Samurai S500JX-LR Contest

[beautiful_FrEaK]

good to see that you picked them up..so ignore my post above

did you notice any marbling/harm to the denim after wash and dryer?

well, you got the right tailors there in LA so the taper-job should be a good one

[nate]

did you notice any marbling/harm to the denim after wash and dryer?

well, you got the right tailors there in LA so the taper-job should be a good one

nope! no harm at all done to the denim after the wash and dryer. I just made sure that I took the jeans out during the washer's spin-dry cycle. for the dryer, I chose to use the huge ones at the laundromat so that the jeans had enough space to move around and chafe less. I love the indigo retention of Samurais--I never have to worry about loss during a wash.

my patch took a toll tho. looks exactly like Obbigood's.

The Tag

it shrunk a little and dried out, but I put a bit of hand lotion on it to rehydrate it. my dad taught me that and I swear by it and do it to all my jeans. it works just as good as any leather conditioner out there.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

yeah my patch darkened and shrunk also.

mikecch said that will happen as it's the nature of the used leather

good to hear that your pair is now ready to go

[bbtadd1ct]

Been away for vacation, not to mention some troubles moving back in for school. Just finished soaking jeans and drying this morning.

Initial impressions:

- denim looks amazing

- wider leg opening than expected

- LHT is sexy =)

- I either needed to hem more or there's more shrinkage left in the inseam. In the end, I just decided to cuff them.

Below are my amazingly high quality phone camera photos in low light conditions (which I also accidentally only took in 640x480 resolution, what a shame):

Pre-soak:

Post-soak without cuff:

Post-soak with cuff:

...my mirror is dirty =(

[bbtadd1ct]

Part 2:

Random detail shots (I'm not familiar with details in standard Samurai denim so I'm probably including more than I should be...oh well):

Front pocket bags:

Inside of button fly?:

I thought this double thread on the selvage line was pretty neat (not sure if this is uncommon, but I don't recall having seen it before)

Hidden rivet:

[beautiful_FrEaK]

so one guy more on board. have you taken measurements before and after? there might be some more significant shrinkage left. fit is also good in my eyes.

yeah I also noticed that the selvage line is thicker than the usual Sword Selvage

[laxlife1234]

Samurai s500JX-LR

Tumi t-tech

Generic man

Club monaco

X-post from the WAYWT... personally I'm not a big fan of the selvage though. And the denim is still cranky and stiff still, so it'll look wrinkled for a while until it soften up.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

well...I like the selvage, It's a nice change to the thinner selvage line on the 15oz and 19oz models.

The 17oz Zero selvage line is still my favourite

it will surely take 2 weeks till you can talk about softening up. maybe longer.

are those triple cuffs right now? looking ok right now

[laxlife1234]

Yeah, triple cuffs! I'm going to think about sending them in to get them shortened. But I think I might not be a fan of the metallic looking selvage. I like evisus selvage the best to be honest.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Evisu has more different selvage colors than you can imagine

Digging those?

I don't

Yeah you should them to BiG for hemming. Just contact Gordon from BiG

[kit99bar]

one crappy photo. hopefully more today. Triple cuffed currently

Seems to be pretty large from the knee down. With my small calfs it looks sloppy from some angles. Will wait to see how it looks after the denim settles.

[bbtadd1ct]

so one guy more on board. have you taken measurements before and after? there might be some more significant shrinkage left. fit is also good in my eyes.

yeah I also noticed that the selvage line is thicker than the usual Sword Selvage

Wish I did. Was too excited to wear these...plus my measuring tape is hidden is one of the many unpacked boxes in my room right now.

[jaspar]

I prefer them cuffed, which likely means you can lop off another inch but your post-soak fit is great, considering they looked raw like they might wind up too tight for you. How'd you size?

[kit99bar]

Front:

An odd flare on the outer calf (mostly my right leg as you can see in the photo) that I haven't seen on many other jeans but the top block fits very well.

[laxlife1234]

^Still triple cuffed?

[kit99bar]

oh no, double cuffed, just made them a bit higher

[laxlife1234]

Yeah, they looked it. I have mine double cuffed now, but hopefully I can possibly convince my mom to take me to the city so I can get these hemmed... If not I am ordering the SG's I will have those hemmed, then once I get them I will send the sammies out to be hemmed.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

anyone else noticed the difference in shrinkage from the backpockets and the lining? My lining has creases and I'm curious how it will affect the backpocket fading. I once saw a pair with strange crinkled fading on the backpockets and IIRC it also had lined backpockets

[Obbigood]

anyone else noticed the difference in shrinkage from the backpockets and the lining? My lining has creases and I'm curious how it will affect the backpocket fading. I once saw a pair with strange crinkled fading on the backpockets and IIRC it also had lined backpockets

you are not the only one, b_F.

I noticed the same thing too. Believing it will affect the backpocket fading, I tried putting in wallet on the right and iPhone case on the left to sort of like strengthen the inside lining.

[laxlife1234]

I also noticed it to be somewhat wrinkled. I never gave it thought that it'll mess yo the fading... hopefully not...

[ThinFinn]

I also noticed it to be somewhat wrinkled. I never gave it thought that it'll mess yo the fading... hopefully not...

the wrinkles won't "mess up" the fading mate...

it's just the nature of this pair of denim so everything's fine with wrinkles which will fade differently...that's why RHT and LHT...

if you want both sides to fade exactly the same, then you should stick with a "normal" pair...

[bbtadd1ct]

Wasn't satisfied with the shrinkage of my soak so I put it into a hot wash. I like the fit a lot better now, especially in the calf area. Took a few pics, which came out overexposed, but they'll have to do for now.

[kit99bar]

Nice bbt, how much more shrinkage dud you get? I might have to do this too.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

the wrinkles won't "mess up" the fading mate...

it's just the nature of this pair of denim so everything's fine with wrinkles which will fade differently...that's why RHT and LHT...

if you want both sides to fade exactly the same, then you should stick with a "normal" pair...

we were talking about the wrinkles caused by the lining. so "messed up" backpockets. so nothing with RHT against LHT differences. I don't think it's a big problem, give's the pair a unique character. just curious how it will turn out and if everybody will have it.

@bbtadd1ct: looks a bit tight in the crotch area but the rest looks just fine!

[Obbigood]

@nice bbt

Seems like 2 soakings is usually required to achieve better fit.

Aye, weather was good today and home earlier, so took couple of pics to show wat b_F meant.

Already gotten some of the 'wrinkled' fade, but do we mind? NO

I'm taking it as just the original construction of this model, good or bad, dunno, but it does add some characteristic to the backpockets

See the bending part of the back pocket.

Caused by the folding of the internal cloth lining.

@b_F, i remember you have got a half-lined jeans too, right? (or am I wrong)

Does it fade with one straight line on the outside?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

yes, my Evisu and the D1388 (which I'm selling btw ) have half-lined pockets. they will fade with a horizontal line.

and I'm with you. It adds character to this pair and isn't really avoidable.

nice pics

[Obbigood]

Did u post before?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

did I post before what?!

[Obbigood]

pics of your evisu pocket fade.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

no, nothing worth mentioning on my pair but there are many examples out there.

like this: