Samurai Jeans

[beatle]

I think the fit looks good

[only cure]

710s

[beautiful_FrEaK]

@CooLy_oNE: definately keep these!

[louisbosco]

as im going to hk to get my samurais. id be in a hotel.

i wonder what would anyone think about drying the jeans in that aircon room?

reckon they'd be alright???

[ranonranonarat]

why dont you soak them when you get back home?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

maybe he wants them to be hemmed after he knows what the inseam will be. don't Take5 offer a one-wash service? if so, I would take that route

[edmond]

as im going to hk to get my samurais. id be in a hotel.

i wonder what would anyone think about drying the jeans in that aircon room?

reckon they'd be alright???

ask t5 to wash and dry for you and come back the next day to fit and hem

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Samurai S5000BK Size 34 Lot.12 (SDO)

pre soak (excuse the grandma-socks)

post soak

Measurements pre and post soak. Soaked once with light agitation by hand. Hottest tap water, maybe one hour in. Never had a pair of Samurai shrink that much!

waist: 34,5 / 32

front rise: 11,5 / 11

back rise: 14,75 / 14,25

thigh: 13 / 12

knee: 9,875 / 9,25

leg opening: 9,25 / 8,75

inseam: 38,5 / 35,75

Never was that much into black denim but ah_long changed my mind

The contrast between the copper rivets and the black denim is so freaking nice.

And a bonus pic. Some guys refered to "squid jizz"

[CooLy_oNE]

@CooLy_oNE: definately keep these!

is my shrinkage gonee? the inseam only shrink by 2.25", the waist maybe 1"...I did 1 hot soak, with boiling water...and 1 machine wash hot plus 1 pot of boiling water...somehow I don't get much shrinkage...

I might want to sell this if anyone interested in size 32, as I afraid it will stretch much, and will sack...

anyway, how long will it take the flare to dissappear in thigh, knee, and calve area?

[Wolfteeth]

Samurai S5000BK Size 34 Lot.12 (SDO)

pre soak (excuse the grandma-socks)

post soak

Measurements pre and post soak. Soaked once with light agitation by hand. Hottest tap water, maybe one hour in. Never had a pair of Samurai shrink that much!

waist: 34,5 / 32

front rise: 11,5 / 11

back rise: 14,75 / 14,25

thigh: 13 / 12

knee: 9,875 / 9,25

leg opening: 9,25 / 8,75

inseam: 38,5 / 35,75

Never was that much into black denim but ah_long changed my mind

The contrast between the copper rivets and the black denim is so freaking nice.

And a bonus pic. Some guys refered to "squid jizz"

Was never much into the S5000s, based on what I knew on their dimension, but those look very clever-I think you just sold me on my next pair of jeans!

+rep

[beautiful_FrEaK]

is my shrinkage gonee? the inseam only shrink by 2.25", the waist maybe 1"...I did 1 hot soak, with boiling water...and 1 machine wash hot plus 1 pot of boiling water...somehow I don't get much shrinkage...

I might want to sell this if anyone interested in size 32, as I afraid it will stretch much, and will sack...

anyway, how long will it take the flare to dissappear in thigh, knee, and calve area?

what is your pair exactly? looks like S710XX, right?

Well if you did a soak and a hot wash there's a lot of shrinkage taken care of. But there is still some left as many experienced the 19oz denim shrinks a little with every wash. You could throw them in the tumble dry to get more shrinkage.

And to stop the stretching, wear a nice belt

The flare (which I don't really see) will be gone after the denim softens up...give it a week or two of everyday wear.

[Potsnu]

beautiful_freak, did you down size 1? I went TTS and is partly why I don't wear my S5000BK anymore. It doesn't fit that well.

[Knugget]

SDO = size down one

[ialex]

Wow beautiful freak they fit very nicely. And thy shrunk so much too

[Potsnu]

SDO = size down one

ahhhhhh

[poly800rock]

beautiful_freak, did you down size 1? I went TTS and is partly why I don't wear my S5000BK anymore. It doesn't fit that well.

i don't know the lot differences, but with the lot 11 --> size down 2, they stretch a ton.

[HoustonChris]

guys who got the elemental jeans

any updates on the fading?

Anything out there for the element models? Fit pics, detail shots, evo...Still thinking about picking up the wind model in NY next weekend.

No real fading to report, but I'm not very hard on jeans. I'm also rotating 3 or more pairs, so I've only got a couple of weeks of actual wear. But since there don't seem to be many pics circulating, here are a couple of detail shots I took recently:

Gold element buttons

Starting to get a little evo around the edges of the top button

Hidden rivet back and a closeup of the weave

Gold and silver selvedge; color accuracy is pretty good- the weft is a bright green

Close up, the colored weft shows through faintly; at a distance, they just look dark.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

thanks for the pics!

from the back pocket pic they look like some natural indigo dyed jeans do (at least to me)

[beautiful_FrEaK]

answering HoustonChris with some close-ups of the S5000BK

[louisbosco]

why dont you soak them when you get back home?

because i do not have a bath tub at home and i dont like using pails for soaking. i just a little picky when it comes to stuff like that.

maybe he wants them to be hemmed after he knows what the inseam will be. don't Take5 offer a one-wash service? if so, I would take that route

i'd be getting the 710s. dont think id possible be getting them hemmed. cause i really like to leave the jeans the way it is. :)

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I understand that. I also don't hem my jeans but I'm 6' so it works out with a cuff or two. too much stacking looks odd IMO.

I would do what demonito said and use Take5's one-wash service

[Aries]

Hi guys,

Looking to get my first pair of Samurai jeans, and wanting a slim (but not skinny) fit.

If it helps for comparison, I really like my Pure Blue Japan XX-007s (sized down one) silhouette, but as it's a straight leg they give off an almost bootcut look towards the bottom.

So I'm looking for something with a bit more taper, but that fits similarly.

Looking at BiG, it seems the 710 model would be appropriate. Opinions? In terms of my dimensions, I'm 6'2, about 185lbs, with quite large thighs (24 inch).

[beautiful_FrEaK]

measure your XX-007 BiG-style and then a suggestion would be easier.

When you're thighs are too big, the S0500XX would also work

[Aries]

Cheers mate.

The main issues I have with my PBJ 007s is:

The hem is a bit too wide at 8.5inches.

The front rise is only 10inches, the back rise about 12.5-13', I'd like slightly more.

So all-in-all, I want a bit more room in the seat, and a bit less width at the hem.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

both the 710 and 0500 would give you more room in that region.

both pairs have a taper but the 710 has a slimmer leg throughout so the hem will be smaller

what's the tagged size of your PBJ? 10" rise on your frame sounds tiny.

[Aries]

They are size 33 (I bought them when I used to be a few pounds heavier), but I now comfortably fit into a 32 in most jeans.

It is indeed too small for my frame and perhaps my biggest annoyance with them, as I love the fit otherwise (hem withstanding).

I definitely think I'll plump for the 710 if that's the case, but I'll await any more replies before deciding.

Thanks again for your help freak.

[CooLy_oNE]

lol...I just realized after 1 hot soak and 1 hot machine wash, my inseam only shrink by 1.25"...wonder why?

now doing second hot soak with super boiling water...

[beautiful_FrEaK]

so you see there'S still some shrinkage left. or did you get them hemmed before the soak?

[Megatron1505]

The 19oz 710 is easily my favourite pair of jeans made by anyone (that I have personally experienced). I also have a couple of pair of PBJ's, which I love, but they dont compare to the Sam 710.

[rockon99]

oioi - is the sizing advice on the first page o' the thread up to date? as far as new lots go and whatnot?