Pure Blue Japan

[bradl]

Holy moly that jacket is amazing. Going to look amazing with wear...

[M1stral]

Great looking jacket Foxy.

[DhaDha]

Great Jacket, with a Leica, no less! 

[louisbosco]

007s. from HWDC2

 

 

 

[zwer]

Finally getting a bit of evo on my 005s - probably 4 weeks of wear(?). Definitely my favourite jeans right now.

 

 

[Flashman]

Long time reader but first time sharing any images of my PBJs...24-005

 

 

 

[Ceffyl]

A cack-handed attempt at showing the fading on the coin pocket of my 005s. I've had them a month:

 

20140505_170816 by tizwiz78, on Flickr

 

20140505_170921 by tizwiz78, on Flickr

Edited May 5, 2014 by Ceffyl

[Chubacca]

After all these pics, it's a really tough choice to either get Pure Blue Japan (if they ever get restocked), Strike Golds (questionable fitting) or Samurais (if that special 710 ever gets released) for my next pair....

Edited May 5, 2014 by Chubacca

[sum418]

Huge fan of PBJ's. Just a few snaps of how my pairs are progressing. They're in a pretty big rotation now, so they don't see daily wear.

 

 

PBJ XX-005 (bought in 2010, probably year and a half of wear on 'em)

 

 

 

PBJ XX-007 (man, I love these colors, don't remember exact age)

 

 

[sum418]

And my 3rd pair of PBJ's -- XX-017 Cobalt Denim. Bought these in Japan ~5 months ago but have only put a few weeks of wear into 'em... depending on the lighting they either look deep blue (indoors) or vibrant cobalt (outside).

 

[Max Power]

Wonderful pairs. PBJ is the one itch, that always comes back at me.

[stukovx]

PBJ XX-007 monthly update. Threads are starting to rip and hole on the lap, crotch, back pockets, etc:

 

 

 

 

 

[jyoni]

louisbosco, what kind of stretch did you experience with the 24 oz?  The only pair I'd be able to acquire at the moment is a touch large.

 

I'm sure it would shrink; I'm just wondering about stretchback.

Edited May 9, 2014 by jyoni

[Segovia]

louisbosco, what kind of stretch did you experience with the 24 oz?  The only pair I'd be able to acquire at the moment is a touch large.

 

I'm sure it would shrink; I'm just wondering about stretchback.

 

Hey jyoni,

 

Here are some measurements I've taken for my 24-007 tag sized 36. The first line are the raw measurements from BiG's site. I can measure them again when I get home today to see how they're sitting today if that would help. I would say that waist/thigh has returned to ~96-97% of raw size.

 

The wash I list on 1/29 was with warm/hot water by hand. Always hang dry. Let me know if you have any other questions!

 

[everyinchofgod]

Stukovx, I love that you are still wearing your 007's. I've been watching your pair evolve via your posts for over two years at least, it's been a real treat.

[stukovx]

thanks for the compliment, yeah had these for about 5 years now and it looks like they are going to retire soon. have had my IH-666S sealed in it's bag ready to get broken into as soon as the 007s are done

[louisbosco]

louisbosco, what kind of stretch did you experience with the 24 oz?  The only pair I'd be able to acquire at the moment is a touch large.

 

I'm sure it would shrink; I'm just wondering about stretchback.

 

i'm sorry i didnt keep that much notice to the measurements. which areas of stretch would you be concern with?

 

AFAIK, the 24oz has stopped production. so if you're able to cop a pair, that'll be great.

Edited May 11, 2014 by louisbosco

[Artisandenim]

Finally decided to be unfaithful to my Samurais and chose PBJ to cheat on them with.

 

Went for the X012 as I have not seen (or felt) anything quite like them. Admittedly still pretty new to this but even so.. Got them from Rivet & Hide on a day trip to London yesterday and picked up the polo while there too. Brilliant shop.

 

They have just had a soak and are currently drying in the garden, if anyone is interested will happily post before/after measurements for these (tag size 29). Had them hemmed to a 34 in anticipation of 2" shrink - give or take 1/2 an inch or so.

