Kicking Mule Workshop

[joey_formal]

the cotton on the japanese made ones is sourced from Zimbawae, the detailing is all much nicer and the indigo is a natural indigo.

[dasman989]

they're sanforized hence the lack of shrinking, how are they breaking in dude?

Breaking in nice. Like i said they a finally comfortable. I was getting worried there for a minute that they wouldn't break enough for me to wear them. No noticable wear though. I don't expect to see much on them for a while though. It's defititely a great classic fit and i love the way they feel now that they are more denimy and less sheet-metalesque.

[lowrider]

Breaking in nice. Like i said they a finally comfortable. I was getting worried there for a minute that they wouldn't break enough for me to wear them. No noticable wear though. I don't expect to see much on them for a while though. It's defititely a great classic fit and i love the way they feel now that they are more denimy and less sheet-metalesque.

Hey dasman - please post up fitment pics! Mahalo!

[dennisk]

i got my true size and they are baggier than what i wanted. but i still love them.

[lowrider]

i got my true size and they are baggier than what i wanted. but i still love them.

What did you get exactly? Got pics?

[dennisk]

i have the 1980s. my true waist is 31 and i got 31 tagged because im a noob. it stretched 1 or 2 inches on my waist and now i'm doubting whether to sell it or not.

i would definately recommand sizing down.

[lowrider]

Ah... I've done that before. I was always worried of it being too tight but now I'm starting to get a little bit smaller to account for the stretch.

Hot soak it and always use a belt after that to prevent stretching. Good luck!

[dennisk]

since they are sanforized im not even gonna bother. thanks anyway.

[dennisk]

yikes. i measured carefully and the tagged 31 kmw 1980 stretched into 34. i don't think they will stretch anymore...

if anyone wants my kmw 1980 (worn for less than 1 month, no soak, no wash), i will gladly sell them for cheap...

[lowrider]

since they are sanforized im not even gonna bother. thanks anyway.

I'm not too sure about this but I know sanforized means they're not shrink to fit BUT I think they will shrink BACK to tag size after a hot soak. Maybe a tumble dry too. I've washed and tumble dried other sanforized jeans and they've shrunk back to tag or close to it.

Won't hurt to try. Good luck.

[vkhoj]

Even if it does shrink back to tagged sized, doesn't it just stretch back out again?

[lowrider]

Even if it does shrink back to tagged sized, doesn't it just stretch back out again?

That's why I told him to wear a belt. Maybe I should have been more specific - wear a belt tight enough so that I doesn't stretch out again in the waist. Can't stop the stretch in the other areas.

[tkarwin]

I have been wearing my 2010s for about a month now and I thought I would post some pics.

The waist measures 16" across laid flat, if that helps anyone.

[Young King]

We recieved a shipment of Kicking Mules about two weeks ago. We recieved the 2010 in two washes and the 1980 in the rinse. We carry denim from 42 different brands in the store and I personally own over 100 pairs of jeans. I bought the 1980's in the rinse and for me they are the best fitting jeans that I have worn in years. Do yourselves a favor and check them out. This is not a solicitation and I do not have stock in the company! Literally every person who has tried them on has said the same thing and bought them.

I have heard of you guys, You guys ever going to go online??

[blake]

I have heard of you guys, You guys ever going to go online??

We will definately have an online site within the next six months. I am still trying to find the perfect person to design the site and create the backend system. If anyone on this site is interested, please p.m. me. thanks, blake

[dasman989]

I have been wearing my 2010s for about a month now and I thought I would post some pics.

The waist measures 16" across laid flat, if that helps anyone.

Nice fit!!!

[tkarwin]

Nice fit!!!

Thanks, the pic of the rear makes the ass look dumpy for some reason, but when they are pulled up correctly they look better. The fit on me is much more of a relaxed fit, not plus sizing, but relaxed. I enjoy it. Thanks for the compliment. I have a hard time finding fits that I like, because I have long legs, etc, etc. The proportions get all screwed up.... I digress. Peace.

[dennisk]

i did a hot soak and hang dry. and they shrank back to size. Thanks a lot!!

[lowrider]

i did a hot soak and hang dry. and they shrank back to size. Thanks a lot!!

Congrats! Now wear a belt snug so that it won't stretch out so much next time.

Cheers!

[blake]

blake- are you planning on getting any rockers in anytime soon?

we have the rockers coming in july. As a company they are running low on inventory. I just re-ordered what will probably be my last hit of 1980's until august. We could only get the 32 inseams for some of the waist sizes. They have basically run out of stock on a lot of styles due to there popularity. I am assuming that this site has contributed to that......

[sam113]

I've got rockers:

http://contextclothing.com/brands/kicking_mule/rocker.php

Enter SF in the coupon code box at checkout to get the 10% off deal.

[domdomdomdom]

picked up a pair of 1980's myself and i LOVE the fit... im way too anxious to break them in though, i find myself tempted to go running in them

[blm14]

I just got a pair of the black 1980s - these are really nice jeans! Cant wait until my 1950 indigos come. Once I get my replacement digicam I'll do some side-by-sides heh

[Leonard Leroy]

I love my 1980s, perfect fit and all. I've given mine about a month of hard wear, and the creases are setting in really nice... Thing is, I'm still kind of wondering about how they'll fade. It seems they're really hard to break in, from all the testimonials about the chinese production, but I think my creasing is looking really good already in comparison. Anyone getting any good results rom their japanese production KMWs yet? Or even any iteration. KMW talk still looks few and far between.

[PG2G]

The Japanese KMW are natural indigo, so there's a pretty good chance they'll be slow to fade. I don't think I've ever seen a natural indigo jean that faded quickly.

[domdomdomdom]

The Japanese KMW are natural indigo, so there's a pretty good chance they'll be slow to fade. I don't think I've ever seen a natural indigo jean that faded quickly.

After about a month fading on my pair was minimal, maybe some in the crotch region but thats it... although the color it seems to fade into is beautiful.

[Stratman]

My 1950's have minimal wear but then again I've been wearing them minimally. I need the no more denim thread cause I've bought so many jeans this year that none get worn consistently.

[Leonard Leroy]

I can't imagine how they'll look faded to be honest.

[lowrider]

I can't stop staring at my AWA every time I wear them. It's doubly bad when I'm wearing my Alden Indy because I'm staring down every time I walk. The way the crease colours seem to ebb and flow on the Alden and the crazy slub and colour of the AWA. Almost walked into a pillar in my office today.

[Cali]

Is it just the pics or is the rear rise on the 2010 really high?