UNIQLO Selvage Denim S-000 [open thread]

[emixam]

This is exactky why I sized down 1 after I bought one pair true to size. Sized down 1 is perfect, stretched perfectly. What is the difference between S002 and APC NS ? Why would you want to buy NS instead ?

[TheBrokeDJ]

have you ever held a pair of NS? it's like the first time i heard the beatles.....

from the top of my head:

-NS comes factory starched, has more of a shine, and is stiff as shit

-hems are not chain-stitched from what i remember (even though this is something i liked about the s-000)

-quality of denim is just beautiful

-higher rise

-salesgirls at the APC soho store are cute...really cute

still, if you're gonna get your first pair of raw jeans, the s-000/002s are pretty good. my friend sized down correctly, and his fit great, look great, and i envy him for not making the same mistake i did.

stretching's gonna be a bigger problem with the APC raws, so i'm actually debating between new standards or new cures

i'll be posting on supermarket tonight

[emixam]

Yes you know I live in Shanghai and finding some APC here is not that easy, especially their denim. I saw some of them but never I could find their raw. I am going to Paris for Xmas, so will see this by myself. I was asking, since many people were saying the S002s were pretty much same design as NS, now you say S002s are a bit lower on the waist, and I don`t doubt that APC quality is better. However, the stretching is something I worry about, which is something very minimal with the S002s.

[TheBrokeDJ]

and it's up....

[jhey]

fit pics

just got them, no soak.

Denim is not that soft I don't know why people say that. I say worth the price.

These are black s-000 by the way

31x34.

About 5' 6''

About 140lb

[jubei]

^ try buttoning up a pair of raw Samurais and see if you don't think those uniqlos are soft in comparison...

[jhey]

Try giving me $300 and i'll buy samurais instead of uniqlos.

[DoitsuJin]

those fit a lot looser than the s000s fit on mine. could you have sized down one more?

[ron2331]

can some one teach me how to use a damn camera. theres some wear there. hole in my back side i tried to stich up. knee is starting to bulge and it streching out everywhere. ive been wearing them since the first weekend they were up for sale so like a month or so.

[emixam]

ProfMonnitoff : I have both Selvedge and non selvedge Uniqlo denim. They are really different. Selvedge are heavier and look way better. Even if distressed Uniqlos, as you said, look better than many other denim brands distressed jeans. I thought the Uniqlo contest was about winning a selvedge pair.....that`s disappointing, as Selvedge came in limited edition, unlike other.

[IM SOLE CRAZY]

Here are some fit pics

This is nearly 2 months of wear non stop.

[eequalsmcbrill]

Try giving me $300 and i'll buy samurais instead of uniqlos.

good call my dude.

[Guest MoneyTuff69]

ProfMonnitoff : I have both Selvedge and non selvedge Uniqlo denim. They are really different. Selvedge are heavier and look way better. Even if distressed Uniqlos, as you said, look better than many other denim brands distressed jeans. I thought the Uniqlo contest was about winning a selvedge pair.....that`s disappointing, as Selvedge came in limited edition, unlike other.

I thought I had won a pair of raw S-000's, but I got distressed S-002's instead. They are still selvedge though.

I also have a pair of non-selvedge black overdyed uniqlo jeans ("Skinny Fit" - is that what the S-000 is modeled after? They are basically like Cheap Mondays minus the stretch). The quality on those is a bit dubious (weft is dyed in some places but not in others) but for 4000 yen I can't complain.

And like I said the jeans I won are quite nice actually. The main strange thing is that the predistressing had a huge effect on color but none on texture. 2d "whiskers" and "honeycombs" will never work. But then again I doubt we are a large portion of Uniqlo's target audience.

By the way I also got the Uniqlo Paper Vol. 3, and it's the best ad/magazine combo ever. Excellent photography and many great pieces. Also well written, and it has actual articles that aren't just blatant ads. I'm in London in 2 weeks, I'll definitely look at what Uniqlo has to offer and maybe buy something. There was a great looking chunky knit that reminds me of Ann D AW07. The last time I was at a Uniqlo was the one just down the road from the 10 floor Prada building in Ginza/Tokyo. Unfortunately they were in the process of clearing out the old collection so there was not that much to see.

[emixam]

Do you have any pics of your pre distressed S-002s ? Since the ones that everyone here bought are not distressed, it would be interesting you can show how yours look !

[Guest MoneyTuff69]

i'll get some pictures up tomorrow

[plane trip to mars]

anybody else drop a belt sander on their S002's?

[OGCmon]

what's with those pockets on the uniqlos tho? they're horrible!

[Guest MoneyTuff69]

The pictures don't tell the whole story. The colors of the distressing are very nice, but it's missing the texture.

[emixam]

That is odd...the one available in store have a different main label on the back...itr says Original Basic Premium, yours say Uniqlo Selvedge Denim....Anyway this gives us an idea of how these will eventually fade. IMO yours look not bad actually !

[IM SOLE CRAZY]

Did anyones black pair start fading yet....?

[monsieurbonjour]

I was at Uniqlo NYC yesterday, but they didn't have any blue regular fit s-002 selvedge jeans in normal sizes anymore, only 35 up. I'm looking for 31x34.. Anyone know when/if they restock these things? Or someone wanna sell me theirs?

edit: I'm talking about the one wash version

[emixam]

I dont think they will restock selvedge ones...normal denim collection is starting to be out of stock as well. It should be refilled in next February /March as this year I guess....but for selvedge I have no idea.

[MrChery]

uniqlo jeans are slamin mut they bleed on my kicks to much even after i watch em ova and ova

[monook]

are uniqlos available online at all?... fck

[lovethrust]

are uniqlos available online at all?... fck

You could try buying a pair from a Japan Proxy in the market.

I used this guy

[emixam]

yes, they bleed sooo much....my white Dior sneakers are blue now.....

EDIT : my fake Dior sneakers ! haha

[southfive]

no washes yet.

[southfive]

i'll have to get some better pictures in natural light.

[Paul T]

FWIW, if anyone's still looking, when I walked past the new Uniqlo flagship shop on Xoford St, by Oxford ciscus last week, they looked to have a lot stofk in, of both blue and black versions (they were pretty much out of everythign at Regent St)/

[tedbearz]

These are easily available in the Shanghai and Soho store. And of course in the Tokyo stores last time I was there.