Unknown Japanese Brands

[Ciabatta]

Anybody have any experience with orSlow? Haven't seen much talk of them on here. The one wash pairs on Bureau Belfast look nice.

[Bobbo]

^I saw a few when I visited Oi Polloi in the fall. The denim looked quite nice. Didn't try them on though.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

AFAIK Flash also checked them out and said, denim reminded him of old Denime (going by pictures)

[cmo]

I currently wear the 107 slim fit. Really good neppy denim and a good cut in my opinion for something slimmer than my Resolutes. They are my weekend pair. The 105's also look good for a looser option but haven't tried them.

[aho]

orSlow is where it's at, you can't go wrong with them!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

you have personal experience Andrew?

[Broark]

I've always looked at the 105 and thought about picking up a pair myself.

Would be interested to see if anyone has a rundown on them!

[tigerstrom]

Here is the fit pics of my tcb trucker jacket! I really like it!

[volvo240thebest]

Excellent fit tiger!!!

[tigerstrom]

Thank you volvo! Is the nicest denimjacket I've had! I really like the 60s fabric!

[garden gnomes in space]

i agree, well worn Tiger.  (makes me want to cop...)

[unders]

That looks great tigerstrom. Is that a post-soak fit? 

[volvo240thebest]

might be wrong but I think it's one wash!

[tigerstrom]

Yeah as volvo said it's one wash!

Thanks Unders and Garden Gnomes!

Edited March 12, 2015 by tigerstrom

[unders]

Ah, thanks chaps.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

the denim on that Trucker Jacket is different to their 60s jeans, right?

[tigerstrom]

I think it is the same actually but I'm not entirely sure.

[volvo240thebest]

It's the same

[beautiful_FrEaK]

ok, must be the lighting then because the denim on that jacket looks so dark. Totally unlike the denim on the jeans (from what I have seen on other pics)

[volvo240thebest]

I agree that the lighting on the photo is slighty misleading.

but it's the same. If you look in the happyjeans blog there's already a slighty faded sample from some japanese chap and the fabric it's fairly recognisable from those pics.

 

meanwhile I've started my quest for a next pair of 60's jeans. I tell you that I am tempted to buy another pair of TCB's but maybe I should try something else. I would be intrigued to keep trying some other japanese repro small scale brand rather than get something from the bigger/well known brands. I'd love to try a pair of porky's 66, I've seen some pretty remarkable fades and also the price is VERY tempting. only problem is that apparently they don't make a W36 size on the 66 cut, while they have 36 38 and even 40 for their XX model and they go up to 36 in their 44 model. I just tried to shoot them an email let's see if they can sort me out. I've been considering OOE as well and Resolute of course, but somehow I just enjoy more to try out less known brands. it's part of the fun!

Any other reccomendation for 66 cuts from other smaller scale japanes brands?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Porky's would have been a nice pick. Keep in mind their 66 model uses a different denim than the XX model (froem which I saw the amazing fades).

 

I would still count OOE to the small scale brands but chances are high that they are sold out at th moment.

 

SC1966 would be also a great pick. Not a unknown brand but a rare taken model from them.

 

Boncoura has a 66 model

[volvo240thebest]

thanks for the tips Til!

yeah I think I lost the good time to pull the trigger on the OOE's, either I'll wait for another restock (if any!) or look for something else.

Boncoura looks good too but they're slighty too expensive. for that price I'd rather buy a pair of shoes or a jacket.

 

I hope that Porky's will reply to me for now! meanwhile I'll keep looking around!

[volvo240thebest]

dat Porky's xx denim, fuckin' hell!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

IIRC I contacted Porkys some months ago and never got an answer..hope youe have more luck! Although I am not sure if they will make a bigger size by request like TCB would.

 

The basic Denime 66 would also be an option and you won’t find them a lot around here

[volvo240thebest]

yeah I think it's very unlikely too, unfortunately.

[Bobbo]

I second the idea of Denime 66, I like the denim a lot. Given the good words about Freewheelers 601xx, do they make a '66 cut? If so then I reckon it would be a great choice too.

[Maynard Friedman]

I think you could consider Ande Whall's jeans as a 60s model. High-ish rise, tapered legs and no hidden rivets. You could do far worse than Ande's, volvo.

[volvo240thebest]

I know I am picky but I just can't stand AW's pocket arcs! and I love the romance of dealing with japanese people and always not being 100% sure that they understood what i meant, you know it!

Another great pair of 60's jeans that I'd love to try are warehouse duckdiggers lot 1960's but those ugly marijuana shaped pocket arcs are a total deal breaker for me!

Edited March 13, 2015 by volvo240thebest

[holio cornolio]

Finally, some fit pics of the TCB60s on me. These are pre soak, and these have some serious shrinking to do. Waist should be fine, but I thought 60s was supposed to be a slimmer fit... my legs must be skinnier than I thought :-) I'm thinking a 60 degree wash followed by a turn in the dryer might be in order. These are TTS (my waist measures 32) and sizing down wasn't an option as it was an ebay purchase. they're very comfy though.

 

These are very quick and rough pictures. Just grabbed a quick

 

Sorry for crappy iPad pics. Denim is gorgeous on these BTW.

 

 

[volvo240thebest]

they'll be great afterwards! I'd go with a 30°C wash first with no detergent and hang dry and then see if you really need more shrinking. better be cautious!

and re 60's cut, this is apparently a true repro 66 cut, so the taper is not as prominent as in other 66 inspired cuts.