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hm i just kinda like the idea of them showing up after the wear has taken effect.

Thats what i would want.. which models have the hidden arcs? they dont specify on the website. is it just the US model and the 710bk? i dont expect a wealth of answers. whatever works. i might just call BiG tomorrow haha i've also read the guide to ordering from 2nd. i might just do that instead. i want another pair hehe

where the hell have you been. Levis lawsuit, samurais cant have pocket arctuates anymore in the US. you have to order from Japan to have the backpocket stitching and red tab.

Thats what i had been wondering.. A long time ago i read about that, with levis and such. Thats why i asked if i had to buy them through proxy. Someone on this thread had said they picked up the 710BKs with hidden arcs from BiG. sooo i wasnt sure exactly what that meant BiG was selling. Thanks though.

okayyyy so do i have to proxy a pair of sams with the arcs and red tab? or does BiG have 710s with the hidden arcs. they never make a point of having them or not having them on the description of the jeans.

Did you start off with a soak?

Yes i did.. lukewarm for a while. They were sSOOOOOOOo stiff when they dried. It was heavenly

Casper, that's more weight to my choice to monthly wash after 3mths

Good job.

sooo... are you saying i shoudl wash mine? Worn them since jan 1st. they arrived on the 31st of dec. I really dont wanna wash them right now haha, but will it make them more beautiful?

Do you happen to know the rise of the petit standard?

sooo i have a lot 10 0500xx. does that mean it is smaller in the waist than normal? or bigger in the waist. Its my first pair of sams, so i really didnt know what to expect. and i have nothing to compare it to, except apcs, which are totally different.

try the exchange rate

Oh yah. i didnt even think about that.

i was wondering the same thing. i wanna get the NS sometime here. maybe cotton price?? i dont know.

I know i just posted pictures of my Rescues.. but they were bad. and i figured i'd post some that were more representative of the true color. I used flash, but it wasnt bright, and this camera is old.. and grainy. but the color is correct. Its what they look like under the flourescent light in my room =] Had these since april of last year i think.

i really hate to ask these questions...because the measurements really tell it all. but, what do you guys recommend for sizing on the s0500x's? Down 1 from "normal" waist?

i think i sized down two.. but they're kinda tight. i like it that way though: the way the legs are it doesnt look skinny on me. but im not a tiny guy so... maybe im not the one to answer that haha

Fit pic of my sz 30 NS that I posted on page 6...worn only a few times since then.

those are nice. whenever i take pictures while im wearing them, the wear never really shows up.

s5000vx 21oz post soak size 35

Post soak? or brand new

hahahahaha

if you did an initial soak at first, they should be ok. it'll have minimal shrinking everywhere, not nearly enough to effect your fades at all. dont even worry about that.

okay cool.. and yes, for clarification, i did soak them the day i got them.and hang dried them... and they were stiff as a board. it was great hehe

But wont they shink like, everywhere? Megh idk i guess i just have to wait and see right? I wanna try and hold off on the touching of the water thing for as long as i can though.. at least until they get irritatingly loose or fall past my shoes. got a remedy for that? rubber bands? haha jk i think..

okay, so, i've had my jeans for 3+ months... when i decide to soak them again, say, in a few months.. how can i ensure that the creases and honeycombs wont get screwed up. these sams are my first pair of real jeans. i have some apc rescues also.

your honeycombs are gonna end up halfway up your thighs after soak or wash.

dammit.. my bad i meant soak. i havent washed them yet. i put them on when i got them. then soaked them for a few hours in lukewarm water. yah... good call thanks. ugh its been a long week.

S0500XX at 3 months and 2 weeks. No wash

The one of the pocket is with flash, but i like how it shows the texture of the denim

i have more pictures if anyone really wants to see what minescule wear they have. haha

sorry for the gigantic pictures.. they were bigger.

It was a stocking job at a furniture store so they got a lot of wear...

I cant even wear jeans where i work. Khaki pants.. ugh

These are my NC size 28...I sized down 2 sizes...ummm this about 5 months (3-4 times a week)...wore them a lot to work and also slept in them a few times...lol...

Man i need a job where i can wear jeans to work.. that would be the greatest thing.

agh.. i just started a pair on jan 1st of the 500xx. i love them though.

I think i should've gotten the NS instead also. Im a bigger guy and i got soccer legs. So i was thinking the rescue would be good. but the NS would work.. it'd just be tight the first couple days. and it wouldnt fall past my shoes after the sizing wears off. haha ugh

Not worn often enough. they look okay though, i guess. Honeycombs never really showed up though. APC rescues washed twice, soaked a few times

What they looked like when i got em