Samurai Jeans

[Stacks]

the ih and sammie 24 and 23 oz denim looks the same to me... well at least the selvage does.

I was wondering about this... IHs are technically 23.5, so I wonder if Samurai just rounded up?

edit: how much do the s5000AI-10SP stretch?

[.jacob]

I just bought some Samurai S5000VX jeans and I'm preparing to do my first hot soak. As you'll be able to tell from the photos they fit pretty well but could use some tightening in the legs. The waist, crotch, and butt are good. Any advice about soaking, how long, how hot, other info, etc. is appreciated. Should I wear these while they soak to prevent the waist and crotch from shrinking up too much? I'm nervous about shrinking too much.

[chambo2008]

i personally think you should hot wash, wear them damp and then carry on wearing them for a year!

[lowrider]

Looks like you've got a ton of room in the waist from this pic. I say hot soak the hell out of these then tumble dry. They look way too baggy and need to shrink a lot.

[gonegonegone]

you could either hot soak 2-3 times or hot soak. if you want to, you can wear them damp. also, start to wear a belt early to prevent stretching in the waist.

[.jacob]

I did a 45 minute soak today with the hottest water I could muster from the tap. They tightened up nicely. I'll post pictures when I find someone to hold the camera. You all can tell me if more soaks are necessary. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it.

[arjan]

Give them a regular hot soak. It does seem from the pic that you have a lot of room in the waist and plus if the waist becomes too tight after the soak don't be worried because the VX denim stretches a lot and quickly..

[triiiangle]

I just bought some Samurai S5000VX jeans and I'm preparing to do my first hot soak. As you'll be able to tell from the photos they fit pretty well but could use some tightening in the legs. The waist, crotch, and butt are good. Any advice about soaking, how long, how hot, other info, etc. is appreciated. Should I wear these while they soak to prevent the waist and crotch from shrinking up too much? I'm nervous about shrinking too much.

What size did you get, and what is your natural waist? I am interested in the S5000VXs.

[DJ2xTech]

Got my first pair of Samurais today - S5000VX from Blue In Green.

No arcs or tabs, but no biggie - the arcs are practically gone on my previous pair, Oni Blue, through wear so it would just be a matter of time before they fall off.

Got a size 31. I couldn't even button up the 30, meaning I got fat since last year when I got my Oni Blues @ 30. Going to hot soak it tonight, dry, and bring it back to BiG for a hem.

Chea.

[gonegonegone]

hem before soaking, otherwise roping won't be as intense.

[edmond]

no its ok hemming after soaking you just need to soak em again and tell the hemmer to tighten up a bit on the tension on his/her union special machine youll be fine. boiling soak until the water becomes lukewarm

[DJ2xTech]

thanks for the advice. roping on my oni's turned out alright with the same method so I'm not really worried. just wanna get to wearing it so i can get my onis repaired

[enojy]

I did a 45 minute soak today with the hottest water I could muster from the tap. They tightened up nicely. I'll post pictures when I find someone to hold the camera. You all can tell me if more soaks are necessary. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it.

hot wash and hot dry, if not twice. a soak will not get all the shrink out.

[.jacob]

Here are pictures on the right after I soaked hot tap water for 45 minutes and then wore damp until they dried.

I think this is a good fit for me. No need to repeat the hot soak again, right?

What do you think of the length? Should I keep as is or throw in a cuff?

[chantheman]

much better fit

[blm14]

VX denim shrinks a shit ton

[panthermodern]

looks good to me.

got some thighs on ya boy

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[lowrider]

pretty good. i say a little more shrink cuz these will stretch a shit ton too...

[everyinchofgod]

pretty good. i say a little more shrink cuz these will stretch a shit ton too...

Agreed. But they do look great already.

[.jacob]

got some thighs on ya boy

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Ya I do, which is why finding jeans that fit properly can be difficult. They're significantly smaller now than they were just 6 months ago.

[.jacob]

Roping on the hem is achieved after a hot soak right? Mine didn't rope at all. I'm thinking of soaking again from the knee down because I'm hesitant to shrink the crotch any more than it already has.

[erk]

Roping on the hem is achieved after a hot soak right? Mine didn't rope at all. I'm thinking of soaking again from the knee down because I'm hesitant to shrink the crotch any more than it already has.

i wouldnt worry about it. theyre going to stretch so much its going to blow your mind and you will wonder why you even worried.

[Guest Mr Snowcap]

how would one go about washing some S5000VX's?

searched the thread but no really good advice. heard hot wash no tumble and then put in the dryer? gimme some advice on washing these babies.

[Atzec]

how would one go about washing some S5000VX's?

searched the thread but no really good advice. heard hot wash no tumble and then put in the dryer? gimme some advice on washing these babies.

there are whole threafs about washing jeans and why would you wash a 5000vx differently? just wash em like any other pair of dry jeans.

warm wash with few detergent, no tumble, hang dry. that´s how i and i think most of the others do it...

[Guest Mr Snowcap]

there are whole threafs about washing jeans and why would you wash a 5000vx differently? just wash em like any other pair of dry jeans.

warm wash with few detergent, no tumble, hang dry. that´s how i and i think most of the others do it...

but if you were trying to get shrinkage out of the jeans, would you put them in the dryer?

[lowrider]

but if you were trying to get shrinkage out of the jeans, would you put them in the dryer?

Not many people know this but the S5000VXs uses a blend of Texas / Mississippi / Zimbabwe / Okinawa cotton fibers and have to be washed and dried in a very specific manner to get maximum shrinkage.

Snowcap - try searching for IZazWhole's threads and you should find the proper technical procedure.

[Guest Mr Snowcap]

Not many people know this but the S5000VXs uses a blend of Texas / Mississippi / Zimbabwe / Okinawa cotton fibers and have to be washed and dried in a very specific manner to get maximum shrinkage.

Snowcap - try searching for IZazWhole's threads and you should find the proper technical procedure.

tried searching for his threads but it said he was an invalid user...? :confused:

would you happen to remember this technique or know a good technique to get the maximum shrinkage out of S5000VX's? let me know man thanks

[Joweee]

wtf...can you search the thread for these answers?

i did ..............

[chambo2008]

you looked through 588 pages, are you sure?

[DJ2xTech]

Don't worry so much about shrinkage.

Sure it will shrink a wee bit more through more hot soaks/washes, but if you just stick to hang drying afterwards then you won't have to worry about the denim shrinking too much if you used a dryer.

well that's what worked for me anyway. just wear the denim and wash when its nasty. the harder the wear the better it comes out.

got my 5000 hemmed at big today... wearing em now. good stuff.