APC denim

[witts]

those kicks are dope, what are they?

[TragicBliss]

high_contrast, I think you have a pair of Rescues there, isn't there a label on the inside? Keep those, they seam pretty good. The only bummer is that the've been washed so you're not getting the whole dry denim break-them-shits-in experience.

http://www.tragicbliss.com

[high_contrast]

witts, those are the alife rtft slipons.

TragicBliss, there's no label inside which is why I had no idea which model they were even though the seller said they were the english. Even though they've been washed, do you think I can still get some fading in? I think I'm gonna keep them since they're probably gonna stretch.

[TragicBliss]

Quote: do you think I can still get some fading in?

They'll fade just like any other pair of jeans. The contrasting will just be mild.

http://www.tragicbliss.com

[high_contrast]

do you think if i wore them to sleep they would stretch out a bit?

[M4TM]

i'm still pissed that apc can't get sizing correct. i bought a pair of rescues one size down, and they fit just slightly loose when i bought them. now, after much wear, they've stretched out about 2 more inches, so now the waist is about 3 inches too big!!

grrrrrr.....

so i just bought a pair of nudie dry selvedge regular ralfs... perfect. my new project denim.

i actually like these better than the apc's. aside from that crap on the pockets.

No Shirt. No Shoes. No Dice.

Learn it. Know it. Live it.

[RAYOK]

thanks for the pics TragicBliss.

They both look good lol

Maybe keep both......wear the unisex with ur chucks...and the rescues with ur skateboarding sneaks

[sbbbjm]

could someone post the measurements in the front and back rises of the New Standard, English, and Rescue Jeans?

. . . the leg/cuff widths would help me out too

Edited by sbbbjm on Jul 4, 2005 at 09:59 PM

[Geowu]

New Standard = Back Rise 13.75", Front Rise 11", Leg Opening about 8.5"

Rescue (from whst others said) = Back Rise 15.5", Front Rise 11.5", Leg Opening 9.25"

English (from what others said) = Back Rise 14.5", Front Rise 11.5", Leg Opening 9.75"

Edited by Geowu on Jul 4, 2005 at 10:16 PM

[kdh]

My size 31 Rescues aren't even 9" at the leg opening. They're a little over 8.75.

They're very similar to 501s that I have, but a more flattering fit overall. More fitted in the thigh area and less of that "anti-fit", poofy-butt thing the newer Levis have.

[wild_whiskey]

high_contrast they will absolutely stretch if you wear them while sleeping. GO without washing them for awhile and they'll stretch out quite a bit, especially from where they're at now. There's no way those are the Anglaise though, they are super tight!! I have the women's jeans and they are way looser than those.

[deim23]

My Rescue are a 10.5" rise and about 9" leg opening

Size 31 - No wash and coming along quite nicely - getting some nice contrasting crease lines.

I wouldn't worry if you have a tight pair - enough wear without washing and the bitches will stretch out like a sunset st hooker

In 2 weeks I'll post wear progress along with measurement photos.

"Today's peacock tomorrow's feather duster. "

[high_contrast]

thanks for all the help peeps, gonna try and stretch it out a bit.

[andykuld]

I recently purchased a pair of apc english in a 32, but now I realize that they are too big in the waste, and a little looser than I'd like. Would I be better off getting the rescue, since I can't find any of the english, in a size 31, or should I size down even further to a 30.

[kdh]

My size 31 Rescues are exactly a size 34 (17" wide when laid flat) after washing. They were 17.25" wide when I first got them (so they shrank about .5" through the waist to the next whole size.)

And based on what I've been reading, Rescues all seem to run 3 sizes too big. Just figure out how wide across you like your pants (15, 15.5, 16...), multiply by 2, then subtract 3, and that should be good (at least it worked for me.)

