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How are people sizing on their Railcars - and has anyone picked up the 'new' James X014 cut?

 

I've seen it stated a few times through this thread that they are true to to size - but I can't see how this is possible when by measurement they are all 2" over tagged. TTS to me implies that they measure across the waistband what they are tagged as.

 

cheers..

 

 

My waist is about 34" and I bought the James in a size 32.  The measurements compared to the website are accurate, and they fit really well.  The thighs are just tight enough to look nice without being crushing.  I've worn these for a few months at work and they are breaking in really nicely.  I didn't get a whole lot of stretch all around, probably because the fit was basically spot-on when I bought them.  

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I'm selling a few things because they are not quite the right size, so they haven't gotten much wear.  

 

First up is a sweater I bought a couple weeks ago; it's from Shipley & Halmos, size M.  Pretty straightforward striped cotton pullover. Very comfortable cotton/linen blend but slightly baggy all-around on me.  

$100

 

 

 

Measurements:

 

Chest: 21"

Front Length: 25.5"

Sleeve: 28.5" (measured from neck opening)

 

 

Next up is a pair of APC Sport Pantalones, size S, that I bought several months ago.  They have a single back pocket which had to be cut open.  I've only worn these a handful of times and washed them once.  Great pair of pants but I've out-lifted the legs on these.  The photo doesn't really show it well, but these are dark navy blue.

$160

 

 

 

Measurements:

Waist: 16"

Front Rise: 10"

Thigh (at crotch): 11.5"

Knee: 8.5"

Leg Opening: 7.25"

Inseam: 32"

 

Levi's Vintage Clothing 1967 505 

Size 33Wx34L

$190

 

 

 

I bought these in Boston about two months ago thinking they were the 1954 501Z (and thus shrink-to-fit).  The sales guy grabbed the wrong pair from the stock, so I inadvertently ended up with these.  Great pair of jeans, but just a little too big.  I believe the denim is a 14 oz. Kaihara; they are sanforized.  They were made in Turkey.  I've only worn these a few times, so creasing is pretty minimal (no fades have set in).

 

Measurements: 

Waist: 17"

Front Rise: 11"

Thigh at crotch: 12.25"

Knee: 8.75"

Leg opening: 8"

Inseam: 34"

 

 

 

 

 

I copped a nub t-shirt from BlackBlue on Sunday; Satch I missed ya there.  This baby is really soft and comfy.

 

@guthrieking  not to jack the Left Field love too much, but those 3sixteens are looking real nice.  How old?

TC is twin cities? I'm living in Chicago right now, but in a few weeks I'm moving to SF east bay, where I'm from originally. I'm jumping right in and working on opening my own brewery, only brewed one professional batch at a pro-am thing with 21st Amendment. I know a lot of the brewing network guys, so that should be a good resource for info and people to help me out. I have initial investors lined up, just waiting for me to finalize my plans to get more funding. It's gonna be fun, but scary as hell!

 

That's really rad!  I've only been in the industry professionally since August, but from what I gather it seems like you just fly by the seat of your pants and learn as you go along.  That's cool that you know the BN guys; they seem awesome and they certainly know a lot. 

Very cool to see another brewer here! I'm just home brewing right now, but working on changing that.

Make it happen! I got a bit lucky and managed to score a job at one the TC's best (IMO) new breweries. It's soooo different than home brewing haha.

Where do you live? I'm on mobile right now so I don't see profile info.

Snapped a quick pic of the Greasers while at work waiting for the grist case to fill up for tomorrow's brew day.  The lighting is pretty poor, but these got covered in grain dust. 

 

@CLochard    those look really rad; I especially like the creasing down the thighs

I am so down for pho-ridays.  I will do my best to make it this Friday.  On another note, I wiped some dirt off my Greasers after work:

 

 

 

I think there might be some indigo dye on these jeans...

As apparently the only MPLS sufu-ite not participating in the sweatpant contest, I will watch from afar with curiosity.

Massive crotch action with the SL-100xs.  Only a couple months in on these.  Red Wings on the feet.

 

Snapped a quick fit pic of the Kuroki Greasers.  Thanks again Satch for the help.  That Gitman top is so swaggy I can barely stand it.  Corduroy man, corduroy.  Now for the ultimate existential dilemma: fat cuff like in the pic or two rolls and a smaller cuff? 

 

Also, I'm diggin your tumblr page.

@satchel Hell yes we are! 

 

@eksoekso I wanna see some pics of the converse project; sounds like they could come out looking really rad.  Also, welcome to sufu

Man, those greasers cannot come soon enough, these chelseas are getting tight!

 

You have big thighs?  I'm curious cuz I do; I have some Greasers that fit great but all these new fabrics are coming out in Chelseas and are tempting.

Those grey heather's look like the perfect spring/summertime color.  You guys are going off with all these new fabrics.  Exciting stuff.

Satchel, those look real sick.  Gets me stoked to see what will happen to my Greasers.  Which, btw, I need to bring in for a hem, along with the Field pants. 

I snapped some cell phone pics of the 15 oz. Kuroki Greasers this afternoon because I was too lazy to take actual fit pics haha

 

 

Uhhhh UHHHH nah nah nah naaaaaahhh

 

 

Two-tone stitching.  Kinda cool

 

 

 

The denim on these is pretty different from the denim on the 3sixteens, even though they come from the same mill.  The Greasers are rougher to the touch and it seems like they have a lot more dye in them.  Not good, not bad, just different. 

BTW, Satchel, thanks for all the help yesterday with the jeans and boots.  Nothing like capping off a marathon-ish jeans-trying-on session with some Chilean wine in a plastic cup.  The Greasers fit beautifully. 

50/50, I like that. For whatever reason, I never really get comfortable at the crib. I'm jeans and leave my shoes on and jacket and button ups, all day all night. I never really ever had any house clothes, I'm a weirdo, hah. I have a month to decide on this anyway! But it'd be cool to see this contest pull in some non-LF heads and introduce them to the gear.

 

Totally with you on this one, especially in this chilly MN weather.  If my boots and shoes didn't drop dirt everywhere I'd probably wear those all day too haha. 

Yea I'm glad I went with my gut/knew a little something about how these would shrink and stretch out.  Look forward to seeing what you've got going on.

Here are some pics of my STFs after a couple months of being worn almost exclusively at work:

 

 

 

 

These are tag size 31 but I could have gone down to a 30.  Their sizing recommendations are, IMO, totally wacky.  I'm about a 32" waist and would have been swimming in these had I bought these in a size 33.