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hey guys,
i'm making a jean jacket this weekend. wondering what features/details people think would make the ultimate jean jacket.
thanks,
miz
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if ippuudo opens a shop in new york, it's a wrap!!!
they never have the latest flavors for goota in the states!
as far as curry goes, after eating really, really good indian curry, it's hard to eat regular japanese curry (i know it's two completely different things, but that's the way i feel).
unfortunately, nothing compares to curry from brick lane in london. i still dream about the curry i had there.....
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on the real, the best bet in the united states is cooking up a pack of "chuuka zanmai," add some goma, butter, garlic, fueru wakame, and an egg. unfortunately, chuuka zanmai is better than 90 percent of the real ramen spots in the united states.
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every year old people and (sometimes some kids) die from choking on mochi. it's very chewy and sticky so it gets caught in the windpipe very easily.Quote:That's it! Kind of savoury and very wholesome. My boss introduced me to it at a party she threw. As I was eating it, she started telling me about how loads of old people die when they eat it because they can't digest it or something? Nice.
I didn't last long in her service.
--- Original message by sybaritical on May 24, 2006 06:16 AM
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sybaritical,Quote:Quote: Mizanation,Yes. I'm a bit fanatical when it comes to ramen. Two years ago, when I studying at Kyodai, for golden week I did a trek around Japan just to eat ramen. We started from Kyoto, went to Tokyo, stayed a night and ate ramen, then took JR all the way to Hokkaido (15+ hours), arrived in the morning, Sapporo beer garden + Sapopro ramen, headed back the same evening, and went all the way back to Hakata/Fukuoka (18+ hours), just to eat the yatai Hakata ramen. We slept on the trains and took baths in onsen. IMO Hakata ramen by the river is the best ramen experience you can ever have; if you can make the trek, I highly recommend it.
DJrajio, that pretty much sounds like my experience travelling around Japan non stop for a month on a rail pass. Did that a couple times and was exhausted and stressed by the time I finished. Incredible experience though. Plus now I can vouch for the Hakata river ramen, too(amongst a lot of other things)
.Remembered the name of the grilled ricecake stuff - it's Mochi. England - try it! it comes in a hard cake and you grill and baste it with sweet soy. Tastes incredible.
--- Original message by sybaritical on May 24, 2006 03:16 AM
mochi is just the name of the rice cake made out of glutinous rice.
it comes in many forms, the grilled stuff you are talking about is called "yaki mochi." when on a stick, it's called "dango."
it also comes in soup form, "ozouni."
and covered in sweet soy bean powder, "kinako mochi."
although traditionally eaten on holidays like new years, it's eaten all year round.
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it's great to finally talk to another ramen-head!Quote:Mizanation,
Yes. I'm a bit fanatical when it comes to ramen. Two years ago, when I studying at Kyodai, for golden week I did a trek around Japan just to eat ramen. We started from Kyoto, went to Tokyo, stayed a night and ate ramen, then took JR all the way to Hokkaido (15+ hours), arrived in the morning, Sapporo beer garden + Sapopro ramen, headed back the same evening, and went all the way back to Hakata/Fukuoka (18+ hours), just to eat the yatai Hakata ramen. We slept on the trains and took baths in onsen. IMO Hakata ramen by the river is the best ramen experience you can ever have; if you can make the trek, I highly recommend it.
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Yes NYC does suck for ramen. Couldn't find one decent place; Astor place has some decent yakiniku places. For California/West Coast people, you are in luck. For SF/Bay Area - Haru Ramen in San Jose is the bomb. For LA people, Shinsengumi in Gardena is the best.
Edited by djrajio on May 23, 2006 at 05:52 PM
--- Original message by djrajio on May 23, 2006 05:47 PM
your ramen tour is very inspirational.
i am thinking about doing a ramen tour one of these trips to japan.
guess, what? at tsukiji, you can get very good ramen made with amazing fish broth (surprise, surprise). and for what it's worth, i think in terms of convenience, price and taste, ippuudo is my favorite.
btw, in new york, i found one decent rament place (tatany 53 had great ramen, but it shut down). it's a place called ISE in the financial district. however, they don't have it on the regular menu, only on the japanese menu (if you are ever in a new york japanese restaurant, make sure you get a japanese menu, they have better food for cheaper price).
seattle had the best ramen i had in the united states. a place called kouraku. the japanese players on the mariners team would wait in line like everyone else for the incredible shouyu ramen. unfortunately, it closed down a couple years ago.
anyways, man, thanks for the ramen info. i will definitely check those places out!
