The Steam Locomotive

[Conie Jeans]

Hey, can anybody help me, I am looking for Locomotive Jeans, that's what the called, they are from Japan, can anyone share some story about this Jeans, Thank You

[Chponglasia]

Steam Locomotive?

[abstraktgeformt]

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=22582&page=4

[Conie Jeans]

Yes! Do you know about it?

[still]

friend sent me a pair of these (D62XX model).. the quality of the denim is pretty impressive.. definitely on par with brands like joe mccoy's.

[still]

friend sent me a pair of these (D62XX model).. the quality of the denim is pretty impressive.. definitely on par with brands like joe mccoy's.

[drapygo]

Oh damn, those arcs are pretty cool.

[drapygo]

Oh damn, those arcs are pretty cool.

[Guest zezak]

They look nice!!

[Guest zezak]

They look nice!!

[poly800rock]

Oh damn, those arcs are pretty cool.

flathead should sue........

[poly800rock]

Oh damn, those arcs are pretty cool.

flathead should sue........

[Cameland]

The denim on those looks impressive Still, damn I'd really like a pair but I just have too many jeans.

[Cameland]

The denim on those looks impressive Still, damn I'd really like a pair but I just have too many jeans.

[Chponglasia]

Still - I've been obsessing about those jeans for a while. Great pick-up.

Can you PLEASE give us some fit pics and/or measurements? The size chart on the Steam Locomotive site makes it seem like they run absurdly small, so I've been nervous about getting them.

Thanks.

[Chponglasia]

Still - I've been obsessing about those jeans for a while. Great pick-up.

Can you PLEASE give us some fit pics and/or measurements? The size chart on the Steam Locomotive site makes it seem like they run absurdly small, so I've been nervous about getting them.

Thanks.

[tweeds]

fit pics, measurements, and pictures of the details!

[watchman]

seconded. look great!

[john11f]

Just saw The Steam Locomotive Jeans in person and I must say that it is one of the most unique jeans I've seen. It's like the first time I saw the Oni Denim when I went to Ueno. I'm sure it also fades beautifully. Anyone's got a pair? Please post pics!

I'm tempted to order one!

[Chponglasia]

Do you know which model you saw? I'm guessing based on the comparison to Onis, it was the D51XXX, which are a slubby, looser weave. What was the cut like?

It's weird how little info there is here on these. I'd love to find out more.

[john11f]

Yes, I saw the D51XX but I think the lettering in the patch was colored gold. Weird...The fabric does look like the Oni's but in a slubby different kind of way. I like it a lot. I'm also wonderig why people don't talk about this brand that much. I think it's top quality.

[Chponglasia]

That's the D51XXX.

It seems like a lot of people here want them, but they're afraid to take the plunge. That's the case for me at least. I agree that they do look amazing.

[scoki]

yeah i'm right on the edge. thinking about purchasing them but have other jeans in mind too. :/

[Chponglasia]

Which ones you thinking about? The Triple X? Buy them!

[mellon.collie]

Chponglasia pm'ed me and asked that I post information about my d51's in this thread. sorry, I don't have anything useful in terms of pictures so I'll bore you all with text.

fit details:

I don't have these jeans with me at the moment so I can't give you exact measurements, but the d51's are a very classic repro pair and should be worn in the true spirit of repro's without consulting fancy schmancy charts best worn boxy, awkward and short inseamed. I kid - they aren't super slim at all so they might not fit the current trend around here.

quality:

I unfortunately have a very different aesthetic when it comes to denim and don't like contrasting fades/honeycombs. That said - these jeans gave me some intense creases around the thigh and front pockets - which might have been appreciated around here. I'm no expert but I found the denim to be vastly superior to flatheads/lvc's. I don't include samurai's/sda's only because of the lighter denim. My fullcount's still hold a special place - but that's for another thread another time.

The denim is lusciously fibrous - not slubby like my samurai's but different. I wash my jeans every week and was on the road in India for about 2 months with the d51's as my only pair and inspite of the beating (on a farm) - the indigo and the fabric held up very well.

Washing around the 'dhobi-ghats' (rural India's version of a laundromat without the coins and cutesy 'Sud's Your Duds Laundry' title) usually consists of soaking them in this huge open cesspool and beating the hell out of them on rocks. rinse and repeat. Compare this to my flatheads/lvc's which are spoilt silly by mr.haier and mrs.tide every week and still turn pale and soft.

this is not an expert review at all - so please excuse anything I may have said out of ignorance.

[jpgm]

great post melloncollie........any chance of pics of the jeans and fit pics in the not so distant future?

[Chponglasia]

mellon.collie - Thanks! Great post. What Samurai model do you have and how does the fit compare?

Would also love to see some pics when you get a chance.

[mellon.collie]

I have the s710 and s5vx - and the d51's have a much higher rise. I should also tell you that I wear a 34 waist - not fat - but definitely not demure. So any decisions you make based on my sizing will actually produce fatal results I've seen some classic cuts look terribly odd on thinner people.

[Chponglasia]

Sorry for so many questions, but in terms of the thigh and overall leg, is the D51 considerably baggier than the S5000VX? And I'm assuming you wear a 34 in both? Can you recall if they were true to tagged size in the waist?

I'm fully obsessed now. I'm deciding between the D51XXX - same cut as yours, but a crazy slubtacular denim, or the D62XX - their slimmer cut.

[mellon.collie]

I wouldn't be able to make a fair comparison - at the time I was in the possession of the d51's I was on the road a lot and in better shape - so they felt roomier than the s5vx, which aren't very tight either. I'd say a tad looser which might have more to do with the low waist in the samurai's? yes, 34 in both. If they do have a slimmer cut - you might be happier with it - these weren't the most flattering cut as I said earlier.