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On 1/11/2020 at 3:29 PM, Double 0 Soul said:

These Triple R's are a nice old repro..

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Colour is a bit off due to the awful January lighting

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Coleslaw mentions these RRR's earlier in the thread

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Only 250 pairs were made back in 1998 so it's surprising that i managed to land a pair in one wash...and lightly worn condition.

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Scovil hardwear

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From the limited information ive gathered.. in 1998 Mr. Kiyofumi Yuta who owned a garment factory in Okayama (years later he went on to make Ark Jeans.. shown below)

 

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...worked with 'Real Jeans' 'Rare Rare Club' & 'Ray Design Unit' to repro the 'Triple R' jeans, hence RRR

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I sized dowm 1 on these to a 31" and kept my fingers crossed

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...which worked out quite well and good job too because beggers can't be choosy

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Here are some examples of the worn denim

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..looks pretty accurate

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fin.

Remember those^ RRR's of mine which i sold to @Thanks_M8

I thought i could swing a 31" but they were a bit too snug

anywho.. there is a size 32" listed on Mercari for anyone interested

https://zenmarket.jp/en/mercariproduct.aspx?itemCode=m68879704515

They're a fantastic old, rare as fk repro from 1998..

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On 4/25/2021 at 11:29 AM, Maynard Friedman said:

Taken from a World Mook book I have from 2005.

Gardener 1954 (Uekis) designed by Ichiro Ueki in 2005 I think.

Company could be called ‘System of Emporium’ (literal translation).

Perhaps someone with a knowledge of Japanese or a better grasp of a translation app could do a more thorough job than me!

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On 4/25/2021 at 11:42 AM, unders said:

Confirming @Maynard Friedman ‘s post that these are made by a company called System of Emporium Corporation. Here’s a close-up of the pocket flasher 

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On 4/25/2021 at 11:59 AM, Double 0 Soul said:

Right i'm back :) let's get our little grey cells in gear

They're designed my a Mr. Ichiro Ueki hence the tab (whoops! maynard beat me to it)

They also make a 1937 and a 1942, i sent Flash photo's some time ago but they've disappeared

I keep seeing reference to first generation Gardeners and revival, there is also a seller on macari who claims his pair are made by Warehouse and the selvedge looks like WH selvadge

 

 

On 4/25/2021 at 12:16 PM, Maynard Friedman said:

The page I posted above mentions something about a revival - that may be the 2005 part. My translate app kept changing the text though and I didn’t have the time or patience to continue with it.

 

On 4/25/2021 at 12:18 PM, Duke Mantee said:

There’s nothing of real consequence in the text - started out in 97 then took a break and did some collaboration with Take5 then back to this label in 2005 (more or less)

Company records show the business status was made ‘dead/abandoned’ in the first quarter of 2008

 

On 4/25/2021 at 12:48 PM, Double 0 Soul said:

Regarding 1997 Gardeners, i keep seeing Evisu/Evi's referenced...

Alrighty...that's my Sunday researching done, i'm going to shampoo my rug :blush:

 

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On 3/12/2025 at 8:34 PM, Double 0 Soul said:

Remember those^ RRR's of mine which i sold to @Thanks_M8

I thought i could swing a 31" but they were a bit too snug

anywho.. there is a size 32" listed on Mercari for anyone interested

https://zenmarket.jp/en/mercariproduct.aspx?itemCode=m68879704515

They're a fantastic old, rare as fk repro from 1998..

Great jeans as u say, mate ;)

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On 3/12/2025 at 3:34 PM, Double 0 Soul said:

Remember those^ RRR's of mine which i sold to @Thanks_M8

I thought i could swing a 31" but they were a bit too snug

anywho.. there is a size 32" listed on Mercari for anyone interested

https://zenmarket.jp/en/mercariproduct.aspx?itemCode=m68879704515

They're a fantastic old, rare as fk repro from 1998..

I have had these jeans in my mind since you first posted them... too bad these old repros are never in a size 34, much less 36...!

Happy to see some news about Gardner as well, I think those jeans have my favorite red tab ever....

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