Denime

[yung_flynn]

On 4/14/2024 at 6:59 PM, Maynard Friedman said:

I’m surprised no-one has snapped up these W33 Kyotos for an attractive price. I can’t quite tell from the photos but they look nearly new.

After a long period of deliberation and remeasuring my slimmest pair (a modern day 501 that I still keep as reference and which is slimmer than the Kyotos), I finally scooped these up today. 

There aren't too many older pairs that pop up in both my waist and inseam (31/33, 31/34) so I figured that this was my chance. Worst case they will fill the 60s repro void in my closet

[blooming]

Nice! My Kyotos are actually 33x32 and fit almost exactly the same as my Resolute 710 33x33 aside from a shorter front and back rise. Those appear to have less wear than my pair did when I bought them, so you'll have fun fading them. 

Edited June 15 by blooming

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Maybe not the best weather for a blanket lined denim jacket but still:

https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/l1141085634/

Size 42, Orizzonti era

[blooming]

https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/k147072084/

One-wash w/ tags Type-1 Orizzonti-era jacket. Not in the market for any more jackets, but wow.

[AlientoyWorkmachine]

Definite collector's fee in that price. Looks nice, though. 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

No Boots, no Life is a professional 2nd hand shop. They have quite a lot of old Denime stuff around (for high prices). 
 

There used to be a pair of Kyotos in W40 being for sale for years. IIRC even with a buy it now option. Last week a bidding war started on them.
Moral of the story: there will always be the right time for the right item

[yung_flynn]

Kyotos arrived today. They’re in even better condition than the photos suggested. They seem to have almost no wear - nice and hairy, very minimal roping and seam puckering, and blueberry in color. The patch still has the batwing too. I just wish that they had an extra inch in the rise. It’s been a bit since I have worn anything less than 11”. 
 

I will grab some fit and detail photos when I get the chance sometime in the next week or so.  
 

[yung_flynn]

Here are the Kyoto fit pics. I don’t really gravitate towards these cuts at the moment, but the pattern on these is really well done. I still wish that the rise was a bit higher. These seem like  Resolute 710 through the legs and 711 in the rise.  Regardless I quite like them and I’ll probably get used to a lower rise again after wearing these for a bit. 

The more that I look at them, the less wear that I think they’ve had. I’d be surprised if they’ve been worn more than 10 times and washed more than 1 or 2 times. I promise to still grab some macro shots of the details and denim when I get some time and the lighting is better. 

[blooming]

Perfect slim fit. Definitely giving the Ivy vibe.

 

 

Been in my 220s for the last couple of days, really rewarding denim once you start wearing it in.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

@yung_flynn those Kyoto look great and a perfect hayashi-san style!
With the colour and everything they are really close to the Resolute 710. I never had a pair of Kyoto (would need a W36 in them) so I didn't know the rise is lower than on Resolute 710. Sp the lower rise combined with the slim fit makes them probably a no go for me. One pair to cross off the "need" list

@blooming The 220A look perfect as well!

 

Some Mercari items:

Shins era 66XX in W34 in quite a good condition:
https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/special/order/confirm/https%3A%2F%2Fjp.mercari.com%2Fitem%2Fm92968816353/13_1/

And a Sins era XX in W30 in perfect one-wash condition, good price
https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/special/order/confirm/https%3A%2F%2Fjp.mercari.com%2Fitem%2Fm33729224263/13_1/

[yung_flynn]

9 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

I never had a pair of Kyoto (would need a W36 in them) so I didn't know the rise is lower than on Resolute 710. Sp the lower rise combined with the slim fit makes them probably a no go for me

To be fair, I measured the front rise of my pair and its about 27 cm out of the box for the size 33 with a 12" thigh at the crotch and 7.75" leg opening and probably stretched another 1 cm after wearing. The rise just feels and looks really low because my legs are very long. Still a pretty low rise by repro standards and lower than my general preference, but the overall pattern makes it work much better on me than other pants that I have tried with comparable rises

[blooming]

The rise is definitely a bit shallower on my size 33 Kyoto vs my 710s in 33. I wouldn't put it into a low rise territory, but that's probably the biggest (and only) area where they different in terms of fit.