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

[kiya]

Samurai T-Shirt Fiesta & New Uguisu Denim Jeans!

Samurai’s Uguisu denim is finally here. The S0150GNX jean is made of Samurai's newest in-house developed denim, the 17oz left hand twill Uguisu denim. These are made into their classic straight leg fit and finished with custom iron buttons and a very nice jacquard finishing fabric on the inside. 

Samurai’s ZERO FABRIC t-shirts are now available in natural, kuromame (black soybean dyed, and kuri (brown chestnut dyed) all in plain and pocket versions!

Samurai has done a crazy but beautiful thing.. In 2010 they bought a small farm outside Osaka, Japan, with the hopes they would be able to grow their own cotton with the intention of one day being able to make garments made of their own cotton, as in a truly vertically made garment. After thirteen years they've been able to grow enough cotton to make t-shirts and of course they're as beautiful as the story behind them. The cotton is minimally processed in very small batches without the use of any harsh cleaning or whitening agents, also all fractured cotton seeds and all staple lengths are left in the cotton during the carding and spinning process for a truly unique fabric. We can really say we’ve never felt or seen a cotton jersey like this from any company.

The natural ones are made of a completely untreated cotton and the “kuromame” have been given a long bath in a locally grown kuromame (black soybean) “soup” to achieve the dark charcoal color while the “kuri” tees have been soaked in a chestnut “soup” to achieve their unique shade of dark brown.

Shop Samurai Online: https://www.selfedge.com/samurai

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kiya]

Flat Head T-Shirt Fiesta, Denim Shirts, & Hella Nice Wallets

A large delivery from our favorite (and only) brand from Nagano, Japan has landed.  

We've got heavyweight and loopwheeled t-shirts in new colors, denim and Wabash shirts in both workshirt and western versions, and a long awaited restock of cowhide and shell cordovan wallets.

Shop Flat Head Online: https://www.selfedge.com/the-flat-head

 

 

 

 

Edited July 16, 2023 by kiya

[kiya]

Toyo Enterprise Summer Collection of Shirts, Jeans, & Sunglasses

Toyo Enterprise just delivered some absolute heat for the summer.  

We've got white selvedge jeans from Sugar Cane, Star of Hollywood Tarantula shirts in two colors, three special edition Sun Surf shirts, two Sugar Cane short sleeve shirts, and one extremely detailed out pair of sunglasses from Buzz Rickson x American Optical.

Shop Sugar Cane Online: https://www.selfedge.com/sugar-cane

Shop Star of Hollywood Online: https://www.selfedge.com/star-of-hollywood
Shop Sun Surf Online: https://www.selfedge.com/sun-surf

Shop Buzz Rickson Online: https://www.selfedge.com/buzz-rickson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kiya]

Iron Heart SBG Jeans, Left Hand Twill Jackets, & Leather Accessories 

We've got a heavy delivery from Iron Heart this week with SBG and natural indigo jeans, left hand twill denim jackets, belts in all styles and colors, and new slimline wallets.  Now at all stores!

Shop Iron Heart Online: https://www.selfedge.com/iron-heart

 

 

 

 

 

[kiya]

Studio D'Artisan Kurozome Collection & Suvin Gold Loopwheeled T-Shirts

Do you want black jeans or do you want the blackest black jeans? If you’ve been thinking your black jeans aren’t black enough, Studio D’Artisan has you covered. Dyed using the Kurozome method from Kyoto which creates the "blackest black" using only natural dyes; done by Kyoto Montsuki, a century old dye-house founded in 1915. 

The special edition version of this season's 100 PIGS shirt is also here. This is Studio D'Artisan's take on the classic 1950's "100 Tigers" shirt, done in a special Kurozome dyed version which looks absolutely insane. This shirt needs to be seen in person to be truly appreciated.

Suvin Gold is one of, if not the most, expensive cottons in the world. To use it to make a blank loopwheeled pocket t-shirt is a work of insanity, but now we have the ultimate classic loopwheeled t-shirt; produced by Studio D’Artisan These things are quite unique even among the many t-shirts we stock. They’re heavy but very soft and have a unique heft to them and come in a looser fit compared to many of the other Japanese loopwheeled tees we’ve seen. Available now in black, gray, and white.

We've also received a full restock of the SD-108 jean and Dralon Fiber socks in three colors.

