snugglepony

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i think it's really absurd to call yourself a Christian company, especially when it comes to clothes. All that will succeed in doing is alienating and turning people off. It kind of does for me. I'm all for Christians, but what purpose does it serve in making jeans? Especially when you are dealing with high end denim with gold rivets. Aren't Christians supposed to be meek? maybe i'm not in on the joke or something.

--- Original message by giantreptile on Jun 5, 2006 10:47 AM

in case you didn't notice, ilovespaz didn't bring up that sling&stones was a "christian" denim company. only when pressed by various SFers in this thread and in the gold stitching thread did he say he's a christian. the focus of the company seems to be much more on sustainability, unique materials, subtle styling cues, and on using the parable of david as metaphor for their own entry into the denim market. it's not like he's trying to evangelize the world by selling people expensive pants...

i was born and raised atheist, but after reading ilovespaz's posts on this board, i'd have no problem whatsoever buying a pair.

that said, a clothing company that's out there actively being a "christian clothing company," is ridiculous.

yeah, i think there was a thread on mynudies that discussed this - i don't see why it wouldn't work.

those came right off the online size table, so they should be raw.

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Excellent thanks for your response, I just ordered a w35 from xcoldricex and I'm a w34 in New Standard and w36 in Regular Ralfs so they should be perfect.Also the fact they're raw gives some flexibility.

Couldn't access the website main even after downloading the plug in - maybe it's cos I use a Mac so I couldn't check the sizing table?

Also w35 was the biggest i could find.

--- Original message by LFC4ever on Jun 5, 2006 08:48 AM

yeah, i'm not sure what's up with their site and macs... neither of my macs at home would work with it with ANY browser... had to do all my business from work.

it looks like 35 is the biggest they go, and measurements from the table are:

waist: 95cm

inseam: 92cm

thigh: 36.5cm

knee: 24cm

hem: 23cm

i can measure everything after work tonight, but it will be post soak...

www.somet.co.jp has a table w/ measurements by size in the meanwhile.

greentea: yep. toiletry bag.

minya: they're not sanforized, so i've planned on a little shrinkage in length. i had somet hem them to 87cm and i'm expecting to lose two or so post soak. i haven't had a chance to measure them yet, though.

LFC4ever: they're a slim, straight cut with a relatively low rise. the leg is cut pretty close to a new standard - sans the slight taper at the bottom of the NS. the somet guys are really helpful in choosing sizes - they'll have you do all sorts of measurements prior to ordering. i bought a 31, and for reference, i wear a 30 in APC, 32 in imperial, 32 in nudie.

ddml: i'll take photo requests - let me know what you'd like to see.

dismalfuture: the tags said 23,100 JPY, i believe, so i imagine you could find them for around that if you were in japan. the patch came out of the soak just fine. i won't be washing them very often, so i don't imagine it will become an issue.

they just came out of a room temperature soak, so no pics with them on yet. try to get some later this week.

hey chicken-

the somets are pretty stiff on arrival. the denim is just under 14 oz (EDIT - actually, it's 13 oz), so it's fairly heavy. the denim is quite slubby, but it's a pretty fine weave and so is not extraordinarily rough.

Edited by snugglepony on Jun 5, 2006 at 10:19 AM

okay... here we go:

packaging

card with...

nice note...

and a nice gift.

front

back

lap

seat

hidden rivets, donut buttons

reversed button placket (weft-side out)

5th pocket selvage

nice, thick white leather patch

single-stitched back pockets

back pockets are lined on the lower half, hence the black stitch line

narrow, black selvage

basically, the fit is amazing. rise is in between my bootcut olas and new standards - low, but not super-low...

feel free to ask any questions!

yes, feel the hate flow through you, young muthafukr.

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Edited by snugglepony on Jun 2, 2006 at 08:53 AM

ok, now pop that collar and gimme two rolls on the cuffs...

oh, and a jaunty cap and another hundred pounds and then cheap mofo becomes...

the skipper from gilligan's island.

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why are you hating?

--- Original message by witts on Jun 1, 2006 03:45 PM

it's kinda legit hate, IMO.

people, myself included, got way up in arms when nike aped the minor threat cover to try and sell sneakers... but the same crew embraces supreme for doing it? and pays out the nose for it?

if there wasn't a huge price premium, i'd definitely buy a pair, if only for the novelty value.

i have enough nice, dark, raw synthetic indigo jeans (if one can have enough..?), but i'd like to try out some naturals.

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the funny thing is, i think he's serious and everyone is shitting on his thread.

that's comedy

--- Original message by denimdestroyedmylife on Jun 1, 2006 10:34 AM

i'll believe it when i see some camera phone jujitsu of the items in question...

Edited by snugglepony on Jun 1, 2006 at 10:39 AM

how is this still in superdenim???

mofo, you're doin' god's work here, and you're not being recognized for it...

bring on the

you could take this two ways, cheapo:

1) tom sawyer stylee, wherein you chop off your whities at mid-calf and go find a wheatstraw to chew, or

2) yacht club jerkass, which requires you to buy a pink polo shirt (collar popped, of course) and cuff your jeans so they don't get wet when you're on the deck of that boat you own...

you just gots to isolate your cuffs from your slips, dog.

shameless plug: http://www.founditemclothing.com

very niche market, so i'm not sure if it holds any interest for SFers, but it's what i do after getting home from "real job."

also, our homie jason cosper runs http://www.preshrunk.info - hands down the best t-shirt blog.

what if you tied the ability to start a new thread to say, having 50 (or more?) posts?

the top model is the standard indigo jean. that's just what they look like - super dark.

not sure if anyone else got this... looks like a black raw model is coming:

"Thought you guys would be interested in some of the outtakes from some

photos for the new site...

Sorry if we haven't replied to your emails lately, we promise it will get

better soon.

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INFO

imperial brand clothing

Australia

dram!

very, very nice.

very nice.

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pony,

i'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of your somet's, so that i can see some pics!

--- Original message by verver on May 25, 2006 03:01 PM

bit of a hiccup in the wire tranfer, but everything's on track again. probably won't see them till next week, though... pics as soon as i get 'em.

Edited by snugglepony on May 30, 2006 at 12:30 PM

it's one of the atelier la durance 'expert tips' also...