[sbbbjm]

Quote:

New Standard = Back Rise 13.75", Front Rise 11", Leg Opening about 8.5"

Rescue (from whst others said) = Back Rise 15.5", Front Rise 11.5", Leg Opening 9.25"

English (from what others said) = Back Rise 14.5", Front Rise 11.5", Leg Opening 9.75"

Edited by Geowu on Jul 4, 2005 at 10:16 PM

--- Original message by Geowu on Jul 4, 2005 10:07 PM

thanks a WHOLE lot Geowu!

[Westmount]

what do you think about the unisex standard

http://www.apc.fr/us/en/fiche_article.php?ref=1C000512197M

[Geowu]

Westmount, they're great.. you'll find plenty of opinions through the rest of this topic.

[super]

Unisex = depends on your taste in fits. I was used to a more loose fit before I got my NS and I kinda dislike the slim fit of the jean. If I had a choice, I would have gotten then English a few months back.

[doo888]

Hi guys, i've just dug up a brand new pair of 29" APC selvage jeans which are labelled as 'Bootleg' (though they're just straight cut) and are made in Tunisia. It seems that the majority of APC jeans mentioned on this thread all run large, but these for some reason are true to size, if not a bit smaller.

Any idea what jeans these are, is there a version of current APC jeans in which these 'Bootleg' versions could be said to be an equivalent of? Worth anything at all?

Cheers.

[Westmount]

are they usually made in tunsia?

and is the unisex new standard slim and what can i fit them with? converse or more like dunks

[wild_whiskey]

doo, one of our esteemed denim freaks picked up a pair of those bootlegs as well. Bootleg means that it is wide enough to cover the boot at the opening and does not necessarily denote a flare, as exemplified in their current line by the Rescue and Hipster (Women's jeans).

It seems that the APCs are either made in Tunisia or Macau, and whether you get one or the other is sort of random luck.

Westmount, the unisex jeans are on the slimmer side and definitely fit in with the vans/converse look moreso than dunks.

[Serge d Nimes]

I guess that would be me. I have some Bootleg jeans that run true to size and are made in Tunesia. Just by guessing from the amount of wear, I would say mine are at least 4-5 years old. And as wild said, bootleg is not boot cut, for then you would not have a straight outseam.

Carpe Denim!

[poly800rock]

i have a pair of those, those are awesome, wider leg than new standard, higher waist as well.

tons of stuff for sale now on ebay: corpus, hollywood ranch, levi's premium, vintage etc.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZtriggerkid

[high_contrast]

I've worn my unknown tightass cut apc's to sleep for the past 2 nights and done stretches in them during the day and they've stretched out a little bit. Should take another week of stretching before I plan to wear them outside.

[berent]

I was in a store today, it was a store for womenclothing, so they were pretty surprised to have a male customer. Tried on a pair of APC new standards, but damn, those are great. The fitting was awesome, and the jean was looking so good, so nice, and so clean. Too bad they didn't had a size 30 there, cuz I was afraid that size 31 would get too wide for me.

But I'm sure that I'm gonna buy a pair of APC's, they're so much better than what I've seen so far.

Edited by berent on Jul 8, 2005 at 08:49 AM

[Cue]

went into selfridges today, they have a massive sale, everything cheap as, cept for ... you guessed it .. apc jeans ... someone there must have seen the number of posts here

[kremedla]

got a pair of the english about 6 months ago at selfridges. they were going for 69 but my wifey works there so another 35% off...not bad, but oddly enough about 3 weeks ago before the sale they had some english going for the same price but the new standards for way more...

[witts]

the new standards are the oversized ones right... i was looking at the APC today in a shop in Birmingham, both the cuts they stock have gone up by about £30 to £90 now.

[Guest bed]

Man, I've been lurking this forum for quite some time now. The whole evolutions of jeans that comes with wear is absolutely awesome. I currently wear a bunch of Levi's Red jeans which I'll be sure to take some pictures to show them off. Thanks to this thread, now I'm hardset on buying a pair of APC's. I can't wait 'till I get them.