Samurai S500JX-LR Contest

[Knugget]

how'd you size on those?

[Obbigood]

^There wasn't any real info about sizing and cut back when we ordered, remember?

So, I just went TTS, got a tag size 33, which was 34" in actual.

[Knugget]

i was referring to sizing in comparison to your waist, but your post answered that.

[kit99bar]

We also thought they were the s0500 cut when we ordered too!

I sized up one to a33 too, but I've come to love the relaxed it. This pair actually got me off the skinny tapered fits for good

This is why I got a IH 634 waiting next

[laxlife1234]

^I wish I got another skinny fit, not straight leg (SG1103ex), but I have come to like them. I may just wear my Sams for the duration of the contest instead of my SG's, I love the fit on my sams.

I just took some pics of my pair on the details.

front (no photo editing, just used flash but that is probably the most accurate pic of where the fades on the front are at).

detail

selvage

[Knugget]

damn your tab's still intact. mine's beginning to fray..

[laxlife1234]

Yeah, I've only gotten about ~1.5 months of wear on them. Im not at 3 months.... yet...

[laxlife1234]

Alright, I gave mine a wash, and couldn't help it... I was planning on washing every 2 months, but couldn't wait so I jumped a bit early. No pre-wash pics as there are probably a million pics of my jeans.

The atari fade (correct term?), or vertical fading on these is insane! I love the way it looks.

Fit:

I feel like the overall fit has become better due to a wash. Now I got another 2.5 months before another wash or maybe longer if I have the patience.

[HAZARDkid]

^ you got some nice fades there laxlife for such a short period of time - keep it up.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

nice lax...knee fading is pretty pronounced and the fit is also ace!

[Max Power]

Fit is spot on and the backpocket purple-electric blue colour is awesome.

[laxlife1234]

Thanks guys yeah I like the fit a lot better now. I should have waited longer, but im content with the results and I like the way they look. Also the knee fading is really pronounced on the right leg... I tend to favor my right knee more than my left.

[bbtadd1ct]

Time for some action

[beautiful_FrEaK]

great! best combs so far and most overall fades IMO. seat area and backpockets look really nicely faded

[Knugget]

real nice. i'm loving the left back pocket.

[mctaran]

Time for some action

oh nice fades!

soo any info?

how many soaks and washes so far? days of wear?

[Obbigood]

best progress thus far, bbtadd1ct.

[bbtadd1ct]

Left back pocket is definitely my favourite part.

I've basically been wearing these everyday I've left the house since I got them, so ~3.5 months now (don't really count individual days or anything)

Initial soak and early wash within the first week to get more shrinkage out.

Gonna wear these as much as possible throughout the summer (which is gonna be hell) since I will be wearing them less when I start working for 4 months in September =(

[LC_Miey]

super progress for 3.5months...looks good bbtadd1ct

[nate]

These were washed at 2 months and it's been almost a month since. Sorry for the lateness.

Pre:

Post:

[Knugget]

@bbt and @nate,

did you guys do a soak or wash for the first shrinkage?

[kit99bar]

Having lost 15lbs since January (175->160), my SUO s0500jx do not fit well now. They will be shelved until I get bigger again.

On the bright side my 710s fit again so I'll wear them for about 3 months to finish off 12 months.

[laxlife1234]

@Nate and BBadd1ct- great updates! Best pairs so far! I need to catch up on wear though, School uniform is killing me, which means I only get to wear them from 4 p.m. till whenever I go to sleep on the weekdays.

[bbtadd1ct]

@bbt and @nate,

did you guys do a soak or wash for the first shrinkage?

yeah, i did a soak first, then a wash a few days later for more shrinkage

[nate]

i initially machine washed and machine dried twice for shrinkage. but i hung dry after the 1st wash after wear

[Knugget]

i see, was curious because i don't develop pronounced honeycombs and i thought it had to do with doing a wash as the initial shrinkage.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

all your pairs make me think to finally wash my pair too.

but as for now they don't show that much evo. gonna wear them harder the next week and will see then

[Max Power]

Yes, wear them hard finally What do they look like now?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

they look like a pair of blue jeans right now

they have some pronounced whiskers but nothing too serious

[laxlife1234]

So bored at home now, but what I wore earlier!!!!!