Cheap Monday

[youth_culture]

To anyone who has owned a pair, what is your experience with the brand, especially their skinny fit? Just how tight is it, and how is the raw denim?

[elayenwai]

i have two pair. a black and grey. don't know the model numbers but they are slightly stretchy and fit very tight. ive had them for 8 months and they have experienced daily wear. i have a rip in the crotch and the stitching on the back pockets is coming undone. i recently washed the blacks and am impressed with the results considering the cheap stretch denim. i got mad honeycombs man.

[darkanimal]

I like the fit, it's painted on! No complains so far with daily wear even though I know it's crap and it's made by zhe devil.

[headtowall]

I'd like to see pics of a worn in pair.

[M.O.A]

yeah me too. I just got a pair of the raw reg fit.....they are awesome. The fit is amazing. Not really gonna take the time to break these in but if someone on here has it wouldnt hurt to see some pics eh?

[sphoxx]

Just grabbed a pair of black overdye skinnies; had to size up from my true waist because they were ball crunchingly tight, even with the stretchy. After two days or so they're super comfortably hanging on my hips and have a great slouchy look. I'd def try a pair on cause they differ in fit quite a bit model to model.

[youth_culture]

Thanks for the great reponses. I was unsure if I should size up or not. Thanks for your response Sphoxx; I'll definitely be sizing up since I'd like to give myself a little room. Any pictures would be appreciated!

[bluespring]

i own a black skinny and a regular raw.... i prefer the regular raw the fit looks so good and quality is up par... the skinny is hella strechy but breaks the stiches of the pockets...

[sphoxx]

Here you go mate, these are a size 31/34, I usually wear a 28 or 29 waist in most jeans.

Hope that helps.

[youth_culture]

Thanks for the image! I think I'll be going with a size 31, as well. Love your shirt, by the way. Horizontal stripes are the way to go.

[Corbin Law]

i would probably get a pair

if it were for the fact that the fabric is woven with BLACK MAGIC!

[youth_culture]

Mmm, black magic. I hope Satan delivers my pair exclusively.

[chris]

worn, washed, and dumped in a bucket of bleach:

[Servo2000]

Pretty awesome looking Chris. How long did you wear them before you washed / bleached them, and were they black or grey before?

Seriously, I'm in love with those.

[chris]

Pretty awesome looking Chris. How long did you wear them before you washed / bleached them, and were they black or grey before?

Seriously, I'm in love with those.

read this.

[ajm27]

I have a pair of raw CM's, and the dye ran in them at first. I had to wash them once or twice before it stopped. I got these quite a while ago so they may have fixed that problem now...

[Iambic_9]

I ordered a size 31/ 36 (OD Black Stretch) from caliroots becuase it was the only waist size they had. If i wanted them really tight i could have gone for a 28 but the elasticity in the hips hold them in place. And they have the tight/slouched appearance of the dior 05 look, so i'm happy with them. My waist is generally a 30 in most jeans, that might have been better but i'm happy with these, a little put off by the spandex but its not noticable to the stranger and its the fit that counts. They're not as tight as i thought, particularly in the lower legs, but i have very skinny legs and that was actually in the cut that i was after.

[False Prophet]

I have a pair of raw CM's, and the dye ran in them at first. I had to wash them once or twice before it stopped. I got these quite a while ago so they may have fixed that problem now...

Did you wash them in hot or cold water? Right way or inside out?

I gather that washing them in very hot water, inside out, will minimise dye loss. While maximising shrinkage. Which is what I'm looking for with my new dry tight pair.

One thing I'm undecided on is whether to dry them in the sun or shade. I know shade's the go for dark shirts but you obviously don't want them to shrink. Also, you're not hanging them inside out.

And I know that heat helps the shrinking process...

[32x34]

i haven't felt the raw CM, but i have the "Korallaner" wash in 32-34 and the waist feels huge to me...they are perfectly fitted around the thighs, calves, and ankles, and the length is great so it bunches plenty at my shoes, but i have to wear a belt with them because the waist is so big that it always falls down. I HOT washed them a couple of times to see if i could shrink it down a little but the stretch-spandex wasn't having any of it. I also have a really cute deep U-neck t-shirt from cheap monday

and a black t-shirt with fishhooks screened on chains on the left shoulder. The CM shirts seem cut a little short to me...if i raise both my arms it exposes my midriff a lot, so thats no good.

[False Prophet]

Okay, so I washed my (almost) brand new pair yesterday and dried them overnight. I went for the hot wash inside out, dried in the shade right way out.

They came out very crisp (but not as stiff as they were when I got them). They bled yellow a bit (the starch) but lost virtually no indigo. The waist dropped down a little, but they are definately more fitted in the legs. Also, they bunch a lot nicer at the bottom.

Pics soon!

Cheers,

Eden

[BIGFISH_SMALL POND]

Did you guys go up or down a size than what you usually get?

[smw356]

Does the regular fit have the polyester in the denim as well, and how is the fit on the regulars compared to say a pair of new standards?

[Iambic_9]

Did you guys go up or down a size than what you usually get?

You can do both, depends how you want them to fit. The spandex allows you to do whatever. If you want em really tight size down, if a tad slouchy size up or inbetween stay with your normal size. One thing about waist band though, the legs seem to be tight whatever you buy, and its the waist band that will change. I wish i got a smaller size (or my true size) becuase the waistband isnt tight enough really.

[bluespring]

chris those look awesome!!!! im gonna buy another one and play with it...

[nnkd]

caliroots have these selvedge jeans in black and indigo. there is another pair of selvedge jeans without the cinch at the back.

[chapital]

Can't say I'm a huge fan from the pics. I'm not digging the back pocket design at all (and I don't usually make a point of hating on back pocket designs... I'm fine with nudie, imperial, basic evisu...)

The cut's not the sort I'd wear, but I guess the denim seems ok. A bit hard to tell from the pics.

Sorry for being a hater!

[apu]

i like the sneakers better in pic1

nice and simple...... and thats how i like my jeans too and these CM are a bit over for me

[superBobo]

I was also thinking about these CM selvege jeans. Mainly cuz of price and availability.

http://caliroots.com/data/product/images/62922006931117295737629_L.jpg

http://caliroots.com/data/product/images/6292200693111730470365_L.jpg

A bit cleaner style of backpockets and such, AND the selvedge is on the inside which is both interesting and weird. Ive tried these on, and they are really large in W sizes. Anyways, opinions on denim quality? Im sort of a noob, but the denim atleast was heavier than the usual CM regular jeans.

[Lars]

The leather cinch looks really bad, and selvedge on the inside is just not right.

[damnIam]

I like them actually. I think I like the ones without the cinch better. No...I like them both. I think they would be better with a denim cinch instead of leather though. I like the buttons on the waist band. I have an old pair of redlines with gold suspender buttons on the waistband and it looks kinda of cool. I like baggy jeans sometimes though.