Denime

[Frost]

After a lot of contemplating and switching back and forth several times between Evisu, Fullcount and Denime, I finally pulled the trigger and bought a pair of Denime 66XX.

 

 

 

They arrived yesterday and I am very happy with them. They are stiff as can be, it was very easy to let them stand on their own. It took me almost half an hour to button these bad boys up.

 

 

At first they were a little full in the leg, but I fully trusted that an hour in the washing machine (40°C) would shrink them up nicely. And lo and behold, it worked out perfectly.

 

 

(Excuse the terrible lighting, but summer is over...)

 

They are incredibly dark and have a lot of character. The denim is of course not as slubby as something like PBJ, but it still has a lot of variation which I'll try to show in future pics when the sun is shining.

 

I got them hemmed by Denimio, who did an excellent job. Their cutoff wasn't perfectly straight, but it is not noticeable at all so no worries there.

 

The cut is absolutely great. I went more or less TTS. Sizing down one to a 29 would have killed me. I probably could have gone with a size 31 (same size as my PBJ XX-012, which fit somewhat similar to the size 30, but are still a tad slimmer overall) if I wanted a looser fit, but I'm skinny as hell so a looser cut usually looks a bit weird on me.

 

Overall I'm very happy with these and look forward to wearing them for some time to come.

Edited October 17, 2015 by Frost

[Bobbo]

Nice mate! Some more Denime love is always a welcome addition. 

[Coolguyzack]

Wow BF, those cuffed are an amazing fit.

 

I haven't been on sufu in a while, but what happened to Hog's posts?

[nachtelijk]

still wearing mine

 

[Bobbo]

Struggling with proper update pics on my Orizonti 506XX, lighting is just crap and my photo skills equally crap. But here's a little sneakpeak on how the denim is evolving after a recent wash.  

 

 

[Blue Nemo]

the denim looks nice, but have you washed the jacket not inside-out? so.... outside-out

Edited November 4, 2015 by Blue Nemo

[Bobbo]

I washed it inside-out mate. And no tumble dryer either.

[volvo240thebest]

^ s u p e r b fades bobbo, nice crinkly marbly denim goodness!

[Blue Nemo]

than this crinkly fade texture is sick, really strong!

[Bobbo]

A few more pics on the 506. The color is a bit more accurate on these, though it is actually somewhere in between. 

 

x-posting from jeans jacket-thread.

 

I had some decent lighting today so I took a few shots of my Denime 506XX from the Orizzonti era. The jacket is a little darker than the pics came out but it's still pretty accurate. 

 

 

 

 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Awesome color!

[Max Power]

Damn, that is a beautiful jacket. I wish I had a pair of jeans from that era.

[Bobbo]

Thanks guys!

 

^ Yeah, I would also love to have a pair of jeans but they are way more expensive and harder to come by than the jackets.

[pomata]

fantastic denim Bobbo 

[Bobbo]

Thank you mate! Your pair of Tokyo's played a major part in my urge to get some old Denime in my life.

[ninja07]

speaking of Tokyos....

 

found these on a recent trip to tokyo. worn but in pretty great condition. They shall be my lazy sunday jeans.

 

 

closeup of the paper patch

 

 

 

 

on the inside

 

 

the only damage was an almost ripped 2nd button hole

 

 

a visit to the local denim tailor for some repair is in order but otherwise they are the perfect pair of comfy jeans. just love the 66 fit

Edited November 22, 2015 by ninja07

[Frost]

Update on my 66XX after a bit more than a month. I haven't been wearing them consistently, having occassionally rotated them with my PBJ. If I had to guess, I'd say three? weeks of actual wear. There's not much to see, but I still thought you guys might be interested in some pictures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't have a good camera, but you can still see the hairiness and the lovely, different shades of blue, in the close-ups...

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Looking good!

My size 34 is really tight…I might just get a size 36 for some time later.

They are just so low rised compared to the classic 66XX.

[Blue Nemo]

washed my 66 yesterday... will show some pics soon. maybe i can grab a nice camera even...

[Bobbo]

Nice mate, looking forward to seeing the evo. The jeans are a lot better and interesting than the pricepoint suggests, though I guess that is a reoccuring thing for many '66 models. 

 

Love the pics too Ninja and Frost!

[Blue Nemo]

considering only the price i paid for these, they damn sure are the best jeans i will ever get.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Does anyone besides Mr-Bielby and me owns a pair of Denime 25th Anniversary and wants to share some evo pics?

[Mr-Bielby]

I'm finding mine just too heavy to wear often.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Since it’s winter here with temperatures below 10 °C I feel quite comfortable wearing them. Maybe I can get some more wear on them to show some fades.

But I agree with you, during summer they are very hot. Because of the denim and the slim fit.

[Naoto]

It's nice to know that some people still love and wear Denime's Tokyo and Kyoto editions!

I bought mine exactly 10yrs ago when I went back to Japan in 2005 - those were the days...... Now they became "Denim Hall of the Fame" in my wardrobe.

 

Kyoto edition

 

Tokyo edition

Edited December 3, 2015 by Naoto

[beautiful_FrEaK]

So awesome Naoto! Thanks for sharing them again.

Your Warehouse and DenimJunkies are also great

[Bobbo]

Beauties Naoto! 

[Sugar Mountain]

Both of those pairs look superb. Is the denim the same XX fabric on both? It's really cool to see the difference in fading between the two.

[Naoto]

@S.Mountain

Both textures are finer than XX type and the cut is very similar to 66 type. The hue of Kyoto edition is much "bluer" than Tokyo edition - some people dislike the colour (and the fade) of Kyoto but apparently it is much closer to vintage Levi's, according to Mr. Hayashi.

Edited December 4, 2015 by Naoto

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Yeah the Kyoto has a royal blue which is truer to the '60s Levi's. From pictures it's similar to the Resolute 710 denim.

I only own the Tokyo edition and the denim also feels lighter compared to XX denim.

 

@Naoto: did you try some Resolute and would you consider wearing them?