The Steam Locomotive

[itsbenhere]

So trippy seeing things from years ago... also whats up with that yakuza thing...

[Iron Horse]

Another brand that never really took off and is now gone for good. 

 

Is it? Just checking their site now and it seems they're accepting orders:

 

http://www.j-e-a-n-s.net/overseas/00031.html

[xchen]

maybe since it's been 6 years Kiya might be willing to tell some of the crazy stories about why he dropped this brand. i remember being intrigued about the yakuza stuff too.

[oomslokop]

where/what's the yakuza thing?

[Punch]

I know English badly, and the majority will not understand Russian. Therefore, I will answer questions. Jeans are bought through ZenMarket, the Japanese intermediary, in j-e-a-n-s.net shop. I will load other photos tomorrow.

[Maynard Friedman]

Heres your reply @oomslokop, sorry it’s a couple of years late!

On 12/19/2016 at 1:58 PM, oomslokop said:

where/what's the yakuza thing?

 

On 4/17/2019 at 3:32 PM, Maynard Friedman said:

Very nice spiraltoy, they look excellent. Self Edge used to sell Steam Locomotive about 9 jeans ago but had some kind of distribution issues I think, so dropped them. If I remember correctly, some people thought the fit on that model was a little unusual so they weren’t hugely popular. I’m pretty sure Slab had a pair.

 

On 4/17/2019 at 10:56 PM, kiya said:

If by "distribution issues" you mean they stole $20,000 USD from us and still owe us many years later.. haha..

At least now I can laugh about it, i spent years day dreaming about beating the living shit out of those guys.

 

[Punch]

[Punch]

The frontal seam from a krotch to the valve seemed to me very shaky.

[Punch]

От шва Лобного кротча до клапана мне показались очень шаткий. 

Edited May 3, 2019 by Punch

[Punch]

Higher than denim in the status of RAW, but the internal seam is already shortened on 4 cm, at my request. It is possible to assume that initially it was 95 cm.

[Punch]

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Nice! The D62XXX was always on my list many years ago. But I never bought them as he sizing was hard to figure out. Do you have full measurements of them after they have been washed/soaked?

[Punch]

Salute, Tilman!:)
Of course, I will lay out measurements. Did them by the BiG method.
Do not forget that on crude to me the shop shortened inseam on 4 cm.
THE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE D62XXX W34 L36
Measurements to/after shrinkage
W/2 ____ 45.0/42.5 cm
FR ____ 31.5/29.5 cm
RR ____ 42.5/39.5 cm
Hip ____ 59.0/57.5 cm
At ____ 34.0/33.0 cm
Kn ____ 25.0/23.5 cm
Hem ___ 23.0/22.0 cm
Ins ___ 90.5/85.5 cm
Outs __ 119.0/113.5 cm

[Punch]

Probably, it was possible to go on the size down. But it repro-fit. He will not sit in a most up-to-date way

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Boris, it's you?  Thanks a lot for the measurements. Aside from the waist they sound good to me. Although I guess the waist will also stretch back easily?

[Maynard Friedman]

Are Steam Locomotive jeans still easily available?

[Punch]

For me the concept "are easily available" comes to an end outside local department store.:) I noted above that I bought jeans at the second hand, ZenMarket. They waited two weeks for details for money transfer from j-e-a-n-s.net shop.
Not everything is simple, but it is one of hunting components.;)

[Maynard Friedman]

Thanks Punch, to me that means ‘No’! Easily available, as far as I’m concerned means buying directly from an online shop and not resorting to a proxy or online auction or other complexity.

Not that I’m after a pair although yours look very nice.

Edited May 3, 2019 by Maynard Friedman

[beautiful_FrEaK]

You can only get them at jeans.net or another site of them blue-jean.jp
They seem to sharre the same stock so they are surely connected. I love the storefront of blue jeas. They are somewhere in the middle of nowhere but next to them is a Real McCoys and RockCandy. Also the headquarters of TSL are there.

Although I think it's all gone by now and als the RMC shop is not there anymore.

https://www.google.de/maps/place/（有）ワイズエンタープライズ/@35.5292893,134.8472676,3a,75y,102.22h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1smP0i2FeJOETsTnouF_S0Rg!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DmP0i2FeJOETsTnouF_S0Rg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.TACTILE.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D360%26h%3D120%26yaw%3D102.22109%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x5fffc395156fbacf:0xd7663b83ce74ba65!8m2!3d35.5292854!4d134.8473958

Edited May 3, 2019 by beautiful_FrEaK

[Maynard Friedman]

Where is that? It looks like a warehouse in the middle of nowhere!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

It's near Toyooka. And the "nearest" better known cities are Himeji and Kyoto

[Spiraltoy]

3 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

Although I guess the waist will also stretch back easily?

Yes, it’s a stretchy denim for sure!

[501XX4EVER]

I'm loving those arcs...

[Newman]

I posted in the Warehouse thread that I found some jeans I had squirreled away. In the same box I found this jacket that is still raw and unwashed since it was a bit on the shorter side for me. So they have been packed away in 15 years and I think they are older than that and before the Levis lawsuit. 

 

This is some quite crappy indoors picture and doesn't do the fabric justice. It's such nice character being neppy and quite starchy. I can snap some pictures in daylight if anyone wants to see better details. 

Out of curiosity, what would a resell value be for these? 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Nice jacket! That's the XXX denim which was quite slubby, right?
I think the main problem with re-selling is that TSL was never THE brand and the people know or care about it will be fewer and fewer.
So I wouldn't have high expecations to get a good price.

[Newman]

@beautiful_FrEaK yes that's correct, it's really slubby (and fantastic) and a bit different from what currently is sold by the brand. 

Yea I understand that and this thread with only 9 pages is a testament to that as well, a bit unfortunate since the quality of their garments is excellent! 

[MJF9]

@Newman nice jacket... does it still fit you? Would be good to see pics if possible

[Thanks_M8]

Are TSL still active? 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Nope, long gone

[Maynard Friedman]

Ran out of steam…