Japan Blue Momotaro

[choice_genes]

PS new evo pics forthcoming. not a whole lot to show, but may be interesting to some.

[truestorytravis]

what's your status choice? i'm interested to see how these are fading.

[choice_genes]

sorry i have been slack with this....

I'll try to get something up in the next week. they're still very dark. washed them about 4 times, had them for 9 months now but probably only worn them for about 4 months total...

will post soon!

[salaami]

can anyone with a pair of momos give me a quality comparison of momo denim to other top-rung jeans (45rpm,evisu #1,etc) this brand fascinates me to no end. any info would be met with thanks.

[choice_genes]

Evo pics finally. Sorry I have been slack with these. I posted this up in the evo thread as well.

As I said there, I have been rotating these with a pair of black cheap mondays, so they haven't really been worn that hard. One soak at three months, two washes since then.

They're still very dark, although some mid blue is starting to peek through.

The photos were taken outside with my Canon Ixus. The contrast has been adjusted in iPhoto to give truest representation of colour possible. Enjoy!

[aho]

For everyone's sake...please wear those more and keep us updated! I almost confused them for Flat Head denim when I glanced over these in the Evolution thread...

[chantheman]

good shit. always been curious of this brand

[jcotteri]

thanks for that choice

[choice_genes]

no worries, sorry it took me a while!

aho I think you';re right there are definite similarities between momo denim and FH3xxx denim. they seem to have similar vertical fading qualities, and they also seem to be relatively tight-weave. i think the momos are a slightly darker indigo.

[IM SOLE CRAZY]

def getting these as my next pair

[choice_genes]

Thanks for all the complements yo.

a couple of people have said something to the effect of 'I can't believe you don't wear these all the time'.

the cut just isn't ideal for me - they're tight in the thighs, and not as slim in the lower leg as I'd like (hence my bustin out the cheap mondays) - I'm looking at getting those SE05BSP flat-heads when they come out - hopefully they'll be closer to what I'm looking for.

[salaami]

these look like a super-dark, hard-as-fuck to fade jean. just what i need. next cop 4 sho.

[rice rocket]

Hey guys,

I'm lookin' at these Momotaro GTWP0603S jeans (14.7 oz, low rise, slight bootcut)...

http://www.japanblue.co.jp/denimhouse/item/102.html

The sizing looks completely odd. A size 28 is measured at 30.3 inches according to the site, but if you look through Yahoo auctions and Rakuten, everyone says it's either true to size or SMALLER! Any ideas? They're all sold as one-wash, so there shouldn't be that much shrinking...

Here's a Yahoo auction, saying a 36 measures as an 89 cm waist (which is 35.0 inches), but the other measurements like hem, thigh, etc are actually listed near or larger than what's officially listed on the Japan Blue site.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://page19.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/x33313969&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=6&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DGTWP0603S%2B%25E3%2582%25A6%25E3%2582%25A8%25E3%2582%25B9%25E3%2583%2588%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3Djap

[choice_genes]

BiG is generally pretty accurate with the measurements.

http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=3672&category_id=&manufacturer_id=42&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28

Good luck!

[rice rocket]

Ah, good point. Thanks for the quick reply.

Those sizes match the Momotaro/Japan Blue site (well, minus the fact that they don't go down to size 28, but I'll assume the 2+ oversize is consistent throughout). Lets hope they didn't just copy it directly and did some actual measurements...

[salaami]

if choice has been rocking these for 9 months and they fade that slow, ima have to check these out 4 sho! its very rare that i see a jean that has everything i want. bingo!

[menno]

Hey guys, MOMOTARO is available since this month at Tenue de Nimes in Amsterdam. Look here!

[lenn]

menno, do you work at TdN? i'll be checking out the shop somewhere this month...

[lilldavid]

did anyone try these yet

http://saddlemen.biz/products/detail1763.html

I think they are more appealing than the mvpa01

[lenn]

those look gooood... zimbabwean cotton is always a plus too, my fav cotton... so soft

[salaami]

i thought the inseam stitching was a lavendery purplish color??

[lenn]

pink.

[salaami]

i was thinking the color was more purple than cotton-candy.

[frideswide]

It is pink, but it doesn't really stay pink --- it soon darkens as the indigo runs across it.

The Vintage 901 model shown above is the looser 55 type cut. The Vintage '201' model is the slim tapered version (slimmer than 66). There is a '701' model also, but I'm not sure what it is.

Anyway, they are class jeans. I sized down 1 and am happy with the fit.

[lilldavid]

from what I can tell here: http://www.japanblue.co.jp/denimhouse/item/154.html

the 701 is even slimmer and has a lower waist than the 201...

[Quinnskimo]

has no one gotten these tapered denims from BIG yet? I'm kinda thinking I might get a sort of classic fit at some point, and I like the idea of a really dark pair that will stay dark for a long time.

http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=4801&category_id=&manufacturer_id=42&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28

[Denim Phenom]

has no one gotten these tapered denims from BIG yet? I'm kinda thinking I might get a sort of classic fit at some point, and I like the idea of a really dark pair that will stay dark for a long time.

http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=4801&category_id=&manufacturer_id=42&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28

I've wanted to get a pair for awhile but I have the FC Contest jeans coming so i'm going to hold off for awhile.

[Quinnskimo]

good call. i probably won't even get these for a good year, unless i have some cash i don't know what to do with (this never happens). i want some 811s first. Then when they get light enough to where I need some dark jeans, I'll look in this direction.

[salaami]

momotaro seems to be a very high-quality brand, but they are the one label that is sufu-approved that no one has really beaten in yet. maybe cause of the inseam color, plus they fade really slow, like 811s. rampuya makes some of the finest denim on earth, so i know what they use for their house brand must be special. i've been waiting to see some good evo pics of these for some time now.

[cherrydrew]

momotaro seems to be a very high-quality brand, but they are the one label that is sufu-approved that no one has really beaten in yet. maybe cause of the inseam color, plus they fade really slow, like 811s. rampuya makes some of the finest denim on earth, so i know what they use for their house brand must be special. i've been waiting to see some good evo pics of these for some time now.

I've been wanting to post these for a long time but have been too busy. here are some pics 2 1/2 years after wearing and 4 cold washes, 9 months for the womens model with one cold wash, and a one wash pair with no home washes yet. Only worn those ones a few times. All washes with no detergent. gentle cycle hang dry. I've never gotten so much attention from a pair of jeans before. when my girlfriend and I wear our momo's together we get stopped all the time.

http://picasaweb.google.com/andrew.shindler/MomotaroEVOPics?authkey=Vw0QftHjXGo&pli=1&feat=directlink

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