Denime

[pomata]

^sure, Naoto, thanks!

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Naoto

Great if you still could wear them.

Even if retird or semi retired, those Ralfs deserve an eternal life for sure

[Bobbo]

Naoto, got any bigger pictures of your Tokyos and Kyotos? I somewhat remember seeing them when I browsed though the Denime thread over at Mynudies about a year ago. Would be fun to see what they look like now. 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

You can enjoy all his famous fades on his little site:

 

http://jeans.naoto.info/

 

[edmond]

can you nerds identify what kind of denime this is?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Maynard Friedman]

I think that some of the blue label stuff was made in Hong Kong. I know that some of the items with a visible blue tab on the outside were made specifically for the export market, probably Europe.

[edmond]

nope it has ared tab innit been wearing it on rotation since like 6 years ago. forgot what it is. bought it in japan.

[Blue Nemo]

Looks old.

And used.

;-)

[beautiful_FrEaK]

leather patch or not? offset belt loop is there

[edmond]

leather patch with  red lacquer stamped on "denime" thats faded off thru the  years

[beautiful_FrEaK]

well then it is most likely a XX type.

Or the XX Type 2..

.you could dig through the old Denime thread on MyNudies and check for yourself if you posted pics of your purchase back then

[edmond]

oh i did?? hahaha ok ill check it out

[edmond]

my old denimes. look at the texture...

 

[Blue Nemo]

feck me!

[Blue Nemo]

ordered the Denime 66 just now. size 29 after they updated their tables. i was aiming for a 80cm waist - size 29 is 81cm -  but I can not believe a 28 - which is 80 -  would fit me....

 

coolcool

Edited April 11, 2015 by Blue Nemo

[Bobbo]

^ Hehe! It all came down to the thigh measurements for me. Waist is still a little big but the thighs are great.

 

Edit: So I think you made the right call!

Edited April 11, 2015 by Bobbo

[Blue Nemo]

^We def. will see. I hope they are here in two weeks or something and that Hamburg's customs won't fuck it up for me, as they do on a regularly basis - it's like a rodeo

[Blue Nemo]

My Denime 66 arrived today. I ordered them on saturday at Denimio.com. They were shipped on monday and arrived this thursday!!!

 

awesome!

 

I havn't looked thorougly into the denim and the overall construction, nor the details, as I had no time, and the lighting is bad.

 

I think I choose the correct size. As you can see, there even is a bit of space (two fingers) so that I could size down even more, but I don't know how this will work out after I have soaked them.

 

What do you think? I appreciate any advice!

 

so here are the obligatory, crappy pre soak pics:

 

 

 

cheerio

 

[Max Power]

I don't know how much they'll shrink but I think you could size down one - just from how they look.

[Bobbo]

I think you picked the right size. Don't think I have any pre-soak fit pics of my pair but I recall they looked somewhat similar to your fit.

 

You could get away with another size down like Max says but I think that would ruin the fit a little. 

 

Looking forward to the post-soak pics!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

when you wash them pretty often and hot i think that this size is right. If you wanna wear and "never" wash, then size down. I think...

 

I remember hoggreaser was surprised by how much they shrank over time

[mpukas]

I don't know how much they'll shrink but I think you could size down one - just from how they look.

+1 - I agree w/ Max. But really depends on how you like to wear them. 

[Maynard Friedman]

I think they are the right size and you should keep them!

[Ciabatta]

Hot wash and tumble dry! I think they'll look propper.

[Max Power]

As they weren't that expensive, you could wash them at 60°C and tumble them dry. Or whatever aho does to get his nice plucking.

[Blue Nemo]

^^^^^^ thanks a ton guys! :-)

 

I think I will size down one. if the denim stretches out over time it would be too big, and i don't like to wear belts....

[blasterofair]

For what it's worth, my mccoy denime xx shrank a lot with a hot wash and did not stretch back out much. I think it might have to do with the tight weave of the denim. If the 66 denim is anything like mine i would advise against sizing down.

[Blue Nemo]

the denim feels and seems indead woven tight. thanks for your insights!

 

i havn't made a step yet, maybe later this day something strucks my mind 

[Blue Nemo]

While I still have the 66 around, I review them, as good as I can.

 

The overall construction is great, all the stitching is solid without flaws, all the beltloops are perfectly done. The thread that is used for the stitching though is pretty thin.

There are some flaws honestly, nothing serious, but here and there loose threads hang around, inside of the inseam, for example hangs a 10cm thread around (the warp).

 

The paper patch is a paper patch, it is the first I ever touched and I don't like it,  but in this case, for the price and especially the reproduction date, I don't care.

 

The hardware looks solid too! I hope all the rivets are copper, though the backside is either iron or zinc. As is the buttonfly. The buttons feel light. Four buttons instead of five, I don't know if that is accurate, I prefer 5 buttons always. But I definitely do not miss the backpocket rivets, the bartack-stitches sit tight, rivets are not needed.

 

The denim feels tightly woven, a bit hard, not really flexible. Its not flat, but it is not particularly hairy, rough or slubby. Although it has some nice texture to offer, I hope I could catch this in the pictures. It is not certainly deep either, but not light too. Its nice and I like it!

 

The front pocket construction is great, my hands fit in easily and the pockets are really deep. DEEP!

 

The fit is, now that it is pre soak, wide. The rise, front and back, are high. Somewhere between my 634S and my Kapital TH.

Besides knowing that the jeans are tapered, you can also see it a bit, but not much. Right now I'd say its a vintage cut, and I am really curious how much the denim shrinks. From Bobbo's instagram pictures the denim seems to shrink a lot and the overall fit gets slimmer, making the taper more prominant. Right now I am hesitant if to soak them or not. I don't shit money, but all in all I paid EUR 122 and denimio was smart enough to spare me the customs fees. Meaning, I could buy me another pair next month, one size smaller, but then again, I would have another jean I need to get rid off!

 

The selvedge line is nice too. The golden thread is pretty thin though and hard to spot. A heavier one would have been nicer without pushing the price.

 

 

I don't know how these will evolve, but for the price they easily become my all time favourite - if I would be broken forever.

The quality should be the same as on the Sugar Cane 47s, though the SC denim is heavier, and from the jacket I owned, really beautiful! All the 60's details make the jeans even nicer and I am definitely a fan about this period of time.

 

If I missed anything, I hope the pictures do their part too!

 

 

[Blue Nemo]

 

the pictures are in no particular order