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I bought this pair of selvedge raw denim last year at Self Edge. Strike Gold is an incredible Japanese brand with unparalleled attention to detail when it comes to construction. Maybe overkill for some, essential for others.

Those are size 34 and are unsanforized. This means that you have to put them through their first soak. Instruction card for this type of jeans from Self Edge is included. Sizing is TTS, even with the anticipated shrinkage (See chart from Self Edge below).

The denim is unbelievable and definitely on the slubby side. Those are famous for aging incredibly and creating amazing fades.

Will include shipping in CONUS. Price new is $330, I am asking $300, OBO.

To my knowledge, those are very difficult to come by and I am not aware that anybody else than Self Edge sells thoes in the US And they are sold out in this size. Here is what they have to say about them:

The SG1109 jean is a slim leg fit that's got a medium-low rise and is slim from the top and tapers to a small leg opening from the knee down. The jean has a burly feel to it at first due to the rigid denim that comes in it's loomstate form, after a warm water soak the denim opens up a bit and begins to soften with wear.

This denim from Strike Gold has massive character even when raw with a lot of loom chatter visible from both the warp and weft sides of the denim. Due to the abrasive nature of the denim when raw the jean will age faster than most jeans and yield an extremely high contrast fade with normal wear.

Strike Gold has gone to the extent of getting custom rivets made which have a male part made of iron and a female piece made of copper. The reason for this is that the male piece will begin to rust over time but the female piece will darken and leaf over time giving the wearer a well rounded aging pattern even on the rivets. Crazy for some, essential for others.

Disclaimer: These jeans are made of unsanforized denim, when washed the denim will shrink 1.25" in the waist, 3" in the length (inseam), and approximately .5" in the thigh/knee/leg opening/rise. Please keep this in mind when choosing your size. The denim will also stretch in the waist up to 1" after approximately 30 wears.

SPECIFICATIONS

• 14.5oz Unsanforized Japanese Selvedge Denim (Gold Sparkle ID)
• Hidden Rivets
• Button Fly
• Deerskin Leather Tag
• Iron Male Rivet - Copper Female Rivet
• Slim Tapered Fit

Measurements (Pre-shrink) in inch:

• Size 34
• Waist 35.0
• Inseam 37.5
• Thigh 12.7 
• Knee 8.5
• Leg Opening 8.1
• Rise 11.0

 

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That EG windbreaker/ jacket is very cool. Do you know what they call it and what season?

Thanks,

Mike

AWESOME - Thank you for the fast, stellar advice.

Very cool knowledge here. 

Mike

sorry, had a big night and didnt measure these till just now. just did the waist, thigh, knee...hope this helps. and i should add that the way these fit now, they've been like this since at least the 2 month mark.

Raw:

Tagged size 31

waist 32.4"

front rise 10"

back rise 14"

thigh 11"

knee 7.8"

hem 7.5"

After 40 min warm soak:

Tagged size 31

waist 31.6"

inseam 35",

front rise 9.6"

back rise 13"

thigh 10.8"

knee 7.5"

hem 7.2"

3 months of wear

Tagged size 31

waist 34"

thigh 11.5"

knee 8"

as long as i know, TSG jeans will stretch quite much as they're unsanforised jeans. It happens to my 2105, at the first it was very difficult to wear it, and even harder after soaking it. But now, it is very easy to wear, and i think it stretch about 2-3".. but it's okay for me as it will shrink a lot when i wash it someday..

for 1109, i think it will be better if you have a comfortable fit before soaking as 11xx fabric will shrink much more than 21xx fabric.. although it will stretch a lot too, but it will be useless if you can't wear it after soaking, right?

I really appreciate all the input. These are tagged 32 SG 1109s FWIW, so yodah's measurements are very helpful for reference. I would usually take a tagged 31 in most raw denim, but when the thighs are slimmer I need a little more room.

I will defintely need a full inch or 1.25 of shrinkage in the waist to bring it closer to true 32, but the fit in the top block overall feels good.

They are snug at the lower thigh into the knee--basically a perfect fit unsoaked, not too tight, snug but comfortable. I am just trying to gauge it overall against how much they will shrink after soak.

To regedit's point, I would guess they will be quite snug in the lower thigh after a soak, but if a solid .5" (or even a little more) was to come back with wear, I think they'd be a great fit after some wear. I'd probably wear them when wet after the soak to help stretch them a little when wet at the snug points.

Folks,

Walked in SELA today and walked out with a pair of 1109. Love, love love the fabric, but the sizing still confuses me as your guys' posts above seem to indicate that post-soak stretch can be all over the place. I sized up +1 to a 34:

• True waist is a tad under 34" (For reference, best fitting pant I own is a Unis Gio, size 33) 
• Tried on a size 33 in the store and top block was damn perfect, thigh was just a tad too tight by about less than half inch but the entire pair and fit looked and felt awesome
• SE then recommended size 34 and a 30-minute hot soak - pretty much in line with online measurements/ advice

So, was it right to go up one size, given that all of you did not experience that much post-soak shrink on 1109s but a lot of stretch with wear?

Thanks,

Mike