instead of buttons and has a slimmer fit. After choosing a pair you can ask them to distress the denim to your liking and pick up the finished product in a few weeks. The added pricing can go from +$50 to $400 depending on the requested treatment.

THe denim is heavier that paper denim or seven. And the selvedge line is a beautiful orange. They have quickly became by favorite denim at this point.

Any other opinions?

Also Jean Shop on W14th street in the Meatpacking Districtt for customized distressing on denim.

Any of the early Plan B videos...

also, HokusPokus (old H-street video) had an amazing soundtrack with Kirk and the Jerks and the Cry. Public Domain was good with first showings of Danny Way, Bucky Lasek, Chat Thomas, Ray Barbee.

First video I saw was Wheels of Fire (Santa Cruz). I loved the Jeff Kendall section. Streets of Fire also had the infamous spin on the fire hydrant by Natas.

The last video I saw that was amazing was the Toy Machine video...damn, the name escapes me right now...

Any one remember FuckTards? or the Big Brother video called Shit?! (prelude to Jackass)

Get some of that cutesy J-pop. Cute honeys. Make sure you tell your dad to pick up some uncensored Japanese porn. That's a gift that keeps on giving!!!!!

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I checked out Larry Clark's photog exhibit at the ICP today (6th and 43rd?). Nice photographs from his work in Tulsa, Teenage Lust, and Skaters. Typical Clark - naked boys and girls, drug use, etc. In other words, good stuff.

I think they are okay. Seems similiar to Paper Denim except for the orange and blue stitching. Basically, they share the racks at Bloomingdales with Seven and Von Douche.

I'm a fan of Rag & Bone, especially the RB8 cuts. I don't think you'll find an online place that sells them at this point. Nathan is planning on eventually selling jeans on the website but it's going to be a while. Til then, I would go to a shop and try on a pair before picking them up. I've seen them at Bergdorf and Nom de Guerre in NYC (need to finally check out Famous Friends at some point). Circle Boutique in DC (small wonder!) has them too. Ron Herman/Fred Segal in LA was sold out, when I was there at the end of March.

Jean Shop is on 14th Street and to the right of Jeffrey. The have some decent denim there and they will customize to your liking. Unwashed raw selvedge starts around $265 and customizing ranges from +$50-$600 (for hand distressing and patching). Kinda nuts, if you ask me. Drop in a say hi to Chris...nice guy...

Thom Browne is also around there. 12th Street, I think. Nice shirts.

Does any one know the pricing for bespoke denim from 45rpm?

Has anyone brought a pair of "bespoke" denim from them? love to hear about them

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Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 (GC)

Metroid (NES)

Gauntlet (Arcade version)

Rampage (Arcade version)

If you have denim that has been washed once, as in the case of 45rpm Sorohikos, can you still get degree of contrast seen in buying raw unwashed denim (Nudie, APC) and wearing them for a while before washing?

Hahnstch,at 45rpm, where the aikiko and sorahiko's one wash or raw unwashed?

Cool. Let me know what you find out there.

Chieng Mai in the north is also a great place to visit. Have fun!

Sam,

Thailand is a fun place to shop. Depending on what you are interested in buying, there are several places to check out.

Siam Square (Phloen Chit BTS stop)-small boutiques are arranged around two side streets. Here you'll find tons of denim stores all selling the usual Seven, Diesel, Replay cuts (Diesel is popular with Thai kids and Seven is just now blowing up and harder to find). You'll also find several boutiques selling clothes by Thai designers.

Maboonkong (MBK)-This shopping center is right around the corner from Siam Square. Basically, the MBK center is a massive 6-7 story building with tons of small kiosks/boutiques that sell everything. Denim/cellphones/food/watches/etc. Thai teenagers come here after they get out of school and walk around.

Patpong (Silom Rd)-Basically the red light district of BKK but also lots of kiosks selling Red Bull shirts/fake rolexes/etc. Good place to buy gifts for people back home.

