mizanation

ryu has said that there is no right way or wrong way to wash your jeans. just like there is no right way or wrong way to wear your jeans or to do things in your jeans.

ringring, serge and a couple others have been saying this in one form or another for a long time. my favorite post of ringring's is "they're just jeans."

if you see ryu's new pair of jeans, it's a pair of joe mccoy's that he is treating very differently--he's washing much less frequently, he toned down his activities. the results are very different from his sugarcanes, but also beautiful in a different way.

not bad at all.

so absolutely, fuckin' awesome, man.

everyone of those are so beautiful, especially the white grifters.

wecome airfrogusmc!

have fun in tokyo poly, it's hard not to.

maybe you could take pictures of different stores and post them when you get back?

2000db,

those eternals look great. the color is beautiful on those.

ddml - that's brilliant!

kinda like "all your bases are belong to us" but much more beautiful and mysterious. a little jean koan.

sorry, had to dig up this old thread.

went to barnes and noble in astor place to buy paul t's book. guess what? someone had stolen all 5 copies in the store. if it was someone on this forum, you should be ashamed of yourself!

Edited by mizanation on May 6, 2006 at 06:20 PM

ryu, i love that last sentence.

artificial sky, those apc's look bananas.

wow, your joe mccoy's look great too. you should be a professional jean wearer. very impressive!

do you do any hand rubbing or hand creasing?

(te de wasatou kosurimasu ka? te de hige o orimasu ka?)

or is everything "natural?"

welcome back, ryu!

thanks ringring for the info.

i was wondering why chainstitch had 3 different apparent meanings. i assume that on an industrial machine, chainstitch always means double locking chainstitch.

ah, the western pocket is not functional. just for looks.

also, those are women's jeans, if anybody is wondering.

side pocket in addition to the western pocket. very interesting.

i can't remember the places we went to in ueno, but there are many good ones. look for a place that is crowded, usually means it has good sushi. also, we are talking budget sushi, so look for a good deal.

you really can't compare ritzy kyubei in ginza vs. cramped bare-bones daiwa in tsukiji.

they are two different experiences.

kyubei has atmosphere, sophistication, wealthy clientele and a super hefty price tag.

daiwa is very grassroots, it's all about the sushi, and the chef determines how much he will charge you by looking at you.

you know what i mean?

if you are talking about sushi, just as food, then sushi from tsukiji is the best in the world and this is from people who have eaten at both.

EDIT:

another thing, most people who are not real sushi lovers won't know the difference between sushi you can get in the states at some buffet and sushi that is fresh from tsukiji. so, kaiten sushi is a good bet if you are not an experienced sushi person--it is cheap, good value and has the novelty factor.

about kyubei, there is sushi in tokyo which costs $500 a head and up--more expensive than kyubei and more exclusive. these are run by master sushi chefs from their own house. it could be said that these places are the best in the world based on exclusivity--they have the highest quality stuff, some say better than daiwa in tsukiji. so, as with anything there are levels. for me, tsukiji sushi is the best!

Edited by mizanation on May 5, 2006 at 09:11 PM

NEVERMIND--

i found ringring's response to this question in another thread:

http://www.superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=2574

should have searched.... oh well.

Sure chainstitching looks cool, and is still used today as an embroidering stitch, but it is not stronger than a regular lock stitch. In fact, the lock stitch was developed in the 1830s to come up with an alternative to the chain stitch which is weak and easy to unravel.

Why did jean makers in the 1940s use the chain stitch on areas like the hem and waistband when the lock stitch had already been around for 100 years?

Now, many people insist on chain stitch on the hem of their jeans, which is great for aesthetic purposes, but a regular lock stitch is stronger and looks cleaner, albeit less authentic or rugged.

Can someone shed some light on this matter?

Edited by mizanation on May 5, 2006 at 01:06 PM

damn, he's got some dope gear.

one of these days, i will be able to afford a buzz rickson pattern recognition ma-1!

the ones at the army navy store are so crappy.

yup. born and raised, man. been living in new york for 7 years now.... lots of things about seattle you take for granted. too bad nyc and seatown are so far away. miss it sometimes.

that's an awesome idea. we should make a superdenim book.

they're at the odin store? gotta check them out......

dope, soundune and ruach. glad to see people from seattle here.

Edited by mizanation on May 4, 2006 at 09:21 PM

wutang shirts are dope. vintage wu-wear is the shit.

wow. 60 year old selvage denim. what a find. how did you get it? is there any more?

please make jeans out of it, not shorts.

wow.

I was wondering if anyone has or has tried the Howies jeans.

Also, has anyone seen their mythical Truthster jeans?

They use natural indigo, selvage denim, ringspun cotton. All the fixin's. Price is not bad either.

http://www.howies.co.uk/product.php?sc=051MMPJEODIN&cat=jeans&gen=M

http://sale.howies.co.uk/truthster.php