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[harls]

Just sent payment off to Inoue-san for my custom 50s jacket. I'm having a size 44 made with measurements as follows (one wash):
 

shoulder width - 50cm

chest - 58cm

dress length - 61cm
sleeve length - 60cm

I also ordered the brown duck newspaper bag. I will report back with an update soon!

[heavydoom]

 

Just sent payment off to Inoue-san for my custom 50s jacket. I'm having a size 44 made with measurements as follows (one wash):

 

shoulder width - 50cm

chest - 58cm

dress length - 61cm

sleeve length - 60cm

I also ordered the brown duck newspaper bag. I will report back with an update soon!

 

did hajime charge you extra for the alterations? 

[harls]

The custom measurements are an extra 10,000 yen.

[volvo240thebest]

Tcb 50's contest jeans reaching their prime, a couple months after the end of the contest

Edited August 20, 2016 by volvo240thebest

[volvo240thebest]

Dear volvo240,

 

Do you think you can measure the backrise on your 60s?

Hello leswaffles, it took me only 13 days to answer your question! back rise iis 35,5 cm/almost 14 inches

[volvo240thebest]

Another wash on the tcb 50's jacket.

 

same denim as the 50's but completely different fades due to the slimmer fit. Sooner or later it would be cool to ask Inoue to make a slim-ish pair of jeans out of the 50's fabric, maybe just the 60's cut with 50's denim and details à la Denime 66xx..

Edited August 20, 2016 by volvo240thebest

[Capsicum Fried Meat]

amazing fades on both volvo

[Maynard Friedman]

Both the jeans and jacket are great Volvo but the jacket is Grail-status.

[mlwdp]

Has Inoue-San indicated that he plans on making chambray workshirts non-ranchman style? Would love to see what he can do with that silhouette.

Edited August 20, 2016 by mlwdp

[goodrain]

would love  to see workshirts made from those fabrics as well

[holio cornolio]

loooooong overdue update on my 60s. These have been rested for a month or so, to get some time into some other jeans, but I really really love these. Sorry for the weird and massive difference in colour cast on these pictures, which I really can't explain. colour in front view is probably closest to real life. Great jeans, super happy. 15 months, no repairs, no rips or holes. Will do some detail shots when I have a chance, but the roping is exceptional and the traintracks also something to behold. Great great jeans.

Apoologies for the lack of footwear and the novelty tourist t-shirt. 

 

 

[volvo240thebest]

bravo Holio! they look absolutely beautiful!

[mrman]

Ordered size 44 raw from Inoue and got it today. Inoue said that the measurements for 44 once washed are following:

 

sleeve length 66cm

shoulder width 50cm

chest 58cm

length 67cm

 

In truth the measurements for 44 raw are:

sleeve length 68cm

shoulder width 50cm

chest 56cm

length 70cm

 

And soaking will shrink these even more. Pretty pissed off.

Edited August 23, 2016 by mrman

[volvo240thebest]

well if you are sure it won't fit don't soak it and return it to Hajime.

[mrman]

Of course, just pissed off that the reported measurements do not correspond to actual ones. Especially that actual p2p in raw is an inch less than reported for once washed.

[goodrain]

the ranchman did come up small. Too bad you didn't read the group order thread or you would have realized that.

[mrman]

Sorry, talking about the 50's jacket

Edited August 23, 2016 by mrman

[Bobbo]

Mate, don't think I've heard of anyone having trouble with anything else than the ranchman shirt. Either you got a one-off or you and Hajime measure P2P differently.

[mrman]

Well, I'm not sure how he does the measuring but I do it the SelfEdge way. Haven't seen any other way of measuring p2p, in fact.

[nycsurfer530]

My 50s jacket measures just as inoue's measurements... No reason to be pissed though. He will gladly exchange for a bigger size. Besides its still summer no need for a jacket for a few weeks.

[mrman]

Sorry, I don't doubt that, I'm sure he will exchange it for another one. But, I have to pay for sending the jacket back without any hope for being compensated probably. Plus, I was hit by customs and have to go through the hassle again when sending it back and hoping that when I get the replacement, I will not be hit again. All this because I was relying on that the reported measurements were correct.

[setterman]

 

Ordered size 44 raw from Inoue and got it today. Inoue said that the measurements for 44 once washed are following:

 

sleeve length 66cm

shoulder width 50cm

chest 58cm

length 67cm

 

In truth the measurements for 44 raw are:

sleeve length 68cm

shoulder width 50cm

chest 56cm

length 70cm

 

And soaking will shrink these even more. Pretty pissed off.

 

 

That sucks!  

 

I've considered having a type II made, but the chance of something like this happening has scared me away.

 

Too late now, but for anyone considering a similar purchase in the future, it might be best stating what you want the raw measurement to be.  I don't know if mrman specifying a 64cm raw chest measurement would have made things any better though.           

[itsbenhere]

Hopefully the shipping back makes it, i ordered the ranch man and like most people's the sizing was totally off. He didn't make the changes in my measurements either, which I suppose was a good thing since I was able to return it... But then I paid to send it back and it disappeared and I never heard from Inoue so not sure what happened.

Also pretty shifty experience

[mrman]

Well, now you got me worried. That doesn't sound very promising.

[MileHighEvertonian]

I'm about a week into my one wash 60s, size 36. I can further underscore others' positive reports: the fabric really is something else & the factory hem is amazing. I can also second a few common new buyer panics: the lowness of the rise and the tightness in the crotch and across the hips are startling at first, especially with how comfortable the legs are cut. The good news is they have stretched out pretty nicely in those key areas and will make for a good rotation pair with my 9-month-old SC okis. Needless to say, though, I won't mistaking either pair for the other. 

[heavydoom]

I'm about a week into my one wash 60s, size 36. I can further underscore others' positive reports: the fabric really is something else & the factory hem is amazing. I can also second a few common new buyer panics: the lowness of the rise and the tightness in the crotch and across the hips are startling at first, especially with how comfortable the legs are cut. The good news is they have stretched out pretty nicely in those key areas and will make for a good rotation pair with my 9-month-old SC okis. Needless to say, though, I won't mistaking either pair for the other. 

i have the same size and wash tcb 60 jeans and yeah man, crotch area is really tight right now.  my precious jewels are being squashed it's so tight and the rise is indeed very low.  it's good to know that the denim in those areas will stretch out to more comfortable levels.   i hope. 

[MileHighEvertonian]

^heavydoom, My first thought was, "screw this, I'm getting 50s instead." I feel like the 60s would be better with one fewer button in the fly, as the lowest one hits in an awkward and not-so-comfortable spot. I've been doing a fair bit of walking though, and that seems to have sped up the stretching. I doubt I'll wash these more often than every 6 weeks though. Good luck. 

[mikecch]

But then I paid to send it back and it disappeared and I never heard from Inoue so not sure what happened.

 

That's not cool. Did you at least get a refund?

[heavydoom]

^heavydoom, My first thought was, "screw this, I'm getting 50s instead." I feel like the 60s would be better with one fewer button in the fly, as the lowest one hits in an awkward and not-so-comfortable spot. I've been doing a fair bit of walking though, and that seems to have sped up the stretching. I doubt I'll wash these more often than every 6 weeks though. Good luck.

i have the tcb 50 jeans and they are amazing in terms of fit and material.  an absolute joy!! i just have to wear the 60 more often to stretch out the jeans. 

[mlwdp]

Is that a new western denim shirt Inoue-San recently posted on his Instagram? Looks different from his ranchman shirt.