Baldwin Denim, Kansas City

[fuckcity]

the yellow selvage is 12.5oz. kaihara, very nice. very soft.

baldwin specially told me it was cone mills.

there are 2 pairs of kaihara. one grey cast type and a pima fill. the 4th one is unknown but has a "half fold selvedge line" similar to early lee jeans

[satchelbmoore]

baldwin has a lot of pots going these days. we just got some reed olive duck canvas jeans in at the shop as well as some of the famous jay-z camo pants that were special ordered.

are all four of those pairs yours?

[fuckcity]

one pair is mine. the other 3 are a "home try on" of sorts.

[Jscoope84]

Just wanted to give an update on how the fit has evolved.

Waist has stretched 1.2"

Thigh stretched 1.5" (They were like lycra at first, that's why the stretched so much)

Knee stretched 1"

Leg opening stretched .5" (Cos I wore high tops with the cuff over, and they got stretched. It wouldn't have happened if i just stacked them or stuck with lows)

All in all, these things are ridiculously comfortable right now. This is after 41 wears and I can't believe how they KEEP getting softer and softer. As much as I was worried about the rise feeling too low and stiff at first they have stretched and softened to fit EXACTLY how I wanted them too. There's some slight fading and contrasting going on, but not a ton after only 41 wears, mostly just light wear as well.

[satchelbmoore]

looking good, man. keep up the good work.

[fuckcity]

i got about the same stretch in the waist in about the same about of time. are yours the 12.5 oz? howd you size those? i sized down one on mine.

[Jscoope84]

Yeh the 12.5 oz.

I'd say I probably got true to size in the waist. I never had problems doing up the buttons, it was snug but never an issue. But the thigh was real tight. I generally wear 34's and that's what I bought in these.

[fuckcity]

after about 2 months mine dont even have a hint of fading. and i bike quite a bit. yours still look fairly new as well.

[satchelbmoore]

keep going, boys. you'll see some fades at about 100-150 days of wear.

[Jscoope84]

Yeh mine have some real light contrasting but nothing of note. I'm OK with it though, I like them dark. I think it's mainly cos its a lighter weight fabric cos all of my creases are really soft still. Kinda curious if these will just fade like dad jeans.

[fuckcity]

yea the weight hurts the fast fading for sure.

[shoreman]

Is the front rise really around 9" on the Henley and 77 models?

[Jscoope84]

It was definitely low and uncomfortable for the 1st 2 weeks or so. So I'm gonna say yes.

[Trav e Martini]

Just copped a baldwin KC wool cap. Fit is incredible for anyone who wants a nice baseball cap but doesn't want to tuck your ears like in the deep new era fitted.

[satchelbmoore]

they are awesome caps. made by ebbets field in seattle. i'm wearing a 1951 minneapolis millers reproduction from them right now.

[Trav e Martini]

freaking good to know. ill be checking ebbets out further. thanks.

[swoosh]

Just thought I should let everyone know who is interested in their jeans (and other stuff) but can't make it into the store that they have this program called the Baldwin Box. Give them a call and they'll send you some stuff you're interested in and you send back what you don't want and keep what you want. I think you get like 14 days to try it out and they send you a prepaid shipping label. I just ordered the Reed's and Henley's to try out.

[SparhawkJC]

In case you guys are interested, Wharf Clothing currently has 31, 33, 34 from the 16 oz Kurabo Classic Dry Reed for $125 free shipping: http://store.shopwharf.com/item/the-reed-classic-dry

[Trav e Martini]

Dude thanks for the heads up! Just copped a 31. Hopefully the rise isn't too too low.

[swoosh]

I love that Baldwin sweater at the top. August release for anyone curious.

[robbie]

Just thought I should let everyone know who is interested in their jeans (and other stuff) but can't make it into the store that they have this program called the Baldwin Box. Give them a call and they'll send you some stuff you're interested in and you send back what you don't want and keep what you want. I think you get like 14 days to try it out and they send you a prepaid shipping label. I just ordered the Reed's and Henley's to try out.

== elaborate ==

[swoosh]

== elaborate ==

It's pretty simple. Call their storefront and say you want to do a "Baldwin Box." They'll ask you what you're interested in and you'll give them your sizes. You'll give them all your information and they'll send out whatever you want to try out. When you're done, you send everything you don't want back to them. If you keep something, say a pair of jeans, they'll charge your credit card for the amount of the jeans. It's basically just a way for people who can't get to their storefront to try out their products.

Edited January 27, 2013 by swoosh

[skcheng]

Aaron from Baldwin has been REALLY great to deal with. Had a small issue and Baldwin went above and beyond to correct things. My new fave denim. I fit both the Reed and the Henley cut and will be trying out some of the newer offerings hopefully this week. Fit pics to follow once everything is in.

[Trav e Martini]

so for anyone thats interested, i got my Reeds in the mail yesterday and the rise is thankfully higher than 8.5 like Baldwin's site says. its about 9.6. Still pretty freaking low and may take some getting used to. Other than that i would say they fit pretty close to a 3sixteen SL. only problem is the waist is a bit too big and i think these things are gonna stretch too much. may have to sell em.

[fuckcity]

did you get in on that wharf sale? i bought some like a week ago but a couple days ago they said they were sold out of the 31's. when did you buy em?

[Trav e Martini]

Yeah the wharf sale. got the 31's exactly one week ago. tuesday night actually. They came in last night.

[fuckcity]

damn man. thats when i ordered them too. any fit pics? ive never tried on a reed. was curious how much more room it had in the leg versus the henley

[Trav e Martini]

Well they measure 11.7ish in the thigh at the crotch. About 8.3 in the knee, 13 inches down. I thought the thigh would have been a little fuller. And the damn waist measures 16.7. The rise makes it so it barely sits above my ass crack.

[Trav e Martini]

Freaking scared these things are gonna stretch to 17.5 or more in the waist. Already slightly loose as it is.

[fuckcity]

yea the rise is pretty low on Henley too. hard to ride a bike without showing some butt.