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I eagerly await the fit pics for those 55's as well. Until then:

SC40401A Hawaii One Wash - W30 L34

Almost bought the W29, but it was a bit much. After wearing my Nudies for months, I kind of like putting on relaxed jeans.

do one wash canes keep shrinking much anywhere? how long does the inseam end up?

From historypreservation.com:

"Anyone who simply wants a pair of selvage-denim dungarees softer than the rigid unwashed variety, please order this style listed as one-wash finish SC40401A [one-washed hawaii's]. One-wash dungarees will still have additional shrinkage until final fit is achieved. "

That being said, almost all of the shrinkage should be gone with a one-wash. I would just leave a little extra length if you were planning on hemming them.

I'm going to be studying in Shanghai next semester. Does anyone know if Japanese denim is cheaper in Shanghai than in the US? I've been planning on buying another pair of jeans, but I don't know whether I should just wait until next semester. Would it be a better idea to try to take a trip to Hong Kong at some point while I'm over there?

No matter how quickly we receive our jeans, we're still going to have to wait for the Samurai contest to finish.

I ordered a 29 as well. If we need these hemmed, do we have to let them know ahead of time? Or can we wait to try them on and then take them into BiG?

I sized down 1 in my RRDS. The salesperson I spoke to said it'd start out snug then stretch out to a comfortable fit, but wouldn't stretch out so much that it's falling off of your hips. Just to be safe I'll probably wear a belt most of the time too.

IMO regular ralphs fit a lot better through the leg if you size down a bit.