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There's a bit of extra info on the TCB blog. Doesn't confirm that they're natural indigo, but supposedly they've "succeeded in rope-dyeing them for the best fades" so maybe it won't be too difficult to fade. This is from the non-Google translated excerpt btw

Do they fit your newly lean figure well?

Interesting that he decided to go with donut buttons

Looking forward to the measurements!

Many thanks for the confirmation @beautiful_FrEaK and @428CJ. This has always been my understanding, but I've noticed that some people think their jeans put on weight after shrinking. Needed to make sure I wasn't going crazy haha

On 11/7/2019 at 7:23 PM, beautiful_FrEaK said:

 

Thanks for the measurements.
Keep in mind, the denim is pretty stretchy...at least in the waist. If you plan to wear them without a belt, take the 32. Otherwise the 33 might be safer, also because the hips are cut rather snug.

Yeah, that's something I've been reading all over the place. I guess I'm not too unfamiliar with jeans starting larger in the waist and haven't had any issues in the past slapping on a belt from the beginning. I agree, and I'm leaning towards the 33 because it seems like the safer option... I don't have particularly large hips, but it's more the mid-thigh to mid-calf area that I'm a bit worried about. Getting the 33 will mean that I could wear them a bit lower on the waist to give slightly more room in those trouble areas. 

Edit: Might just go with the size 32 actually. Will update with my decision later =P

2 hours ago, Iron Horse said:

Maybe the toe box was manually flattened-out some? I saw one guy on IG slowly backing a car over the toe box of his Lofgren engineers to flatten them out.

wut

Please post a link lol That sounds like one of the worst ways to get a flat toe box... 

Just to double check, the whole "10oz before wash, 12oz after wash" applies to a square yard of fabric, right? That is, the jeans itself after a wash doesn't actually gain weight because the amount of fabric stays the same... I could be a dummy, but that's how I always understood it.

@lee porter It seems that this guy has a pair that doesn't have a lot of leg twist. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say that these were the OW version as well.

On 11/3/2017 at 5:03 PM, plant said:

Love the fit on these guys. Thanks for the help everyone.

Went with a 29 in the end, waist stretches out a fair bit, but I don't seem to have the crazy leg twist like I've seen on many others. 

btw, I emailed Sapporo-Base for some measurements of the OW 710 in 32/33 and 33/33 (because I'm tossing up between those two sizes). Here are the results for anyone's future reference... I asked if they could measure it the BiG way

710 W32 L33
WAIST　40×2＝80cm
FRONT RISE　28.5cm
BACK RISE　38cm
UPPER THIGH　30.5cm
KNEE　21cm
LEG OPENING 20cm
INSEAM　78cm

710 W33 L33
WAIST　41×2＝82cm
FRONT RISE　29cm
BACK RISE　39cm
UPPER THIGH　31cm
KNEE　21.5cm
LEG OPENING　20cm
INSEAM　78cm

I'm leaning towards the 33/33 even though the waist is bigger than what I'd usually begin with... It's mostly because of the knee measurement even if it's negligible.

Looking good!

I'm just trying to think how comical it would be if I were to rock an unsoaked and unhemmed 40" inseam with my 5'7" height. 

On 11/5/2019 at 5:42 PM, dudewuttheheck said:

The one I used was Tenso and they did a good job. I have not had to use them in a while though. My most recent 'proxy' is being done by a friend right now. It's not a McCoy's product though, it's Freewheelers from a store that doesn't ship to the USA.

Ahhh I see. I actually used Tenso a number of years ago and it was successful, but I haven't needed to use it since then. Good to have a mate that is able to be your proxy! I don't have such luck...

Whoaaa nice

8 hours ago, lee porter said:

No I wasn’t expecting any more shrinkage that’s what I think is brilliant about resolute is they don’t shrink anymore no matter what you do but was expecting a nice leg twist is there any one else with a pair or 710 with out leg twist 

Do you have any photos of your pair? I'd be interested to see the 710 featuring no leg twist. Generally the left leg is very twisted, but the right leg can either have none or a noticeable amount. I know it's a different fabric, but my 711s don't have much of a twist either.

