Boncoura

[Foxy2]

^^ great - keep it going!

...and keep us posted.

[vexed_wear]

Hi guys. How does the Boncoura xx compare to LVC 55?  Is it similar in shape?  

[d-rew12]

I love the short length on my Boncoura's haha. Only pair I never had to hem 

And for some reason it wont let me +rep but Broark they're looking good! And istwei, I like the fit!

I don't wear mine super often due to my job nowadays but still love them. And probably the pair i've gone the longest without washing. I just love the starchyness to them!

Edited April 19, 2018 by d-rew12

[vexed_wear]

Boncoura 66 offwhite 

[bartlebyyphonics]

^ fit pic pls! most excellent

[edmond]

On 4/16/2018 at 10:07 PM, vexed_wear said:

Hi guys. How does the Boncoura xx compare to LVC 55?  Is it similar in shape?  

I dont think so the bonc xx has a really low front rise 

 

and its tapered 

[vexed_wear]

1 hour ago, edmond said:

I dont think so the bonc xx has a really low front rise 

 

and its tapered 

Thank you Edmond 

[bartlebyyphonics]

so here i  am

at the home-base of boncoura uk

[run by two lovely most competent chaps, most on point & denim en-abling…]

having said no clams for chores, with another price drop and with a scouring of other equivalents [in tcb-land, orslow, warehouse and heller’s café] the 20s boncoura remained the most on fleek

so, first cleared all things with the ever astute @Broark

i followed my triggered / triggering & bought 42 online, went onsite to claim

glad I did: the alphashadows measurements most accurate; but didn't anticipate what they meant [the 42 swamped me unbecomingly]

so got the remaining piece; the 38

[contrary to all my usual practice; buy XL and work with it…]

general impression: tight, regular fabric, nep all ready to rumble, light, crisp, deep deep dye

and as ed sez earlier in the thread: bonky ain’t fucking around

stitching; perfection

tailoring / cut: perfection

a hot soak, machine spin and line dry [lost about a inch in length]:

raw

drying

& cooked (dry, worn a day)

 

 

Edited April 29, 2018 by bartlebyyphonics

[bartlebyyphonics]

then, fitz

 

 

Edited April 29, 2018 by bartlebyyphonics

[MJF9]

Looking good @vexed_wear and @bartlebyyphonics!

[bartlebyyphonics]

On 1 June 2016 at 8:20 PM, Maynard Friedman said:

That shop sounds like it would be more at home in Dulwich than Peckham but perhaps gentrification is creeping into SE15. Should be called Trotters Trading Co though!

putting a fuller reference to that in 'where did jeans go today' thread...

https://supertalk.superfuture.com/topic/88842-what-are-your-jeans-doing-today/?page=256

 

Edited April 28, 2018 by bartlebyyphonics

[Broark]

The chore coat suits you well @bartlebyyphonics, still thinking about picking the 42 up at some point! Might even be too big for me though. 

[bartlebyyphonics]

1 hour ago, MJF9 said:

Looking good @vexed_wear and @bartlebyyphonics!

 

30 minutes ago, Broark said:

The chore coat suits you well @bartlebyyphonics, still thinking about picking the 42 up at some point! Might even be too big for me though. 

thanks gents: most kind! and couldnt have done it without you! communal effort!

and, broark: just for a reference i normally wear XL in jackets (that is the size of all my oft-posted lvc and post-overall jkts - all of which are of a roughly comparable size to this one) - so was really surprised that the 38 worked! won't be sticking heavy knits under tho...

Spoiler

 

and to give a sense of shrink rate; before-after-super-awkward-fit-pics: raw on the left, soaked-dried-dry-one-day-worn on right...

 

 

 

 

Edited April 28, 2018 by bartlebyyphonics

[Maynard Friedman]

That fits you very well bartles, a wise decision to collect in person.

[edmond]

[Broark]

Some nicely faded Boncoura jeans from the blog.

Also I had a run in with a customer during my last days at my old job. He and his wife were shopping at the store and trying on some jeans.
He made a comment about the rise of the pair he tried on being lower than his Boncoura jeans. I quickly asked if I had heard him correctly.
Turns out they were on their honeymoon in Japan and stumbled into a store that carried them and he bought a pair because the sales staff were so helpful and knowledgeable. Small world considering we're all the way in Austin, TX and he wasn't even that into denim!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Very nice fades and a cool story broark!  Small world, eh?

[Broark]

Very small world, I expect to see some bigger JP brands around town every once in awhile but I never expected Boncoura.

[LQW]

Where did you work, Broark? I kind of assumed Stag since its the only place I know of in town that sells nice denim. I've popped into the Domain location and the people there always notice what I've got on. Typically Fullcount, TCB, Eternal or something.

[Broark]

@LQW I was working at Service, so we sold a ton of N&F, Unbranded, Kato, etc.
Never been big on Stag, the customer service I've experienced at the one down south always bothered me. At least recently, they used to be super friendly a few year back.

[vexed_wear]

On 5/27/2018 at 8:46 AM, edmond said:

lovely

[vexed_wear]

Anymore Boncoura pics, would love to see updates from you guys

[Broark]

Haven’t been wearing my pair as much because the waist is a little on the big side these days. Might break them out again soon though. 

[bartlebyyphonics]

chore deets in a few then...

full boncoura convert here

[d-rew12]

I can take a few pics this weekend if interested. They still haven't been washed though so can't see too much of the progress. But they're fading!

[bartlebyyphonics]

On 10/3/2018 at 4:59 PM, vexed_wear said:

Anymore Boncoura pics, would love to see updates from you guys

very little 

very late

nothing much, nothing at all

a tweedle of fading at some edges, maybe

more expected in march...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BrownMetallic]

Quick question:  

Are the Boncoura 66 shrink to tagged?! ... and does the denim stretch much?

Thanx!

[Broark]

@BrownMetallic I have the XX’s and I find that while they did shrink to tagged size the denim stretches fairly easily. I think with the 66’s I would size to the thighs, as I would imagine they’re fairly slim. While the XX is listed as a straight leg cut it feels a bit more tapered than say a pair of Ooe OA01’s or Roy’s RS cuts. 

[BrownMetallic]

^Thanx @Broark 

[d-rew12]

On 10/11/2018 at 2:54 PM, BrownMetallic said:

Quick question:  

Are the Boncoura 66 shrink to tagged?! ... and does the denim stretch much?

Thanx!

The waist on mine didn't really shrink too much (although I cold washed/soaked, line dried), so they never actually dropped to a 36 (were always a little bigger) but the thighs and stuff shrunk. They had some decent stretch in the waist and thighs a bit but I'd say about average.