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wow, djrajio, you are the first non-japanese person i have met who loves and appreciates ramen so much. living in new york, it is hard to find even decent ramen.Quote:Hi Matt! Dude, you my type of man if you're into food. Its like a jungle here! But, I must admit I'm a ramen man. I suggest to head to the Yokohama ramen museum and curry museum. Both are multi-story complexies which some stalls throughout the museum where you can taste different types of ramen and curry from different areas of Tokyo. Very fun. Also check out 99 Ramen in Ebisu which is the only place I know that sells cheese ramen. Also check out Jyungara Ramen in Shinjuku or Akihabra, its famous for its Kyuushuu ramen and every stall is separated so you can 'savor' the ramen. For very fancy places to eat, I just recently took someone to Higashiyama in Naka-meguro, a great designy restaurant that won't break the bank. Also check out Tsukiji for really fresh sushi. Also a good I've been going recently is Tokyo Restaurant in Azabu-juban, which has a 1930-40s Casablanca feel to it. Really swank. And Cafe Eight in Roppongi, a cheap Chinese joint that is famous for its giant penis statues. A nice bar I went to recently is in Shibuya just above the Gold's Gym, forget the name but you can't miss it. Have fun!
--- Original message by djrajio on Nov 24, 2005 04:42 AM
i always wondered why no one made a really good (english) book on ramen (like i'm sure they have for sushi, etc.)
maybe someday you'll be the one!
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as far as red monkey is concerned, who cares if they are real or not?
every other 15 year-old kid from the hood in new york is rocking fake red monkey jeans. there are already several brands that are making blatant (even more ridiculous than the original) rip-offs of the red monkey aesthetic.
my point is, at the end of the day, these kids are the TRUE representatives of this aesthetic--not jay-z or whoever. so, if you really want to be real, it's better to wear what they are wearing--red monkey fakes that you can get from bootleggers in the fashion district.
just my opinion, though...
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abel,
i feel your pain, man. i wasn't born in nyc, but i've been here a while (now i'm 27). the old new york made me want to come out here in the first place. shit has definitely changed for the worse, but hey, shit happens.
there's so much overwhelming ignorance and hate in the streets these days. it's really sad.
i too have seen the disappearance of styles--in a city where styles were everything.
cats now are perfectly content to be generic.
i think there are enough of us out there to keep the spirit alive. we learned a lot from our mentors, and pretty soon, we will be older-gods, if not already. it's up to us to keep new york alive. i still have a little bit of hope.
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rnrswitch,
i've noticed on your sugarcane 47s that you get a slight flair on the bottom part of the leg. do you know what i'm talknig about? did you do anything to get this?
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you're going to need at least 4 harnesses to weave denim. rigid heddle looms are 2 harness.
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just got the workpants.
unfortunately, i don't think they are that old at all. a dead giveaway is "machine wash warm" on the tag (also the tag is in perfect condition which doesn't even happen with jeans from the 80s). the denim is very heavy and in good condition. i'll probably give it a good warm wash with a decent detergent to get the dirt off.
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this is a great thread!
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wild whiskey- yeah, the jeans that fit me the best are ones that break where my knees actually are.
the next pair of jeans i make will be based off of measurements instead of a set pattern. that way, i can make a pair of jeans that give me enough room in the thigh (i have huge thighs), but also break at the knee. also, i can make them long in the shin so that i can still cuff.
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wow, interesting technique you have there, yet fung. calf area does get very little stretch action.Quote:Yes you are right miz. When they cut the pattern for jeans, the knee is located in proportion to the length. I think it all boils down to the intended style of the jean to be worn.
I bought RRDS 28W34L and had it hemmed back to 29.5 inseam. That means the knee is 4.5 inches lower and does give a tapered effect that becomes more prominent as the jeans break in. The calf area hadn't stretched at all in 3weeks since i got them.
What I did to solve this (well, next time I'll try and find a shorter pair of jeans) is spray the area south of my knee with water, shove it full of hand towels (or socks will do), until it's packed tight, and just roll and beat the material until it loosens up. A lot of stretch occurs above the knee, unless you're a really active person, so unless you're aiming for a tapered look, or looking to wash your jeans more often, you have to do something to blance out the look.
Maybe it goes against the normal method of just wearing your jeans, but for those people who have different proportions/sizes, I believe you need to go that extra mile to get the right look.
