CoolHoundLuke

bump, with a lil price drop on grailed! 

Looking for a good home as these didn't fit me!

See photos and measurements on grailed:

https://www.grailed.com/listings/422340-The-Strike-Gold-5105
 

As if it wasn't hard enough to get time to wear my Black Maria's with a government job (usually only get to wear on weekends), my buddy ordered a pair of Cone Greasers which didn't fit him, so I bought them off of him immediately.  Now I have two pair of Left Field denim to break in.  First world problems....  I wish I knew somewhere in Baltimore or DC that did a Chainstitch hem.  Anyone know?

I'm wearing them today at work actually.  I gotta say, for a pair of low-rise slim jeans, they are comfortable as hell!  They kind of fit my style, and give me motivation to work on this cut I got going on.  I also got them for a great price so I feel less inclined that I need to sell them for monetary reasons (also I recently got a promotion).  I already am getting some stretch out of them, they will undergo the girlfriend test tonight, so we'll see what she says.  Anyway, enough with the justifications....

If I jumped back in and said I wanted to grab a pair that weren't on the skinny side, but still on the slim/tapered side of things that can handle an athletic build, would you guys have any recommendations?  I have Left Field Black Marias (Chelsea) already, but really, REALLY like the slub of these xx-013's.  What other brands/styles should I be looking at?  Some of the Oni's look really nice, but not sure about which fits would be great.  Any other recommendations?  Might be a tax rebate present to myself.

Guys mind giving me some thoughts in regards to the fit on a pair of PBJ xx-013's I just grabbed?

Album here: http://imgur.com/a/J7jHa

Initial thoughts: The denim is amazing, definitely the nicest pair of denim I have laid my hands on.

On trying them on for the first time  I thought there was no way I was getting them on, but to be honest they fit great in the waist for a first try on as I expect them to stretch some.

I guess when I ordered I underestimated how low the rise was, as well as the knee taper. Pretty damn snug in the top blocks. Everything else fits perfectly.  Size for thighs I know...

I am wondering your guys thoughts on whether this fit works for me. I wasn't necessarily going for something with this snug of a fit in the thigh, but I have other skinny denim so I'm not that opposed to it.

Anyone have any insight as to how much stretch I might get from the thighs? I also am  going to lose 5-10 in the next month or two. Just finished a bulk and am doing two months of clean eating, generally pretty disciplined in that regard.  I want to keep them, but not if they won't work.

@leftfield

Not a huge jungle/dnb guy myself these days, but I've seen most of the guys you mentioned spin over the last 10-12 years.  Breakbeats were huge late 90's when I first was getting involved in that scene  I actually saw Wink spin a couple times this year, he's made a pretty big resurgence, he was the backdrop of an AMAZING night semi-recently in DC, mostly acid house/techno.  He's one of my all time favorites.

Hey jean peeps,

Reddit username absolut696.  Based on that username you probably think I'm a 16 year old, but actually I'm almost double that age and I work for the Government (living in Baltimore)....

I'm grateful for this promotion because I wanted a reason to buy some black jeans, and was even scoping out the LF BM's a few days before.  When I saw that contest I knew I needed to just pull the trigger.  So here I am, about to be a black jean guy, which works because my style is pretty dark in the wintertime.  Not my first pair of raws, but these may be the nicest I've owned.

Interests include:  Soccer, flag football, (Sports teams are Ravens and Orioles) my dog Luke (85lb Ibizan hound/Golden Retriever), weightlifting, dark industrial techno music, buffalo wings, paying off credit cards, and finely crafted leather accessories.  I also compulsively bought a playstation 4 recently and have been playing Destiny (and Diablo III) so if anyone plays that let me know, I try to find time during the week to do some gaming.

I am currently out of town but I promised I would get some fit pics on my return, so I'll post this week.

Cheers!

@coolhand I believe the person who is no longer here didn't measure them correctly, fully flattened out. The pattern itself has not changed at all. 

Thanks I just sent an email with pictures to you guys.

I received my Black Maria's, only issue I'm having is that the leg opening is 8" while the sizing guide put them at 7.375 (34) on the website.  Not really sure what to do, I can cuff to reduce length, but they are still wider than I would have liked, and if I hem, they will only get wider.  I talked to someone at the store and they checked their stock and it looks like all the 34's from this batch are closer to that 8, instead of the 7.375.  Any suggestions?  The person I spoke to at the store was going to check to see if they had any that had the leg opening closer to the listed measurements.

@coolhand we will hem them on a antique Union Specail 43200G thanks for joining. 

@ theone yeah just going to have to post a month before it ends to keep it cool in the gang. pm me your details. 

Thanks, hopefully these fit, if so I'll reach out about having you guys hem them.  If I read the website correctly it's $10 + shipping?

Long time lurker, first time poster.  Your promotion/contest got me to cave on both purchasing a pair of left fields AND rocking black denim.  I ordered last week, but had to exchange them, sized down two and expect to receive them early next week (was told they were shipping out today).  Probably going to need to send them somewhere for a decent hem though, not sure I trust any tailors in my city.