 

Can't wait to get involved with these!

 

The polo fits amazingly too and the texture of the cotton is really comfortable against the skin.

 

[Artisandenim]

Bonus pic of them being guarded from 'clothesliners' (memories of my youth in the ghetto, well Croydon) by me neighbours tiger.

 

[slavo]

whats the fit like on them compared to say a sam 710 ?  went to rivet and hide and tried a few pbj's on (not these ones tho)  and found the thigh's a bit tight 

[Artisandenim]

Hey Slavo. 

 

Yep def a bit tighter on the thigh to my 710's - nearly 1/2 an inch smaller post soak, i'm hoping they will stretch out a bit. If they stretch out to pre soak measurements at the thigh they will only be .2" smaller than my 710's which is not an issue to me. Apart from that, lower rise is a big difference but mainly it's the aggressive taper - raw they go from 11" at the thigh to 7.2" at the knee, then stay that slim all the way down.... My 710's go from 11.2" at the thigh to 8.2" at the knee then 7.7" at the hem.

 

There's no way around it - these are a much more 'modern' cut than a lot of raw denim I have seen, so you need to be sure that's your bag.

 

The denim though is out of this world, the hue and texture are really something else.

Edited May 15, 2014 by Artisandenim

[Artisandenim]

Couple of fit pics of the polo (size 2, small).

 

 

[ColdsnapBryan]

That's a very flattering fit on you Artisandenim, great pickup!

[Artisandenim]

Thanks a lot mate, i'm really pleased with it! Being on the slim side of slim it can be a bit of a knife edge choosing tops - an inch too far one way and it's like you're trying to be all 'G' stylee, an inch too far the other way and it's teenage rent boy... Seriously though, it is nice to find a complimentary cut in a smaller size. 

 

The jeans are dry now (hot soak hour and a half) and have definitely become somewhat snugger but seem to be relaxing out quickly. Just about to take them for a cheeky ten mile cycle (or until the skin on back of my knees wears out whichever comes first) to speed things up a bit.

 

Fun fact one: They lost hardly any indigo in the soak (most pleased with this), however when i rinsed them the water coming out was straw coloured.

 

Fun fact two: I found this more amusing than I should have and am suitably ashamed;

 

Spelling mistakes aside, this is constructed beautifully with a real attention to detail and i couldn't be more pleased with it.

[PrimeandBeyond]

Loving the fabric and the details - not happy with the sizing.

I have a smaller size coming my way, might throw this into the sales thread if things work out...

 

cant help it, but yoke reminds me of Batman. 

[Danny @ Rivet & Hide]

Thanks a lot mate, i'm really pleased with it! Being on the slim side of slim it can be a bit of a knife edge choosing tops - an inch too far one way and it's like you're trying to be all 'G' stylee, an inch too far the other way and it's teenage rent boy... Seriously though, it is nice to find a complimentary cut in a smaller size. 

 

The jeans are dry now (hot soak hour and a half) and have definitely become somewhat snugger but seem to be relaxing out quickly. Just about to take them for a cheeky ten mile cycle (or until the skin on back of my knees wears out whichever comes first) to speed things up a bit.

 

Fun fact one: They lost hardly any indigo in the soak (most pleased with this), however when i rinsed them the water coming out was straw coloured.

 

Fun fact two: I found this more amusing than I should have and am suitably ashamed;

 

Spelling mistakes aside, this is constructed beautifully with a real attention to detail and i couldn't be more pleased with it

 

 

Yes, spelling mistakes add to the fun

Edited May 16, 2014 by Danny @ Rivet & Hide

[DhaDha]

Yeah the XX-012 is awesome. Here's my equivalent (ProXPBJ DEC05) at approaching 6 months (175 days of wear time).
Can't wait to wash these with a month or so of wear.

[poofoot]

Whoa that's crazy after 6 months of wear

[poofoot]

My 007s after about 5 months of wear.

 

 

[JackFrost08]

Bit of a longshot, but anyone recommend a cut in PBJs similar to Kapital Ciscos? Possibly more tapered below the knee? Really love how PBJs fade.