Shop Studio D'Artisan Online: https://www.selfedge.com/studio-dartisan

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kiya]

Strike Gold 5103 Weft Slub Straight Leg Jean & Loopwheeled T-Shirts

Strike Gold’s new 5103 jean has landed at all stores. This model is their newest classic straight leg fit jean with a medium rise and a full cut leg.

With this new 5103 model Strike Gold have produced a 15oz unsanforized (but rinsed) denim made of pure indigo warp threads and a light gray weft thread. The denim is very interesting because they used a super short slub cotton for the weft threads. This is a cotton staple so short we believe it's shorter than the sugar cane fibers used in Sugar Cane's famed Okinawa and Hawaii jeans, except those use a slub fiber (sugar cane) in the warp and weft of the denim. Using a cotton staple this short is tricky when producing a fabric that should be rugged and somewhat heavy in weight because the yarns need to be spun at a far slower pace and therefore increasing the risk of the shuttle yarn (aka, the weft thread) snapping far more often than it already does. The slow spinning of the thread should not be confused with the tension or speed of a loom, spinning of yarns is a process which happens far before any loom is involved in making a fabric. All this work results in a denim that looks like no denim we've seen before. The process used gives the denim an extremely uneven texture, but not necessarily slubby looking. Our best description is that at a 45 degree angle it can be compared closely to a vintage hand-woven Persian rug, but not so much that most people wouldn't be able to tell much of a difference outside of the deeper color. The jean looks like an indigo colored denim but has a deeper blue hue from the weft threads peaking through the indigo warp threads. It's a jean like this which reminds us that we haven't seen it all, yet.

They've upped the weight to 15oz and due to the abrasive nature of the denim when new the jean will age faster than most jeans and yield a high contrast fade with normal wear.

Strike Gold has gone to the extent of getting custom rivets made which have a male part made of iron and a female piece made of copper. The reason for this is that the male piece will begin to rust over time but the female piece will darken and leaf over time giving the wearer a well rounded aging pattern even on the rivets. Crazy for some, essential for others.

We've also received a full restock of loopwheeled blank t-shirts, available in three colors.

Shop Strike Gold Online: https://www.selfedge.com/strike-gold

 

 

 

 

 

[reallypeacedoff]

We got a new date for the SExI26? Me birthday has been and gone...

[Abochka]

Second this….@reallypeacedoff

[kiya]

On 8/8/2023 at 1:08 PM, reallypeacedoff said:

We got a new date for the SExI26? Me birthday has been and gone...

 

1 hour ago, Abochka said:

Second this….@reallypeacedoff

Sorry! The entire release is held up by our new site launch which we're in final testing with.  

Should be ready to go in 3 to 4 weeks.

[kiya]

Rick Owens LUXOR Ramones Collection

We have a very special pair of Rick Owens Ramones sneakers today, these made of a wild eco-friendly textile made primarily out of seaweed. These things look and feel really wild and are available now at all stores in limited numbers as part of the newly released LUXOR collection. 

We also have a second new model made of a 13oz overdyed denim, complete with metal "gimp" eyelet details. 

Both models are available now at all stores in limited numbers.

Shop Rick Owens Online: https://www.selfedge.com/rick-owens

 

 

[kiya]

3sixteen 20th Anniversary Kantha Shirts & Black Straight Leg Jeans

3sixteen’s 20th anniversary Vacation shirt with special patchwork and kantha hand stitching, now available in limited numbers along with a new black/black denim classic straight leg jean.

 

Shop 3sixteen Online: https://www.selfedge.com/3sixteen

 

 

 

[kiya]

Iron Heart 633s-18 Vintage Denim Jeans & 11oz Super Duper Heavy T-Shirts

We’ve just received a new run of the 633s-18 model in Iron Heart’s “vintage style” 18oz indigo-dyed denim. This fabric is an Iron Heart developed 18oz selvedge denim made of 100% cotton and slack weave woven for breathability. The 633 fit from Iron Heart has turned into one of our best selling jeans at Self Edge, it's a perfect straight leg fit with a tapered leg for a small leg opening. 

We've also received a new run of Iron Heart's Super Duper Heavy T-shirts. This is the heaviest weight Japanese-made t-shirt we've seen clocking in at 11oz. The fit and feel of these tees is just perfect, great for wearing alone or layering. Get em now in black, white, or olive.

