Studio D'artisan

[mikecch]

So Mikecch, you kopped those 23oz SDA from this years run? Sweet! Also thanks for the info on the unlucky belt

No worries mate.

Yeah, I got the first SDAxPSA collab. earlier this year...

[Pi-tol]

I thought those were 21oz.

[mikecch]

^AFAIK 21oz unsanforised when raw, so I assumed it would land near the 22 to 23 oz mark after shrinking.

[mikecch]

Some shots of my Clipper's...

The relatively 'untouched' portion near the shin:

Fabric near the thigh:

[Flash]

nice pics mate must spread, would have loved some clippers but i couldnt justify buying 2 pairs of jeans with the same denim

[Flash]

some pics of my SD103's

sorry about the bad pics

[mikecch]

Epic fades~~~

+ rep

[Flash]

cheers mate , realy love these jeans one of the best parts for me is the leather patch (didnt bother to take pics because my camera is pretty crap)

[Paul T]

second wash for my SDA 103XX (the natural indigo version).

Beautifully-crafted jeasn. THe denim is obviously influenced the the late 40s Levi's look - slow crocking, loose weave, lots of weft yarn visble. Even after a good amount of spot washing and soaking and washing, the warp yarn still hasn't filled out, they still have a lot of the graininess of new jeans. Note also that these marble like crazy for some reason (and i took them out before the spin cycle).

Check out the marbling...

And for comparison - the SDA 103XX, on the left with, clockwise, LVC 47, 1901 and 55.

[commodorewheeler]

second wash for my SDA 103XX (the natural indigo version).

Beautifully-crafted jeasn. THe denim is obviously influenced the the late 40s Levi's look - slow crocking, loose weave, lots of weft yarn visble. Even after a good amount of spot washing and soaking and washing, the warp yarn still hasn't filled out, they still have a lot of the graininess of new jeans. Note also that these marble like crazy for some reason (and i took them out before the spin cycle).

Looks great, Paul! Love the way that natural indigo fades.

[chambo2008]

oh yeah merry xmas... to myself

[bod]

Nice keyring Chambo, got one myself

[bod]

some pics of my SD103's

sorry about the bad pics

Great 103's Flash, one of my favourite denims, pity mine shrank beyond being wearable. +rep.

[akka225]

those natural indigo sda's are beautiful

[dr.house]

second wash for my SDA 103XX (the natural indigo version).

Beautifully-crafted jeasn. THe denim is obviously influenced the the late 40s Levi's look - slow crocking, loose weave, lots of weft yarn visble. Even after a good amount of spot washing and soaking and washing, the warp yarn still hasn't filled out, they still have a lot of the graininess of new jeans. Note also that these marble like crazy for some reason (and i took them out before the spin cycle).

Check out the marbling...

And for comparison - the SDA 103XX, on the left with, clockwise, LVC 47, 1901 and 55.

Really nice Paul, but I still like your 55's best.

[Madder_Lake]

second wash for my SDA 103XX (the natural indigo version).

Beautifully-crafted jeasn. THe denim is obviously influenced the the late 40s Levi's look - slow crocking, loose weave, lots of weft yarn visble. Even after a good amount of spot washing and soaking and washing, the warp yarn still hasn't filled out, they still have a lot of the graininess of new jeans. Note also that these marble like crazy for some reason (and i took them out before the spin cycle).

And for comparison - the SDA 103XX, on the left with, clockwise, LVC 47, 1901 and 55.

Can't rep you Paul, but these are beautiful. I am looking to these as a good guide to how my SdA XXX28's will turn out.

[mikecch]

^The XXX series has a much deeper natural indigo dye than the XX series though~

[Paul T]

^The XXX series has a much deeper natural indigo dye than the XX series though~

INteresting, I'll have to check them out. Pics?

The XX is pretty dark compared to most natural indigo which often has a turquoise cast; these could be synthetic indigo new, but liek other natural indigo jeans the dye seems to cling faster to the yarn; hence on these, they fade to a pale blue rather than white.

