Samurai Jeans

[Stacks]

I have tapered 3 pairs of sams (including 24oz RHTs) and have no regrets. In fact, had I not tapered my 24oz I would have given up on them long ago.

Anyone who goes through years of wearing jeans with a cut they don't love because "that's how it was meant to be" is a fucking idiot.

That being said, I would make sure you know your tailor is legit; at they very least they gotta know to taper from the inside and be able to re-chainstitch the hems.

[commodorewheeler]

Given that i perfectly understand the "be patient, wash them hot AGAIN before even thinking about tailoring" part and "wash them if you want them to shrink back", it has to be said that they'll stretch out in a matter of a few wears making the hip flare and other fit issues to resurface quickly.

I was actually thinking about having my 710 slightly tailored with half an inch taken in along the whole leg length.

Buying a new pair is NOT an option, and i can't find anyone willing to trade my 30 for a 29, so, tailoring looks like the best way to go for a better fit.

Some people blindly abide by the gospel "denim shouldn't be altered", and i'm happy for them if they are strong believers in dogmas (and big spenders at the main premium denim outlets), however i think a slight correction made by a competent tailor is not the end of the world, or an unforgivable blasphemy towards denim religion.

I would like to hear, if there is any denim heretic out there, about their first hand experience with Sams alterations.

There's a pair of altered 710 on the supermarket at the moment, tapered from the knee down, that looks perfectly ok (and the owner hasn't been hit by any holy lightning, yet).

I was thinking about going the same way with mine. Any Suggestion would be very much appreciated

I don't think anyone here is saying to blindly follow the "don't alter denim" dogma. We are just saying that he should wash again before he considers tailoring because Samurais usually still have a significant amount of shrinkage left after the first soak, and not all of that (inseam, hem, etc.) is going to stretch back out. For the best fit when tailoring, you're going to want to have all of the shrinkage out of the garment before you alter it.

[Ord]

@Ranon and Stack: thanks a lot to both of you for the completely different yet both precious for me, points of view.

@Commodorewheeler: I'm totally aware of that, but if after a couple of hot soaks they still call for an adjustment, i think the tailor is the only answer.

Nothing major, but a little touch can make a world of difference...

And still, you find people occasionally complaining about having had their unsanforized jeans hemmed at the online shop to the desired length, only to find out too late that they shrink another 2-3 inches in the inseam and the dumbos find themselves with "flood victim" pants

Too unfortunate the people who really badly need that kind of advice commodore will probably never read your post, or will read it TOO LATE

[wasabi]

It took my 510's about a year before all the shrinkage went away in the waist. During that year I thought I got the wrong size because they stretched out sooo much I thought I should have got one size down. Now the waist is so tight the top button hole is being pushed to the limit...

That being said I need to taper those bad boys now

[BrownMetallic]

Given that i perfectly understand the "be patient, wash them hot AGAIN before even thinking about tailoring" part and "wash them if you want them to shrink back", it has to be said that they'll stretch out in a matter of a few wears making the hip flare and other fit issues to resurface quickly.

I was actually thinking about having my 710 slightly tailored with half an inch taken in along the whole leg length.

Buying a new pair is NOT an option, and i can't find anyone willing to trade my 30 for a 29, so, tailoring looks like the best way to go for a better fit.

Some people blindly abide by the gospel "denim shouldn't be altered", and i'm happy for them if they are strong believers in dogmas (and big spenders at the main premium denim outlets), however i think a slight correction made by a competent tailor is not the end of the world, or an unforgivable blasphemy towards denim religion.

I would like to hear, if there is any denim heretic out there, about their first hand experience with Sams alterations.

There's a pair of altered 710 on the supermarket at the moment, tapered from the knee down, that looks perfectly ok (and the owner hasn't been hit by any holy lightning, yet).

I was thinking about going the same way with mine. Any Suggestion would be very much appreciated

.

3 questions:

1. why is he selling them?

2. has he sold them yet?

3. if yes, for how much?

[Ord]

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3 questions:

1. why is he selling them?

2. has he sold them yet?

