UES Denim

[Max Power]

Too low or too high? The 400R/S has a pretty low rise, but the 400T is perfect in my opinion. One of the best I've encountered so far.

Edited January 23, 2015 by Max Power

[royman]

7 mths, 2 washes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[holio cornolio]

Denim sporran? Scotland's going all 20th century on us! The McLevis family will be developing their oon plain blue tartan...

(Looks great BTW ;-) )

7 mths, 2 washes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Doogan]

If that is a sporran I want one! I'm guessing it's a phone case?

[Doogan]

Some fit pics of the 400T. I've had these since November. They don't see much heavy wear and as a result there isn't much fading to report.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

They fit you great! The 400T is a quite nice cut

[Doogan]

Thanks! I think the fit is probably better than the WH 800 I am currently rotating them with although the denim is not as nice.

If I could get Warehouse denim in a 400t cut I'd be sorted!

[cmo]

Warehouse 660 maybe similar??

[beautiful_FrEaK]

The 400T has a very forgiving and generous top block. The 660 is slimmer in that region.

 

And i totally agree: while the denim is nice it is also quite boring

[Max Power]

The WH 660 felt a lot slimmer in the top block while being wider from the knee down. They're not too similar IMO. The UES denim takes time to get interesting, but I would not deem it boring. It's just one of those denims that Needs to be worn and washed a lot to get nice, not looking "interesting" from the beginning like PBJ, Oni etc. In fact, it reminds me a lot of Eternal denim. I think I could not tell the difference if I just saw a small part of my pairs.

[volvo240thebest]

@doogan maybe the Burgus Plus x Warehouse 880 is something you should further look into. Basically it's a WH800 cut with a slighty more prominent taper from knee down to hem.

that's a cut that intrigues me a lot.

photos and measurements here

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/hinoya/880-01/

[bod]

Snips of my 400T, 4 months and a few washed so far

 

 

 

 

Edited March 14, 2015 by bod

[Max Power]

Nice roping at the coin pocket.

[bod]

Thanks Max.

 

UES please make t-shirts to fit us westerners

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[garden gnomes in space]

Too low or too high? The 400R/S has a pretty low rise, but the 400T is perfect in my opinion. One of the best I've encountered so far.

lol, 4 months later...

 

Seems too low.  Isnt it roughly 10.5" or so for a size 32 or 33?  I prefer 11.5" rise.  

[st199ml]

I've the UES chambray workshirt in a two. It's a very trim 40" chest. It shrank a lot on first wash. Stretches a little with wear but beware. I also have a hickory stripe in a three. It's annoyingly a roomy 42" and hasn't shrunk at all with washing.

One major difference is the thickness of the fabric. Hickory stripe is substantially heavier than the chambray. That said the UES chambray has the second nicest fabric of all I own; slubby. Only KT&H is nicer in my opinion.

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Doogan]

lol, 4 months later...

 

Seems too low.  Isnt it roughly 10.5" or so for a size 32 or 33?  I prefer 11.5" rise.

I could use an extra half inch or so on the back rise but it's still pretty generous compared to a lot of other slimmer cut jeans.

[edmond]

ows the fornt rise on those? and the back rise?

[Doogan]

My size 34 are 10 3/4 inches FR and 15 1/4 inches BR.

My pair seem to be a bit shorter than some others I have seen.

[edmond]

wow those rise are low.

[Maynard Friedman]

My pair seem to be a bit shorter than some others I have seen.

That's what she said!

[garden gnomes in space]

Possible UES sighting in the wild today:  In San Francisco, International food court at Bush and Kearny.  I looked up as a buttock passed my view.  Hoping it was a shapely female variety, I was disappointed until I noticed a familiar tab and leather patch.  Anyone here?  

[tion4->]

Just got a pair of 400T in the mail today. Probably the nicest packaging and unboxing I've experienced. You guys are probably all familiar with this, but I had no idea. Nicely wrapped in a fabric bag, branded hanger with clips, and the UES booklet. Fantastic details before even looking at the jeans.

Got a size 33. l'll give them a hot wash (I think I need max shrinkage) tomorrow and hope for the best.

Some unusual puckering/ bunching of the denim at the front pocket. Hopefully it adds character...or it could look like a pleat. Hoping the wash makes it less noticeable.

I quite like the colour of these raw. It's a bit dirty/beige from the weft hue in combination with the indigo. It's nice...a bit dull (in a good way) compared to others.

[bod]

Just keep machine washing them they do shrink quite a bit width wise with regular washes.

[Max Power]

And regarding the dull part: I kept saying that until I was 6 months in and had them washed a few times. they look boring at first, but get so rewarding with many wears and washes.

[tion4->]

Yeah I look forward to seeing how they turn out! Yours and the other contest pairs were incredible (fit and fade).

By dull, I was referring to the colour, as in muted or a bit beige. Not a bright blue with stark white weft. I like it a lot.

In the wash now...tons of indigo loss. The water is dark blue thought the washer door. Yikes!

[kss447]

Hey tion4, would you mind posting post-soak measurements when possible? I am interested in the 400T as one of my next pairs.

[tion4->]

Sure thing. I took some pre-wash measurements that I'll post as well. They're hanging dry at the moment.