SUPERDENIM SMALL QUESTIONS THREAD (Use instead of making new threads)

[beautiful_FrEaK]

4 hours ago, reallypeacedoff said:

I guess I'll cancel my trip then. 😉

I got as many brands as I could find saved on Google Maps, wondering what shops have multiple brands I may have missed. The Self Edge's of Japan? Hinoya or similar. I was hoping Bears had a brick-and-mortar, but it doesn't appear to. I see Resolute has had some pop-ups as of late, hopefully, one near me during my stay there. 

Bears definitely has a brick&mortar shop

[reallypeacedoff]

11 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

Bears definitely has a brick&mortar shop

You are right BF, I found it here.

Regarding specificity, what place in Tokyo shouldn't be missed? It could be a bar, a restaurant, a park/shrine, an onsen (tattoo-friendly), a tour, etc.

I have been before, and so have a bunch of my friends, so I have about 350 spots on Google Maps, but with only 11 days there, trying to parse out the most worthwhile, and even add a few more. I'm hoping someone has a Wagyu teppanyaki spot they recommend too.

[l13902733261]

 
My cuffed hems trousers are puckering on a few places around the hem, probably cause by not enough pressing before tacking the cuff. can it be fix by a cheap cordless iron?

Edited November 3, 2023 by l13902733261

[Geeman]

1 hour ago, reallypeacedoff said:

You are right BF, I found it here.

Regarding specificity, what place in Tokyo shouldn't be missed? It could be a bar, a restaurant, a park/shrine, an onsen (tattoo-friendly), a tour, etc.

I have been before, and so have a bunch of my friends, so I have about 350 spots on Google Maps, but with only 11 days there, trying to parse out the most worthwhile, and even add a few more. I'm hoping someone has a Wagyu teppanyaki spot they recommend too.

Moch in Harajuku is my favourite bar in the world! Huge whisky and bourbon selection. 

Be careful though I spent hundreds of pounds in there on more than 1 occasion....

https://maps.app.goo.gl/L1r6jgVrDARLJzMu5

For food worth going to Maisen 

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4Y7LkSqN32uYCDPcA

 

Edited November 3, 2023 by Geeman

[julian-wolf]

@l13902733261 Ironing will flatten it out no problem, but if the creasing is caused by the pants being tapered enough towards the hem that the cuff is bunching up the fabric above it then it’ll likely come back before long

[CSL]

4 hours ago, l13902733261 said:

 
My cuffed hems trousers are puckering on a few places around the hem, probably cause by not enough pressing before tacking the cuff. can it be fix by a cheap cordless iron?

It's likely caused by what Julian Wolf mentions above. However if you can stretch the fabric, while using the steam setting from the iron, it might hold enough to fix the issue. 

[Geeman]

@reallypeacedoff

Joyopolis is also.worth a few hours time. Crazy adult arcade.and right by the giant Gundam  moving statue 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/AmQVbNC54EYc4p4R6

 

[rbeck]

I've seen the diy repair thread, but is there a thread for people to share homemade jeans? I want to make a pair in the future and would like some inspiration. 

[LazyS]

12 minutes ago, rbeck said:

I've seen the diy repair thread, but is there a thread for people to share homemade jeans? I want to make a pair in the future and would like some inspiration. 

 

[rbeck]

Thanks boss

[Double 0 Soul]

@kiya hey!..

I bought this yoyo back in 2007 maybe 2008.. .. without a thought towards it ever becoming collectable

..we had a strong pound back in those days, we were getting almost $2 to the £ so it would have cost me peanuts to import this^ from the US.

It's been carefully looked after (no dings) but I haven't thrown it for 10yrs+ .. it's always been kept in the carton so the carton isn't exactly in perfect condition due to me taking it out/in.

I spotted this website https://yoyo.collectionhero.com/outer/gallery_listings.php?keyword=crucial+yoyo

According to this^ they've sold on ebay back in 2022 for $300+ and frankly i'd rather have $300 than something i've just found in a drawer but im clueless regarding the buoyancy of the US yo market...

.. If i was to auction this^ on (worldwide) ebay through GSP starting at lets say $10.. would i be guaranteed a sale price close to the above mentioned or would you recommend listing it for $300 with offers? .. if it could sell for $50 .. i'll chuck it back in the drawer

The UK market is limited at best..