I had one guy tell me me to hide them away at the bottom of my denim box; but I do like the creasing and marbling which you see on a lot of vintage pairs. I fully admit these are not a classic SuFu fade, but i'm looking forward to giving these more wear. The dark portions remain very intense, they hardly look washed, so these have got a long way to go.

Flash, yours look great.

These photos show how good SDA can look (Again, it's the synthetic indigo), but you have to wear them hard. To me, these are far superior to the Sammies in the previous post, but I"m conditioned to vintage-style fades.

[Tiro]

those pics are amazing, regular 103's?

[beatle]

the clock pic needed to be up on the gallery..Kudos, Paul

[Paul T]

those pics are amazing, regular 103's?

Yes, blue circle, red text, on the tag denotes the synthetic indigo 103 I believe.

Edit FOr reference, here's the 103XX new. Although they look as if they have lined back pockets, they don't, the black stitching is decoarative, I guess.

Hmmm... wonder if ROY lined the contest pockets...

[Tiro]

cool never noticed that detail before

do all 103's come with half lined pockets or are my eyes playing tricks on me...

cool pictures btw paul, must spread though

[lance]

^The XXX series has a much deeper natural indigo dye than the XX series though~

I have the XXX-28 and seem to remember that the indigo was from India rather than Japan. Anyone else or am I hallucinating? The indigo color is really dark for certain.

[Paul T]

I thought the indigo was from a Japanese island? Either way, if the XXX28 is truly darker than the 103XX they've done an amazing job - and been very generous with the indigo.

Edit: It's shikoku - not a small island, oen of the main ones, specifically in Tokushima province. Check out takashi's excellent posts:

It’s a good question Mr tweedles, but there is simply not enough agricultural land in Okayama, which, except for a narrow coastal strip, is quite a hilly prefecture. Most of Shikoku is hilly too, but there is a broad plain around Tokushima which supports an extensive amount of agriculture. Before Japan was opened up to the West in 1868, indigo was one of the most important crops in this area. After that, the production of indigo declined, for several reasons --- first, it became possible to import indigo (from India, courtesy of the British), thereby freeing up the land for the more important production of rice; second, in 1897 the German company BASF discovered how to produce indigo synthetically; and third, in the new liberal atmosphere of the Meiji period, colors other than blue became fashionable for the working classes (up until then, blue was the color of the clothing which common people wore, because indigo was the cheapest kind of dye available, and also in some areas there were actually laws forbidding them from wearing other colors, which were reserved for the aristocrats).

The "small island off the coast of Japan" you mention is actually Shikoku (四国), one of the four main islands which comprise Japan (the others are Honshu, Kyushu, and Hokkaido). It is a huge island with a large population, railways, airports, etc, etc. Natural indigo was traditionally harvested in Tokushima prefecture, in the northeast region, and today it remains the biggest source of the crop. It is no accident that this area is just across the the strait from Okayama prefecture, home of traditional fabric production and dying, and where many jeans manufacturers are today located.

Learn a little bit about Japan..!

Best Regards,

Takashi

[lance]

^ Yeah, I was hallucinating and you are right, Japanese indigo. They started out very dark, almost black like the Kapital Zipang which are still, after numerous washes, almost black.

[Maynard Friedman]

^ Yeah, I was hallucinating and you are right, Japanese indigo. They started out very dark, almost black like the Kapital Zipang which are still, after numerous washes, almost black.

I think you're correct and SDA does use natural indigo from India for some of their jeans.

[mikecch]

I think for the xx denims the average number of dips in the natural indigo is up to 24, with the xxx denims it's 30 to 50.

My favourite natural indigo from SDA is their special edition with indigo from the Musashi province:

[mikecch]

Mixing this thread up with a bit of crazy...just released:

[chambo2008]

whyyyyyyyy??

[lance]

There's a must have pair!