Maynard Friedman

I think I’d even take those Rick Owens boots over Jordans 🤣

Can you offer us any more clues? I assume you’ve seen these on eBay or Yahoo auctions and don’t want to reveal your source in case someone else here sees it and buys them!

In that case, I think they may be from the Edwin Overworks Factory collection. More here

I don’t think they are the ED (European range) - they have different arcs and patch and usually a small E tag on the outer right pocket at the arc. They look like these Edwin E Classic to me.

I think you’re confusing that with my Tinder profile!

Perhaps Ooe will produce a Levi’s-style mirror version of these jeans (in left hand twill) where everything is reversed and the ‘sinister’ folk will be happy.

I appreciate your candid response Kiya and understand its brevity. I didn’t actually expect you to answer due to brand confidentiality etc but dangled it out there for anyone with a knowledge of this type of retail to chime in. So thank you.

Genuine question here. I think we’ve been pushed a message over the years via retailers such as Self Edge that Japanese ‘repro’ or heritage style brands such as the Flat Head, Iron Heart, Warehouse, Samurai, etc (plus others like Mister Freedom) are the pinnacle of craftsmanship and quality materials for denim, sweatshirts, flannels, work shirts, etc. This is why they are so expensive compared with the general dross worn by the average mall or high street consumer. Prices that many would baulk at and I’m sure have caused some folk to underplay the real cost of an item to their partners, parents, friends. Obviously, those of us on this forum will not be fazed by this kind of thing! Anyway, if that is the case, what’s the justification for example, for Rick Owens jeans being priced at $800-1200 compared to $300-400 for premium Japanese brands or $1200 for a Rick Owens flannel compared with $300-400 for other Self Edge brands? Do the Rick Owens ones have even better materials and higher standards of (Japanese) finishing/craftsmanship? After all, these appear to be very similar items in terms of both design and fabric. I assume that the retailer is probably just making its standard mark-up so the price is dictated by the brand. Is the higher price a surcharge for that unique sense of humour (even though I think the Self Edge range is at the more serious end) or non-standard patterning or is it just what’s to be expected for an upmarket designer brand, even for their more mainstream collections?

I put on $4k of Rick to sign on the dole and bitch about Hermes.

Someone’s Rick Trolling here…

Proof that you’re never too old.

I bought a pair of raw TCB 50s about 10 years ago but sold them some years later, still raw and unworn as the hems were too wide for my taste. They were a size 32 and the waist measured 34”, similar to most other size 32s I’ve bought in Japanese repro brands. Perhaps this was an anomaly or maybe the narrower waist is a more recent thing?

I see you got rizz and sigma in but forgot about skibidi toilet!

Sorry to hear that @reallypeacedoff. I’m glad to hear you’re not seriously hurt and I hope you recover fully. That tear has gone through a few layers!

So THAT’s how it’s done! I wondered why I was getting strange looks with my dazzling pearlescent white skin and orange teeth 🤔

^ Leeds you say? It’s funny how we never see him and @MJF9 in the same room…

BiG measurements

As enthusiastic and knowledgeable as the good folk here on Sufu are over their jeans, I don’t think a switch from one cotton to another directly influenced their loss of interest in Skull. I think it was more to do with Self Edge dropping Skull from its line-up, which may have been due to QC issues (which may also have included the cotton switch).

I’ve never paid them much attention in the past but just had a look and they seem like something Patsy and Edina would wear in Absolutely Fabulous.

I’d take the APC over that Full Count one any day.

Jamaican Black Castor Oil

I used to have a Siemens SL55 slide phone about 20 years ago. It could fit into a decent sized coin pocket on jeans. I should’ve kept it as they’re going for about £300 on eBay.

There were 2 pairs up there a couple of weeks ago!

Smaller phones are the way to go but perhaps this could be like the recent car size debate all over again!

It reminds me of some of the older Self Edge website pictures where the fit looks great in a photo but may be impractical or even slightly uncomfortable to wear once you are no longer standing still with your arms by your side and start moving/bending your body, raising your arms, etc…