Shop Iron Heart Online: https://www.selfedge.com/iron-heart

 

 

 

 

 

[Abochka]

@kiya, I noticed the Imperials are finally up! Although we can’t buy them yet lol. Is 34 going to be the biggest size, or are you guys going higher?…

[xchen]

@Abochka I believe those were a previous run. I don’t think the ones on the site are the new pair coming out. IIRC they are going to be more of a straight cut. 

[Abochka]

@xchen ah yes, whoops, I’m a big dumb dumb. That’s what happens when you get too excited to read….

[kiya]

Mister Freedom Californian Jeans - Natural Indigo Denim & Navy Cotton Duck

Mister Freedom comes through this week with a special edition version of their Lot 64 Californian jean, this one produced out of Sugar Cane’s cotton and sugar cane fiber blend denim with a natural indigo dyed warp. These jeans are finished with fancy NOS cotton twill pocket bags, original MF-branded silver “tack” buttons, and twelve different types of 100% cotton threads used for construction.  

We also have the Californian jean in a new dark navy “Frontier” cotton duck canvas which was produced by Mt Vernon Mills in Trion, Georgia.  

Shop Mister Freedom Online: https://www.selfedge.com/mister-freedom

 

 

 

 

[kiya]

We're having an End-Of-Summer sale this weekend! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

It's not often we have a blanket sale like this... Everything will be marked down 15% for four days; come by and check out our goods, we even have some new fall collections in stock including many recently received summer items from many of the lines we carry.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Self Edge Online & In-store Sale: Starts 9am (PDT) Friday, September 1 and ends 9am (PDT) Tuesday, September 5

Sale in-store and online will be 15% off (excludes Good Art and hems/repairs). Customers which are not local can use a coupon code for 15% off everything in our online store starting at 9AM (PDT) Friday September 1, the coupon code will be good until 9am (PDT) Tuesday, September 5. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Coupon Code for 15% off in our online store: summer23 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Sale terms cannot be retroactive for past purchases.

Shop Self Edge Online: https://www.selfedge.com/index.php?route=product/the_shop

[kiya]

Rick Owens x Converse DRKSTAR Double Sneakers

Rick Owens x Converse DRKSTAR sneakers, available now at all stores.

These high-tops and low-tops are based on the classic Converse 70’s Chucks and feature a signature elongated tongue, contrast stitching, and signature Rick Owens molded heel and and toe cap superimposed onto the classic 70’s Chucks rubber sole. These are available now in limited numbers and are delivered with black laces and extra white laces.

Shop Rick Owens x Converse Online: https://www.selfedge.com/rick-owens

 

 

[kiya]

Seuvas Summer Collection of Shirts

Seuvas hits us this week with their first collection of short sleeve shirts. These are made of a rayon and cotton blend kasuri fabric and finished with a Amakusa pottery stone button detail. Available now at all stores along with a new restock of their 79A canvas shirts in natural undyed cotton.

 

Shop Seuvas Online: https://www.selfedge.com/seuvas

 

 

 

 

 

[kiya]

Rick Owens 16oz Black Detroit Jean & Oyster Vintage Sneaks

The Rick Owens LUXOR version of the Made in Japan Detroit jean is here. We love the way these turned out, and are excited to offer this model in what we think is the most versatile jean silhouette Rick Owens produces. These are made of Rick Owens’ in-house developed 16oz black/black Japanese selvedge denim which has a sulfur dyed warp and reactive dyed weft for maximum fading character. 

Rick Owens’ DRKSHDW Vintage Sneak are also here. These are made of a heavily brushed cotton and vegetable fiber Oyster outer with a Black viscose blend stripe. Buy now or cry about it later.

Shop Rick Owens Online: https://www.selfedge.com/rick-owens

 

 

[kiya]

3sixteen Crosscut Flannels & Jacquard Shop Jackets

We’ve got a hot one this week from 3sixteen.  First up we have their Rust Twill crosscut flannel from their new fall collection. These are produced of a 100% cotton medium-weight flannel which is slack weave woven for extra pattern depth and are finished with enamel coated metal fisheye buttons. 

We also have new shop jackets made of one of the wildest fabrics we've seen from 3sixteen.   These are made of a unique jacquard fabric and the jacket features three large pockets and is finished with corozo nut buttons.

