blue in green visit

[poly800rock]

seriously, you guys need to just get a life. BiG is great. end of story.

[dino might]

^you not talkin'a me bish righ?

[sidneylo]

dino might! has terrible customer service. TRUE STORY.

[poly800rock]

^you not talkin'a me bish righ?

not really, but really if you feel the need to psychoanalyze why a SA doesn't want to be your best friend in life, and then complain behind their back on an internet forum, c'mon. get over it. I haven't been in BiG in a year or so now, but have always had a pleasant experience with all Gordon, the girl, and the "black guy" that works there.

[dino might]

^truth. yeah, im defending the guy. i just see how he could rub some the wrong way, all in all ive never had any experience with another retail shop as caring and helpful as BiG, as employee or customer

dino might! has terrible customer service. TRUE STORY.

lamao

[erk]

I'm gonna be droppin by saturday or sunday. I'm hitchin a ride with my friend's band from baltimore to NY. It sounded like an easy way to have some fun and drop off my s5000s i bought from them to be hemmed. I've only been there once before and noriko was very helpful. nobody else said anything to me, but its not like I was tryin to be best buds with anyone.

[sidneylo]

speaking of which, i'd like to "chat up" Noriko.

Know your role, 'cause my pimp hand definitely hasn't gone soft.

[evisu 2000]

i went to big once, because it was next to cloak (right?). i remember some skinny asian broad worked at cloak.

[dino might]

yeah, cloaks acne now, they got some cute femmes too, belie'dat

[poly800rock]

i went to big once, because it was next to cloak (right?). i remember some skinny asian broad worked at cloak.

settle down til you got a pony

[evisu 2000]

man i seriously think i have a year to go.

[annacobra]

some pics from Betty Smith Jeans museum. I had a nice day in Kojima in October 2008...

Whoever goes to Kojima, shall check out the indigo fields in Tokushima prefecture. I did not manage time wise, and deeply regret (frustrated, I bought 2kg of polygonum tinctorium seeds, to grow myself)

[annacobra]

oops, wrong url, top pic is from one of the Kapital stores in Kojima, sorry...

[annacobra]

oops and even wrong thread, should be posted under "Day-trippin' in Kojima"

Just ignore, guys!

[avonalliv8]

sorry for bringing up this old thread, but wasnt sure if this warranted a new one altogether.

has anyone purchased the BiG chinos yet? i handled these in the store and they are very nicely put together. not as unique as the jungle cloth, but also half the price. unlike the jeans, this isnt a collabo with PBJ. i think the guy there said it was with Oni.

http://thevitamine.blogspot.com/2010/02/blue-in-green-chino-trouser.html

[lance]

Gordon's new N-01store denim looks like a great pair of jeans at a very good price. Supima cotton dipped 14 times and MIJ.

[aho]

^Sure would like to know who makes the denim/overall construction for them...Funny that Gordon decided pretty much all the details that I would want in my standard jean....Not sure how I feel about the patch though!

[lance]

^ I like deer skin and also the way he designed the logo; the leather should age well. This is one helluva pair of jeans for $225.

[aho]

It's def. a great step for Gordon to take, and something I've been waiting for (along the lines of Hinoya and Burgus, etc.)...So, who's gonna take the first jump?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

or whos says "contest" first, aho

[aho]

^Not a bad idea LOL....funny it didn't actually come to mind until you mentioned it! Too many things/denim going on for me right now though but I'd certainly be down to follow!

[comicto]

Found a good article posted yesterday about Gordon and BIG.

http://www.denimsandjeans.com/japanese-denim/blue-in-green-soho-a-great-japanese-denim-shop/

[d-19]

^+rep. Thanks for the article. With all the talk about Gordon on this forum he has an almost mythical status. It's good to hear his thoughts on the Japanese denim industry. Hope I can make it to BiG in person soon...

[JLizzy]

Man, I've been to BiG maybe 10 times, and the same guy has helped me every time. Super cool guy -- so nice that I feel like a dick if I leave the store without buying something. Now that I've read through this thread, though, I'm beginning to wonder if I've been calling the guy by the wrong name. I thought he introduced himself as Jin. He's the really skinny Japanese guy who wears glasses and has a mustache, usually has a hat on.

Is that Johnny? Shit, now I feel like an even bigger dick. I've bought one pair of jeans in my 10 visits there, and I've been calling him by the wrong name the whole time.

[coleslawyum]

^^Nah, Johnny hasn't been there for a minute. They change staff all the time. The owners are Gordon and Yuji.

[the_ming]

sorry for bringing up this old thread, but wasnt sure if this warranted a new one altogether.

has anyone purchased the BiG chinos yet? i handled these in the store and they are very nicely put together. not as unique as the jungle cloth, but also half the price. unlike the jeans, this isnt a collabo with PBJ. i think the guy there said it was with Oni.

http://thevitamine.blogspot.com/2010/02/blue-in-green-chino-trouser.html

i got some:

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showpost.php?p=2344927&postcount=314

[cheapmuthafukr]

^Sure would like to know who makes the denim/overall construction for them...Funny that Gordon decided pretty much all the details that I would want in my standard jean....Not sure how I feel about the patch though!

i actually have a pair on the way to me right now... talked to G about them a little, and he wouldnt let me know the name of the factory he is using, but it is not any kind of collaboration with another company... he is working direct with the factory to get them made.

ill post some pics up as soon as they come in.

[thebarsmydestinati]

I just made my first stop in yesterday. I told the salesperson what I was looking for and within about thirty seconds had five pairs of jeans to try on (two of which looked beautiful, but, then, I looked at the price tag and was afraid I might trade my rent money for jeans. I went in looking for a pair of raw jeans and wound up getting sold on a pair of one-rinse Left Fields. (Whatever, I figure; they're amazing, hardly laundered, dark as hell, and they'll wear in just as well if not better than raws.) Basically, they found the perfect pair of jeans for me.

They hemmed (beautiful) on-site within an hour. My only regret that I was in too much of a hurry to chat more. If you're anywhere near lower Manhattan it's totally worth it to poke your head in.

[aho]

aha! so thats where the money was going...

Really looking forward to your impressions/pictures of them once they arrive! I'll pester you to update, I'm sure...

i actually have a pair on the way to me right now... talked to G about them a little, and he wouldnt let me know the name of the factory he is using, but it is not any kind of collaboration with another company... he is working direct with the factory to get them made.

ill post some pics up as soon as they come in.

[cheapmuthafukr]

first impressions...

these jeans are fucking awesome!!!!

ive never seen jeans lose this much indigo in a hot soak, and then be so dark after.

details are great... love the two tone stitching, plain rivets, and donut buttons.

fit is almost perfect, tho i think they could use about another half inch on the back rise.

did i say these are fucking awesome?!?!?!

fit pics: