Samurai Jeans

[Potsnu]

Took some pictures of my S5000BK a few weeks ago. In retrospect I should have sized down 1, I don't find the fit flattering given my build which is why I got the Black Knights. Took pics of the BK as well, I'll upload that later.

Size 30 TTS. I worn these casually for about a year? 2-3 times a week maybe. 1 Wash + Initial Soak

[geneticdrifter]

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

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...

i think you should contact them. they are basically defective/ unwearable. amazing denim tho. the lower leg slub is hot.

as a side note: things like this are why we should form a SuFu Better Business Bureau or buyers club or some shit. Something we can drop to let businesses know:

i care about my clothes.

i appreciate craftsmanship and quality.

I will pay for what i like, regardless of cost.

I will post results/reviews online.

I will create negative press for you if you don't 'ackrite.'

Make all the cash we spend collectively do more for us than make us look swank.

[njhpuk]

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.

email from Gordon @ Blue In Green - "My experience has actually been the opposite. The S500021oz shrink as much

if not more than the S500017oz denim and will stretch just the same.

Expected shrinkage is about 2" in the waist and 2.5" in the inseam. The

potential stretch is about 1-2" in the waist with frequent and prolonged

wear. "

Arrgghh I dunno what to do...

[unfuccwittable]

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...

anybody know what the deal is with the kids jeans? my nephew needs new pants and I'd love to get him some Samurais

[Ippo]

I haven't posted in this thread yet, so here are my pair of s0500 worn for about a year or so. Total of one soak and one wash

[skistar]

looking good! are you still wearing them?

also, no wallet in the back pocket?

[Ippo]

Thanks, yep I'm still wearing them. They're the only pair I'm wearing at the moment.

And I personally find it a bit uncomfortable placing a wallet in my back pockets, so I don't, haha.

[blm14]

i think you should contact them. they are basically defective/ unwearable. amazing denim tho. the lower leg slub is hot.

as a side note: things like this are why we should form a SuFu Better Business Bureau or buyers club or some shit. Something we can drop to let businesses know:

i care about my clothes.

i appreciate craftsmanship and quality.

I will pay for what i like, regardless of cost.

I will post results/reviews online.

I will create negative press for you if you don't 'ackrite.'

Make all the cash we spend collectively do more for us than make us look swank.

It's not a bad idea... But I don't speak japanese and I'm not even sure what I would say. I also feel like after all the time and money I spent on them to just send them back feels wrong. I dunno, maybe I'm being irrational.

[jaspar]

S0500xx, sz. 32 worn nearly every day since August, 5 or 6 warm/hot washes.

Sized up one (cuz I'm a grown ass man) so I'm elated with the fit since they shrink continuously, but I might've liked more contrasty fading; the likelihood of which was hampered further by washing them twice immediately - rather than soaked - which rid them of any starch. Oh well. Won't repeat that (sorta) mistake.

(matched socks are for suckers)

Fit pic from 1 wash prior (shitty)

And day 1 (I wear neither my shirts like this, nor those goofy running trainers with them. I just weirdly take all my pics coming from to going to walk my dogs)

Hope my S5000vx 21oz's wind up this well, but I'm panicked about washing them since they're already tighter... Carry on

[enojy]

thought the patch looked nice while drying after 6th or 7th wash.

[Blue7even]

Hey Guys,

Quick question for you. So I recently bought my first pair of Sams (S5000vx) and I sized down as recommended. When I got them, they fit ok but a little baggy, so I hot soaked them twice to get rid of the shrinkage. However, now I can only button the bottom two buttons. I'm not that worried because I hear the zero denim stretches a lot, but I am wondering how long the process takes.... and if there is any chance that I wil be buttoning the last two buttons in the future WITHOUT resorting to exercise.....

[blm14]

You will be. It wont take more than a week or so.

[Blue7even]

Buttoning these things takes all of my physical strength and then some....I'm exhausted...

[Alex3000]

Hit the weights, if your physically drained from buttoning jeans we may have a problem, but as said before you'll be fine.

[blm14]

Try laying down on your back on the bed to button them. Actually makes it a lot easier.

[chambo2008]

try lying down and doing it

[chambo2008]

hahaha beat me to it

[Blue7even]

Lol I followed your idea....I've finally buttoned all of them, now I am free to lumber around the house like frankenstein, good thing its spring break and I have lots of free time...

[kit99bar]

reading through this thread there area few people, Demonito is one, who support boiling soaks (rather than hot wash -> take out before spin cycle) to get maximum shrinkage. To these folks (especially Demonito) what do you do to prevent the leather patch from being shriveled up and pretty much destroyed?

My S0500's are coming and I don't want the leather patch to go the way of my S700s

[blm14]

a lot of people like that destroyed patch look...

Honestly you could just do a cold gentle wash in the washer with no soap. I'm pretty sure that's what eg: evisu does if you ask for no1 specials "one wash" ditto for sugarcane etc.

[enojy]

reading through this thread there area few people, Demonito is one, who support boiling soaks (rather than hot wash -> take out before spin cycle) to get maximum shrinkage. To these folks (especially Demonito) what do you do to prevent the leather patch from being shriveled up and pretty much destroyed?

My S0500's are coming and I don't want the leather patch to go the way of my S700s

Just avoid water that is literally boiling and the patch will contort, but not shrivel. Buy a tub of Obenauf's Leather Preservative (LP) if you really care about your leather goods.

[morse9443]

reading through this thread there area few people, Demonito is one, who support boiling soaks (rather than hot wash -> take out before spin cycle) to get maximum shrinkage. To these folks (especially Demonito) what do you do to prevent the leather patch from being shriveled up and pretty much destroyed?

My S0500's are coming and I don't want the leather patch to go the way of my S700s

Simple - don't boil soak if you want to keep your leather patch. Obenaufs will not save you. Boiling is one piece of sufu advice I wish I'd ignored.

[DoitsuJin]

s0500xx fit pics, bought them second handed with little to no wear, hemmed to a 34.

the stitching is normal, do you think i should bother getting them chain stitched?

[Alex3000]

Anyone own the Samurai 101j repro I found one in a 42 and it measure about 44-45 pre wash, do these shrink and how much is expected.

[Fububu]

Did samurai use white tabs before 2010? because i saw a lot 9 with white tabs and upside down A, and can't find any information on it

[chantheman]

anything with an upside down A is a limited edition so they could have used a white tab before 2010, just not in mass production like 2010

[bry01]

First post here. 710's about 3.5 months but not sure

Pockets unstuffed, My bad for big pics

[Guest Midnite8]

Damn pretty nice

[coleslawyum]

Anyone own the Samurai 101j repro I found one in a 42 and it measure about 44-45 pre wash, do these shrink and how much is expected.

Usually shrink like crazy if they are raw. But I have to warn you, short ass arms.

[Stacks]

Simple - don't boil soak if you want to keep your leather patch. Obenaufs will not save you. Boiling is one piece of sufu advice I wish I'd ignored.

haha me too, RIP s5000vx patch I barely knew you.

Usually shrink like crazy if they are raw. But I have to warn you, short ass arms.

yup, found a 42 a while ago on yahoo japan auction but after soak was too small so gave it to my girlfriend