Samurai Jeans

[wonger]

If you're trying to find the Samurai HQ shop they have directions on their HQ site.

http://www.samurai-j.com/access/index.html

Click the little camera icons on the map to see the turns, it helps a TON. I visited the shop when I was on vacation a few months ago. Be sure to watch your head under the bridge!

Here's a cool pan shot I got of the shop. Click the picture for glorious high resolution.

I ended up picking up some S710xx's when I was out there in a size 38 because I was all bloated from drinking a ton of water and consuming tons of the awesome sodium loaded street food. These being my first pair of non poor person jeans I was wrong in my estimation how much they'd shrink. They're awesome jeans but they just don't fit me. I ended up buying a pair of cheap Uniqlo 35"ers that fit me great so any advice on that would be appreciated.

Not sure if anyone is interested in buying but here's pics of the S710xx pair i have. They were purchased at the HQ, worn in Kyoto for one day, soaked once, dried, and thats it. Click the jean pics for high rez.

[mtchfrnk]

And here are my s710xx. Worn ~10 months.

Knee repair. I like when wear wraps around the whole leg.

Honeycomb wearing through on the reverse. That's always fun.

Washed once during first 8 months. Then I decided the wear was satisfactory, and that it was time to turn them into light-blue jeans. Since then they've been machine-washed ~4 times.

[nate1492]

More Samurai 710xx (props to all the others!). Also at 10months, 1 hand wash, one more wash coming soon. Color is lighter than actual, though it can really vary, even to the eye, depending on the light. I also found that the denim really comes alive after a wash, and then gets more monochromatic after a few weeks of wear.

[dylanbooth78]

i just posted these on the WAYWT thread but i thought i would put them up here to give an updated fit pic now my S0510XX24L have stretched out a bit!!

...excuse the mess! the kids have been ruining the house today!!!

[Maynard Friedman]

They've certainly made some inroads into your Red Stripe! Are you in the UK Dylan?

[dylanbooth78]

They've certainly made some inroads into your Red Stripe! Are you in the UK Dylan?

ha ha ha, yeah maybe its me thats been making a mess!!! and yes i am in SW London, how about you?

[Maynard Friedman]

ha ha ha, yeah maybe its me thats been making a mess!!! and yes i am in SW London, how about you?

You can always tell the British by the houses/gardens, etc in the photos. Maybe like Kate Moss, you've got the London look! I'm in overcast NW10.

[shinobi2000]

nate, love the color on those, I can't believe that's only from one hand wash?? when did you do it?

[nate1492]

nate, love the color on those, I can't believe that's only from one hand wash?? when did you do it?

thanks. i did the wash about 2 weeks ago. filled the tub up with hot water, squirted some Dr. Bronners into my hand, and scrubbed them till they were nice and sudsy. after the wash they were really grainy, contrasty, and electric blue, but with wear they took on a bit of a gray cast-- probably from dirt. they're actually a bit darker now than they look in the pics. in a couple weeks i'll give em another wash and post pics to show that fresh look.

[Flash]

just got my 710's and there great , i think ive just found my favourite samurai denim there alot more slubby than my 0500's but i dont think they are as rough as my 5000's (cant realy compair right now) cant wait to get some wear on them now

[TheIntelligentHoodwinker]

You can always tell the British by the houses/gardens, etc in the photos. Maybe like Kate Moss, you've got the London look! I'm in overcast NW10.

Ha ha - you certainly can.

Look out for my decaying 0500 on the mean streets of Wood Green, N22. Or should I say 'on road'.

[chambo2008]

you know we want to see pic's flash

[Flash]

there soaking now mate and then there going for a hem but ill get some fit pics in a few days, i would do some comparison shots but with my camera it wouldnt be any good

[itschad]

got home from japan, washed my s5000vx's @ about 140 degrees F, ran them through the dryer, still insanely baggy. guess it's time to list them and hope to god they sell

[Alex3000]

My Black Knights maybe 5 or 6 months of wear don't really know anymore don't care either the black is finally giving in spots of wear still dark everywhere else. These had an initial soak and a wash back in Febuary due to a incident with my lab puppy..

Best I could get with my dying d90.

[aleopold]

this thread scares me.. and my bank account

[78]

710 blk 1st edition... can't remember the no. of washes but around 4 since their release... irregular wear nowadays...

Are there lighter weight 710s available now? Like the 2nd version frmo a couple years back?

[enojy]

78, just the 2nd collab AFAIK.

[Tootaloot]

Haven't posted here in a long time - some recent shots of my 710s. About two years of wear, several hand washes. Apologies for my shitty camera.

[cmo]

@78 just the collab with 2nd. 15oz Texas cotton. I've got a pair in w34 hardly worn. Anyone interested make me a reasonable offer and I will consider....

[seafinch]

Samurai 0500

Just got back from the tailor. I had a couple spots fixed. Lost track of washes...

[Cero]

Can someone explain the difference between lot 12 and lot 13? I know this must've been asked before but I can't find a post for it anywhere.

[Planet Mental]

Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question (and it kind of is), but do the 0500s sold on 2nd come with red gulls?

http://en.item.rakuten.com/2nd/sj-s0500xx/ (smaller sizes)

Also, are they able to hem the jeans for me?

[commodorewheeler]

Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question (and it kind of is), but do the 0500s sold on 2nd come with red gulls?

http://en.item.rakuten.com/2nd/sj-s0500xx/ (smaller sizes)

Also, are they able to hem the jeans for me?

I think the red refers to the color of the tab, not the color of the gulls.

Yes, 2nd hems for free.

[detto]

Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question (and it kind of is), but do the 0500s sold on 2nd come with red gulls?

http://en.item.rakuten.com/2nd/sj-s0500xx/ (smaller sizes)

Also, are they able to hem the jeans for me?

yes,with red tab and yellow gulls if you buy from 2nd .

[Planet Mental]

I think the red refers to the color of the tab, not the color of the gulls.

Yes, 2nd hems for free.

Awesome, thank you

[BlueOctoberFan]

Alrighty, here are the post-soak pics of my 24oz-L! Quite an adventure, these things...

Obligatory... pre-soak standing pic?

Actual soaking in very hot waters... Note the steam in the pic.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DON'T PUT THEM IN THE DRYER!!!

Unless you want to have an indigo t-shirt art project...

Obligatory post-soak standing pic:

Post-soak fit:

Overall I think the fit is nice. I probably could have gone for a 35, but since that wasn't a possibility, I'm satisfied that these will serve very well.

Here are the pre-, and post-soak measurements.

Waist: 36 -> 34

Inseam: 38 -> 35

Theigh: 14 -> 13

Knee: 10.5 -> 10

Hem: 9.5 -> 9

[Mifune]

Blue October

Great jeans. What is the front rise measure on that pair? Someone wrote that the 24Ls fit like a LVC '55 but they seem to fit much lower.

Thanks

[edmond]

yeah rise seems pretty low did they fuck up with it too?

[dylanbooth78]

rise is a bit lower than the LVC 55's but not by too much! other than that they are a very similar fit!