Atari

[denimdestroyedmylife]

from the glossary on denim-gallery.heavy.jp

ATARI

In case of the jeans, being able to rub, the part which becomes white or the part which could be rubbed white it is the contrast of the part which remains densely.

It is used widely from fiber industry to old clothes industry.

i've asked this numerous times on different forums, but no help. so here's a thread.

help a noobjunkie out-----------i STILL have no idea what this means

[darkanimal]

It reads like a google translate results page.

[greentea]

you mean Watari?

[cheapmuthafukr]

i think you just gave us the answer ddml. its the area of graduated fading... between the white and the indigo...maybe.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

warmer...

i've read it in reference to the red moon hr-01a on denim-gallery as well

so it is a fade characteristic that has something to do with convexivity... BUT WHAT???

[greentea]

might be a question for our pal from land of the rising sun. ryu. let me give him the bird call. prruuuh..prruhhhh..pruuhhh

[cheapmuthafukr]

this is the pic associated with atari on the denimgallery.....

[denimdestroyedmylife]

ジーンズの場合、こすれて白くなった部分、または白くこすれた部分と濃く残った部分のコントラストをいう。

繊維業界から古着業界まで幅広く使われている。

chicken?

ryu?

miza?

ww?

[cheapmuthafukr]

i got it!!! ok... atari is the fading that happens due to the stress placed on the fabric when it is consistantly held in a convex state. feel your belt loops, they are raised in the center and held there by stitching. even tho there is little abarsion there they fade.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

brilliant!!! so the redmoon will cause atari on the back of your pocket!!!!!

::full body hi-5!!!::

[Yet Fung]

Makes sense, although it's not like that on my RRDS, it's a good term to know nonetheless.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

true, the rrds loops are wide and flat...

i like my loops fat not flat

[cheapmuthafukr]

looking down, i saw this and had a flash of brillance.

[Yet Fung]

So then atari refers to any fixed-raised-convex surface (raised center of belt look), or fixed convex surface (like the edges of pockets)?

[Yet Fung]

You're probably right, I think the japanese have more terms relating to denim than the Inuit do for snow.

[Yet Fung]

That would indeed be something. I think it would be awesome to be able to compile all the info on this board into a book, kinda like a mix between Paul T's book and Brian Robbin's.

[Chicken]

I think you guys figured it out on your own. Atari is the fading you get from abrasion. That's all.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

ah, as opposed to creasing???

[Chicken]

creasing causes abrasion, too, doesn't it?

[denimdestroyedmylife]

Ah so. I am trying to brainstorm how you get fading w/o abrasion...

sunlight

water

fade ray?

[cheapmuthafukr]

so any fading =atari?

[Chicken]

not to be confused with:

[denimdestroyedmylife]

my Atari is mad Atari-ed.

[Chicken]

"atari" could also mean "hit" in japanese. if that makes any sense.

so it's sort of like saying your jeans took a good "hit" and that's why it has nice fading and contrasts.

[mizanation]

^^^ in the same way, "atari" can be used like, "BINGO!"

so if someone guesses something right, you can say, "ATARI!"

but it's pronounced very different from the game console.

atari comes from ataru, which means "to connect" or "to hit".

[denimdestroyedmylife]

interesting. so when ninjas get faded when they take a hit, you can say they get atari'd when they take an atari, and they're all like "ATARI! I didn't mean to take that big of an Atari, i gotta put the atari paddle down because the screen won't stop laughing at me... "

[Yet Fung]

I was reading that saying, 'atari' in the game GO, was the quivalent of saying, 'check' in chess.

I still think Atari means sharp-contrast fading.

Creases help achieve that, as the peaks of the creases are exposed more often, as well as the thread is stretched out and more open to losing indigo. Also, the decreased surface area means a greater concentration of friction in one spot.

Whether or not you have creases, your jeans will still fade. If you wash your jeans more often, then those creases won't stick around, or appear in the same spots, and so the fade will be constant over the entire jean, as opposed to being more 'characterized' to your body.

[salaami]

so basically atari=crocking

[mr fluffernutter]

^^^ in the same way, "atari" can be used like, "BINGO!"

so if someone guesses something right, you can say, "ATARI!"

but it's pronounced very different from the game console.

atari comes from ataru, which means "to connect" or "to hit".

how is the pronounciation diffferent ... atari vs Atari?