fiberops ans montage denim

[magicclean]

hi i was wondering if anyone of you bought their jeans before? is the denim selvage, they are japanese brands if i'm not mistaken, but as to whether they are japanese selvage denim i'm not too sure. can someone help me out? thanks. also is neighborhood denim selvage japanese denim? i'm wondering why the price for nbhd denim is so steep.

[skecr8r]

I have a pair of Fiberops and they are both good quality and selvage. And yes, they are japanese. You can easily go with a pair if you're into simple jeans.

Denim Fanatismé.

The Arc - Hitting the selvage from August 1st 2005.

[hahnstch]

skecr8r,

are you sure all of fiberops denim lines are selvage? some of the jeans that i see are triple-stitched on the outseam, they cant possibly be selvage, or no?

and yes, i believe neighborhood uses selvage for some of their denims.

for example

http://www.conceptshop.com.hk/clothes/2005/5May/nhy2005washedblueM.htm

japanese street brands are the real shit man, quality plus styling! comes with heavy price tag though

[M4TM]

i have a pair of fiberops jeans - they are selvedge. however, i've noticed that most of their jeans are NOT selvedge... (or if they are, they don't have the finished edge)

strange highs and strange lows

[Jackyc]

any montage in toronto?

[tosz]

jacky,got a email from capsule in markham a week ago. They just got the shippment from Montage, also X-girl and Sarcastic.

Here is the link of the pics from capsule mailing list, http://www.capsulefootwear.com/news/apr2905_1.html

copped 2 montage t shirts there and had a nice conversation with the owner, i was told that those 3 brands are directly from japan, capsule is the authorized dealer and the only one in ontario. Its the great news for TO

[tosz]

also saw several pieces of montage denim there, I cant remember the price.

[Jackyc]

nice

im a big fan of montage

haha i posted in my other thread asking about where i can find montage

unfortunately no one knew

speaking of japanese brands..lol

do u know where i can find these in toronto? (some of them aren't japanese)

Y-3

Number (N)ine

Neighbourhood

Beams

(W)TAPS

Gregory

LVC

[tosz]

I posted in another thread, check it out

[Jackyc]

thankss

but nothing on

Beams

LVC (Levis Vintage Clothing, i think...)

(W)TAPS

Gregory

Neighbourhood

?

[edwin]

brand listings. bleh.

http://www.50910.jp/shoplist_brand/

[ringring]

Quote:

I have a pair of Fiberops and they are both good quality and selvage. And yes, they are japanese. You can easily go with a pair if you're into simple jeans.

--- Original message by skecr8r on May 8, 2005 02:32 PM

Most of the Fibreops I've seen have been anything but simple. Made in China, funky cuts and funky washes. Pretty cool stuff.

[Jackyc]

Quote:

brand listings. bleh.

http://www.50910.jp/shoplist_brand/

--- Original message by edwin on May 9, 2005 12:46 AM

they only list vancouver stores

[magicclean]

thanks for the advice people. i've been reading supertalk for quite some time. i must say that this forum has really got me thinking as to whether the denim i buy is really worth it.

i know that the bulk of it goes to the branding, but i at least want some effort put into it.

i'm looking for some selvage jeans from japanese denim, thinking maybe unwashed.

I'm from Singapore. i dont really think thats much choices over here for quality denim for men.

i'm currently looking for an unwashed denim.

It would be good if someone put pictures of the difference between selvage/non-selvage/ring spun stuff like that. i've tried to see and i dont quite understand. I think my brother's Ralph Lauren Hayden relaxed fit is selvage. can someone confirm on it?

[hahnstch]

look at the bottom right picture on the link that i gave you, that's selvage seam. non-selvage seams are either felled or have that fraying ends.

if you want more detailed explanation about those terms, you're better off using the search button, there's one excellent thread on selvedge here.

[sr20det]

Quote:

nice

im a big fan of montage

haha i posted in my other thread asking about where i can find montage

unfortunately no one knew

speaking of japanese brands..lol

do u know where i can find these in toronto? (some of them aren't japanese)

Y-3

Number (N)ine

Neighbourhood

Beams

(W)TAPS

Gregory

LVC

--- Original message by Jackyc on May 8, 2005 11:30 PM

Y-3 is at TNT blu i think. i heard neighborhood can be found at some place in yorkville... ask IJF.

[skecr8r]

A.P.C.

Acne Jeans

Avelon

Bartack

BlueBlood

Blue Corn

Blue Way

Boxway

Canton

Concept No. 9 Project

Cushman

D.I.E.

Denime

Dry Bones

Dubble Works

Doarat

Edwin

Eight-G

El.Brown

Eternal

Evisu

Ezra-Fitch

F.O.B.

Fiperops

FlatHead

Full Nelson

Full Count

Gap

GLEEM

GoWest

HOMLESS

Jet*G

Joe McCoy

Johnbull Private Labo

Julian Red

KALIMERA by DESERT SNOW

Kato

Lee

Levi's

LVC

Mom&Pop

Morris

Nudie

Nylon Jeans

OmniGod

Paul Smith

Pherrow's STORMY BLUE

PRPS

Rag & Bone

Red Dot

RRR Jeans

Samurai

Skull Jeans by an alchemist

Studio D'Artisan

Sugar Cane

The Duffer of St. George

TopMan

Tuf Nut

Uniqlo

WareHouse

Westborne

Works, INC.

Wrangler

Yen Jeans

Xescape

These are all good jeans. You should also definitely be able to hook up with something in Singapore, afaik there is a lot of vintage denim over there.

Denim Fanatismé.

The Arc - Hitting the selvage from August 1st 2005.

[Boogieman]

^ You listed Acne Jeans. Altho some of their washes are pretty fresh my experience is they use crap quality denim. The pair I had ripped after a month..

[Jackyc]

LVCs i heard r good

except where can i find them in toronto

[Blanc0]

Edited by Blanc0 on May 17, 2005 at 07:39 AM

[magicclean]

thanks for all the info, i think i'm slightly clearer about whats going on.

there are quite a number of vintage shops here stocked with lod lee, levis, edwin and stuff, but i dont think i want to search for them. most of them are cheap, but i'm afraid i might end up with fakes. especially with levis cos i cant really tell, despite reading up on it over here.

i can spot why, but i have no idea about the dates. think i'll stick to current stuff. Btw, can someone tell me what is afaik ???

[hahnstch]

Quote:

thanks for the advice people. i've been reading supertalk for quite some time. i must say that this forum has really got me thinking as to whether the denim i buy is really worth it.

i know that the bulk of it goes to the branding, but i at least want some effort put into it.

i'm looking for some selvage jeans from japanese denim, thinking maybe unwashed.

I'm from Singapore. i dont really think thats much choices over here for quality denim for men.

i'm currently looking for an unwashed denim.

It would be good if someone put pictures of the difference between selvage/non-selvage/ring spun stuff like that. i've tried to see and i dont quite understand. I think my brother's Ralph Lauren Hayden relaxed fit is selvage. can someone confirm on it?

--- Original message by magicclean on May 9, 2005 03:08 AM

magicclean, i'm having a holiday in singapore right now. if you are referring to the fiberops and montage that are sold at sidewalks at far east, i just checked them out recently. only one of the fiberops they have is selvage. the rest arent. but even the selvage one is not that nice. as for the montage i didnt bother to take a look, the styling didnt appeal to me. speaking about denim in singapore, i found a vintage store here that sells all the vintage denims, they have some lees, omnigods, fullcounts, wranglers, levi's. the price is a bit steep though, i think you have to fork about SGD399 for the omnigod...

[magicclean]

yes thats the place where i saw fiberops, thanks for the info.