Pure Blue Japan XX-005 Black

[Rockn]

geez you guys are killing me here! I have a pair of the black 005's and the 006's coming from BIG and I need to pick which I like better and send back the others!

I am really bad at determining fits based off of pictures/measurements, The 006 looks more like a repo fit and the black 005 more modern?

Or maybe ill keep both...

[coleslawyum]

I am really bad at determining fits based off of pictures/measurements, The 006 looks more like a repo fit and the black 005 more modern?

Or maybe ill keep both...

Keep 'em both, unless you are not feeling the vintage cut. The 005 is definitely the slimmer lower rise one, thats on par with the trend these days. The 006 is regular straight leg jean, but it's not baggy.

[viv1984viv]

still no pictures people, pah!

[blm14]

I'm going to BiG this weekend - if mine fit you'll have pictures then!

[emaze]

[Zampáno]

heh, they look blue.

[Darkadious]

not really

nice pics, thanks

[mizanation]

nice fit emaze.

i got mine's yesterday and they are nice.

[Chicken]

first pic is from someone who's in the samurai contest. good stuff.

thanx emaze. they look great. miz, i have to come and check them out on you.

[emaze]

yeah I know Chicken... I had my heart set on the PBL Blk's I love their fit... my sammy contest jeans are at BIG getting chainstitched.

[emaze]

I haven't soaked these either, I was thinking of keeping them dry and leaving it alone? What do you think? Maybe it will retain more of the black color?

[Chicken]

^ i've seen a pair of the indigo pbjs at the pbj store in person, where one of the staff wore them for an entire year without ever washing them. i'm sure there was a lot of fabreeze involved in the process, but man, the denim looked unbelievable. almost vintage-like. that's a serious commitment, because you have to pretty much plan on never washing the denim, unless you don't mind a little shrinkage later on.

[blm14]

^ i've seen a pair of the indigo pbjs at the pbj store in person, where one of the staff wore them for an entire year without ever washing them. i'm sure there was a lot of fabreeze involved in the process, but man, the denim looked unbelievable. almost vintage-like. that's a serious commitment, because you have to pretty much plan on never washing the denim, unless you don't mind a little shrinkage later on.

I dont think it was worn by a staff member - the japanese guy I spoke to their didnt know what the guy did but we both agreed he must have been a carpenter or something to get that much wear in a year. But they do look pretty dope

[mizanation]

emaze, i am going to soak mine because theoretically, they will become darker--the black yarns will turn a darker color and some of the residual dye will stain the white yarns. this is all theoretical of course. maybe you should wait until one of us soaks.

[viv1984viv]

they look great, im no expert but im under the impression that black dye is more permanent than indigo, or at least less volatile and sticks to the fibers better? So wouldnt the soak be ok? Seeing as most indigo jeans lose a minimal amount of dye?

Good to see some pics, some close ups of the fabric wouldnt go a miss mind..... ;-)

[emaze]

if anything I'm happy with my size and didn't really want to shrink them anymore by soaking them. I've always soaked my raw denims and would like to see what happens to this pair if I keep them dry.

[emaze]

ok I'm on lunch break and I managed to take some better shots...

[emaze]

[dnarnya]

i would of liked to see a black leather patch and some black stitching, o-well, i still want a pair!

[viv1984viv]

wow they look pretty slubby. what colour is the selvedge? Yellow?

thanks for the pics.

[emaze]

wow they look pretty slubby. what colour is the selvedge? Yellow?

thanks for the pics.

the selvedge looks pink actually..... really light in color

[viv1984viv]

these look really nice, I wasnt that taken with them when I first heard about them, especially seeing as I have the blues, ive been thinking about other black jeans from samurai or somet, but god! These are nice.

[goldengloves]

emaze, those look great! I think I'm gonna go for a while without soaking mine as well especially if the fit is good before hand.

[outline]

wear mine 2nd day in a row. pure love. samurai's black's can't touch them

[headtowall]

Uh, anyone wanna buy some black Slim Jims?

[Darkadious]

this is almost making me want to stop losing weight so i can wear them asap >_>

[joshua]

Very nice fit there, emaze! I think that's the kind of fit I'm looking for as well, not too thin.

Did you order your normal waist size?

[emaze]

Very nice fit there, emaze! I think that's the kind of fit I'm looking for as well, not too thin.

Did you order your normal waist size?

I did get them in my true size... For PBL's it's recommended that you size up one because they tend to be snug on the thighs.... but I wanted this pair to be tighter, so opted for just true size. I really think these are my best fitting raw denims & I'm going to hold off on soaking them also.

[jooky]

I just got mine. The denim is amazing, to say the least. I think I could have sized down to a 29, as opposed to the 30s that I got. I'll be giving them a nice long, hot soak later tonight, so hopefully they will shrink down a bit.

Pictures to come later.

[blm14]

every time I see this thread I think of peanut butter jelly (PBJ) which makes me think of this:

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/06/peanutbutter.html