3. if yes, for how much?

Apparently he's selling them on behalf of a friend. That's what he said in his sale post.

For all other questions, you probably better ask him directly.

Its both on the supermarket and styleforum's denim and streetwear sales section

I exchanged a couple of messages to know more about the tapering his friend had done on his pair of Sams and he promptly replied

[Plalai04]

More pics of my s0500XX

15 months

With my s5000VX

[beautiful_FrEaK]

great pictures!

sorry I can't rep you but I'll get back at you!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

quick question about Samurai's black denim: is it also known for bleeding and will leave black stains on shoes?

[chambo2008]

not since iv'e worn mine no..

[deadendpro]

sorry for the bad photo, but i wanted to take a quick photo of my new favorite jacket that i just got in. again, sorry for the bad lighting and awkward angle; tired from school time for sleep

[chambo2008]

cool, you must get better photo's up as soon as!!

[ThinFinn]

quick question about Samurai's black denim: is it also known for bleeding and will leave black stains on shoes?

planing something new again?

[Nuk1]

Plalai04

wow, those sams are great! those evolved nicely, Goodjob!

deadendpro

coooool, need more pics

and all, thanks for all the rep and comments, GBU all. lol

[riff]

Plalai04

wow, those sams are great! those evolved nicely, Goodjob!

deadendpro

coooool, need more pics

Agreed! And Nuk1 - amazing sams. Really like the pic, too - are you a carpenter? Must recharge rep....

My neglected S0210XJ... Saturday dog park action

[beautiful_FrEaK]

can't understand that you don't wear them 24/7 the fit is so perfect

[hangten]

Here are my Samurai 510xx in 19oz. I just got these back from denim therphy were they did a good job reinforcing the crotch. I wore these for about 12 months. They have been through the washer in regular cycle 4 times and machine dried twice. Pic is from my iphone so not the best quality pic.

[Alex3000]

quick question about Samurai's black denim: is it also known for bleeding and will leave black stains on shoes?

When I soaked mine the tub was black as ink, but they never really bled anywhere that I noticed.

[Potsnu]

When I soaked mine the tub was black as ink, but they never really bled anywhere that I noticed.

True story

Mmmm squid jizz

[milanestar]

Agreed! And Nuk1 - amazing sams. Really like the pic, too - are you a carpenter? Must recharge rep....

My neglected S0210XJ... Saturday dog park action

nice fit riff

[Pi-tol]

Riff I'm digging them boots.

[soonami]

Samurai 710, about 7 months of wear.

[pat!!]

looks so good soonami!

[Knugget]

those look sooo good. i can't rep, but will when i can. i'm surprised your arcs are relatively intact. how bad do they smell? i couldn't stand 3 months without a wash, dunno how you did 7.

[soonami]

No washes, smells fine, I didn't wear them in the hottest months this summer, but I also don't have body odor issue, i.e. I don't wear deodorant.

The arcs have started to fray off, but the stitching is so thick that they'll need more work to wear all the way down.

[Knugget]

oh, i wasn't really referring to BO, but when i wore my 710s they would get super grimey, soaking up the sweat and having a fine layer of dirt on top.

[soonami]

They've gotten plenty dirty, a couple hikes out in the wilderness, couple session smoking pork shoulders, camping, spilling all kinds of disgusting at lab, but I just air them out every once in a while and maybe a little febreeze.

[seafinch]

Those look great, soonami. Can we see some fit pics of them?

[Scaught]

Samurai 710 size 29 - worn 15 months - countless washes

These things are absolutely thrashed. I've had the back right pocket fall of so many times (rivets exposed), the crotch on the front and back on both sides blowout (one sides in need of repair) along with holes in the knees. I bought a pair of Skulls but the top block doesn't fit with my big ass. The waist is fine everything else above the knee is crushing.

I apologize for the awful pictures from Photo Booth, I would love to own a camera and get some nice pictures of these, they deserve it.

I'm gonna repair these up and hopefully get another month of wear out of them before I can retire them safely.

[Potsnu]

What do you do in them? The combs are epic