 

Edited November 8, 2023 by Double 0 Soul

[reallypeacedoff]

It's kind of like my LEGO collection @Double 0 Soul, recently looked up how much some of mine are worth, and wow. Of course, untouched in a box commands huge prices but even used, it is way higher than what I would have ever expected.

[Cold Summer]

Great LEGO collection ReallyPeacedOff, I (or my brothers!) owned a few of those same ones myself! I miss the 90s golden age of LEGO before they sold out into primarily making licensed stuff...

Our born-in-the-80s/Gen Y contingent seems to be almost comically bewitched by nostalgia, so a lot of stuff from the 80s and 90s - 8 and 16-bit game consoles/games, toys, other entertainment stuff, can be worth a lot in decent condition.

Edited November 11, 2023 by Cold Summer

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

I had no idea! Some of the stuff I still own are on eBay for like 600-800$! That’s crazy. Why would someone pay so much for old Lego…? 

[Double 0 Soul]

Because Lego nerds are f'kin nuts.. i should know, i'm married to one.

Meanwhile over on the Lego forum..

"I had no idea! Some of the stuff I still own are on eBay for like 600-800$! That’s crazy. Why would someone pay so much for old jeans…? "

[Dr_Heech]

@reallypeacedoff top marks for 1980's space lego kits! As a Gen X'er it was my last lego hurrah before ditching it altogether in favour of Astro wars and Munch-man.

 

[Double 0 Soul]

My missus uses the spare Lego bricks to make her own earrings... she'll have a red brick in one ear and a blue in the other... nerd!

 

[youngofthesoonest]

oh wow. my kids were playing with my old legos today. I still have the plastic lego container and we still have my younger brother's duplo duffle bag from the mid 90s. unfortunately I dont think I have all the pieces anymore to any of the sets...not that I would really care to sell them at this point. 

Edited November 14, 2023 by youngofthesoonest

[ReverendGlasseye]

I don't know if this is a dumb question but is there such a thing as a proxy from Japan that's not just buying from a proxy service that just uses Rakuten, Yahoo Auctions, etc.? I want to buy a (sold out in NA) sweat from the RMC shop in Nagoya and they don't ship overseas. 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Most proxy services also buy from regular shops. FromJapan does, just provide the link and they will buy it.

[smoothsailor]

I just used fromjapan, real easy.

be prepared for a shitload of spam mail

[Talan]

+ for fromjapan. Bought some non-denim stuff just with a link to the seller store. 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

undoing a single stitch hem...how much length could one get by doing this?! 1-2 cm?

[Double 0 Soul]

I’ve unpicked you a hem from an old pair of SC

From stitch to hem

From hem +folded over material 0.75”

 

Edited November 20, 2023 by Double 0 Soul

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Everything for science!

[Double 0 Soul]

Quite.. I’ve even used a 1/38 contraction rule^ .. which should give a shrinkage allowance of around 0.3mm when they’re washed

[ReverendGlasseye]

@beautiful_FrEaK @smoothsailor @Talan Thanks! I just sent a request so we will see.

 

[indigoeagle]

There had been some question about oxford shirts.

Workers has a preorder on, I think, for what looks like solid, classical oxford shirts.
Supima cotton white
https://www.e-workers.net/store/202402/ib2.html

Chambray
https://www.e-workers.net/store/202402/ib6.html
 

There is also a Cat Day coverall:
https://www.e-workers.net/store/202402/ie1.html

[Geeman]

If you want an Oxford you can tuck Kamakura have a nice range. 

Beams Plus Oxfords are also nice and don't have to be tucked 

[willi]

On 11/22/2023 at 5:03 PM, indigoeagle said:

There had been some question about oxford shirts.

Workers has a preorder on, I think, for what looks like solid, classical oxford shirts.
Supima cotton white
https://www.e-workers.net/store/202402/ib2.html

Chambray
https://www.e-workers.net/store/202402/ib6.html
 

There is also a Cat Day coverall:
https://www.e-workers.net/store/202402/ie1.html

Unfortunately you have to go through a retailer to pre-order Workers overseas. I've had mixed success trying to do this, and it's become more difficult over the last year or so as the stores I'm used to using have either gone out of business or outsourced their overseas shipping to proxy services that don't work as well. Let me know if you have success pre-ordering!

By the way, I own oxfords I like from workers, beams, kamakura, and gitman. Workers are my favorite, but the sizing is limited and the fit a little unusual compared to these others brands. Each shirt is very different, I would recommend all of them in different cases depending on how they're going to be worn.