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[Mich]

/\ hi Mich, no, it's been 9 days as well so I doubt I will now. I'll try via an alternative e-mail address.

 

Was there anything you wanted to know specifically or were interested in?

No not really, just the fact if they ship international, they have a lot of stuff which i tend to like and i am considering picking up a pair of their One piece of rock jeans in future.

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Mich]

Yeah really liking them and they seem to fade pretty nicely too.

 

Think it's unlikely too, but like you said once they get more requests they might eventually.

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[aho]

TCB 50's @10 months

http://happyjeans.jp/tcb/2013/05/25/3569

more reasons to wash often

[Megatron1505]

They look great.

[Double 0 Soul]

10 months! Jeez Louise.

[volvo240thebest]

hi all

 

never got a reply from Genoa jeans unfortunately, so I just tried to reach them via proxy..

meanwhile here some stunning fading samples of their Genoa TCB collab

 

 

 

 

and here's a fit

 

 

 

not bad at all I'd say! looks nice, not too high waisted and not too low, not too wide at the bottom. a good cut that should work well either with boots or with a nice pair of brogues and a tweed jacket when needed..

[beautiful_FrEaK]

looks like that pair is sold out. But their WWII is also nice. 16oz denim.

 

Some pics

 

 

 

Cotton from Cameroon

 

 

 

 

 

I think they are calling Flash's name

Edited May 27, 2013 by beautiful_FrEaK

[Flash]

dont tempt me mate , not that its gonna be any time soon but my next jeans are gonna be the 2000 no.1's  

[volvo240thebest]

They're both super nice but I preferred the tcb one, too bad!

The website looks to not be updated very often too, maybe it's available again, hopefully..

[demonator]

how much for those ww2?

[volvo240thebest]

18000 yen, about 140 euros

[volvo240thebest]

It is terrible to see how addicted I am becoming to denim, Jaysus...

In a desperate attempt to reach the Genoa Jeans guys re-Genoa/TCB collab (no luck either via proxy nor via their email address) I got in touch directly with Hajime San at TCB.  Hajime Inoue is the main man behind TCB. The collab model is no longer available, but it turned out that Hajime is a super nice guy, and speaks a perfect English. We swapped several emails about his models, fits and sizing advices and at last I decided to pull the trigger and buy one of his models instead. I went for the 60's model. I had a really oustanding communication and service from him so far, and I reckon the jeans have a very fair price seen the quality. He also offered me a free chainstich hem!

I wanted to try the Genoa Jeans but I am not particullarly keen on WWII models myself, and also there were a few little details that made me change my mind (the heavy 16 oz denim - too heavy for a good half a year where I live - and the purple selvedge)

I really didn't need another pair of jeans, but.. oh well.. it is still better than becoming an alcoholic or a drug addicted..

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[rustygoose]

@Volvo240 Some fitpics would be great when you get the jeans! 

 

Gonna get me some TCB jeans soon.. anyone else with a pair?

[volvo240thebest]

well Hoggie, apart from the Genoa-feticism thing I had going I think the TCB's are even better! Fit pics as soon as I receive the jeans!

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[volvo240thebest]

I went for a 36 as suggested directly by Hajime, seen my body measurements..

[Mich]

It'd be interesting to see how they stack up against the Devis D66 that Mich posted a few pages back.

 

Did you get a size 34? That's be the same size. Could make a comparison!

Been wearing them in rotation with 3 other pairs, no real evo worthwile of mentioning yet, also due to the fact that they are a lighter shade of indigo to start out with i think.

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Mich]

yeah it's a great fit imo, works for me at least.

Edited May 29, 2013 by Mich

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[volvo240thebest]

@mich saw you Devis fit a few pages back and I think it's as close to perfection as it gets

 

I'll look forward to see how the TCB will fit on me. my natural waist size is just a hair (or two dependig on how much beers I'm drinking!) under 36, between 35,6 and 35,8. I usually go for 34 on most brands, just because most brands are vanity sized nowadays.

Hajime suggested to go with 36, the waist being 36.2 post soak.. It should work nicely.

[Mich]

Thanks Volvo, good choice to go with TCB's 60s cut.

 

Yes certainly looks good from your pictures.

 

By measurements alone, the rise seems a little shorter than average for a late 60's perhaps. I guess wearing them true to size affords a little more block room to compensate?

 

I'm of the belief that a 60's cut worn true to size isn't overly tight anyhow, or needn't be.

The rise is a bit shorter than i expected at forehand, but it works for me.

I have no other 60s cut to compare them with, so i'm not really sure how accurate it is to the actual measurements of those in the days of wayback.

 

they are not tight on me, went true to size, glad i did so.

Edited May 29, 2013 by Mich

[volvo240thebest]

While we're in topic.. Tcb 60's, 2 months in. Just posted by Hajime on Facebook:

[Ponyboy312]

nice looking denim!! but again, why don't these companies learn that less is more when it comes to back pocket designs?! Are both pockets like that or only one?

I prefer back pocket arcs.  So many raw denim brands out there, I like to know what I'm seeing on the street (since I'm not going to walk up to a grown ass man and ask him what kind of pants he's wearing).  Arcs resolve that issue.  And the arcs on these are nice imo.

[aho]

^Apparently I'm an obsessive...I can recognize what jeans people are wearing on the street based on the fabric hahaha

[Maynard Friedman]

^ I can tell brand, model and size just by the sound people make when they walk.

On a quiet day, I can even tell if they've been hemmed.

[Double 0 Soul]

I dont even need to see or hear the denim, I can sense whether or not it is a quality denim just by knowing whether the owner is in the queue outside Greggs or not.