Samurai Jeans

[Alex3000]

Yea I had to size up on my Black Knights because of the thighs being to snug pre soak, aside from the waist being a bit loose on my 34's and wearing a belt at the last notch they fit great everywhere else.

[chambo2008]

don't you find with huge arse walltes makes the hip flare worse???

[Potsnu]

don't you find with huge arse walltes makes the hip flare worse???

It does. For the time being, I'm going to not put a wallet in the back until everything settles a bit. But it does for me, even a normal sized LV one.

[Alex3000]

I don't as I'm a football player so I rarely have hip flare problems.

[nycsurfer530]

for 710 how much does it shrink during the soak and then stretch out over time with wear

[vjiforlife]

Post soak fit 2 days of wear

INSPIRED. AMAZING FIT INDEED. SAMURAI JEANS HERE I COME. + REP FUCKER

[enojy]

for 710 how much does it shrink during the soak and then stretch out over time with wear

Since you're new I'll simplify this shit -- all unsanforized denim shrinks in approximately the following ways when hot washed:

1.5" - 2.0" in the waist diameter

0.25 - 0.5" in the thigh, rise, hip

2.5" - 3.0" in inseam length

All shrunken unsanforized denim has the ability to stretch back out to its raw measurement (and then some) if necessitated by that fat ass. Please buy Samurai jeans true to size.

[nycsurfer530]

thanks enojy

[epitaph220]

wish i bought some 710s a year ago, now the yen is just

[chantheman]

now the yen is just

+ 1

[weinfeld]

^^^^^

Right?! This Samurai LHT contest is going to end up costing an arm and a leg.

Also, the fit pics of the Knights the last two pages makes me really wish I had copped a pair...

[dai]

Since you're new I'll simplify this shit -- all unsanforized denim shrinks in approximately the following ways when hot washed:

1.5" - 2.0" in the waist diameter

0.25 - 0.5" in the thigh, rise, hip

2.5" - 3.0" in inseam length

All shrunken unsanforized denim has the ability to stretch back out to its raw measurement (and then some) if necessitated by that fat ass. Please buy Samurai jeans true to size.

I'm a newbie as well. When you say buy true to size, do you mean that if I measure myself as waist 30", I should buy the jeans with tag size 30" or buy the jeans with measured waist of 30"?

I'm guessing the latter since I've read that different lots will have different measurements even for jeans with the same tag size.

[nycsurfer530]

i heard it depends on how much/hot you soak them, and the type of fit you want

[Potsnu]

I'm a newbie as well. When you say buy true to size, do you mean that if I measure myself as waist 30", I should buy the jeans with tag size 30" or buy the jeans with measured waist of 30"?

I'm guessing the latter since I've read that different lots will have different measurements even for jeans with the same tag size.

When people say true to size, they refer to getting the tag size that corresponds to your waist.

When sizing recommendations are made, they take into account the actual measure waist, along with any stretching and how much they expect the denim to shrink.

Typically for Samurai they will shrink and stretch back out to your true waist size +1 inch. In the case of Zero denim the S5000 series, it is best to size down 1 from your true waist due since that particular denim stretches more than usual.

[exhausted]

watch out though some shrink from tagged size.. (the case of 21 and 24 oz)

someone buy my 24oz so I can upsize

[photo]

For anyone that has picked up the 24oz, I was wondering how much you were finding the waist to stretch??

[exhausted]

shrinks about 1-2" and won't stretch beyond raw measurement

[photo]

Too bad they don't seem to stretch more other wise I could make yours work

[nycsurfer530]

so for any samurai its not going to stretch beyond the raw, so i should just buy to fit wash/shrink it deal with the pain for a week and then it'll be good

[beautiful_FrEaK]

"VX 17oz" and the "texas cotton" are able to be stretched beyond their raw state. others might be able too, but I don't have any personal experience with it

[echau]

my s710xx-19oz have stretched 1 inch past the raw measurements.

[chambo2008]

my s0500 strecthed 2 sizes past tagged,

butwaist on my big usa's has only streched 1 inch

so diffeent denim = diffeent stretch even thou its the same company..

[nycsurfer530]

cool going to BiG tomorrow i'll post prewash pics

[exhausted]

my s0500 strecthed 2 sizes past tagged,

butwaist on my big usa's has only streched 1 inch

so diffeent denim = diffeent stretch even thou its the same company..

we're talking about raw measurements, not tagged size...

if size 32 started out as 34, it can probably stretch back to 34

you're saying "your" size 32, started out as 34, stretched to 36?

[chambo2008]

s0500 tagged 28 started i 29 shrank to 28 stretched to 30

sam x big started 30 shrank to 29 stretched to (tight 30)

s5000bk tagged 28 at 31 no wash yet

clearer for you

[altemp]

My 27 s5000vx measure over a 30 waist after the stretch and I think there's a little more in it. Over 2 inches in stretch.

[champion666]

my girlfriend just bought me a pair of s0500xx Lot 11 in size 29 and the waist measures to be 28 presoak. The BIG site says they are supposed to measure 31 presoak. I contacted Gordon to see what's going on, maybe I have a mistagged pair or something. I have owned the PBJ 007 in a 29 with no problem and I can't even get the top two buttons of these jeans buttoned.

[chantheman]

yea sounds like a mistagged pair. dont try and soak and wear them. just return them and get a different size.

[erk]

yea sounds like a mistagged pair. dont try and soak and wear them. just return them and get a different size.

agreed. see what Gordon says, then send em back.

[maruka]

Relating to the question above about stretching.. I recently had a relative buy me a pair of s5000vx in a size 35. My true waist being 35.. would they stretch out to be too large? or should i size down to a 34?

thanks.