Erawan/Gaysorn Center/Emporium-High end shopping in BKK. Prada, Gucci, Pucci, Cartier and the like. Gaysorn just opened a small boutique called Chloe (if i remember correctly) that carries designers from Europe/US -Marc Jacobs, Seven, Etc. Club 21 (company from Singapore) opened a store in Erawan that carries Y-3, Maharishi, Diesel, etc. Other than the typical stuff you would see in NYC/LA/London, there are also other Thai designer stores here: Grayhound, Soda, come to mind. Go to the Grayhound Cafe for some great food (Thai and Western). Here stores offer 7% Vat refund. Probably cheaper for everyone but me now that the US$ has gone to s***.

Siam Square/Discovery Center-same as above but slightly lower-end. Think Guess Jeans, AX Exchange, Diesel.

Other than that there is the Chatuchuk Market which is supposed to be pretty cool place to shop. Vast market of stores selling housewares, denim, DVDs, etc. I've never been but lots of visiters to Thailand always stop by.

Suun Lum Night Market-small time designers often open shops here. Closes at midnight.

Let me know of any other questions.

Rag & Bone denim....

www.rag-bone.com

Overall, I think Diesel has gone downhill over the last two years when the company started adding new features to their jeans for the worse (in my opinion) (i.e., weird pockets, designs on the back pocket, etc.) What used to make diesel somewhat interesting was the simplicity of their jeans and their washes. That said, I recently checked out some limited edition cuts and washes at the Diesel Denim Gallery in Soho, where they had some fairly unique stuff and kinda mirrored their old designs from a few years ago.

Anyway, in the grand scheme of things, I guess diesels "are still cool" but this will vary in the eyes of different people. To others Seven for all Mankind or Paper Denim Cloth are cool. And to some these brands will seem played out and generic. To some it's about Japanese selvedge. Who knows. I'll stop monologing now. If you like their denim, then pick them up.

Damn....nice coat....i think 45rpm had something similiar....could be wrong....

Yeah, I have an Underwood winder but would probably need another one with three automatics. Maybe keeping the number of automatics to two at a time is not a bad idea

Hey, how much do you want for the Mark XV (on strap right, classic pilot)? I'm been wanting that watch for a while.

Yeah, I'm thinking of Panerai Submersible but on strap. I actually like the OEM rubberstrap with it and I would probably pick up a couple of leathers to go with it.

Offshore would be a reach but I can dream right?

Juxtaposed...if you have to ask, you won't understand.

Check out Ken Park by Larry Clark. It's banned in all countries except Russia and Hong Kong, I think. I downloaded it online a while ago. Pretty good flick.

Trinket, thanks for the reply. I tried on the Royal Oak Offshore Rubberclad in Hong Kong and have been obsessed over it ever since. The issue of course is the price tag. I currently wear an Rolex Explorer II and an IWC Pilot Fliegerchrono on strap and wanted a new non-rolex sport watch. I think most Panerais use pretty basic ETA movements as foundations (reissued 1950 uses rolex movement) and then modify them. THe submersible uses the same movement as my IWC Fliegerchrono (ETA Valjoux 7750, I think) as the base since there's a second hand at the nine o'clock position and a date at the three o'clock position.

Since the AP is probably impractical at this movement, the Submersible (Pam 25 or 199) seems to be the best option. I just can't help but wonder if Panerais are just a fad right now. Any thoughts about this? A few months ago, I went to Bangkok with the hopes of buying the watch at a cheaper price but they were all sold out and you needed to get on a wait list for the watch. Seems like Panerai and ROlex and the only watches where you have to pay close to full retail price compared to large discounts with other watch brands (IWC, Jaeger, etc.)

Other watches....

I love the new Portuguese with the 7 day proprietary movement. The new IWC Ingenieur looks appealing especially the AMG addition. It's oversized too at 42mm.

Saw the Jaeger Master Compressors in Bangkok and really liked the World Time watch, but it seems still a little dressy.

Kinda generic but I do like the green Rolex Submariner.

Anyway, thanks for the info.

I agree....I don't see the appeal at all......

Hey Downwithianbrown...

you could always go with 45rpm Aihikos which around ~800$ and the Sorahikos which are around ~290$. I'm trying to figure out of I can order them from Japan too. My GF is going to Japan for two weeks in about a week, so hopefully I'll be able to get some intel as well as scope out some Eternal Denim from Japan.

Rag & Bone

Ever

APC

45rpm

Prada

Paper Denim Cloth

Thom Browne

Ferragamo

Patagonia