Samurai Jeans

[blm14]

Bottom button the fly about to go:

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Right pocket bag has a HUGE tear:

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The denim on the coin pocket is coming away from the pocket bag:

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Crotch tearing AGAIN:

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chainstitching come undone on both hems, and they're NOT too long for me:

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left back pocket about to go right near the outer rivet:

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Belt loop popped off (I could fix this one myself but the rest of them not so much):

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RIP AI10-SP:

[panthermodern]

Hate to say it, but the slub on the calves gives me the willies. I wonder why they are fading so strangely? Seems like Samurai didn't really think the pair out before putting them together. Very weird.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Don't wanna offend you but I know those did cost some serious money and I would have been disappointed by the result and all the broken parts.

[blm14]

I am VERY disappointed. You wont offend me. I have half a mind to send them off to samurai and ask for a refund.

[erk]

I am VERY disappointed. You wont offend me. I have half a mind to send them off to samurai and ask for a refund.

I think I would have done that after that first ridiculous crotch blow out. very interesting weird jeans though. very strange wear indeed.

sorry they didn't meet your expectations. it sucks to be disappointed.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I remember reading about your first low-out. It was kinda epic. In a negative way of course.

Unfortunately it would have been quite impossible to get a refund from Samurai since I never noticed the Jap brands care much about the oversea customers

[blm14]

for reference, this was the original crotch blowout, circa 4ish months:

[Raoul Duke]

That is awful quality for such an expensive pair of jeans. Was the fit overly tight? They look like they would have been fairly loose to me.

[kit99bar]

710s true to size @ 5.5 months (1 hand wash)

[blm14]

^ fit was only tight when I washed it. After a couple of weeks I could almost remove them without fully unbuttoning. There's some weird aspect of this fabric where it just develops weak spots.

[Stacks]

yeah the denim stays so crunchy I can see how any real wear would make the stitching go.

makes me think of a concept car that was never meant to be driven out of the showroom.

[rnrswitch]

blm,

It looks like the majority of the issues with those jeans wasn't really with "craftsmanship" (ie cut/sew of it), but more with the weakness of the denim. From the crotch pics it looks like the denim is the main weakpoint. Almost like it was loosely woven.

Am I way off? Or what do you think went wrong with the jeans?

[Paul T]

I am VERY disappointed. You wont offend me. I have half a mind to send them off to samurai and ask for a refund.

What's the spec on those? I ahven't followed Samurai recently, are they the natural indigo in a 17 oz or something?

I do feel your pain; my worst LVC were the natural indigo so-called 1873 pair. Sometimes I think a manufacturer has a good pair, and then when they mess with it for a premium model, it's maybe further away from the spirit of what jeans should be.

But still, every pair is an adventure, and it wouldn't be an adventure if every pair worked out perfectly!

[Alex3000]

For those who havent seen em

http://www.e2nd.net/br-sj/sj-411-01-f/sj-s5000gx-m.htm

the water model im disapointed...

[darthm4rk]

710xx19oz sz 32, 5'11 175lbs, TTS

[itschrisb]

Best option for getting a pair of 0500 with tabs and arcs. Looks like the contest is falling through and I reallly want a pair of these.

[halberdklown]

^ why not read the couple of posts done before yours that talked about it a few posts ago, or read some of the thread of that matter

[skistar]

I am VERY disappointed. You wont offend me. I have half a mind to send them off to samurai and ask for a refund.

you should totally contact them and work something out, that's ridiculous. The fact that they weren't even tight to begin with AND it's the actual denim that's completely deteriorating is just not acceptable and I'm sure they would agree and at least offer you some sort of replacement. I feel for you man, those looked like they had amazing potential...

[lowrider]

blm14 - i feel for you man. mine aren't nearly that bad but they're also only 6 months in. i guess i know what's in store for me now... sucks bro...

i've always wanted a pair of Samurai and these were my first pair. what shit luck and a waste of money. Samurai should make like Toyota and recall all these fuckin' crap jeans.

[itschrisb]

Okay thanks ill read through, I just wasn't sure if there was a certain one or anywhere they're available specifically. I've never used a proxy before. I sent a message to SuTo asking them. Sorry for the stupid questions it's sometimes Confusing reading things when you have no idea what it's about.

[WhiskeySD]

sorry for the noob questions but which samurai model is the slubbiest..the s0500xx? and which model has the highest contrast fading?

[skistar]

facepalm

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[Alex3000]

sorry for the noob questions but which samurai model is the slubbiest..the s0500xx? and which model has the highest contrast fading?

[Stacks]

s510xx ai-n 1y6mo

been only getting occasional wear the past couple, switching off between 24oz and BKs now.

will get a wash soon so just dropping a couple of pre-pics.

[skistar]

thanks for saving this page... those whiskers are LEGIT.

[WhiskeySD]

sorry for the noob questions but which samurai model is the slubbiest..the s0500xx? and which model has the highest contrast fading?

opps...maybe i should be more specific. would the texas cotton be more slubby compared to the japanese cotton because of the short length of its fibers?

[skistar]

The S0500XX uses 100% Texas cotton which is famous for being a "rough" cotton due to it's high amount of short fibers. Normally, the short fibers are removed to make a smoother fabric, but Samurai adds more short cotton fibers to make the yarn even rougher. The result is a yarn that is highly uneven in size, making the woven fabric very "slubby" (irregular).

not 100% sure it's the slubbiest of them all but it's right up there.

c'mon man... it's right there in the product description.

[njhpuk]

Or 2. I wear a 32 in 0500's, which was 1 size up from TTS, anticipating their continual shrinkage; which after 5 washes is PERFECT. After a hot soak, my sz 32 21oz 5000's bought off supermarket measure 30" (NOT 31" as I was told, btw).

I saved $80, but I'd probably rather have gotten my own sz. 33 so I could fearlessly hot wash the fuck out of them, rather than now inevitably worrying when I wash them gently in cold.

So did the jeans stretch out in the waist? From reading bits and bobs about these jeans people are of the opinion that the denim doesn't shrink much (maybe an inch in the waist) but they also don't stretch out much. This is such an expensive purchase that i gotta get it right.

[blm14]

switch - yes the issue is I think with the denim itself. It appears to have particularly weak spots, and I think the stretching/shrinking with each wash put a lot of strain on the stitching...

Paul - they are natural indigo 17oz with bamboo ink weft dye I believe. I think they may also be hank dyed and not rope dyed. The denim itself is incredible stuff but I think there's just some flaw in the thread tensions or something...

[kit99bar]

Email Hide-San at [email protected] to order. I ordered my 0500s from him this week and he was quick to respond.

Best option for getting a pair of 0500 with tabs and arcs. Looks like the contest is falling through and I reallly want a pair of these.