--- Original message by Yet Fung on May 18, 2006 01:58 PM
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where do people prefer the break in straight leg jeans? right at the knee or further down?
many people, myself included wear jeans that are a little too long, so the break happens lower on the leg, making more of a tapered leg effect.
isn't the ideal break closer to the knee?
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^^^ please do a search on this.
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i just put in an order for some premium selvage denim. the next jeans i am going to make will be low-rise, slim-fit with a straight leg, breaking right at the knee.Quote:make em slimmer and ill buy a pair. or maybe i should make some.... i just need to find some good denim and some old levis to make a pattern.
--- Original message by cheapmuthafukr on May 18, 2006 06:58 AM
cheap mofo, i found out the hard way that it really isn't that easy to make a pair of jeans. but definitely go for it. you're gonna need more than good denim and some old levi's though.
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i've thought about it before. kimono silk is a little delicate. chinese embroidered fabric is pretty tough and looks similar (to westerners), so i might use that. i was going to make a hoody with a lining of embroidered chinese fabric, but the weather got better.Quote:Given your mother's employment, have you thought about doing pocket lining/other detailing with kimono silk?
I saw a dope pair of girl's jeans a couple years back with the seams bound in pink bird detailed kimono silk...pockets might have been done up as well too...or maybe i just imagined it all...i think it may have been an oki-ni collaboration with either evisu or sai-so (specialize in products made from kimono silk)
--- Original message by derdankhund on May 17, 2006 11:02 PM
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yes, many people wish that paypal would open something up in japan.Quote:thanks.
i live on the south side of the island, and was trying to get some 47 cane standards from hinoya at rakuten, since their only like $100.
and im surprised they dont use paypal, considering the popularity of ebay and all.
well thanks again.
--- Original message by red on May 16, 2006 04:29 AM
AFAIK, paypal stopped trying to penetrate the japanese market after they got bought by ebay. ebay has no presence in japan because of yahoo's dominance (ebay shut down all operations in japan). therefore, i think there is a connection to why paypal is also non-existant in japan.
There are many sites in japanese for japanese buyers on how to use paypal in the united states.
There *is* a way to modify paypal to work on a japanese site, but it is not worth it for a website that caters primarily to japanese people.
red, if you can find a jean shop in okinawa, they might accept US dollars (in fact, if they do, they will probably give you a discount for US dollars). do you live in naha?
http://mizanation.blogspot.com
Edited by mizanation on May 16, 2006 at 07:58 AM
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6MT, yeah, the quality on the bootlegs are pretty awesome. honestly, it's impossible for me to tell.Quote:
da hood, oh man thats the best....actually, i seem alot of fake levi's at the rosebowl recently, they are all selvedge and are very high quality of bootleg....Quote:i live in nyc and i'll tell you that selvage is still very rare. i would say the highest occurence is in soho. second highest occurence, believe it or not, is in the hood, where you are seeing a lot of (bootleg) evisu and red monkey.
--- Original message by mizanation on May 15, 2006 06:26 AM
--- Original message by 6MT on May 16, 2006 01:41 AM
nigo used to make his own BAPE bootlegs and made a killing. i wouldn't be surprised if red monkey is doing the same thing.
btw, how did you know those levi's were fake?
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haha, roland, i know exactly what you are talking about. i saw some LVC in park slope recently. when i was walking in soho, i saw a guy walking by with 45 rpm jomons. he was peeping my cane 47s and i felt somewhat inadequate (in a good way)!Quote:
Yeah Miz you're right on the money. I usually see selvage in Soho too. The hypebeasts milling around Bape (usually a 2 block radius) usually rock Evisu with 2 inch + cuffs. Ocassionaly, you'll see some stylish guys in soho with cuffs showing off selvage, although according to my Mom only farmers cuff their jeans (yes I know jeans are workwear, but I thought this quote was kind of funny). Sometimes I see redlines/greenlines on the rockers in the LES and E Village too.Quote:i live in nyc and i'll tell you that selvage is still very rare. i would say the highest occurence is in soho. second highest occurence, believe it or not, is in the hood, where you are seeing a lot of (bootleg) evisu and red monkey.
--- Original message by mizanation on May 15, 2006 06:26 AM
--- Original message by Roland on May 16, 2006 07:31 AM
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thanks ringring!
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the ultimate jean jacket
in superdenim
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playing with the idea of exposed selvage. maybe on the front placket.
definitely going with the slimmer silhouette.
where to put the selvage on the inside?
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