Shop 3sixteen Online: https://www.selfedge.com/3sixteen

 

 

 

[kiya]

Self Edge Graphic Series T-Shirt #19 - Iced Out Kei Truck

#19 in our Graphic Series is based on a photograph taken in Japan 13 years ago. We were in Tokyo to meet with our Japanese brands… it was early morning outside our hotel in Shibuya, a Kei truck stopped in front of us and the driver jumped out unloading bags of ice into the bar next door.   Emblazoned on the back of the truck were the words “POOR ICE SPOIL YOUR WHISKY”.  Over the years we kept coming back to the photo, the words, and the idea of a small batch ice delivery company freezing water overnight so they can deliver it to bars wanting to serve their patrons perfectly crystal clear cubes of ice.  We twisted the concept a bit and made it our own for these graphic tees. ⠀

We’ve done this t-shirt in collaboration with typographic artist and SESF crew member, Ry Faraola.

Shop Self Edge Graphic Tees Online: https://www.selfedge.com/self-edge

 

[kiya]

Fine Creek RichmondS66 Type I Shinki Horsehide Jacket

Fine Creek finally hits us with a Type I jacket made of Shinki horsehide; we’ve been waiting what seems like years for this jacket to come back.  These are made of a 1.5mm vegetable tanned, aniline finished, tea-core dyed Shinki horsehide leather and finished with a pigment dyed 100% cotton liner and vintage style steel buttons.  These are not produced by a factory producing jackets for other brands, these are produced in Fine Creek’s own small workshop in Tokyo.  Get em now at all stores.

 

Shop Fine Creek Online: https://www.selfedge.com/fine-creek-leathers

 

[reallypeacedoff]

How long we got until 26s and a new site K? Need to lock in that 2024 Indigo Invitational pair...

[kiya]

15 hours ago, reallypeacedoff said:

How long we got until 26s and a new site K? Need to lock in that 2024 Indigo Invitational pair...

What is the deadline to buy a jean for the 2024 contest?

[kiya]

The Globe Specs 2023 Fall Collection

The 2023 Globe Specs x Old Joe and Scye collections are here.  These capsule collections were designed by Tetsuya Okada of Globe Specs with Yusuke Takagi of Old Joe working on the OJ models.  The frames are fully handmade in Japan out of titanium, acetate, and nickel alloy and come with custom hard cases.  These models are inspired by early 20th century eyewear designs and are extremely comfortable due to their light weight and well proportioned designs

These three new models are available now at all 5 of our stores.

Shop Globe Specs Online: https://www.selfedge.com/globe-specs

 

 

 

[reallypeacedoff]

51 minutes ago, kiya said:

What is the deadline to buy a jean for the 2024 contest?

Technically the December 31st, so plenty of time, just being impatient right now. 

[kiya]

3sixteen 20th Anniversary Natural Indigo Type 3s Denim Jacket

3sixteen has done a limited run of their popular Type 3s denim jacket for their 20th anniversary in a new 15.4oz organic cotton natural indigo Japanese selvedge denim.  This denim has a deep indigo shade and a medium level of weave variation running through the fabric and has been sanforized to minimize shrinkage.  Available now at all stores in limited numbers.

 

Shop 3sixteen Online: https://www.selfedge.com/3sixteen

 

 

[kiya]

The Rick Owens LUXOR Winter Collection

The Rick Owens Made in Japan LUXOR collection is here. 

Rick Owens’ Stooges jacket is now available for the first time made in Japan out of a 1.4mm black Japanese tea-core horsehide. These jackets are exclusive to Self Edge and just a few other stores around the world. Made of a specially developed horsehide which was hybrid dyed to spec; it is first chrome tanned with the chrome finish stripped from the leather then vegetable tanned and dyed.

The Outershirt is now available in three different fabrics. We have a 12oz selvedge sage denim, a soft black wool, and a 10.5oz black ombre flannel; all are finished with Japanese made YKK hardware and come with two zippered inner pockets. 

Lastly we have the GETH jean, this time in a cargo style made out of the new LUXOR 12oz selvedge sage Japanese denim.

Shop Rick Owens Online: https://www.selfedge.com/rick-owens

 

 

 

 

[kiya]

Mega Iron Heart Delivery of Everything

We've just received a massive delivery from Iron Heart this week.  We have the oiled version of their N-1 Deck jackets in both black and olive, new Ultra-Heavy Flannels, workshirts made of denim and hickory stripe, jeans in all fits and denim styles, 14oz denim jackets in indigo and overdyed, and the world's best socks in solid colors for the first time.

 

Shop Iron Heart Online: https://www.selfedge.com/iron-heart