what got you to premium denim??

[drunkmunky_23]

premium denim was first introduced to me by a friend who toured europe,he did some shopping there and i liked what he brought back..a pair of archive evisu eu-eds(my first premium pair)i bought it from him and since then i havebeen investing in premium denim

[SoloC]

In the search of a winter jacket, I came across this site. Then I'm hooked.

[SoloC]

In the search of a winter jacket, I came across this site. Then I'm hooked.

[baskew]

my increase of money over the last 5 years...

http://www.baskew.com

[lilldavid]

I started working at a jeans-shop & then I got a pair of Lee 101B 1937 for my 26th birthday...

I dont stink, but Im quite sure my jeans do.

[cheapmuthafukr]

finding old levis at thrift stores and wondering why they dont make jeans like that anymore. also finding a pair of PDC and seeing they were japanese denim. both led me to this damned place.

shit...

[denimdestroyedmylife]

i found superfuture whilst looking for a way to patch my tired-ass busted up 3-year-old diesels

i got into premium denim from distressed-denim fatigue-------was looking for jeans that would endure my abuse

Using chain stitch, your train of jeans is fading wind.

[sybaritical]

I worked in an independent fashion store in the early-mid '90's but could never afford the Evisu they sold. Then overnight I found myself living in Japan so I picked some up there. Back then I just wanted a thrashed pair of Evisu's and never appreciated the intricacies needed to get the optimum results from the jeans I buy. I just wore them and washed two months on and two months off for four years. My, how things have changed.

[Yet Fung]

I'm 5'3" with a 27" waist and I was pretty sick and tired of stumbling upon a pair of jeans that fit me well about every 2 years. Refused to pay a premium for honeycombs and vertical fading halfway down my calves on a tight pair of jeans. Also started getting picky about how denim manufacturers were actually achieving these effects and decided I could do it better. Once I searched "raw selvage" in google, the rest has been superfuture.

[damnIam]

When I inherited all my dads old Levis and realized they don't make them like that anymore (except of course they DO still make them like that) to my joyful glee!

[greentea]

i forgot,but it all began with a thread about Selvedge in the superfuture forum. A good year and 1/2 ago.

http://www.superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=817&start=1

I think this thread spawned the whole hysteria of dry premium selvedge denims to new heights.

You can read the posts about SF members now.Seeing how little they knew about selvedge and dry denims untill guys like RingXring came in and class was in session. It was on and poppin after that.....

[TazBnyF]

worked in a vintage store for 2 1/2 years and got tired of just being able to look at and admire vintage levi's because they never fit.

and as was stated above i believe....wondered why they don't make jeans like this anymore...

[cheapmuthafukr]

Quote:

i forgot,but it all began with a thread about Selvedge in the superfuture forum. A good year and 1/2 ago.

http://www.superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=817&start=1

I think this thread spawned the whole hysteria of dry premium selvedge denims to new heights.

You can read the posts about SF members now.Seeing how little they knew about selvedge and dry denims untill guys like RingXring came in and class was in session. It was on and poppin after that.....

--- Original message by greentea on Jun 5, 2006 09:08 AM

that thread is a must read.

shit...

[digital_denim]

I had a pair of Edwin Yoshi Sx, which I was really into. When I went to get a replacement pair, I couldn't find them anymore. So I did a search on Edwin, selvage, and voila up came superfuture over and over again. I never got those Edwins, but got many other pairs of jeans now.

[homi29]

i saw more people with quality denim so it was less of a taboo to spend 100 + dollars on a pair..

then i came on here. game over

[greentea]

Quote:

i saw more people with quality denim so it was less of a taboo to spend 100 + dollars on a pair..

then i came on here. game over

--- Original message by homi29 on Jun 5, 2006 11:33 AM

yeah tell me about, 200$ a pair is like average for me now.

[mizanation]

i was amazed by a marc jacobs denim trench coat. i wanted to make a coat like that so i started doing research on denim. i came across the infamous selvage/raw denim thread and i got sucked in. i had discovered a beautiful new world!

http://mizanation.blogspot.com

[alitarbegshe]

Absolutely killed my 1st pair of engineered levi, loved the way it shaped it's way around my body and the whiskers were in the right place.

Reading an articel in The Face and a tip from a friend. got me into selvedge via evisu and LVC, and it's been going on ever since.

Funny thing being, my jeans definitely turned out better when i just wore em and forgot about it, instead of getting anal about starching, washing, drying, bleach -free soap yada yadda. Trying to get back to that mentality.

[giantreptile]

helmut lang.

[sybaritical]

Quote: Funny thing being, my jeans definitely turned out better when i just wore em and forgot about it, instead of getting anal about starching, washing, drying, bleach -free soap yada yadda. Trying to get back to that mentality.

I've realised the same thing in the last couple of months.

Edited by sybaritical on Jun 5, 2006 at 02:29 PM

[spiveyt2]

jeans have just become another thing for me to geek out on besides wine. The problem is that both habits have sent my bank account on the southbound train.

[Guest jeffvyain]

was looking for skinny jeans on eBay. ran across some Acnes. Thought to myself, "wow, I've never seen jeans that fit so well." googled acne jeans. first i found their site. then i found superfuture. and then I bought some APCs. and now i'm saving for some Samurais. I'll be close after this weekend!

[TragicBliss]

Quote: jeans have just become another thing for me to geek out on besides wine. The problem is that both habits have sent my bank account on the southbound train.

Truth!

Château Pétrus and Dior? Living lavish is so hard.

http://www.tragicbliss.com

[choice_genes]

Went into a store with Evisus, saw the price tag and I was like 'What the Fuck? how can these jeans be expensive?". Did some research and gradually came around to the idea that some denim is better than others, and the same re construction in general.

I agree with alitarbegshe. The pairs I've loved and rocked carelessly have come out the best. Thinking too much about it will generally lead to disappointment!

Keep the Funk alive

[red]

Quote:

i forgot,but it all began with a thread about Selvedge in the superfuture forum. A good year and 1/2 ago.

http://www.superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=817&start=1

I think this thread spawned the whole hysteria of dry premium selvedge denims to new heights.

You can read the posts about SF members now.Seeing how little they knew about selvedge and dry denims untill guys like RingXring came in and class was in session. It was on and poppin after that.....

--- Original message by greentea on Jun 5, 2006 09:08 AM

oh man. totally remember the hours it took me to read that thread. i wonder what happened to all those people on that thread that used to post here.

as for how i stumbled upon superfuture is beyond me. i think i was looking for porn.

Edited by red on Jun 6, 2006 at 03:55 AM

[trinket]

Same.

I wanted to know why Evisu cost so much.

_trinket

[azad]

walked into atrium after summer classes one day, tried on a pair of capital E's, loved em.

toma açaí

[tweeds]

trotted over here from honestforum--now i browse this place (and styleFORUM) more than HF.

[Chicken]

Quote: as for how i stumbled upon superfuture is beyond me. i think i was looking for porn.

keyword(s): denim porn

haha, never thought about it.

[cheapmuthafukr]

watch out tho. i googled levis 501 once, and it came up with some wierd fetish site. it was all about people in wet jeans.

shit...