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I agree on the black denim front. I ended up buying a pair of LSG black purely because the measurements seemed decent. Not all that fancy but are a great fitting black pair for me. Fabric is boring but I can deal until I find another good fitting black pair. 

I kind of like some of the relaxed taper stuff (although I haven't bought any of that fit), since by the time I get them hemmed to like a 29-30, the leg opening is a normal size haha. A lot of pairs when hemmed have like a 9" leg opening and it damn near swallows my shoe. But when they taper is super extreme and even after hemmed they're under 8" I can't do that.

I got close to buying a pair of deluxewear/deluxe on yahoo auctions but narrowly lost. Completely forgot about them but I remember one of the cuts was really nice. 

Just need to shorten your legs.  

I'm really itching for a pair of resolutes but I remember being too fat for them . Going to re-look into them though. Hopefully I can make it work.

Hey @edmond Do you have any 36 in stock? Or measurements of those 38? What's the length? I saw on BiG a 38x32 would fit perfectly. Really temped now.

On 2/4/2019 at 6:38 AM, thisyearsmodel said:

I should also mention I’m 5’ 10”, and these are the perfect length for me. I’ve often been left out of the game with Japanese brands because without hemming (which a lot of times causes the taper to be lost), I’d have to cuff, which I’m not crazy about. Mainly why I often stuck to LVC 501s, because I can shrink down a 32” length. And also why I love my Resolute 710s.

I'm with you. I'm also 5'10" with a 28-29" inseam. I welcome these shorter lengths! My Boncoura's are the only pair I haven't hemmed (but still need like an inch off). Those short lengths are super enticing! 

Got my 1001's back last weekend. Selfedge did a great job, here's a shitty fit pic but nice to have them back.

Looking at the measurements for their new flannels (lot 3104) on their site and damn, the measurements are almost perfect for what I want (sleeve could be a tiny bit shorter bit no worries). Just some of the colors are eh. Definitely going to look into them. 

On 11/12/2018 at 8:45 PM, gazeboarder said:

I love my Iron Heart IH-555-03's in the SBG denim.  These look awesome as they break in over time.  I think this is a cut that is often overlooked but fits really well in larger waist sizes.  I wear a 36.

Do you have measurements of your broken in pair? They don't seem too bad, but still a little wide in the leg so I'm curious

Yeah, I generally don't give it too much thought and just wash when needed, but these are worn in such random intervals so never really felt like it or got around to it. I love the stiffness too so was hesitant, but will get around to it once I get my warehouses back. 

15 hours ago, Broark said:

@unorthodoxI’ve been tempted by those but the thigh measurements kind of scare me. Need at least 13 in. on a size 36. 

If you're curious, here are the measurements of mine that I ended up selling (hemmed to 30" though).

Waist: 18in
Front Rise: 12.25in
Thigh: ~12.8in
Rear Rise: 16.25
Knee: 9.25in
Leg Opening: 8.5in
Length: 30in

10 minutes ago, chambo2008 said:

Try momotaro 

Unfortunately most of Momotaros cuts don't work for me. Either too straight, or too slim. I could always taper but... I'll take a second look into them though!

Man, I'm really struggling to find a decent pair of black/black jeans. The PBJ 19s ended up just being a little too skinny for me, the sugar canes aren't tapered enough and I even decided to go and try LSG denim (since they were pretty cheap) and went and got them hemmed. They fit okay but honestly still a little too tight. I'm kind of stumped on what to get/where to look now. 

Your faded pair looks so damn good! Love the way boncouras fade. Finally got around to take some (cellphone) pics of mine. Still haven't washed (probably should as I don't really want a high contrast pair but love the stiffness of them) my pair but going to soon. No idea how much wear as I wear them kind of randomly but going to wear a lot in the next month or two as I wait for my warehouses. 

After my last wash sadly, the crotch on my 1001's started to disintegrate. Washed again (sadly forgot to take after pics) and took them to selfedge yesterday for repairs. Missing them already!

Yeah their flannels this season look great. But hearing they're boxy kind of puts me off. But going to look into them, maybe a xmas present for myself :^

10 hours ago, BrownMetallic said:

@d-rew12 @vexed_wear Thanx for the valuable info guys!

No Problem!

And yeah, my size 36 probably have a 38 waist after stretch, and the inseam on mine is also around 30" but that's perfect for me as I have short legs haha. 

I do have an IG but I don't post any denim stuff. Just lame photos of my car :^)

On 10/11/2018 at 2:54 PM, BrownMetallic said:

Quick question:  

Are the Boncoura 66 shrink to tagged?! ... and does the denim stretch much?

Thanx!

The waist on mine didn't really shrink too much (although I cold washed/soaked, line dried), so they never actually dropped to a 36 (were always a little bigger) but the thighs and stuff shrunk. They had some decent stretch in the waist and thighs a bit but I'd say about average.

I can take a few pics this weekend if interested. They still haven't been washed though so can't see too much of the progress. But they're fading!

6 hours ago, Bobbo said:

Beauties d-rew!

Thank you! Some new holes in the crotch appeared after that last wash so I need to get them re-enforced soon. Love these so much.

On 5/22/2018 at 2:59 PM, oomslokop said:

superb! are they tapered?

Thank you! The fabric is really starting to come alive, and kind of get that marbled look. And they are tapered. The slimmer more tapered models (like the 800s etc) were too slim for me and the 1001s were perfect pretty much everywhere except the legs so just ended up getting them tapered and they fit great!

My 1001's! My plan was to start washing these more but ended up wearing them sporadically due to work and ended up going way to long before a wash. But washed last weekend while visiting the parents. Loving how they are turning out! And I have no idea how long they're worn anymore. Maybe 12ish months? And like 8 washes, maybe?

20 hours ago, CAL415 said:

I don’t understand this seasonal shopping conundrum you all speak of. It’s 60-65 degrees year round here in the Bay Area. My wardrobe is consistently “fall” type stuff, and I currently don’t own a heavy coat or a pair of shorts. 

The 60-65 year round is only for a very small portion of the bay  

I don't think I could justify a jacket purchase in the south bay (or even east east bay) during the summer

3 hours ago, Broark said:

@d-rew12 if you grab a pair in size 38 let me know how they measure, those are my ideal black jeans but I think they might be too tapered for my liking.

That was my same thought when I tried them on. I didn't think they'd taper as much as they did, it's pretty extreme but not horrible. Kind of wanted a pretty tapered pair but am unsure (hence why I didn't end up buying them right then and there =( ). But I'll let you know if I do! I do know though that the thigh was smaller than the measurement online so that was a good thing!

Oh wow that's pretty cool, and interesting. I would definitely need the 38 then. The other sales associate mentioned he had to size up two so I that would make sense (that I had to size up as well). Awesome, thanks for the reply Kiya! And for some reason can't +rep...