Just received 45rpm Jomons..and need help=(

[Guest tehlol]

hey all. i just received my pair of 45rpm jomons, and i wasn't expecting skinny, but these are much too not-slim for my taste. i would be so sad to part with them and was wondering if there was anyway in the world for me to have them tapered from the knee down withOUT having to remove/alter the selvage. i tried looking around but had no luck finding info about this. heeeeeelp!

[Cameland]

Yeah you just do it from the inseam, its a simple job for most tailors, you will lose your chainstitch though. I did this to my RRDS last year, cost me about 20 bux.

If the seams are felled it might make it harder though.

[Guest tehlol]

thanks for the quick response! how did those rrds turn out? was it worth it or do you think i should start shopping around for something slim in natural already..

[Cameland]

Yeah turned out great, but my ralfs were quite tight in the thighs already and I was only doing it from the inseam where the flare was. If you take it in too much from the inseam the legs will twist. If you really want to slim them properly, take them in from both sides and cutt off your selvage.

[poly800rock]

whats the point of this really? people really think this tapered crap is going to outlive the life of your $700 jomons? they're cut that way for a reason.......

[Guest tehlol]

i guess that's true, but i'm not tapering them down to a 10cm hem lol. i just wanted to slim it down a tiny bit seeing as i'm quite, quite skinny.

[Mepp]

I'd say go ahead and taper them if you don't want to end up selling them for half the price.

Lots of people on Sufu are gonna tell you the opposite cause you paid for the fit. But ultimately, you choose.

You should maintain the straight cut though, if you simply tailor from the knee down you might encounter some hip flare. But if it's nothing too major, then you have nothing to worry about.

[tweeds]

this might help you: http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=25811

[john11f]

wow, altering a pair of Jomons....DON'T

[Guest tehlol]

after not much thinking (lol) and a little more wearing, they're starting to grow on me more. i guess they just feel like parachute pants into the dior19cms i've been wearing. sorry to disturbD:

[fre-co]

I wish people would do their 'not much thinking' before posting threads asking for help butchering expensive jeans.

[Cameland]

Actually i thought altering the jomons would look pretty cool, since most people would be scared to. Although I can understand why others would want to leave it untouched.

[Dex_star]

i dont see anything wrong with tapering them... I see people's point in not wanting to see a good pair get 'ruined'... but if u keep the proportions good, then nothing about it will be ruined...

do you playuh

[PG2G]

Shoulda got Aihiokos. I don't know how slim they are, but they do have a taper, and they are cheaper than Jomons.

[poly800rock]

certainly there is nothing wrong with him tapering it. but think about it this way, you just paid 500 or 700 for a pair of jeans you're not happy with. what's the point olf that? $80 pair of jeans i can see, but $700!!!

[iamstarwars]

I wouldn't taper them. In 2 years, when tapered jeans won't be cool anymore, you'll regert it, and in 10 years, when you get fat and unable to wear them, you'll regret it even more.

[kiya]

You bought one of the most expensive constant production jeans in the world and you didn't even check the measurements to see if it was what you wanted?

[Pauken4]

With so many choices out there, why spend $700 on something that isn't exactly what you want?

If these don"t make you happy as they are, I say return them or sell them before you do irreparable harm to them. For $700 you should be able to find jean-happiness elsewhere.

[fre-co]

I just bought a $40,000 car, not sure if I like the colour now. Maybe I'll take it and get it resprayed...... what do you guys think, is this a good idea?

[Pauken4]

A better comparsion would be to a $120,000 car.

Then again, there are those who do take a $120,000 car and have it modified, bigger brakes, tuned exhaust, chip the engine, etc.

[Yakboy Equals Nurturer]

Give them a few weeks of wear and then decide then whether or not to get them tapered if you're still not crazy about the fit. Bring it to a tailor you can trust and make sure you both know exactly what you want. Have the person who'll be making the alterations measure while you're wearing them and don't let yourself be rushed through the process.

You paid for the jeans, you can do what you like with them. There's nothing more frustrating than getting almost but not quite what you want when you drop a shitload of cash on something. Good alterations have turned around a couple of purchases that I might otherwise have regretted. Just don't wing it when measuring though.

[Dex_star]

I wish I could buy the PERFECT pair of jeans for $700

but they dont exist

[Dex_star]

I just bought a $40,000 car, not sure if I like the colour now. Maybe I'll take it and get it resprayed...... what do you guys think, is this a good idea?

Yes... if the factory doesnt make the color youre painting it to

[Souper]

When buying my jomons I went to 45rpm like once a month for a few months to try em on; everytime they seemed a little less baggy. By the time I bought them I was pretty used to the non slimness, and after wearing them a lot more they've went from 50% of my rotation to 90%, because i love the silhouette now

[poly800rock]

When buying my jomons I went to 45rpm like once a month for a few months to try em on; everytime they seemed a little less baggy. By the time I bought them I was pretty used to the non slimness, and after wearing them a lot more they've went from 50% of my rotation to 90%, because i love the silhouette now

it's such a classic fit. it looks great on like 17 year olds as well as like a 50 year old.

[xcoldricex]

just buy another pair of jeans if you don't like the fit. you clearly have enough money.

[Joel_l]

but the aren't they known for their 45 rpm jeans more than their cuts annd style??

so its like buy a template jeans from them and having them altered to suit a style..?

i did that to chip and pepper and many other denim.. just not my dior or julian.. or even apc..

[fre-co]

Yes... if the factory doesnt make the color youre painting it to

disagree, unless you have more money than sense.....

Anyway I'm done with this pointless discussion

[Dex_star]

So fresco, you're saying if you have enough money to buy say a Mercedes S class... but you like the specific grey that only BMW uses... you wouldn't paint it?

maybe this is a bad example, but i cant thnk right now

[poly800rock]

color is not the right term here its more like shape