[PICS] TAKE5 Best Denim Store in Hong Kong - Sugarcane, Samurai, Evisu, etc.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

just write them an e-mail

[email protected]

no need for a proxy

[coleslawyum]

^^True. Take5 ships direct to you and there's no language problem since everyone speaks English over there. Very easy transaction, although I wonder if they are affected by the shipping ban?

[edmond]

no shipping ban buddy!

[nachtelijk]

Flat Head posted about the Take5 anniversary event in their official blog:

http://tfh.flat-head.com/modules/blog/details.php?bid=162

[ronaldlsh]

Hi, does Take 5 at bangkok provide chainstitching service? Might be going over in jan'11

[superhero]

Ahhhh great pic demonito!

I was in take 5 two weeks ago, and the store is brilliant! I was looking for some workshirts, however I don't even fit into XL =(

From your photos I remember having a good conversation with the young lady there.

[edmond]

@ weeks ago? i was there!

[superhero]

ah i dont think i saw you! i was there on the 5th of december.... when i walked in everyone looked at me because i'm 6'2".... do you live in HK>?

[edmond]

oh shit was there on the end of nov till dec 2 i think ill be back soon

i always go to hk like almost every other month

[Bodyslam]

Hi, does Take 5 at bangkok provide chainstitching service? Might be going over in jan'11

go to mbk. the shop opposite lee and na does chainstitching.

[Forbidden]

Hey any news on the Take5 10th anniversary colab jeans being in HK?

I will be heading there mid January and they don't seem to have them on their website.

[Becks23]

Hey any news on the Take5 10th anniversary colab jeans being in HK?

I will be heading there mid January and they don't seem to have them on their website.

http://hypebeast.com/2010/12/momotaro-samurai-pure-blue-japan-x-take-5-10th-anniversary-collection/

[inyourface1]

does the take5 hk online store offer chainstitching service? its hard to browse the site as its all in chinese and the auto- translations arent very thorough. thanks guys

[Forbidden]

Recently went to Take5 Shanghai.

This picture is for those who want to just take a cab.

It has the address of Take5 right there.

[nachtelijk]

a humble guide on how to get to Take5 in Taipei:

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showpost.php?p=2544677&postcount=55

[CJ23]

Is there anyone here that can give me any info on a certain pair of Flatheads the TF-010. Do they measure out like BSP's and do they shrink To Tag Size or From Tag. Also are they indigo or black?

Thank You

[juhan]

Can anyone fill me in with prices of the jeans there in take5?preferably slim fitting from samurai,denime, Studio d' artisan,pbj.

im going hong kong in like 2 weeks time..

[kalpa1103]

^its on their site...

[Shangers]

Crosspost from Pherrows thread. Take5 Shanghai Opening.

Me and the wife with Shimura-San (Pherrows) and Hiroshi Okamoto (Toys McCoy).

Hopefully some of the other guys from the event will post photos, I forgot to take pics until Benny got his staff to snap a couple shots of us with the bosses. Then I remembered my camera. Nice guys and Benny is great. Wish I would have gotten there sooner, but we got the time mixed up and arrived at the end.

[lemmywinks]

How much is chainstitching at the Take5 in Hong Kong? Need to get a hem on one of my jeans and if it's substantially cheaper I'll just go there instead of going to Self Edge in SF.

EDIT - $50 Hong Kong! Screw Self Edge!

[Warakia]

Does anyone know if Take5 Shanghai offers chainstitch/alterations to jeans not purchased there? And if not, any other recommendations in Shanghai? Cheers.

[rapunzel]

yes they do offer chainstitch hemming but i dont know about altering....better go there and ask them directly . ur close to shanghai

[Foxy2]

As far as i know they offer hemming at a membership price and at a non-membership price.

They can discuss alterations with you, but usually don't do the alterations themselves. They will give it to a tailor or give you advise to which tailor to go to.

But if you know what you want and what machines to look for you should not have a problem to find a local tailor with the right equipment.

[tintinsonson]

hi, demonito,

seems like you have been to take 5 lately. I am considering t5-003 and SD106, what's ur preference?

Thanks!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

he won't answer you...he is banned from the forum

[tintinsonson]

uh? why?

[Warakia]

I'm gonna be in Shanghai this weekend anyway so I'm gonna try and swing by to see what they are willing to do, will post results here . Too bad I'm not due for a new denim anytime soon, I know my hands are gonna be itching to buy something when I get there..

[Warakia]

So last weekend I dropped by the Take 5 store for the first time.

First I thought I got lucky when I was randomly walking around the city and saw this sign up:

Unfortunately, it didn't quite turn out to be what I expected:

So the day after I got on the subway and Google Maps'd myself to the real deal instead:

I was surprised by the size of the shop: it's rather small, to say the least. The denim is displayed nicely on a wall, the other offerings in terms of clothing are displayed a bit less nice with a couple of racks stuffed with stuff, meaning that in order to find anything you have to go through the entire rack. The store had a nice little feeling about it though, wooden details everywhere. The denim stock isn't as big as I'd hoped, they only had 3 models from both Samurai and Iron Heart, the two brands I was mainly looking for. However, this might be due to the fact that it sells fast, as he told me they would get a new shipment in from Samurai in january. The guy working there spoke English, which I'm guessing is a plus for anyone thinking about visiting that doesn't speak Chinese, and was quite friendly and helpful. They're also having a sale until Chinese new year, meaning 12% discount for non members and a whopping 22% discount for members.

I inquired about hemming and/or altering jeans, so let me break it down:

They do hemming on both jeans bought there for 50rmb as well as jeans not bought there for 80rmb. They do not provide any further alteration services, but he wrote down an address for me from a tailor in the area who had given them his card and told them to send customers who wanted alterations to him. I can write down the address (in Chinese) if anyone needs it, but you can always ask the people at the Take 5 store as well. However, the guy working there wasn't sure whether or not that tailor had a chainstitching machine. Worst case scenario you could always get your alterations done and then take it back to Take 5 for a chainstitch.

Didn't end up picking up any jeans because the ones I was after were out of stock, but I did get some Sugarcane soap.

[jilla82]

Anyone have experience with the Shanghai store? I'm in China for the next 3 weeks and am looking to grab some jeans.

I went in Take5 a few days ago and wasn't ready to drop $300+ at the moment.

Can you really haggle? And how long does the membership last?

[Foxy2]

Usually no haggling - you're lucky if you happen to be there around CNY when they have sales.

VIP Membership last 1 year and gets extended automatically if you spend over a certain amount during the course of the year.

Prices with VIP discount should be best outside of Japan - considering transport and taxes that might be added in a lot of cases.