Samurai Jeans

[501XX4EVER]

 

 spoke too soon ... these just dropped @BiG ... kinda into LHT, lately 

 

S526VX-L 15th Left Hand Twill 17oz

 

 

 

I can't see them listed anywhere on the BiG site, but by all means get a pair and report back, I'm very tempted by them myself. :D

Edited October 21, 2013 by 501XX4EVER

[ColdStorage]

http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=14314&category_id=&manufacturer_id=10&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=62

 

 

They have actually been in the store for a while now. Since before the black and red hawk, but "image coming soon" the whole time, so you will have to go off the pics brownmetallic posted from Samurai website.

[louisbosco]

No, they weren't made yet. In short you could say, that Samurai wasn't too enthuastic about it.

 

oh they weren't?!

 

i quote from til's email,  

 

that's why i thought they were made?

Edited October 21, 2013 by louisbosco

[beautiful_FrEaK]

yeah but read you quote carefully: "not the contest jeans though"

that was other stuff for their normal Samurai stock

 

edit: but then there was a reason why I shared those information via PM and made it not public. I would appeciate it if you keep such stuff private. thx

Edited October 21, 2013 by beautiful_FrEaK

[louisbosco]

yeah but read you quote carefully: "not the contest jeans though"

that was other stuff for their normal Samurai stock

 

edit: but then there was a reason why I shared those information via PM and made it not public. I would appeciate it if you keep such stuff private. thx

 

 

my bad til, done

[Foxy2]

Personally, I would take statements like these with a little grain of salt - I am not sure anymore about the degree of customization that was supposed to go into these contest pairs, but I am sure that Samurai would not have put these back into the vault.

If they had indeed been made specifically for this contest Samurai would have been very keen in actually delivering them and getting paid for it...

Anyhow, what do I know and what does it matter - trying to organize a contest is a thankless job (most of the time), especially if you are not directly dealing with the company itself.

If we find somebody else willing to take it upon himself to organize another Samurai contest - great I'm in.

If not - those S526VX-L-15 are on my list as well...

[louisbosco]

HAHAHA, I'VE SEEN YOUR LIST. MY GOD WHERE DO YOU STORE EM?

[FALERBRAND]

Beautiful Freak,

Thank you dude! 

[CJ23]

I'm sorry if this has already been discussed. But I read somewhere that BIG is doing a 710 collab soon in 21oz denim. Is this still true ?

[501XX4EVER]

http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=14314&category_id=&manufacturer_id=10&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=62

 

 

They have actually been in the store for a while now. Since before the black and red hawk, but "image coming soon" the whole time, so you will have to go off the pics brownmetallic posted from Samurai website.

 

Thanks for that, is it just me or do they seem WAY more expensive than they should be, even if you include shipping???

[Quoise1203]

Yes,it doesn't seem BiG has passed on the savings of the weak yen to customers, at least not in an obvious way.

[Max Power]

I'm sorry if this has already been discussed. But I read somewhere that BIG is doing a 710 collab soon in 21oz denim. Is this still true ?

Probably. They will use 21 oz or heavier.

[CJ23]

Hey thanks. Do you know if it will be 2013 or later into next year ?

[eocr98]

These are my 003jp that I received today from Blue in Green (size 32). This is after air drying them from a 40 min hot soak.

 

 

 

 

 

This is my first pair of Samurai jeans, and also my first pair of unsanforized denim....I'm hoping I kept the right size as I feel that a 31 might've been too tight in the thigh area. Waist fits slightly loose....about 3/4 inch big.

Inseam shrank to 37" from 39".......will be sending them back to blue in green for 32.5" hem, but how many more soaks do you guys recommend I do to ensure all shrinking is out of the way before hemming (I'm weary of doing a machine wash as I'm afraid the upper thigh and back rise would shrink too much). 

[spacey]

You could try doing another hot water soak with agitation. However a machine wash should get all the shrinkage out of the way. How's the fit on the thighs as of this moment?

[eocr98]

spacey,

 

Thighs are pretty much snug all around.....not uncomfortable, but that's where I'm worried they'll be too small if they shrink too much

Edited October 22, 2013 by eocr98

[spacey]

You should probably do another hot water soak if you want them to shrink but not overly. But I don't really think its needed because they shouldn't shrink by a large amount. Just wear them and you'll be fine!

[Aries]

Great fit, and sounds like you've got most of the shrinkage out.

 

I'd just wear them for a month then give them another hot soak.

[Max Power]

Hey thanks. Do you know if it will be 2013 or later into next year ?

 

End 2013/Beginning of 2014 is scheduled. But that doesn't have to mean much.

 

 

Great fit, and sounds like you've got most of the shrinkage out.

 

I'd just wear them for a month then give them another hot soak.

 

With that length, I wouldn't wear them in public. You might give them another agitated hot soak, but if you fear they will shrink too much in the machine, you will probably never wash them in the machine right? This way you're done with all shrinkage. But account for 0,5" extra inseam because of the combs.

Edited October 22, 2013 by Max Power

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Well, I can answer your PM also here.

With your pics it's also easier to judge. Right now the fit looks good and the thighs will also stretch back a certain amount. It can work out for you. About your question of how many soaks you will need to achieve full shrinkage: a couple. Only a real machine wash will get you to a fully shrunken pair. So keep in mind that these might/will shrink more in the future.

 

Conclusion: waist too big and thighs too small, possibly not the ideal cut for your body type

[eocr98]

Thanks guys for the replies, I'll post pics some time later on once they've had some decent wear and I've had them hemmed.

[theorocks]

I'm jonzing for a type II jacket anybody know where or how is the best way to get one of these (I'm in Canada )
 http://www.samurai-j.com/lineup/shirts/s0552xx/index.html

[theorocks]

or one of these

 http://www.samurai-j.com/lineup/shirts/s552xx25oz-15th/index.html

[ColdStorage]

The second one (15th anniv 25 oz) isn't released yet, but is rumored to be coming late this month. When it's out, you will be able to get it from the usual suspects (Blue in Green, kaizoku-pirates, various rakuten shops, etc)

[bradl]

Iirc it projected October 28th, back when b_F posted it. But I could be wrong. You can pre order it at 2nd right now.

[bradl]

Nice pair of Sams up on ebay right now, hopefully someone isn't watching these. If they are I will take this down.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMURAI-S0130XJ-blade-30X36-Flat-Head-Iron-Heart-APC-RRL-ROY-self-edge/291001126702?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D2170593198463109619%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D131025812554%26

 

S0130XJ size 30

[takeda5]

S710 15th

2Month

[esoteric]

Kinda weak photos, but here's my S710s after a year or so of wear, with just the initial presoak. I just washed them yesterday and will get some better fit pics with them after they have dried.

 

[Foxy2]

I finally decided to break in my 2011 pair of S001JP - ca. 6 weeks in...

[cmboland]

2 months of wear on my s5000vx 15th and I'm getting a lot of blue streaks. Faster fades than I'm used to