Samurai Jeans

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Samurai officialy announced the S5000AI-OGSP

http://samurai-j.com/lineup/jeans/s5000ai_ogsp/index.html

But what might be more interesting for you guys, the S5000BKB.

The 5000 cut in a new black denim, black warp and weft!

Check them out here:

http://www.e2nd.net/br-sj/sj-411-02-f/sj-s5000bkb.html

[thecolosseum]

Cross thread post...2 months

DSC_0198 by Mr.JohnCinyo, on Flickr

[shinobi2000]

if you dont mind a couple of crappy pics, shrug.

which one are those? wind or sky? who cares about crappy pics? bring it on! I wanna see!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

really, no opinions from you guys about the S5000BKB?

Some more pics:

[Max Power]

Is it a fading dye, just like the BK?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

From what I understand, yes. Of course the contrast won't be as sharp as the usual BK denim. From what I understand it's also the 17oz Zero denim, but black/black

[Fincarelli]

really, no opinions from you guys about the S5000BKB?

this really calls into question my black shadow plan. i had no idea these were out there.

edit: the blue stitching is very interesting. i wonder if the selvedge is still red and silver?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

of course the cut is different but this new denim is interesting. I hope for some better pics with clearer pics of the denim

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Something new from Samurai I also like:

with blue or black VX denim.

[Fincarelli]

Bears also has some pictures up of the S5000BKB too:

http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/bears/item/samuraijeans-s5000bkb/

Theirs appear to be one washed. I would want them dry. Does 2nd automatically wash their jeans?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

great! thanks for that. 2ND usually don't wash their jeans..Bears does. So 2ND would be the way to go

[a salaam alaikum]

which one are those? wind or sky? who cares about crappy pics? bring it on! I wanna see!

those look like wind to me, i want to see some bigger pics too. i have a wind pair but nothing worthy to show, hardly have worn them.

as for the S5000BKB they look pretty interesting, i would definitely like to see how they wear. i've never been a fan of black/black though so back to patiently waiting for black shadows for me

[leyori]

been wanting to get a black pair of jeans for a long time. S5000BKB looks interesting though, but i may want to get one that will give more contrasy result . but i dun think that pair is bad or anything because as far as i know zero denim alone is worth enough to look for!

[Planetarium]

I was going to post about how excited I've been for the s5000bkb since seeing a preview on Samurai's site, but my size is gone already so I'm going to have a nice cry instead.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

damn..seems that I missed that preview. 2ND has a lot of these jeans still in stock

[Martybear]

Wow, those look nice. I'll probably just stick with the Black Shadows, cut is a little better for me.

[Planetarium]

damn..seems that I missed that preview. 2ND has a lot of these jeans still in stock

I saw one post about it and then could never find it again. I'm pretty sure it was Samurai's site, but it could have been 2nd as well.

Or perhaps I have prophetic dreams.

[kit99bar]

the black wefts are great! Will BiG carry these?

Edit: if the black shadows had this denim - that would be fantastic!

[HoustonChris]

which one are those? wind or sky? who cares about crappy pics? bring it on! I wanna see!

those look like wind to me, i want to see some bigger pics too. i have a wind pair but nothing worthy to show, hardly have worn them.

Yeah, those are the Wind model.

I hate to say it, (especially since I have a pair of the Wind, too) but from the pictures I've seen of all the Element series, they really aren't that interesting. I mean, the colored wefts are cool, but it really doesn't seem to come through at all as the jeans fade. That disappoints me some.

[kit99bar]

Gordan confirmed: the black shadow will use the old s5000 black denim with the white weft. BiG will carry the s5000BkB though.

[Planetarium]

Excellent, I'll have another chance at them

[beautiful_FrEaK]

and some more pics of the BKB

Comparison between S5000BK and S5000BKB

[wasabi]

Yeah, those are the Wind model.

I hate to say it, (especially since I have a pair of the Wind, too) but from the pictures I've seen of all the Element series, they really aren't that interesting. I mean, the colored wefts are cool, but it really doesn't seem to come through at all as the jeans fade. That disappoints me some.

It really doesnt. Check out the pure blue Japan's that did the same thing and they all still faded the same. When i first got my Earth's I sand papered my hem cut offs and it all still went to white

[beautiful_FrEaK]

must be that the weft yarns aren't dyed to the core so the color fades away just like the indigo although I have to say that IMO the Element models fade somewhat dull, less contrasty.

And the fire model from Gilangaditya is just great:

[deadendpro]

Something new from Samurai I also like:

with blue or black VX denim.

YO YO YO!!!!!!!!! Hey Till, when you order let me know so i can hop on that shit with you! those are sick!!!!

[Planetarium]

That's why I went for an element series jacket. I have the Type III with the dark grey weft and the color difference is much more noticeable since fading is so much slower and jackets don't need to be washed so often.

I'll get some pics up soon.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

YO YO YO!!!!!!!!! Hey Till, when you order let me know so i can hop on that shit with you! those are sick!!!!

hehe, I will. But with my current budget I don't see them coming my direction

The black one,though

[commodorewheeler]

It really doesnt. Check out the pure blue Japan's that did the same thing and they all still faded the same. When i first got my Earth's I sand papered my hem cut offs and it all still went to white

must be that the weft yarns aren't dyed to the core so the color fades away just like the indigo although I have to say that IMO the Element models fade somewhat dull, less contrasty.

I think it's because from the outside of the jeans, you only really see the warp threads, and those have white cores. The weft peeks through when the jeans are new, but as the jeans wear and the warp threads start to fray a little, the gaps between warp thread bundles gets smaller, and it gets harder to see the weft.

You only start to see the weft from the outside more as warp threads start breaking.

[kit99bar]

this pic is great

[theotherchrislewis]

Picked up some lot-14 S5000VX 21oz last week - beautiful denim!!!!

I sized down to a 32 - which I could do up comfortably before the soak (well, as comfortably as brand new 21oz can be done up). Soaked for 1.5 hours in hot water from the tap + a few top ups from the kettle. Post soak, I had to negotiate with the top button which gave in after a few hours' wear and I'm pretty happy with the final fit.

Pics are taken after the first days wear: