Naked & Famous Denim

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Anyone in Vancouver or close by, just a heads up as Dutil in Vancouver has the Japanese Heritage edition jeans (made with deadstock Samurai denim or rumoured to be) for $198.

They also had 24oz WG's for $265.

some proof for that rumor?

it uses 14oz denim, sanforized, with a plain white selvage...haven't seen that on a pair of Samurai so far

[Gold Soaked Afternoon]

^not samurai, according to Jay. just the same formula...uneven thread size, loose tension, short slub cotton = very similar to samurai.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

alright. thanks for the clarification. was just curious as Samurai is still a small brand which doesn't produce that much denim AFAIK.

and all their denim is unsanforized.

but from the pics I saw here and on blueowl, the denim has indeed a nice, slubby texture. looking forward to some evo pics

[erockisalive]

Here's my indigo/indigo slubs

[dango]

Daayum those look super dark.

[erockisalive]

Daayum those look super dark.

Yeah, they look black even in the sunlight.

[Gold Soaked Afternoon]

are they all that slubby? My initial reaction is to compare them to PBJXX-007s, which look farrr slubbier than those...maybe its just the lighting?

[erockisalive]

are they all that slubby? My initial reaction is to compare them to PBJXX-007s, which look farrr slubbier than those...maybe its just the lighting?

No they're not very slubby, a little bit rougher than your average N&F, but nowhere near as slubby as PBJs. They explain this on the little back pocket card, but I can't remember what it said.

[clayton]

hey B_F, I did say rumoured to be, not are made from so I didn't get anyone too excited.

I said rumoured to be because lildavid received a pair from Brandon IIRC a few months back and he mentioned something to this effect. cheers.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

thx for the clarification. I was just curious and it would have surprised me if that would have been true

[PWNED]

My next pair for sure are the indigo-indigo.

[Pizza_Dough]

i wana see pics of how much bleed there is if u wear the indigo/indigos on hot day lol. im imagining the smurfs lol

[erockisalive]

i wana see pics of how much bleed there is if u wear the indigo/indigos on hot day lol. im imagining the smurfs lol

My leg's definitely had a blue-ish tint to them last night.

[RawAsDenim]

the tops of my socks are blue now =/ lol

[erockisalive]

the tops of my socks are blue now =/ lol

Just out of curiosity, how did you size on yours?

[M1stral]

Here's my indigo/indigo slubs

Ouch, that topblock looks painfull... But nice fit nonetheless...

[erockisalive]

Ouch, that topblock looks painfull... But nice fit nonetheless...

Nah, not painful. they've relaxed a bit. The waist wasn't really an issue, it was tightest in the thighs though.

[M1stral]

Well, I've gone with a size 28 SG (Jap Heritage)... And the first days it was a real pain. Now they have a good fit, so I know what you are talking about.

[erockisalive]

Well, I've gone with a size 28 SG (Jap Heritage)... And the first days it was a real pain. Now they have a good fit, so I know what you are talking about.

I envy your waistline.

[M1stral]

I envy your waistline.

Want to trade?

[shinobi2000]

Slight dilemma here. So I've always wanted to try this brand out especially since most of my jeans are more classic "1947" cuts and I don't have too jeans in contemporary slim fits. Today maybe out of boredom I stopped by the Co-op around my apartment and I started trying on all their models and fits. All but one model was in their Weird Guy fit. The fit I liked the most, was the Skinny Guy fit, but the only model was this weird rainbow denim that I didn't like. I did however stumbled on the last few pairs of the Big John collaboration. It was marked down to $109! so I happily took it. When I got home however, I noticed online that Blue Owl still has the Japan Heritage model in Skinny Guy fit so I got that instead. Now I'm torn about returning these Big John collabo's. Pros and Con of keeping them: Pro -- even though they're not in the fit I really really wanted, they still fit great:

Also, at $109, it's practically a steal. I count my blessings that currently I'm financially secure enough to not have to even think about $109 lost. Cons -- The above argument is not financially prudent. Whether or not I can afford $109 is irrelevant to the fact that it's still $109 for something I don't absolutely need and it could be going into something more worthwhile. So what do you think? Should I return it?

[xEMBx]

Those are real nice fit and a good price at that! I would keep them.

[erockisalive]

Yeah you should probably keep them. They look good.

[RawAsDenim]

Just out of curiosity, how did you size on yours?

TTS, sz32 I've got tennis legs =O

[CMCiA]

Here are my deep indigos at about 8 months effective wear. Due for a wash soon I think.

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[Wörn75]

^ Damn those look good CMCiA!

You must be wearing them hard everyday.

Mine don't have nearly that much contrast in the fading even after a year.

How many soaks/washes?

[lintmunro]

tried on 30 in WGs, fit was great (but not crazy about how they fit knee down), but of room in the waist. tried on SG black power stretch in a 30, fit was fine, a bit snug though but not unsightly. I have the SG chinos in a 30. So, should I get 31s in the Deep Indigo SGs or 30s? Store didn't have deep indigo in SGs to try on or I'd have bought 'em outright.

[MartinLil]

It sounds like you'd be a 30 in SG or maybe even a 29 depending upon your waist measurement. Why don't you check out Blue Owl's site for accurate measurements: http://blueowl.us/scripts/psp/VB_Bridge3.dll?VBPROG=\bin\shop.prodt.detail&SKU=7995900 If you're still not sure, I would recommend emailing Jay (the owner of Blue Owl) or the place you decide to order from before doing any transactions. I cannot recommend Blue Owl highly enough. The measurements are always correct, Jay is awesome to deal with, and you'll get free 2-3 day shipping.

By the way, I've gotten about 1" stretch at the waist and .5" of stretch in the hip/thigh area out of my deep indigos. I went for the Weird Guys and sized down by one inch in the waist.

[lintmunro]

Yeah, probably a 30, then. My SG chinos are about 30.5" in the waist and it's perfect. I tried the 29 black power stretch SGs and couldn't even zip 'em up. Didn't even come close, actually, so there's no way I could do the 29s. I'd like to try Blue Owl, but I'm in Canada, so it's not as advantageous to me.

[CMCiA]

^ Damn those look good CMCiA!

You must be wearing them hard everyday.

Mine don't have nearly that much contrast in the fading even after a year.

How many soaks/washes?

I'm actually cycling them weekly with my FHs. I thought these would be pretty fast fading but I think they've been overdyed so the indigo takes longer to fade to white. Nothing a quick wash won't fix. Anyway, it's only had one pre-soak.

Keep at em man!