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@81FXR I’d check out Merz B. Schwanen. They offer quite a few different cuts and weights of fabric. I have 8 or so Warehouse tees, and the Merz I have are most definitely on par from a quality standpoint.

Those look great. Haven’t seen a black pair of Sams so well faded since MaxPower. What ever happened to that guy?

The rise is definitely high and does take some getting used to; I’m rotating between a few different pairs at the moment and for the first hour of wearing the 220 I find myself saying ‘this feels odd’ then the day goes on and I stop noticing. I find that if I tuck a t-shirt in the rise feels better.

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@vIGGiou riou Bears. I purchased soon after they were listed and they sold out very quickly. A few other stores had them (Warehouse, hinoya, denimio, etc), but again sold out very quickly. If you don’t want to miss out on the 66 I’d suggest setting a ‘page modified’ tracker on Bears’ ‘Denime’ main page and getting an alert when the page has been updated. I haven’t done this myself, but suspect it would work based on experience tracking other sites.

Here are my measurements for a size 32. Washed 2x: 1st wash 'warm' (90F) directly followed by a wash on 'hot' (100F). I typically wear a size 31 in Warehouse, but based on Bears / Hinoya measurements went with a 32. These were air dried. Raw Waist: 34.5" Front rise: 12.75" Back rise: 16.75" Thighs: 12.5" (1 inch down from crotch) Leg opening: 8.75" Inseam: 35" Wash (x2) Waist: 31.5" Front rise: 12" Back rise: 15.5" Thighs: 11.5" (1 inch down from crotch) Leg opening: 8.25" Inseam: 32.75"

I'd suggest checking out the Buzz Rickson's that Self Edge just got in. I was in Portland over Christmas and picked up a pair when they were released. Great denim - pretty sure it's a new denim developed by Sugar Cane. Nice wide cut, but not overly so and they drape very well. Tons of options out there, but if you want something a bit different give them a look.

@unders - for a while now I've wanted to wear a repro pair as they may have been worn back in the day; purely speculative, but I doubt people in the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's obsessed over their wear/wash routine as I have with every other pair I've worn over the past ~15 years. So I threw caution to the wind and am quite happy with the results to date. I was also thinking that maybe this type of wash routine (ie: no routine) is what Warehouse had in mind with the development of the DSB denim (again, speculation). By the way, I took a lot of inspiration from other guys on this forum and their routines and I've also just become less enthused by my higher-contrast jeans, esp repros, so figured why not wash and see what happens - what's the worst that can happen? @shredwin_206 - Rain at Indigo Proof is awesome. If I had more patience I would have waited for her to open up her repair applications, but I'm super happy with the service provided by Denim Therapy... I had my jeans back within 10 days of shipping them out and I think the price was quite fair. Will definitely use them again.

A few quick pictures of my S1000XX-DSB (purchased from Warehouse). Also took some pics next to a pair of 'new' (worn ~10 days) S1001HXX-DSB (purchased from Hinoya with Hinoya specs). Worn pretty much exclusively for ~18 months with some other pairs randomly rotated in. Very regular washing after ~4 months of wear; sometimes 4-5x a month, sometimes 1x a month. Sometimes hang dried, sometimes thrown in the dryer. Sometimes washed hot, sometimes washed cold. Recently had to send off to Denim Therapy in NYC for preventative crotch repairs; first time using a service other than Indigo Proof and can say they did a great job. No real rhyme or reason to any of it, but like how they're coming along.

That gradation from top to bottom is pretty wild. Nice.

I wore these 727s for ~1.5 years between 2019 and 2021. I purchased them from SE in ~2015, but they sat in my closet unworn until Kiya posted his pair a few years ago. Stevenson’s denim and details are fantastic. The 727 cut always felt a bit off with the barrel waist, low rise and slimmer thighs than I’m used to, but I stuck with them. Even though I don’t see myself wearing these again, they’re still one of my favorite pairs. I also have the 210s, but they haven’t seen any wear beyond a week or so.

I'm up for a group buy as well.