Samurai S500JX-LR Contest

[Knugget]

My other jeans also seem to be lacking in comb development. Don't think it's the jeans itself.

And I have no idea how they get so dirty. I don't do anything people would consider dirty, but I do spend a lot of time in these jeans.

[laxlife1234]

^Well, it could be the jeans. These are more so faded on the right side than the left side for me, and have more comb development on the right side.

S500JX-LR | Vans

[ThinFinn]

^great pic there lax...

[beautiful_FrEaK]

got wood glue on my pair today. directly bewteen my whiskers. I tryed some special cleaners at work to clean the two spots...no big help.

just washed the top block with Thunder soap but I hade to use a nail brush to remove the stains...that will surely leave some ugly faded spots but that's better than glue which will look like jizz in a couple of days...

[beautiful_FrEaK]

maybe you can see the faded spots between the whiskers on both sides

[shinobi2000]

should have left them as jizz stains...ha ha

[laxlife1234]

Here is an update from me of my Samurai S500JX-LRs they are about 3.5-4 months in. So far I must say the RHT is fading more so than the LHT. You can see in the photos what I mean.

[shinobi2000]

Hey question for you guys on this thread -- I only recently got my hands on this pair and from the first few posts it looks like a lot of people did what I ended up doing - a double soak/wash to shrink it down more. But Im curious if people found them to stretch back out a lot (like did they stretch back out to pre-soak measurements?)

[Obbigood]

^congrats for getting this pair, shinobi

Mine does stretch but I don't think it stretch back out to pre-soak.

Fit update

[mctaran]

shinobi2000,

They stretched but lesser than a pre-soak size.

Obbigood,

great fit!

seems we got almost same white's

[laxlife1234]

Mine stretched also, not to pre-soak but I am not that fat. They will stretch if need be though, I am sure I could get another 1.5-2" out of my pair if I stretched it.

Obbi- Gotta agree great fit!

[shinobi2000]

hmm...2nd soak didn't do THAT much of a difference in terms of look, but it does feel more snug

Presoak

1st soak

2nd soak

[laxlife1234]

Ok, well I did an update a short while back, but I love them enough to update them again.

Here is an example how faded they are, but what I mean is that this is accurate at how faded they are, the second picture is accurate with the color, but they are more bright in real life (ie. 1st pic).

Combs are finally starting to come through..

Kind of Hairy

[beautiful_FrEaK]

my pair..just gave them a handwash with Samurai Thunder Soap...still a bit damp

"Combs"

Next to my 66-2

[shinobi2000]

Well what's the verdict? obvious difference between the left and right side or not?

[shinobi2000]

oh and an update on my pair i just got (see above) -- due to overwhelming popular opinion that they can shrink some mor,e I gave it a 3rd super hot soak. Didn't really change much so I didn't bother posting another pic. These are in a size 31. It's a bit disconcerting to me that my s5000 24oz I just got in size 30 are essentially the same fit. I thought these were supposed to have more of a taper but you wouldn't notice a huge difference between the two.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

to me...no. no big difference between the both legs. a tad more vertical falling on the LHT but that's it

[laxlife1234]

Ok, a mini-update of the combs.

Finally starting to come through! Unfortunately the hem is starting to rip a little (at the bottom of the cuff at the hem).

[laxlife1234]

And a WAYWT...

Samurai S500JX-LR

[laxlife1234]

Washed my Sams again. They were all nasty from the summer, dirty on the outside sweaty on the inside. Yuck. Approximately 4 months on them so far. 3rd wash. These are alongside my 5-day old elements.

Fit post-wash (color is more accurate here):

[commodorewheeler]

Well what's the verdict? obvious difference between the left and right side or not?

to me...no. no big difference between the both legs. a tad more vertical falling on the LHT but that's it

For me, the LHT side is definitely fading faster.

[Obbigood]

Should x-post this here.

For me, the LHT is getting more vertical fade, but not really noticeable from pics.

After a few washes (3 or 4 times, didn't notice), my Samurai fit is getting more and more conform to the thigh. Update fit from last wash, not a WAYWT pic, but more of a fit pic.

Really love the way it turned out through these months

[beautiful_FrEaK]

did you went TTS with these or sized down one? I like the fit beter everytime I see it

[Obbigood]

^went true to size on this. Thanks for the feedback, Mr. Samurai.

It is funny I like your fit better because you are taller to pull them off uncuff. Somehow, I find that uncuffing with an Engineer boots matches this cut perfectly. Can't do that myself.

[laxlife1234]

Took these photos actually quite a while ago.. My 666ODs have been getting all the wear, but I put them back on today and took some more pictures.

They are around ~4 months old now (actual wear).

(taken today)

[chantheman]

love the contrast. i can never get such drastic contract in any part of my jeans

[beautiful_FrEaK]

^^love the dark, 'dirty' and grainy texture of your pair!

[laxlife1234]

Thanks to both! Yeah, I really love the way these have turned out. Seeming as how they really won't be getting combs, I told myself not to worry and now they are just casual jeans, I am going to wash whenever I feel like it and just not give a shit about how they are really treated anymore. I think the 666ODs have replaced these as my everyday pair.

[laxlife1234]

Out of boredom haha

Levis | S500JX-LR | Vans

[beautiful_FrEaK]

long time since I last wore them...