Samurai Jeans

[iGIT]

Sup guys! Here are my s710's at about 8/9 months? I lost track off how many times I washed them too. Maybe around 3 soaks? I stopped wearing these since I got my dry bones.

[HoustonChris]

My 710s are on the way. Stoked. Need to get them hemmed though. I might take them down to Blue Owl in Seattle to get them chain-stitched along with my PBJ xx007. How much additional length should I leave for post-soak/wash shrinkage? 2inches?

...why don't you soak first, then hem?

Agreed. Soak first, then hem. Won't make any difference for the fading and will take the guesswork out of the process. To be really sure about removing shrinkage before hemming, give em a tumble dry, too.

[robosco]

repost from the denim evolution thread.

-Samurai 710's black knights

-A little bit over one year of solid wear, 1 wash, 1 pre-soak.

goddamn they need to come out with another black knight 710

[kit99bar]

Fixed.

Understand you prob bought used but couldnt resist

...why don't you hem first, then have the store ship

[Vandon]

definitely soak first. I got my DC4001 hemmed at Blue Owl and they even went out of there way to find thicker stitching that complimented the same material used for the rest of the stitching on the jean. Cant go wrong! Jay is the man!

My 710s are on the way. Stoked. Need to get them hemmed though. I might take them down to Blue Owl in Seattle to get them chain-stitched along with my PBJ xx007. How much additional length should I leave for post-soak/wash shrinkage? 2inches?

[BIGBERTHA]

definitely soak first. I got my DC4001 hemmed at Blue Owl and they even went out of there way to find thicker stitching that complimented the same material used for the rest of the stitching on the jean. Cant go wrong! Jay is the man!

I live on Vancouver Island. We're planning a Seattle trip for end of March. A month and a half I won't be able to wear my 710s

[BIGBERTHA]

^^ I hope my 710s will look like those someday iGIT

[lilfatsupra]

To make up for the shitty pics a couple days ago...

Since:

Xpost.

[Classics]

^ like the concept of the date. Did it yourself?

[lilfatsupra]

Thanks man. Yeah I did. Can't beat free thread and denim from nudies.

[Airfred]

Nice work iGIT

[DHC]

yeah nice one iGIT

[beautiful_FrEaK]

My current rotation.

66-2 to work and the S500JX after work.

edit: 66-2 around 6 months and S500JX around 1 month

[BIGBERTHA]

Got my 710s last night. Hot soak for about an hour or so. Shrunk up nicely...pretty snug in waist, but bearable. These are going to look good once they get hemmed. Glad I went with 32. These things are mad stiff.

[everyinchofgod]

Got my 710s last night. Hot soak for about an hour or so. Shrunk up nicely...pretty snug in waist, but bearable. These are going to look good once they get hemmed. Glad I went with 32. These things are mad stiff.

The waist will stretch like crazy. Mine are a size 33 and they stretched to 35" (!!!)

[morse9443]

No doubt. I stretched my 36's out to at least a 38.5 when I was a fatty:o.

710's have lots of give.

[brozek]

If anyone's interested in an older pair with arcs (Lot 9), I just listed some 510s tagged 32W (measures 33") and 36" inseam.

[BIGBERTHA]

So here are post-soak fits, still damp. Took me 5 mins to get buttons up, so stiff...I have keyboard hands...very soft...Palmolive soft. I like this fit overall...maybe a second soak before hem???

[kit99bar]

looking good! what are the post soak measurements?

[chambo2008]

Yep they look like they could do with a second soak! Looks good as is but will look much better, if your stuck on cuffs or stacks speak to laxlife

[BIGBERTHA]

looking good! what are the post soak measurements?

Waist 32"

Inseam 36.5"

[Potsnu]

Take a large pen, poke through the holes. You can get them on in 1 minute next time =P

[iGIT]

Take a large pen, poke through the holes. You can get them on in 1 minute next time =P

This is what i do to all my jeans to avoid the pain of putting on new jeans. its best done when wet.

[laxlife1234]

Yep they look like they could do with a second soak! Looks good as is but will look much better, if your stuck on cuffs or stacks speak to laxlife

Ha, ha, ha...

[kucai020585]

here post soak void/sky S5000GX-S

so stiff :p:p i like this fit....

[Fincarelli]

Kucai you have achieved a nice silhouette there, pretty slim for a 5000 cut. I like it. Grats on your new jeans.

[huatzai]

^2nd that

How did you sized on em? looks good

[Raining]

I bought a pair of S5000VX a month ago and I've been wearing them everyday for the past 3 weeks or so. I did two initial soaks on them but they have gotten looser around the thigh area. I am thinking about soaking them again but I'm afraid of losing too much indigo and losing the whiskers. Will it be a big problem?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

no proble,. a soak won't do any/much harm to your indigo. those aer dyed well! the whiskers will come back

@kucai: like the dark weft and a nice slim fit!

[lilfatsupra]

Raining- I've noticed with my pair of 5000vx's a soak doesn't really do much to the indigo but the thighs get really tight...