okisan

i doubt it's made for him specifically, probably just different ageing qualities i guess.

shots below are somewhat more colour accurate than my previous evo post.

i'd keep wearing them - they look great.

email Ande - he could confirm it all for you

i caved & ordered one yesterday - an early xmas present to myself. i should have it by end of next week.

looks like there's a new special roll in town - 14.1oz natural indigo.

http://andewhall.bigcartel.com/details-special-roll

@ontheroad

re: sizing just measure your current jeans and go from there. for reference, i'm generally 32-32.5" in the waist so when i bought my cobra's i bought the 30's. these measured 31, and i knew they'd then stretch out to 32-32.5" eventually - they have done this, and without too much fuss. the denim on the regular line is quite forgiving and will stretch quickly, so this is a fairly safe way of sizing. e.g: if your jeans measure a 30 in the waist, buy the 28's. these would measure 29, then stretch to 30 after a wear or two.

as for the SR1's i never saw any in the flesh, but from what i can tell the difference is mostly in the weight. there doesn't appear to be a huge character difference if the shots on ande's site are anything to go by.

as for cut that's your call, only you know your ideal fit, but i'd start by measuring your existing jeans in the same way as ande has detailed on his site and just compare.

good luck!

read the thread folks, all these questions & more have been asked & answered already.

yes, you can bring other jeans to the contest - just as long as they match the criteria already set.

btw / majority of future and current contestants / football or baseball fans ?

football (or soccer for the north americans)

you'd probably lose half an inch in the knee at most. they may be snug after the soak but you'll get that width back easily with wear, and probably a bit more even.

how i haven't bought that jacket yet i don't know...

in the meantime here are my Cobra's

these look awesome! not sure wifey will appreciate me blowing more $ on denim......

Okisan how often are you wearing the indigo work shirt? Looks great!

usually a couple of times a week, and with something underneath so i don't get too much direct armpit action on it. have had it maybe 3-4mths now? or whenever that 2nd release of them was done.

count me in for the contest. i have a pair 555-02's in the cupboard which i'll start wearing around then.

new kaihara selvedge work shirt - it's been an RT kind of day

double indigo workshirt update.

they didn't make the small sizes in this production run. just the most popular sizes

good fit. i vote hem & cuff.

@krayvin - are those your jeans you're selling, or somebody else's? gotta ask....

internet makes people stupid i'm pretty sure

not a thing. lost a bit more in the waist though.

ih--555 02

updated fit after a 2nd (worthwhile) hot soak. everything firmed up a bit more.

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thighs are pretty slim, but they're supposed to be. they'll probably stretch back to pre-soak with time.

post soak. these are 31's & they lost about 0.75 in the waist, 0.5 in the thigh, 1.5 on inseam, & 0.35 in leg opening. i'll give these another hot soak to lose a tad more in the leg & tighten up the seat a bit more, but i think i sized right.

it's been years since i've had new pair of iron hearts, i'd forgotten how much hard work they were to start with! my thumbs are not happy at the moment.