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@ Dismal - Ya killed me with the Aladdin line... but to really get that look down I should tie my ankles up or something.... and I ain't ever gettin' long billowy legs... not after 17yrs of skating, bball n' football... not ever. HA.

As I wrote I've tried a few repro '47s and the LVC '47s and I'm about to get ahold of the Sam '47s... but they were just too baggy. Yeah they're easier to skate in but to just chill... nuh uh... I got tired of the super sag and extra ass space... so I went for a slimmer jean and hell I haven't looked back after getting some nearly two years ago... and now I'm on my 5th pair...

Tenchi - yeah I left cuz kids were gettin' their knickers in a twist and Woodster lost all respect in my eyes... place is a joke nowadays... I'm on 5thD.

lilbucu with the keen eye there.

As for the price... they aren't all that bad compared to many of the 'premium' jeans out there... hell kids didn't blink at the nbhd x supreme for us$600+ at retail. They were scooped up by the kiddies... I'd been going through denim like nuthin else for a couple years... 47xx, 66xx, fenoms 505s, fenom 207s, fluxus 01, fluxus 05, '47 'canes, Nom De Guerre's, Supreme raws, APCs and more... and these FOR ME fit the best...

Do you notice anything about the selvage pair to warrant the price difference from the non selvage?

First things that you notice... the denim is finer, tighter, lighter and stiffer. After day one it's hard to tell the movements/gives/stretch in them but I'm guessing that they will have less lateral stretching than the looser woven 'brut' versions. And maybe there's something in the wear of them, as mentioned the honeycombing happened almost instantly...

Oh there's also the silver thread that the 'brut' versions don't have... but that's really superfluous...

yeah I noctied that as well (re:honeycombs) but they are!

More fuel to the fire... the silver selvedge got their first work out today... excuse the cropping... 'mirror issues'

ah just realised I forgot to mirror the images as well...

That pic that I posted that Asterix quoted actually doesn't show how slim they really are. The first pic is what they actually are like. But any bagginess comes from the lack of height 5'11" and that I haven't hemmed them. I like the gather. But each is entitled to their likes n' dislikes! So hate on!

Classic SF. Always can count on some hate here.

Asterix - as I said I bought them for the cut - the waist area is smaller than most. I got sick of the huge loose ass thing in many 501 styled models. I'm a 34. As stated numerous times they stretch considerably. I like to wear my shit low and so after the stretching they sit the way I like 'em to. I've tried smaller sizes on, 33/19cm and back in 05 a 50cm waist, but they were too tight in the thigh n' waist area - and by that I mean I could hardly walk in 'em. So, no, they aren't sized up, they are infact the smallest I could get into. peace

thanks tweedles...

One thing that I noticed compared to my other raw denim (canes, lvc, fenoms, fluxus) is that the raw dior's really don't fade out that much. I haven't washed the 05 model (haven't worn 'em as much since I got the recent 06's) and the 06 got dry cleaned after 7months of continous wear (they've been across the world twice - picked 'em up in SF Saks, then to Oz, then to Indonesia, then India, Japan, Singapore a couple times, back to Oz and back to Indo...) and they look worn in but no fading or nothing like what the guys got going on the samurai competition thread...

First post on this forum in years - literally. Nice to see some serious dior denim philes here... damn......... this thread has it all... just got through about 80% of the pages... big ups to all...

Been wearing DH denim for nearly two years now... it's the cut for me, as we all know the actual denim could do with an upgrade (sunk some serious coin for the silver selvedge a couple months ago but haven't worn 'em yet... they just come of feeling far too thin for my liking)... anyway thought I'd contribute to put a slightly different mix on things... I love the cut but I don't wear like they're marketed...

sz.34/21cm (raw indigo summer 06)

same

same size n' model but the raw blk...

and an ol' 52cm/19cm (indigo summer 05)

showing the subtle difference in the dye tone of the 05 and 06 models... 06 with the swing tag...

If you're not down with the badges on the back leg... I also trimmed the back tag...

you can EASILY get them off with a thread remover...

Easily some of the best jeans I've bought in a while...

all I know is that purple's gonna be the next hot colour.

watch out kids.