denim newbie here... just have to ask some questions

[majikero]

Good day guys!!!

I'm a pretty much a newbie about denim.

I was out in the metro a couple of days ago in search for a new pair or raw/dry denim. Nudie's are non-existent here in the Philippines and almost all the attendants in the stores i went(Levi's, Lee, etc.) doesn't even now what raw denims are. even I don't know what they really are(looks, feel). so it's pretty obvious that raw denim is pretty unknown here. btw, i live in the Philippines. so basically, i was browsing every store and looking for a pair of raw denim jeans. i was doing a manula search (base on my understanding) raw denims are. so i finally saw some Guess jeans by Marciano that fits my understanding about "raws".

I would like to know, are these raw denim jeans?

I bought these for 999.00PHP($18+/-)

well, while i'm at it, ii soaking my jeans in water for about an hour ruin its color? how often should i starch my jeans, every wash?

[Guest The Diplomatic Aristocrat]

Well all denim will fade in time but uhhhhh I think you should have definitely looked harder because there was a thread about shop in the Philippines a while ago with raw denim ect. ect.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

MABUHAY!

IIRC, there's an APC shop in Manila

[LanceP]

Pare!... Kumusta ka?

Like ddml said, there's an A.P.C. shop in Manila... here's the thread about it. I suggest the New Standards by A.P.C. as your introduction to raw denim and making that your first purchase.

[majikero]

thanks for the info about the APC store here... was in a hurry when i bought this pair. just went to 5 malls to check on jeans.

about my other question, base on what the pictures tell, are these raw denim jeans? on-wash maybe? or are these washed but dyed in a certain way so that it'll look raw... the tags doesn't tell much... so i'm pretty much clueless:o

[greentea]

oh pare,lets go to massage parlor, round of san miguels on me, hey talk to john1f hes in P.I aslo, he might know some places,yeah APC in P.I. is APC in mega mall?

[denimdestroyedmylife]

those jeans are washed-----the hem looks all "baked and crumpled"; dead giveaway.

[majikero]

those jeans are washed-----the hem looks all "baked and crumpled"; dead giveaway.

thanks for the answer sir... but...

erm, actually i got this pair shortened to my desired length. (the pics are the shortened ones) the original length's kinda long for me. i dont want to cuff them(just not my style) co i really like wearing flip-flops and sandals.

[majikero]

oh pare,lets go to massage parlor, round of san miguels on me, hey talk to john1f hes in P.I aslo, he might know some places,yeah APC in P.I. is APC in mega mall?

sayang! i live in one of the near provinces outside the metro. but i frequent manila and ortigas. but when i go there, usually sandali lang.

hope to meet you guys soon.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

flip-flops and sandals.

tsinelas!

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[greentea]

tsinelas!

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are those Bench sandals? mine are about to break i need someone to send me a new pair.

[majikero]

are those Bench sandals? mine are about to break i need someone to send me a new pair.

nope sir. those are "charcoal" sandals. made of leather. the only rubber in those sandals are the outer soles. retails around here for about $12-$16 a pair.

[majikero]

ngayon ko lang napagtanto na marami palang pilipino sa lugar diskusyunan na ito. lubha akong nagagalak dahil hindi lang pala tayo iilan lamang.

(short trans: i'm happy to see that there are lots of filipinos in this forum)

[M.O.A]

ah.....i miss the PI

[ang_kangkong]

Makata kang tunay, majikero. Pero dapat tayong mabalik sa usapan, kung hindi, isasara ito.

Tingnan mo 'yung loob ng back pocket, kung pareho'ng kulay most likely it hasn't gone through a wash, 'di ba? Anyway, you already hemmed it up, so you can't return it.

Ingat sila sa 'yo.

[greentea]

oh isasara kasi makipot si kwan..haha

[minya]

stick to English, please.

[majikero]

thanks for the reply guys. superfuture's awesome!

one other query, about starching... how often should i do it?

i starched 'em already before using it and im wondering when is the next i should do it.

and from what i can recall reading, starching won't damage the fabric. but as they say, too much of anything is bad... so , how often is too much?

thanks in advance.

[snugglepony]

you should spray starch them approximately search button times a day.

alternately, some people prefer to soak their new jeans in read the superdenim stickies prior to the first wear.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

stick to English, please.

this thread about prewashed guess jeans is worth the effort, apparently.

basura!!!

[machineo]

wow didnt know the motherland was so well represented here on sf. wish i spoke tagalog instead of some discreet dialect that only those mountain folk used

[majikero]

wow!!!:eek:

sorry if i started a new thread about my questions... i've used the search option a lot of times, read those thread, re-read them a million times, still haven't found what answer i was looking for. all i've found were answers that relates to starching but not the answers i was looking for (i,e. starch them to get them rigid again, starch them to bring back the shine, blah-blah)

mods can lock/delete this thread if it's such a hassle to this forum.

[greentea]

ayos!!!!!!

[amadoriv]

at least he isnt supplada! But yeah, i was in the PI last week and was unable to locate the APC store. Is it in the Shangri-la center across from Mega Mall? Does anyone know if prices are adjusted to peso standards? On another note, pinoys cant live without their malls, or chain restaurants. Max's Chicken: ang sarap to the mother fucking bone!

[ang_kangkong]

Majikero,

No real rules on starching. You don't even have to starch raw denim. It'll just take longer for the creases to show, and they won't be as sharp. There's a guy who starched his pants so much, they're standing up. Some guy says he starches every 3 days. Someone else suggested (or maybe he actually did it) that you bring a little spray bottle of starch solution and spray those creases whenever they start looking flat.

Malinaw?

[majikero]

thanks sir.

about the APC jeans, just asked their manager and as of this moment, they only have standards there. dont know if they're the new or the originals. price is 7+++PHP

[ang_kangkong]

Sorry about this, but could you convert that to US $? Just so people know what they can buy there for the money.

[majikero]

Sorry about this, but could you convert that to US $? Just so people know what they can buy there for the money.

sorry, i thought i included the price in USD.

they're more or less 140USD.

[john11f]

that's basically the only place where you can get selvedge in Manila...