Samurai Jeans

[unorthodox]

Found some 19oz Samurai 710's that have been folded up in my closet for the past few years. Unfortunately they are far too small for me now. 

[swiss-jeansfreak]

@Unorthodox

Wow beautiful  faded Samurai jeans!!!

[reallypeacedoff]

Nice @unorthodox

How many years do you estimate on those as far as actual wear?

Judging by some of the electric blue peeking through on mine already, they seem fast faders.

[unorthodox]

I"d say about a year and a half of solid wear. This was during the craze of rarely ever washing your jeans and I would bring them as my only pair of pants for entire tours, even summer tours. So they got beat up and gross pretty damn fast. 

[blooming]

Back in my touring days, I was living in my non-fade (everblack) Nudies. I feel like that was a mistake, the hours and hours of driving/sitting down/gear setup and breakdown would have lent to such nice fades like yours.

[MJF9]

What were you doing touring gents? No expectation to answer, of course, if you'd prefer not... was just curious

[unorthodox]

Living life to the fullest / wasting my entire 20's in a van touring the world playing drums in hardcore bands. 

[Maynard Friedman]

I was imagining a dandy Victorian gentleman on a grand tour of Europe, taking in Venice, Salzburg, Florence, etc! 

Edited February 17, 2023 by Maynard Friedman

[MJF9]

52 minutes ago, unorthodox said:

Living life to the fullest / wasting my entire 20's in a van touring the world playing drums in hardcore bands. 

Proper rock n roll... I bet you've got some stories to tell!

[reallypeacedoff]

1 hour ago, unorthodox said:

Living life to the fullest / wasting my entire 20's in a van touring the world playing drums in hardcore bands. 

And double bass...with said jeans on?!

[blooming]

3 hours ago, unorthodox said:

Living life to the fullest / wasting my entire 20's in a van touring the world playing drums in hardcore bands. 

@MJF9 same as the above, wasting my 20s in a van driving cross country to play incredibly loud music to like, 20-30 people a night.

[unorthodox]

14 hours ago, blooming said:

@MJF9 same as the above, wasting my 20s in a van driving cross country to play incredibly loud music to like, 20-30 people a night.

Wonder if we ever crossed paths

[unorthodox]

16 hours ago, reallypeacedoff said:

And double bass...with said jeans on?!

Yeah, I was a sicko. Anything for the fades. 

[blooming]

On 2/18/2023 at 6:06 AM, unorthodox said:

Wonder if we ever crossed paths

I was playing in a heavy instrumental/drone band called A Film in Color if that rings a bell, we were based outta NJ/NYC, but played up and down the east coast pretty regularly outside of longer tours. What was your band?

Edited February 21, 2023 by blooming

[rockon99]

I'm fixing to get these 211VX repaired soon here. The crotch has def seen better days, so I figured I'd take a few pics before giving them their first machine (probably) wash. Still not sure if I should send them to Self Edge or wait for Indigo Proof to open her books.. Thoughts?

I go through phases - wearing them often, then maybe once a week, so I have no real figure of how much wear they've gotten. Really gorgeous fabric though.

[ColonelAngus]

Indigo Proof appears to be highly regarded, so if you don’t mind waiting I’d go that route. Otherwise, not sure if SE has a wait period nor do I know the extent of their repair services. Best to reach out to Kiya about that 

[fresh1]

Self Edge only repairs jeans that are dropped off in store. I've used Railcar before.  They take mail-in's and did a pretty good job.  

[mlwdp]

Hudson’s Hill in Greensboro does mail in/drop off repairs as well.

[rockon99]

Thanks for the feedback y’all. Got it figured out. 
 

some post-wash pics

Edited March 5, 2023 by rockon99

[rockon99]

Okay okay sorry for the frequency/quick succession. I also just washed these old as fuck S0500XX lot 10. My first real Japanese pants from back in high school, and my first taste of how interesting this fabric can be. Some diy repairs, and some from a local spot. 
 

 

crotch patch is old APC and newer Eternal scraps. 

Edited July 2, 2023 by rockon99

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Impressing faded!!!

[Cold Summer]

Beautiful. Always been a huge fan of the 15 oz. denim and the way it fades.

[Maynard Friedman]

^Seconded, it’s my favourite looking of the Samurai denims (with the possible exception of the left hand twill Jin fabric), which is probably because it’s their closest approximation to a more vintage weight jean.

[n0torious]

On 2/16/2023 at 4:31 PM, unorthodox said:

Found some 19oz Samurai 710's that have been folded up in my closet for the past few years. Unfortunately they are far too small for me now. 

Gorgeous.

Legendary.

[Toegun]

Been after the baker pants for awhile, but without the 300 euros /dollars price tag attach to it in some shops. Randomly checked Denimio a few days ago and was pleasantly surprised to find it in my size. Loving their colour, fit and texture and pairing them up with denim shirts/jackets. 

[n0torious]

Snagged a pair of the S140SXJ-GRK from Self Edge. Pics to come soon, some initial thoughts.

This is my third pair of Samurais but my first purchased in 15 years. The other two are only out of rotation because they don't fit anymore. I typically wear a 34 but from the sizing chart I went for a 36 - definitely the right choice! Can't imagine squeezing into their 34 - Self Edge measured it as a 32 inch waist.

I've never owned jeans with this kind of weave before - truly wild. The shorter fibers make for a really coarse, crunchy texture. I machine washed them once to get the starch out and they felt stiffer afterwards. Denim is so rigid that getting them buttoned after the wash was a challenge. The fit says "relax tapered" but for me these are pretty slim jeans with a slightly roomier upper half. Really looking forward to seeing how these age as i can picture getting really nice creases.

[denimondenimondenim]

On 10/28/2022 at 9:29 PM, rockon99 said:

Sorry to quote a post that's over a year old... sufu isn't the same as it used to be. How's the fit on these? Is it what I should expect from the S5000? Would love to see pics if you ever got around to it. 

sorry for the insanely late response!

this is the first ive tried of the s5000 cut, but my understanding is that its a mid rise straight leg cut. i believe that to be true in this case. it feels fitted in the top block and roomy through the legs. 

i pulled an old fit pic for reference.

i did give them a 40C soak and agitation when i first got them as they were unsanforized iirc

lol im guessing none of this matters to you anymore but didnt want to seem like i ignored

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Cool fit pic mate!!!

[denimondenimondenim]

1 hour ago, swiss-jeansfreak said:

Cool fit pic mate!!!

wow! thank you so much. :-) 

[rockon99]

@denimondenimondenim yo yo! Thanks for the reply. I’ve been afraid to try the 5000 cut because of the more narrow thighs and I’m even more afraid to spend the dough on those persimmon dyed joints only to have them be too tight. They look good on you tho!