If you look at the Sapporo-Base clothing store (where the below pictures were taken from), you'll see that for the top photo, the right leg has twisted as well as the left leg, albeit not as crazy as it could be. The bottom photo shows no leg twist for the right leg but a considerable amount for the left (passed the centre point).

I stopped wearing my 711s for a year because I got distracted by all the other denim offerings from various brands. Recently started wearing my pair again, and damn, are they comfortable. No noticeable fading while they're on, but when they're off, I can see some development; it's no rush, however. The only issue I have is the inseam length... Kinda sucks that it's either 32 (which is what I have) or 36 because 34 would have been perfecto. I can probably take a couple of new photos of how they fit over the next couple of weeks if anyone's keen because the 711 is not as popular as the 710.

In saying all this, I'm back on the mission to give the 710 a go despite it being noticeably slimmer. Does anyone own both the 711 and the 710? I might have to go up a size in the 710 to allow for a bit more thigh space, but I worry that it'll be too sloppy in the waist (even with a belt).

I found the triple pleat to be deceptively wide in the body and it's worth going up a size or two. I've had to retire mine because it's too tight in the arms, armpits, back, and cuffs (so basically everywhere lol). A real shame because it was an item that was easy to wear even when it got a little hot... My only gripe was that the buttons felt plasticky, but never bothered to change them anyway.

Had a number of opportunities to get a bigger size when stock was still fine, but never pulled the trigger. I may have a look at the current season one (despite it being made elsewhere and using different denim) because I should be able to get a ripe ol' discount.

57 minutes ago, dudewuttheheck said:

That's your best chance. I was able to get something to me from a Japanese retailer back in 2015, but I tried again the next year and no dice. I did just proxy a jacket from a Japanese store that won't ship overseas. If you know someone who is willing to help you out, it's cheaper than using a service, but there are a lot of reliable services out there. 

Which proxy service do you prefer/recommend?

Thermals are looking very nice... If mother nature could turn the heater off in the southern hemisphere for a little while then that would be great

14 hours ago, kicks79 said:

Some sneak peeks of the LVC Collection dropping 2nd half of 2020. It 1980s themed. So expect lots of washed-out 1980s 501s.

They forgot to take the coathanger out lol

@Pedro I think you're making up scenarios in your head if you think we've been trying to apologise for Levi's. If I've learnt anything from your last posts, it's borderline impossible to have a constructive conversation with you when you just rant, condescend, and contradict yourself.

I think we're kidding ourselves if we think LVC repros are truly stitch-for-stitch. It's not like they're going to develop variations within the same fit in order to represent how the constructions may have differed back then. The current '66 arcs are most likely an exaggerated version of something from the archives or maybe it's an outlier that they chose to base the '66 off. Like @SmokeStackLightning said, it probably also helps differentiate the LVC lineup.

On 9/17/2019 at 2:55 AM, Pedro said:

What about just unbuckling the cinch and letting it hang loose a couple of wearings? See if that helps?

Please do not post photos if you neuter the ‘37’s. It is too painful to view.

@Maynard Friedman has a pair of ’37s with no cinch haha

On 9/17/2019 at 2:55 AM, Pedro said:

What about just unbuckling the cinch and letting it hang loose a couple of wearings? See if that helps?

Please do not post photos if you neuter the ‘37’s. It is too painful to view.

@Maynard Friedman has a pair of ’37s with no cinch haha

On 9/1/2019 at 3:11 AM, ecsong187 said:

I’ve met a handful of people waiting anywhere from 2-5 years now for their order 

I could be dead in 2-5 years (but at least I wouldn't be waiting for any WH Ranch jeans!)

This has nothing to do with the products but I like the new backdrop!

1 hour ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

Or the Levi's historian found out that the majority of seamstresses back in the days were Bulgarian immigrants and producing in Bulgaria now is closer to the original. Next level repro...

LOL that would be very meta