Farhad

I just got back from shooting pics of the store for kiya and let me say that the store looks fantastic!!! Kiya and his crew did a great job. congrats again.

I can't post the actual pics as they are exclusive to inventory magazine's blog. However, with Kiya's permission I took some iPhone pics for all you denim heads that can't be here today to check out the store.

Enjoy the pics. I can tell you that the store smelled of pure raw Japanese denim, which is much better than the new car smell.

Cool displays every where. this one house a buch of top notch denim from all our favorite brands such as Iron Heart, Flat Head, as well as the new Mister Freedom jeans.

3 clocks representing the 3 Self Edge stores

Great details as you would expect.The fitting room curtains are made of selvedge denim

Close up shot of the curtains

Cheers!!!

yeah the pics came out kind of vintage

Farhad - nice shots! This one reminds me of the Farm Security Administration pictures done on Kodachrome.

Kiya- lol you know it. We'll crack that Isabella proximus tomorrow to celebrate your new store opening as well.

Hi Ed, they sure are my man.

Kiya- Hopefully you're gonna be wearing them this morning so I can check them out.

These just came in yesterday

eltopo- I guess I'll be redundant and say the fit is tip top. I think you just sold 10 pairs of those to the SUFU viewers!!! LOL!!!

Details on this denim is really great. the leather patch has to be my favorite.

riff & Zissou- Looking good as always

Roy - Welcome back

DocBlue - Killer Boots. I tried those on last week and they're amazing

Takeshi & ThinFinn- Thank you

Paul - Thanks for sharing. you're right about wearing these hard for the contrast t come out. I'm not planning on washing these for a year so that should do it.

I did a Cold soak on my jeans for 15 minutes. Water turned a bit brownish which was strange. minor shrinkage in the waist and an inch and a half on the length.

Post Soak

Pre-Soak Fit

Soak

wearing them to dry as we speak

Thanks Paul. that's exactly what I was planing on doing. I love the color of these right off the bat, so a cold soak would preserve that as much as possible.

I'm just curious to se how much these will shrink and stretch. I read shrinkage is 5% or so which should translate into an inch in the waist and 2 in length.

Very nice - the 'first blue jean' or '1873'. I think Cotton Duck has/had version of these, I had the natural indigo version, they're also very similar to the 1890s I wore this summer. They fade in beautifully, specially if you only give then a quick-ish cold soak to start off.

Good stuff in the last few pages ladies and gents.

Markus - Nice new kicks and funny stuff Mein Freund.

Just picked these up. More pics to come.

SELA is gonna be the bomb. Looking forward to it

Btw if I may, the pocket bags are white. How did you get them to come out so yellow?! LOL!!!

The pocketbag fabric:

Thanks for posting those. awesome evo on these jeans. I'm pretty happy with mine as they're fitting like a glove. This denim is crazy.

I'll post some fit pics soon.

+ rep as well

Cheers and thanks again for the awesome links.

Man I've bought 3 pairs of jeans since I entered this contest and about to buy another I better start wearing jeans while sleeping otherwise some of these aint gonna get no LOVE.

Greasypeanut- I got them in the US

Zissou- thanks. I'm really loving these. They bled so much during the soak. After 3 days, they already are showing some signs of wear. You're totally right, I think they're gonna fade pretty quick.

Btw do you have any pics to show of an older pair?

I saw a pair of kiya's friend somewhere in this thread and they looked really interesting.

get well soon man. im sure they'll look so much better on you than on me.

Thanks ranon. I'm sure they looked good on you but you're not used to a looser straight leg fit. I''ve been wearing slimmer jeans as well, it takes some getting used to. I'm digging these though.

BTW strange that we both posted about the same jeans on the same day. LOL!!!

ThinFin and riff, thanks. I'm really digging the hawaiis. denim is very unique. I'll take more pics as soon as I feel better.

Picked up my Hawaiis yesterday, and I must say that they're one of the most unique jeans I've ever owned. I love all the details and the irregularities of the denim. Also, there was so much bleeding during the soak. It was an indigo blood bath. these puppies are gonna age nicely.

Love the details on these

Indigo soup!!!

Thanks to Beatle, kiya, and chantheman for the fit advice. Cheers!!!

Picked up my Hawaiis yesterday, and I must say that they're one of the most unique jeans I've ever owned. I love all the details and the irregularities of the denim. Also, there was so much bleeding during the soak. It was an indigo blood bath. these puppies are gonna age nicely.

Love the details on these

Indigo soup!!!

Thanks to Beatle, kiya, and chantheman for the fit advice. Cheers!!!

Ranon I've been to one of his exhibitions in NYC. It was amazing!!!

Beatle nice IH meet up. I got my Hawaiis yesterday. thanks for the help on the sizing. Soaked them already and they came out spot on

Pics are from yesterday. was gonna take fit pics today but I woke up feeling sick as a dog.

Love the details on these

Indigo soup!!!

Cheers!!!

Ranon I've been to one of his exhibitions in NYC. It was amazing!!!

Beatle nice IH meet up. I got my Hawaiis yesterday. thanks for the help on the sizing. Soaked them already and they came out spot on

Pics are from yesterday. was gonna take fit pics today but I woke up feeling sick as a dog.

Love the details on these

Indigo soup!!!

Cheers!!!

I spend a lot of my time learning how to see. Most often, we look at things. Seeing is different. This is specially difficult in your own surroundings as you are used to everything so you're on auto pilot.

As a mental exercise, I continuously try to challenge myself to see things in a new way.

Study in Chiaroscuro

Cheers!!!