Samurai Jeans

[beautiful_FrEaK]

If not you can give them to me

[Kobe Beef]

That flasher is pure class. I saw that model in Aikidou acouple of days ago and the guy in the shop explained to me the details. Apparently the back pockets hide some kind of special pattern or something.

[Max Power]

Great! Can you shed some more light on the background? I think Naniwa is the old name for Osaka. That's all I know

[Kobe Beef]

Yeah, every element in the flasher (Glico man, Osaka Castle, Billie Ken, Tsutenkaku Tower, etc) are the main turistical spots in the city.

Another cool detail of the jeans was the red tab with silver letters in the back pocket. I think you made a very nice & unique purchase. The guy at the shop told me they don't have many left.

[Max Power]

Thanks a lot. Yeah, I was hoping to get one (still am, they are being shipped right now). Besides the detailing it's a chance to get the fantastic 19 oz denim in a straight cut. The limitation is just the extra spice, but won't keep me from wearing them hard.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

50 pairs is really limited.

And I love that Samurai still does a extra and unique leather patch for them. A certain other brand need 300 pairs to make a custom leather patch happen

I'm curious if they have the same measurements like my S500JX-LR

[Max Power]

Me too. I hope for the rise and leg opening of the 0500, but think it will be more like the 5000.

[Kobe Beef]

You can check the specs at the bottom of this page.

[Max Power]

Yeah, I did. But they seem like they threw together already existing ones. But they were the reason I expect them more like the 5000 than 500s.

[alexx1976]

new Samurai S5000VX - 15th 17oz Zero Denim Straight

http://shop.dc4.de/S...ight::1005.html

Edited March 22, 2013 by alexx1976

[beautiful_FrEaK]

710XX and S0500XX

[jjkchung]

Forced into retirement due to weight gain.

S0500xx

approx. 3 years, moderate wear

[Max Power]

S5000VX 21 oz. Probably the last fitpics for a while, I'll take some on my bathroomfloor and do a comparison post someday soon.

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Perfect fit and fading patterns on them. Like always seen at Flo's legs as a professional fader

[Quoise1203]

Sweet Jesus. I'd love to see what you can do with a pair of 17oz Samurai's. I always look forward to your updates.

[Max Power]

Thanks guys

Edited March 24, 2013 by Max Power

[apsidewatch]

Dont know if all of you know about this, but in Malaysia there is an industry where people ship a bundle of used jeans and clothes from japan and scavenge for a well worn pair of raw denims or shuttle-loomed t shirts. one of the pairs that they scored, got me questioning why did the owner get rid of this..

im asking for the price for this kind of pair right now, waiting for the reply

Edited March 25, 2013 by apsidewatch

[Max Power]

That's a nice socre, great fading paaterns.

[apsidewatch]

I already got the price. try to give a guess first then open the spoiler. this is the detail they gave me

Samurai jeans ( 19 oz )

Saiz : 32

Length : 42

1599,99 MYR, translates to around 516USD.

Edited March 25, 2013 by apsidewatch

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I expected 10% from that quoted price

Pretty steep

Would the average Malaysian be able to buy it at that price?

Edited March 25, 2013 by beautiful_FrEaK

[Max Power]

WTF? If it came in that bundle above I would have guessed what b_f said. It seems as if fading patterns increase the value over there. So finally I have an argument to break in my jeans. And Ruedi is a billionaire.

Edited March 25, 2013 by Max Power

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Finally wearing jeans is an alternative job! Ok well...not for me

But yeah Flo, you should consider changing your job

[Flash]

Anyone want to buy my 710's ??? A steal at only $450 with sufu discount

[Max Power]

Fantastic pair! Can't wait to get new 19 oz denim on my legs. And I already told my boss I'm leaving.

[apsidewatch]

I already got the price. try to give a guess first then open the spoiler. this is the detail they gave me

I expected 10% from that quoted price

Pretty steep

Would the average Malaysian be able to buy it at that price?

for a pair of jeans, of course its a pretty absurd price. to translates in salaries, average starting salary for a fresh undergrad with bachelor of engineering is 2600MYR per month. now thats an engineer, most people who is in the scene is a commoner.

but then there exist a market of people who appreciates so called 'vintage clothing' from this bundle shop. they seek for selvedge jeans, big E levis tag, loop wheeled t shirt and 50/50 fabric t shirt( 50% polyster 50% cotton t shirt).

WTF? If it came in that bundle above I would have guessed what b_f said. It seems as if fading patterns increase the value over there. So finally I have an argument to break in my jeans. And Ruedi is a billionaire.

the thing is, they recognise samurais,momo,pbj,denime,evisu and jeans with selvedge as high quality denim that originates from japan but really missed the concept of raw denim as a whole.

Edited March 25, 2013 by apsidewatch

[chazychaz]

I already got the price. try to give a guess first then open the spoiler. this is the detail they gave me

pm me the contact of this seller mate..i wanna trade in my brand new 710xx..LOL

[TooAwesome]

of course theres a market for faded jeans. thats what the majority of the world wears remember? not everyone knows/likes to fade their own jeans like us, so you can sell your faded pairs for a nice amount too. i would suggest washing before selling though....

$516 is insane though LOL

[Rightyow77]

why would anyone sell their worn in jeans. I mean it's one thing if they dont fit anymore, but seems like a waste of all that time and love put into them. I guess I am just sentimental

Edited March 26, 2013 by Rightyow77

[saintkeat]

It makes sense the value would increase as the fades set in. The fabric would still be far stronger than a chemically treated prewash pair, not to mention the construction of the pair will always be way better.

Take for example the PRPS label. The prewash versions cost about 1.5 times as much as the Raw versions. If the market is anything to go by, it makes sense faded Samurais are worth more. Remember the APC Butler jeans?

Edited March 26, 2013 by saintkeat

[ThinFinn]

shit is crazy!...