Self Edge, SF/NY/LA/PDX - updates & info

[Osmosis Jones]

Kiya, should I dye my jeans after that motorcycle accident? I'm thinking about using some RIT Dye on the entire thing.

[kiya]

Kiya, should I dye my jeans after that motorcycle accident? I'm thinking about using some RIT Dye on the entire thing.

No, just wear them...

One thing you can do to make it less noticeable is soak the jeans in warm water for 30 minutes then let them air dry..

[mr.invincible]

does the inazuma festival happen every year in october?

I finally met a friend who will let me stay near Odaiba..

friends...finally

[kiya]

does the inazuma festival happen every year in october?

I finally met a friend who will let me stay near Odaiba..

friends...finally

Yup, happens every year.. same place.

You do realize that Odaiba IS Tokyo, right?

You can stay anywhere in Tokyo and be near Odaiba.. It's essentially the part of Tokyo that isn't on the mainland, you cross a bridge to a small island..

[mr.invincible]

I will be there. hopefully.

[Osmosis Jones]

Will there ever be a restock of the BSPs?

[kiya]

Will there ever be a restock of the BSPs?

There'll be a full restock tomorrow.

[NoWay77]

Is the size chart for the 1001 Slim Heavy Weight Flat Head accurate? It says that the size 36 has the same size thigh as the size 34 4001bk and F310. I thought that it might be a little bigger.

The waist would be perfect for me, but the thigh a little too tight after shrinking.

[kiya]

The size charts are accurate.. We remeasure every model of jean every new batch we get.

[kiya]

The RJB Kasuri Shirts

This is Japanese garment obsession at it's best here...

Kasuri (çµ£) is a Japanese textile technique that literally means "splashed pattern".

The Kasuri technique is done in the warp or weft or both threads. The threads are covered with paper, or plastic or any other material that will resist the dye then the dye is pressed into the threads by hand creating a very uneven dye pattern. Thus the warp or weft threads are dyed in patterns or designs before the threads are woven.

The the irregularities in the dyeing of the threads can identify this technique. Indigo dye is used for kasuri as well as pigment dyes and discharge techniques, such as what is used on this shirt by Real Japan Blues. This weaving and dye technique is very labor intensive and unfortunately, in today's Japan, only a few elderly weavers of this technique continue their textile artistry.

On the Black shirt the red print is from a Kasuri pattern while the white lines are painted on by hand with a discharge "ink" and on the Red shirt the black lines are from the Kasuri weave and the white lines are painted on by hand. Yes, we said painted on, by hand. Every line is a brushstroke.

These are now available in-store and in our online store along with a restock of the RJB Denim Shirts (with the silk weft). Check the online store for more specs, photos, and measurements. Jeans by this same brand will also be available December 20th, more information coming...

http://www.selfedge.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=76&zenid=0eb9842138ae167e0283a2262ed9c30d

[kiya]

Buzz Rickson Loopwheeled Sweatshirt - Grey

Custom manufacturing of the heavy, 13-ounce all-cotton fleece fabricated on a vintage loop-wheeling loom

Four-needle, TUBE-Body construction and no side seams with lock stitch throughout

Vee-placket neck detail

Set-in sleeves

Four-inch cuff and waistband

Exact copy of the original-style rayon-on-cotton labels

True vintage fit for flattering appearance

Buzz Rickson's Premium 1930's & 1940's all-cotton athletic sweatshirts are proof that yet there is still hope in finding simple basics made with the care that Toyo puts into producing these. Made from 13-ounce 100% cotton fabricated on 1920's-vintage loop-wheeling machines, styled with all the correct features found on the old sweatshirts and cut to hug the body in a flattering form without bulk just as the vintage originals did.

This is the real deal, meant for those who crave a slice of the good old days to perfectly compliment a pair of Japanese selvedge denim dungarees.

Loopwheeled Sweaters:

http://www.selfedge.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=78&products_id=391

[kiya]

Real Japan Blues Jeans - The 106BSP & 105BSP

Hailing from Nagano, Japan.. Real Japan Blues is known for their psychotic ways of producing even the simplest of garments. They take everything from western shirts to five pocket jeans and create them in an entirely new way using fabrics that impress even the most seasoned garment junkie.

Two new models from RJB are being released this weekend in limited numbers, at this point RJB is not sure as to whether or not these will be reproduced once this run is gone.

The 106BSP is a slim fit jean with a straight leg and the 105BSP has a mid-rise and a straight leg. We're quite into the cuts because we feel there is a gap in the Japanese denim market for jeans that aren't exactly reproductions but have a heavy nod to the Rockabilly days of the late 1950's, jeans that make you look like you're Marlon Brando or James Dean but aren't really the cuts they were wearing fifty years ago. A combination of the denim, leg silhouettes, tags, and knife pocket.. We see a badass from the 50's that wreaks havoc on civilians with his motorcycle gang, and we love it.

The denim on these is a new denim which has impressed us here to say the least. It's similar to Flat Head's 3XXX denim in terms of how hairy it becomes after the first soak but has a deeper indigo color straight off. The dye method yields an extremely high contrast fade which we'd only seen this intense before on Flat Head's denim, yet it's quite different considering it's pure indigo and the cotton is from Zimbabwe.

