Land's End Offering Selvedge/Indigo-the end of this Hobby

[theetruscan]

I just read the Lands End caption. It says it was woven on narrow Japanese looms. But weren't those looms hand-me-downs from American mills?

EDIT: I was wrong, see cheep's comment below.

[kbuzz]

not funny..

whats the matter "you dont like my girlfriend"

[jubei]

it can mean anything. There's nothing in that description that says that they're vintage looms, just that they're Japanese...

in any case, I'm not really trying to knock their product. For all I know, they could be great jeans. After all, LL Bean has a long glorious history as an outdoor wear outfitter... so it wouldn't be unheard of for Land's End et al to put out some high quality stuff.

I'm just skeptical of their positioning and how they seem to be trying to get in on the selvedge craze... though, to be honest, if anybody should be cashing in it's people like Land's End, LL Bean, Eddie Bauer, Filson... I suppose we'll find out how good their stuff is when those free swatches come in.

[cheep]

I just read the Lands End caption. It says it was woven on narrow Japanese looms. But weren't those looms hand-me-downs from American mills?

Believe so.

NO..... stop this rumor. japan has a little company called toyota that started out making power looms in the early 1900s... under the toyoda name. it would have been stupid to buy american looms when there were so many looms in the country already.

[wEstSidE]

NO..... stop this rumor. japan has a little company called toyota that started out making power looms in the early 1900s... under the toyoda name. it would have been stupid to buy american looms when there were so many looms in the country already.

this is true...but toyoda actually preceded the "toyota" name...

[cheep]

this is true...but toyoda actually preceded the "toyota" name...

WhUt u SayIn BiSH??? SuPLemEXToYODa CoLLABo!!!!!!

[kbuzz]

it can mean anything. There's nothing in that description that says that they're vintage looms, just that they're Japanese...

in any case, I'm not really trying to knock their product. For all I know, they could be great jeans. After all, LL Bean has a long glorious history as an outdoor wear outfitter... so it wouldn't be unheard of for Land's End et al to put out some high quality stuff.

I'm just skeptical of their positioning and how they seem to be trying to get in on the selvedge craze... though, to be honest, if anybody should be cashing in it's people like Land's End, LL Bean, Eddie Bauer, Filson... I suppose we'll find out how good their stuff is when those free swatches come in.

are they really sending swatches on these?

[jubei]

did you see the button at the bottom of your link? there's apparently a service where they will send you a swatch of fabric...

[__3xL]

what size should i get? i wear a 40 in levi's, 38 in levi strauss signature, and a 40 in wrangler select.

damn you wear 38s and 40's for realz ? I have a few pairs you really should get from me that are way too big for my ass

hit me in PM for details

[tweeds]

i would like to have a pair of OE/OE projectile-loomed denim for the sake of contrast; having almost exclusively 14+oz ring/ring shuttle-loomed jeans really puts one out of touch with the real world

it would be interesting to see these, if not (perhaps) particularly gratifying if one is looking out for bobbly textures and striations associated with ringring denim...

but yes. apparently OExOE isn't quite the pushover i used to think it was...

[__3xL]

no selvage in rinse .. ?

[theetruscan]

no selvage in rinse .. ?

Rinse was there yesterday . . . definitely gone now.

[Charlie Delta]

^must've been posted on Hypebeast forums then...

[toufu]

^must've been posted on Hypebeast forums then...

lol..........

[tweeds]

out of curiosity i filled up the form and they say they're sending me a swatch of their ringspun denim as well--all the way to singapore. this could be good.

[Dick Danger]

Does this second appearence of a mass marketeer ( i think j crew was the other) signal the demise of this hobby?

huh????

Does your appearance here signal the demise of superfuture?

[kbuzz]

huh????

Does your appearance here signal the demise of superfuture?

errr is that funny--or are you just angry at lands end and cant articulate rationally?

[kbuzz]

i ordered a free swatch of lands end denim

will report back; probably ring x OE

then use it to patch my concho holes

or even order a pair to cut up for patching

[datasupa]

hmmm....how many hours must i wait before i can neg rep kbuzz.....oh the anticipation

[rome1]

these'll look swell with those land's end crocks I ordered.

[kbuzz]

hmmm....how many hours must i wait before i can neg rep kbuzz.....oh the anticipation

you going to neg rep me for responding to an nasty insult, in my own thread. Childish.

[AdamJaz]

If Abercrombie & Fitch has offered slevage, and no one seemed to care then, I think we're all fine.

[wEstSidE]

abercromie was 500 dolla n ugly as sin...think of the ppl who shop there...

[rome1]

and don't forget that you also have to wash the stink out of it too!!!

[denimdestroyedmylife]

i got mail from land's edge

"swatch unavailable" stamped on an empty swatch card

i suspect they don't want their jeans to undergo superghey scrutiny

very very not so very

[rome1]

mailman stoled it from you, cause it was so good.

[jubei]

to them, I say "WTF"

[flex0r]

i got mail from land's edge

"swatch unavailable" stamped on an empty swatch card

i suspect they don't want their jeans to undergo superghey scrutiny

very very not so very

Same thing happened to me. Did anyone get their swatches?

[theshonen8899]

i got mail from land's edge

"swatch unavailable" stamped on an empty swatch card

i suspect they don't want their jeans to undergo superghey scrutiny

very very not so very

Same lol...

Maybe someone from Styleforum got it before us

Edit: Wow we got it on the same day!

[dhalgren]

If these are the sewn in mexico jeans then they are made from two or three different Kaihara japan styles. They looked good, but if price is any indicator of quality then these are at the lower end.