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

[james nicolas]

they DO sell nudies in-store

but DO NOT carry any of the thin fin models

i'm pretty sure they have in store what they have online

[sidneylo]

Superfuture 4.0 - the age of misinformation

[kiya]

im sorry if this has been asked

but i couldnt find it

when should i be expecting the sextw?

March 2009...

[kiya]

hey kiya what cut are the rjb's?And do you have any idea about the price range,im very interested.

There's a slim cut and a straight cut.. all the photos and specs will be online on wednesday and the release is on December 20th..

These were designed by Self Edge and Real Japan Blues together...

[Lawl.]

Yes, no, maybe?

[aho]

There's a slim cut and a straight cut.. all the photos and specs will be online on wednesday and the release is on December 20th..

These were designed by Self Edge and Real Japan Blues together...

kiya, will these be a one time run?

[kiya]

We don't carry the Thin Finn... to be completely honest, and i've said this before.. it's because i personally hate the cut. Hate might be a strong word... but it's really unflattering on most people and it's way too extreme for us.

We're not sure if this run of the Real Japan Blues will be the only run, that's all up to RJB...

[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]

Self Edge Women's Black Denim Western Shirts

We're not leaving women's garments out of the Self Edge line... This being the first in a series of shirts and jackets for women.

The women's western is made of Cone's Black Seed denim, the same as used on the men's version of the same shirt, but the women's shirt is completely redesigned to fit a female with a tighter body, expanded hip flare, smaller pockets, different colored stitching threads, and shorter sleeves.

These shirts are now available in short and long sleeve versions in our online store. Check the online store for a full spec list and hi-res photos of the shirts:

http://www.selfedge.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=75

[jimmyc]

Hot! .................................... still Hot!

[heisjasian]

Hi there,

I was visting SF this weekend and stopped by Self Edge on friday night. I've only driven by it in the past , the friends I was with at the time wanted to go somewhere else. So it was really cool to finally see the store in person, very awesome set up. I've been eyeing a pair of the Iron Heart Cyclist jeans for a while now and finally made the plunge after trying on a pair. I was going to get a pair in size 29, but apparently all of the 29's were not in the store at the time. So I tried on a 28 and what do you know they fit. A little tight, but they should loosen up. Thanks for the help and thanks for the awesome jeans, these things feel like they are going to out live me!

[exhausted]

kiya, there's a typo for the two women shirts

Due to the slim cut of this shirt most women are wearing this shit unbuttoned above the bust line.

[jimmyc]

kiya, there's a typo for the two women shirts

you are right. Normally he would say it like this:

Due to the slim cut of this shirt most women are wearing 'dem shits' unbuttoned above the bust line.

[mrchariybrown]

kiya, there's a typo for the two women shirts

kiya can't edit it because sufu 4.0 has infected self edge's site.. and editing may erase self edge off the face of the interwebzz

[kiya]

It's not a typo.

[mad_dye]

Thanks for the watch cap Kiya.

[scoon0224]

Due to the slim cut of this shirt most women are wearing 'dem shits' unbuttoned above the bust line.

You got the one typo, missed the other.

"...most women are wearing dem shits unbuttoned above the waist line"

[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

[khoiphan92]

oh shits........

[mrchariybrown]

dear santa,

cop me a rjb kasuri shirt and I'll leave you cookies, milk, and a fattie next to the fireplace

- mrchariybrown

[fur]

^amen (10 char)

[unklesteve]

*stunned*

10char

[akuma no uta]

pulled the trigger on a red RJB, hope it fits in the shoulders.

[PETEROCK1]

kiya, no 44's for the rbj kasuri shirt?

[kiya]

kiya, no 44's for the rbj kasuri shirt?

RJB doesn't produce shirts above 42... But if it makes any difference, these run slightly bigger than Flat Head's shirts.

[Guest StuntastiK]

Kiya, any chance for a holiday discount on Flat Heads? :x

[Lawl.]

Any holiday discounts in general?

:-p

[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):

[mrchariybrown]

I just nutted on myself, the keyboard, and all over sufu..

I kind of wish a slimmer cut was available

[akuma no uta]

...

.....

wow.