Pure Blue Japan

[udon]

I turned down the temp on my hot water heater,

 

160* F is hot enough to steep green tea

 

[mrman]

If you're referring to me, it was an accident, read that the temp was 30C

[Jambol]

I rub my patch with something bold.

[cool_hand]

June 5th is the final day that PBJ products will be available on OkayamaDenim.com.
We have come to terms with the fact that the new PBJ pricing does not fit our business model regardless of how hard we've tried. It just doesn't correlate well with the way the rest of our product and relative pricing is structured,
which brings us to this decision.
We will remove Pure Blue Japan items while we renegotiate our contract with the brand.
We sincerely appreciate all the support you guys have given us, as we’ve grown with the brand over the years.
We hope to be back up and running with the Slub Masters in the near future.

[masonynwa]

Just got in a pair of raw PBJ XX-013 from the Okayama sale. They fit perfectly in the waist pre-soak. 

I have been reading that PBJ's will stretch quite a bit, will they stretch back out in the waist if I can't button them up post soak? 

Or what are some techniques used to stretch the waist out? 

[Geeman]

Whilst drying jam something in the waist that keeps it under tension like a solid wooden hanger for example.

Most jeans will stretch back to raw in the waist 

[masonynwa]

Just now, Geeman said:

Whilst drying jam something in the waist that keeps it under tension like a solid wooden hanger for example.

Most jeans will stretch back to raw in the waist 

 

 

Great!

 

Thanks, Geeman.

[mrman]

My pair of xx-003 at 6 months after yet another wash. Pic taken outside and has a bit more contrast and saturation but pretty close.

Edited June 19, 2017 by mrman

[masonynwa]

^ love the color on those mrman

 

After an initial soak, my XX-013's are a little snug in the waste but should be spot on after they stretch a bit! Thanks for all the great sizing info in this thread, made my online purchase a breeze. Excited to get some good wear in on this pair. 

[mrman]

13 hours ago, masonynwa said:

^ love the color on those mrman

Thanks!

[Cnl]

Interested on the xx-19 but confused on the thigh measurement. On size 34 pair,  Blueowl has it at 12.75" and 13.5" on RnH.

[keybladehero]

270 days. I'm going to wash this jeans a third wash tomorrow. I think I should save up some money to buy a proper DSLR camera because taking photos with Iphone SE camera is very tedious especially when I'm trying to keep the color as accurate as possible. 

Edited July 3, 2017 by keybladehero

[keybladehero]

9 months, 3 washes. 

[mrman]

What happened to the patch? In some pics you can see it, in some it's missing

[Niro]

Looks like he sewed it back on

[keybladehero]

10 hours ago, mrman said:

What happened to the patch? In some pics you can see it, in some it's missing

 

6 hours ago, Niro said:

Looks like he sewed it back on

yup I sewed it back on. I removed it prior to doing hot machine wash as it is bad for the leather.

[masonynwa]

On 7/3/2017 at 5:02 AM, keybladehero said:

270 days. I'm going to wash this jeans a third wash tomorrow. I think I should save up some money to buy a proper DSLR camera because taking photos with Iphone SE camera is very tedious especially when I'm trying to keep the color as accurate as possible. 

 

That roping is beautiful! 

[Dr Feelgood]

"Indigo dyed pullover hoodie"

Worn by wifey

[Jonaz]

Here is an album I updated on reddit that shows the evolution of my pair of XX-005 after 3 years. APC NS are also included.

Since I got help on this forum in the past I thought I'd post it here too: http://imgur.com/a/JHuOX

Enjoy !

[vgadjo]

Type: XX-005

Worn for: 6+ years, probably 20-21 months of actual wear

Washes: 12-13, first one around 6 months

 

More repairs...clearly on the distressed side now. Still love the texture.

 

Cheers,

[Vulcan]

^ absolutely gorgeous. texture is perfect.

[chicote]

beautiful! the amount of wear and  fabric disintegration is perfect imo.

[Frost]

Managed to catch my XX-012 in good lighting today. Lost count of wear and washes...

 

[JDelage]

Anyone - I'm looking for the short sleeve version of the patchwork indigo shirt. The product # is SS-2184. If anyone would know where to find one in size 4, I'd be very thankful...

[vgadjo]

Heavy blues.

Some whiskers light evo on the 24-010.

[swiss-jeansfreak]

On 31.7.2017 at 1:34 AM, vgadjo said:

Type: XX-005

Worn for: 6+ years, probably 20-21 months of actual wear

Washes: 12-13, first one around 6 months

 

More repairs...clearly on the distressed side now. Still love the texture.

Cheers,

Wow what a hardest core raw denim evolution seen here! 

Rock them hardcore for ever and promise me to never ever throwing them away

Otherwise let me know ahead

Edited August 26, 2017 by swiss-jeansfreak

[Broark]

PBJ just posted these chinos to their Instagram and they look really nice. Hope they’re not too incredibly tapered, but not getting my hopes up yet since they’re based on the XX-019.

 

 

[Geeman]

Look good, the lighter pair especially 

[Broark]

I’m actually interested in the darker pair personally, it’s hard to find chinos that really check off all the boxes for me. Hoping these work as far as fit goes, going to keep my eyes peeled for them. 

Edited October 14, 2017 by Broark

[Geeman]

Nothing up on the site yet