Spec list for both the 106BSP and 105BSP:

13.75oz Rope Dyed Japanese Selvedge Unsanforized Denim

Zimbabwe Cotton Fiber Denim

Double Length Knife Pocket (Coin Pocket)

Hidden Rivets

Black Dyed Cowhide Leather Tag

Red RJB Embroidered Logo

Copper RJB Rivets

Modeled by Cesar Ramos of Mission Hill Saloon and shot by Sidney Lo.

Both the 105BSP & the 106BSP will be released at Self Edge on December 20th at Noon and at the same time via our online store. 100 pairs of each model were produced by RJB. Check the online store for more hi-res photos, specs, and pricing:

http://www.selfedge.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=76&zenid=a8c7a81fd857801cfba03daa13cf90de

Real Japan Blues 106BSP

Real Japan Blues 105BSP

Photos of RJB's Denim from a forthcoming Lightning Magazine Issue (worn for 10 months, washed twice):

[kiya]

Double Boomtime Winter Flannels from Flat Head

Over two years ago when we met Mr. Kobayashi, the founder and president of Flat Head, for the first time he was wearing a shirt which we fell in love with instantly. We couldn't believe the quality of the fabric and how much character there was within the pattern of the flannel, it was this shirt he was wearing...

From Flat Head's new Winter line, made of a heavy flannel comes these new super comfortable flannel shirts made of 100% Zimbabwe cotton where the interior of the shirt has been combed to a super soft feel.

The fabric is woven on a vintage loom and therefore has a very three dimensional pattern due to the shuttle loom and also the heavy gauge of thread used to weave the flannel.

The shirt is available in three colors, and are available only as one run with no restocks. All come with selvedge side seam accents and mother of pearl inlay snap buttons including the self edging fabric running up the inner seam of the front of the shirt.

The Winter Flannel is modeled by Mission Badass Josh Harris and shot by Sidney Lo. Check the online store for hi-res photos, specs, and more information:

http://www.selfedge.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68

[jakk]

Hello Kira,

I'm planning on buying an Imperial Duke here

But I never try it before which size do you think I should buy it?

I'm wearing Nudie Grim Tim Dry Stretch Selvage here in size 27/32, it's not too tight and also not loose (maybe a bit loose)

I think I should go for 26 for this Nudie.

So, for this Imperial Duke which size should I go for ?

Thanks in advance,

Jak

[kiya]

Hello Kira,

I'm planning on buying an Imperial Duke here

But I never try it before which size do you think I should buy it?

I'm wearing Nudie Grim Tim Dry Stretch Selvage here in size 27/32, it's not too tight and also not loose (maybe a bit loose)

I think I should go for 26 for this Nudie.

So, for this Imperial Duke which size should I go for ?

Thanks in advance,

Jak

You definitely need a size 28 in ALL of Imperials jeans, including the Duke.

[Madmax]

What is the chance of Flat Head start making their shirts in size 46 ?

[jpsmith98]

Are RJB and Flat Head part of the same company, or is the "good time roll by" slogan just a coincidence? I see it on the RJB flasher above, and I've also seen it on the Flat Head's bandana.

[benz5521]

I'm really liking those RJB's but for that money I'd like to see it a little heavier weight.

[kiya]

Are RJB and Flat Head part of the same company, or is the "good time roll by" slogan just a coincidence? I see it on the RJB flasher above, and I've also seen it on the Flat Head's bandana.

Nice observation...

Real Japan Blues is owned by Flat Head...

[Leonard Leroy]

They have an attack dog I think.

[zimmerman]

kiya,

how slim will the IH slims coming in 2009 be? ie a leg opening closer to dior 19 cm?

RJB denim looks amazing, but the cut isn't skinny enough for me.

[akuma no uta]

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=142103

sold out kasuri shirt

[kiya]

kiya,

how slim will the IH slims coming in 2009 be? ie a leg opening closer to dior 19 cm?

I won't have any idea till they're released.. Won't be for a while, Iron Heart takes it's time.

I'm guessing we won't see them until April at the earliest..

[toruokada]

What was the reason for FH forming a new company? Is there a big conceptual difference between FH and RJB?

Nice observation...

Real Japan Blues is owned by Flat Head...

[kiya]

What was the reason for FH forming a new company? Is there a big conceptual difference between FH and RJB?

Flat Head is more of a traditional Japanese denim repro company, they do slight twists on traditional styles and stay true to vintage methods and stylings.

Real Japan Blues is about pushing the boundaries of fabrics and design, at least in their eyes... The patches on their jeans aren't vintage-eque... The fabrics on some of their shirts are so out there that i don't think any company has ever made shirts using some of the methods they've used to produce their fabric. RJB is also about combining new styles with vintage styles.. They also have an entire suit collection called Gauze, and they have custom made jackets which are over the top. I have a jacket i got from them recently that is Polish Goose Down filled, has cashmere neck lining, Cupro lined hand pockets, real fur hood, fine nylon outer, and leather accented inner pocket snap and neck label.. This is something you'll never seen from Flat Head because it's a jacket that didn't exist 75 years ago. And i feel like with RJB, anything goes, they don't care about what an item might cost in the end, if they want to produce it, they will. They've got three flagship stores in Japan and opening two more in 2009....

[chambo2008]

...........woah

[fur]

^co-sign,jacket sounds banans....

[james nicolas]

i'm assuming this is the one he's talking about

[sidneylo]

Swagjacked my flickr. Bad boy.

[unklesteve]

Swagjacked my flickr. Bad boy.

That'll teach you. Give up the goods, or we'll come lookin'.

Sucka.