Double Volante

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So, here is the answer:

 

"Our Jeans are made in Okinawa, Japan, & are made from 15 oz Dry Denim.
The jeans waist will shrink to the size indicated on the label, so a size 32 will become a 32 inch waist pair of jeans.

I have worn my own pair (Regular fit type) for 6 months, & haven't found them to stretch.
I find that they fit in a similar way to Levis 501 in regard to sizing, as 32 is my size in ours & Levis."

 

So I guess all the measurements on their website are post wash measurements. Now, considering my waist size is a 31, I have to choose between a 32 and boiling them to shrink them enough (but could damage the leather pocket lining and patch...) or taking a 30 and try to stretch them enough to be comfortable... Well, always the same with sizing dilemma... 

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Not mine folks but thought I'd share pics of these Double Volante jeans from the Lewis Leathers facebook page. They don't credit the owner unfortunately but here's the clicky: 

 

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=859362894178726&id=134635749984781

 

1 year, 4 washes.

 

 

 

 

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forgot if this was the relevant thread for this given the date, but K-san just finished sewing up my jeans.

 

http://doublevolante.ti-da.net/

[dawei94 2,298]

Has anyone ordered from Double Volante in recent years? If so, did you do it in-person in Japan or through Instagram? What's the current custom offering? Historically it seemed like there were a number of denims available, a lot hardware (rivets, buttons, zippers) available, a variety of custom details available if you asked for it, but only the 47 and 66 cuts (though you could get a slimmer version of either cut if he sewed the seams differently I think), is that still the case?

[dawei94 2,298]

To revive this thread, I ultimately did go to Okinawa and just received my pair of jeans. The details are as follows:

• 1947 cut, size 38, tapered a bit below the knee (the size 36 actually might have been a bit better in the waist as it was buttonable but very tight, but my upper legs needed the 38)
• 14oz denim, kind of a repro type of look (Kuniyoshi-san asked me what I liked and I told him "vintage like Warehouse, Sugar Cane" and he proposed this one. He noted that it's woven by a person / factory that used to weave for Warehouse, and I believe but can't remember it's woven on a G3 loom. Definitely has a similar look to my Warehouse 1001ZXX that I'm now too fat for in that the denim is somewhat dark, has a lot of subtle irregularity and is quite hairy, but it's quite a bit heftier in feel than the Warehouse Banner denim or the new denim they used for a number of models including the 1001ZXX)
• Tochigi leather patch (he had other colors as well as leather from other areas, but I wanted something Japanese)
• Okinawa bingata pocket bags, different patterns on each side (the pocket bags are also quite hefty, they feel like heavy canvas)
• Iron top button with DV logo, gunmetal gear rivets and zipper (I wasn't offered a choice on type of zippers like previous posters and was also not that particular about it. There were a variety of button and rivet choices in both color / material / design, I don't think they've changed over the years as I had pretty much all the choices I had seen others post about)
• Metal loop (for sunglasses) I added last minute after seeing other blog posts that had them
• Mostly orange stitching, though there's some yellow (he had a number of colors available and I like orange more than yellow. I later saw that he had some two-toned yellow/orange models, which I actually prefer more as I think it's more historically accurate, but he peppered in some yellow so it still came out nicely, and I'm not enough of a denim nerd to know which stitches should be orange vs yellow)
• I think he styled it like a 1955, I've seen the off-center angled belt loop on other 1955z

In terms of details, I think the only thing that has really changed is his denim offerings, I didn't see a 21oz (though he may still have it) and there was a huge selection in the 13-15oz range. I think this 14oz is his "default" as a lot of the blog posts recently have a 14oz repro-looking G3-woven denim, and I quite liked it. I've worn it one day so far and it's a nice weight for year round to even 40-ish F / 5-ish C weather (though probably too much for Okinawa, I was wearing a pair of Oni 12oz and was still sweating heavily). It does also seem like there's more DV available in the West / outside of meeting him directly now, there's a store Blue First Star in Okinawa that carries a couple models and there's a Denim Bridge model carried by DC4 that Double Volante produced as well 

[dawei94 2,298]

One more pic, the Okinawan bingata pocket bags in full view: 

 

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FYI, for all interested potential customers outside Japan, Kuniyoshi-San just posted on IG saying that he’s working on a website for international orders