Pure Blue Japan

[chantheman]

looks cool. any other info on these?

[Florian.FloC]

XX-005 Raw

Purchased 8.7.08

One 30 min cold soak

25 wears @ ~ 12 hours each

[braid]

^ lookin great.

[twotwelve]

fit looks great, but jesus...is that a supleme mini mag-lite fade?

[Florian.FloC]

Not really sure what that is haha--the fade in the coin pocket is from chapstick, if that's what you're talking about

[gatsby]

my one-wash takes forever to fade

[headtowall]

Saw the purple ones today at BiG. They look fun.

[technique]

that purple weft looks amazing.

[Turntabloid]

Yes indeed. Beeswax is the style.

i really do not know how that could happen, but i will hold you (b-dawg) personally responsible for it!

... call me copycat!

[Larry!]

fit looks great, but jesus...is that a supleme mini mag-lite fade?

Ahahahaha, I thought the exact same thing.

The xx-010 look really cool. Haha. The purple weft is crazy status.

[Duller]

Went to Blue in Green today and picked up some xx-007s. Fit very nicely, love the texture. Took a look at the 010s while I was there and the color is definitely different from the 007. Almost has a purple hue to it rather than blue. Definitely worth a look into if you're trying to find something different.

[salaami]

its a nice japanese pride jean, with the purple and all, but the 007's are more my style. nice concept...

[morse9443]

What is the purple weft on these going to accomplish? Rather than white eventually showing through, it'll be purple? I'm dying to see how these wear in, looks like a great cut from the specs on BIG too.

[theetruscan]

I've been thinking about the purple weft jeans, and I can't see the point. The thread is still white core, so white will still show in fading, but purple as well. If it were purple core, purple weft, I'd have these jeans already.

[Guest sneekylyric078]

Is the 005 cut more similar to the APC new standard or the new cures?

[Florian.FloC]

Definitely more similar to the NS cut--these are tight in the thigh and then drop down with a slight taper...if you look at my fit pic above, I went for a W30 (I'm usually W31) and then had them taken in from the knee down

All of that said, I don't think you can/should size down on these like some do on the NS...the stretch isn't as absurd and the thighs are a tighter

[midnight]

I've been thinking about the purple weft jeans, and I can't see the point. The thread is still white core, so white will still show in fading, but purple as well. If it were purple core, purple weft, I'd have these jeans already.

Where did it say the weft was rope dyed? If thats really true i'm dissapointed. I was looking forward to the purple coming through and not fading any.

[IM SOLE CRAZY]

you guys cool with purple jeans? okkkayyyyyy

[braid]

All of that said, I don't think you can/should size down on these like some do on the NS...the stretch isn't as absurd and the thighs are a tighter

i dunno, my 005's stretched 2 inchs in the waist. They may not stretch quite as much as NS's do but they do stretch more than most.

[midnight]

i dunno, my 005's stretched 2 inchs in the waist. They may not stretch quite as much as NS's do but they do stretch more than most.

Yeah, mine stretched 3 full inches in the waist. I definitely think its not a bad idea to size down if you think your thighs could handle it. Except for the 008's. They don't stretch nearly as much, plus they run like an inch smaller than 005's and 007's.

[Florian.FloC]

X-Post from How Jeans Fit thread

Better fit pic of the XX-005 Raw after 31 wears, 2 soaks, 0 washes

[horriblyjollyjinx]

pure blue harajuku store

http://repeattofade.blogspot.com/2008/09/pure-blue-japan.html

[midnight]

pure blue harajuku store

http://repeattofade.blogspot.com/2008/09/pure-blue-japan.html

i wish i lived here. End of story. Those stacks of folded jeans in the corner look so nice for some reason.

[MindxMatters]

I'm more interested to see those shirts hanging there, but I see stacks of jeans all day at work - ho hum.

[thorough]

Yeah, mine stretched 3 full inches in the waist. I definitely think its not a bad idea to size down if you think your thighs could handle it. Except for the 008's. They don't stretch nearly as much, plus they run like an inch smaller than 005's and 007's.

the 008's also stretch a lot.i could of sized down 2. ive owned both and i think the 008 is a bit softer and lighter which makes me think they have a lot of stretching potential.

[PandaDenim]

PBJs at around 4 months.

1 soak and a wash.

They stretched more than anticipated.

Comments would be appreciated.

Color is a little brighter than it really is.

[grouse_allergy]

Update. Not much new. Just bored and trigger happy with my camera*.

*of crappy quality

Also, what should I do here? How do I re-enforce this?

[midnight]

Those look great for blacks. Nice job. And as for the re-enforcing, you may want to either do it yourself or send hem off to BiG. They might have extra denim at BiG, too, so you could just contact them for that if you want too.

[Florian.FloC]

BiG is not a good bet--I was in there last week and the entire back shelf was full from floor to top with repair jobs they're waiting to finish...

They essentially told me that it was unlikely they would even get to fixing mine if I left them there...your best bet is to go to a good tailor (if you're in NY, Ramon's on Mott St is quite good)

[.max]

Looks like BiG restocked their 005's.

Except for size 29 in raw.

Is it worth it to go One Wash or should I go try to figure out what's going on?

EDIT: Just got some mail.

The size 29 raw didn't make it in this shipment, they're wrapping up the

production now so we hope to see them shortly.

Regards,

Gordon