Complete newbie to Japanese Denim / Looking to buy some at Take 5 in HK

[MadCatZ]

Hello all,

Hope everyone's doing well.

This is my first post here. Been reading the forums for a little bit now and just made an account.

I'm currently an exchange student in Hong Kong. I'm originally from New York. I heard about Take 5 Denim here and I already checked out the store. The sheer amount of choices completely overwhelmed me. I'd like to purchase 3 pairs of denim that will be long-lasting and each have a different look and feel. I'd like my jeans to have a similar cut to the Earnest Sewn Fulton (sadly, the only nice jean I own).

Of the jeans I have read about on SF, the ones that seemed to be of popular interest are:

Eternal 811

Sugarcane 1947

Flathead 3001, 3003

Sda-103

Skull 5010X

Warehouse 1001X

(I'm also interested in PBJ and Samurai, just not sure which jeans are similar to Earnest Sewn. I like jeans slim and fitted, but not ball-hugging tight).

Can someone kindly give me a small blurb on each jean (why it's popular, is it the denim? the cut?) and approximate price. Please let me know which jeans you recommend for me. My budget is about 8000 HKD (before the 20% discount at Take 5).

Thank you very much guys, much appreciated.

Best,

MadCatz

[sybaritical]

certainly sir.

D'you want a sandwich with that as well?

Pickles?

[denimdestroyedmylife]

Uniqlo make great value modern cut selvedge jeans.

[sybaritical]

Yes! of course.

But in the spirit of equal opportunity I have to say that I've heard good reports about Lands end selvedge as well.

[darkanimal]

Hope this helps:

Eternal 811-they're just jeans

Sugarcane 1947-they're just jeans

Flathead 3001, 3003-they're just jeans

Sda-103-they're just jeans

Skull 5010X-they're just jeans

Warehouse 1001X-they're just jeans

GL!

[gimmegimme]

Uniqlo make great value modern cut selvedge jeans.

Really? where would one read about said selvedge jeans?

[diewhitegirls]

Uniqlo make great value modern cut selvedge jeans.

Bad ddml. No. *taps nose*

Honestly, what you have to do is go out there and try it on. When you're dealing with those companies (ie: companies that aren't inflating their prices for the Hollywood markup), you're going to get what you pay for. Every company makes different cuts and I doubt many people here are wearing much Earnest Sewn, so comparisons will be difficult.

Personally, I'd give the finger to all of those and get a pair of Kicking Mule Workshop 1980's. It's the greatest jean for the price, IMHO.

http://contextclothing.com/brands/kicking_mule/1980.php

[Dick Danger]

Is it bad to hope someone gets run over by one of those double-decker buses? Is it any less wrong if it's only a single deck bus?

[mrpenguin354]

I give you:

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=12729

The Denim Encyclopedia. Read. Learn. Go buy jeans.

[aziz]

Eternal 811-

Sugarcane 1947-

Flathead 3001, 3003-

Sda-103-

Skull 5010X-

Warehouse 1001X-

Dude....fuck those. Get Sum BaThiNG ApE DeniMZS or Sum BBC DenIMz...

[john11f]

eternal 811

sda 103

samurai s5000vx

just trust me

[fadingblue]

bathin apezz... agree

[sybaritical]

Land's end!

Go!

GO!!!

[Guest Mayhem]

nawwwww, levis 501 stf is the way to go. all the hypebeast kids have them!

[sybaritical]

Hmmmn.

shuddap.

[darkanimal]

go ask edmond. He's the take5 expert

[gimmegimme]

go ask edmond. He's the take5 expert

real edmond or fake edmond?

[darkanimal]

it doesn't matter as long as he's drunk

[gimmegimme]

it doesn't matter as long as he's drunk

true dat .

[Denim Phenom]

Dude, best thing to do is try those on. Most of them are on the slim fit side with exception to the 47s and maybe the Warehouse.

No wayzors can someone elsezors wear our denimzors. Protect the Denim CastlezOr!!

Fags.

[herpsky]

japanese high quality repro denim does not necessarily equate to stylishness

attention to detail may be A+ but that doesn't mean you should wear them with a balenciaga jacket and lanvin high tops.

summary: depends on your steez