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

[blomqvist]

Any opinions on pocket squares in the back pocket of jeans?

[Double 0 Soul]

My advice would be... Be very careful with the social etiquette or your evening might end up taking a direction that you did not intend, This table is drawn from Larry Townsend's The Leatherman's Handbook Which should help you avoid  painful mistakes.

 

Edited June 2, 2013 by Double 0 Soul

[Maynard Friedman]

Isn't there one with a polka dot which means 'will only accept 9"+' or something?!

[Double 0 Soul]

I hope so or i've just wasted £4 on a polka dot handkerchief.

[Maynard Friedman]

You could have saved your money and I'd have sent you my old one. I've now traded up to a (12" and upwards) hickory stripe model...

[Double 0 Soul]

Previous post updated with the full "hanky code" click for enlargement "i cant promise 12" and upwards though"

[garden gnomes in space]

so thats why shady characters  approach me with a closed fist covered in lube....here I thought it was some sign of solidarity that I was not privy to. 

[Double 0 Soul]

They must have mistaken you for Bruce Springsteen.

[Kyle@TFH]

That handkerchief chart is the dumbest thing I've ever seen.  I always keep a handkerchief in my back pocket in case I have to sneeze/sweat/etc.  Lots of guys in Japan do the same thing.  Of course, I fold the thing and keep it fully in my pocket. 

[Double 0 Soul]

Its not dumb its a historical fact and goes back generations before you was born to when homosexuality was illegal and gay men needed a way of communicating to each other without openly admitting to being gay and commiting a crime. There was also similar codes with earings, hair parting ect that can be dated back to sailors in the 40,s

Just because you and "guys in Japan" have a handkerchief you can not deny it has connotations to a certain part of the community.

[Maynard Friedman]

I agree, this type of explanation is not to be sneezed at.

[garden gnomes in space]

so Maynard, since we both have ordered the Warehouse's from Jappan-holic and both received a blue MF handkerchief, it looks like we have a uniform fetish by default...

[beautiful_FrEaK]

make that 3...

[garden gnomes in space]

shit, looks like some competition just walked in...

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I'm talking 'bout the bandanna though...anyway I assume that's more important

Edited June 4, 2013 by beautiful_FrEaK

[Double 0 Soul]

Don't get too flirtatious with Maynard remember he only accepts 12" or above, The evening is only going to end in disappointment.

[Maynard Friedman]

Maybe all 3 of you can muster 12" between you?!

[dubwise]

Here are some pics of my S710, soaked twice, never washed, 2 years on and off wear. I am planning to wash these now, but they have tiny holes on the back where the honeycombs are. I've had this before with my S510 and they blew open after washing. Obviously I want to avoid this this time. Any suggestions how to still wash them in the machine and not have the same problem again?

Anyone else had this problem and how did you deal with it?

 

 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

how to avoid it? wash and soak earlier and more frequently.

the threads of the denim are broken now, that can't be fixed

[dubwise]

I do know that. However my question is not "how to avoid it at all" but "how to prevent the holes from blowing open even more".

[beautiful_FrEaK]

a gentle hand wash would help you to have control about the washing (and the holes), if you throw it in the machine you can't predict what will happen and you can't intervene

Edited June 5, 2013 by beautiful_FrEaK

[almostparadigm]

hi people, i bought a pair of raw denim which fits comfortably (not tight and not loose) in the legs but is loose in the waist (when i sit down the back gapes a lot).

 

i read that for raw denim, the legs stretch very little but the waist stretches a lot. since my pair is already loose in the waist, i am thinking it won't be stretching since it is not tight enough for any stretch to occur and i could wear it with a belt - or should i try exchanging it for a smaller pair which may have tight legs (which may not stretch?) and fit better in the waist?

 

thanks in advance for any replies!

[Double 0 Soul]

^What brand?

[almostparadigm]

^What brand?

 

railcar, but does the brand affect? to give an idea of the looseness, i can put two hands down the waist of the jeans, and the crotch gapes a bit, but the thighs and calves fit nicely.

Edited June 6, 2013 by almostparadigm

[garden gnomes in space]

wear a belt?  The thigh fit is of utmost importance, negating the waist fit to secondary status in my opinion.  I have had jeans fit perfect in the waist but the thighs were way too snug for comfort.  If your thighs can handle it, size down one, as the waist will most definitely stretch.  If a size down is not possible, invest in a belt 

Edited June 6, 2013 by garden gnomes in space

[beautiful_FrEaK]

^...or a different cut with bigger thighs compared to the waist

[almostparadigm]

wear a belt?  The thigh fit is of utmost importance, negating the waist fit to secondary status in my opinion.  I have had jeans fit perfect in the waist but the thighs were way too snug for comfort.  If your thighs can handle it, size down one, as the waist will most definitely stretch.  If a size down is not possible, invest in a belt 

 

thanks for the reply. I'm going to try sizing down two, the thighs still have some room and i guess i'll go running more to cut the thigh fats while stretch the denim gradually.

[almostparadigm]

^...or a different cut with bigger thighs compared to the waist

 

the other high-waisted cut is in a stretch non-selvedge denim so i'll try your recommendation the next raw denim pair i buy. thanks!

[achineseguy]

What are some slim tapered models from flat head (lookibg for sub 7.5 leg opening) . Thanks

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 9, 2015 by hoggreaser