Samurai Jeans

[a salaam alaikum]

Maybe due to the yen fluctuating?

Edit: looks like they are not up anymore either.

Edited November 15, 2011 by a salaam alaikum

[kit99bar]

crap I had them in my cart and I went to wash/measure my 710s to confirm my size then they poofed

[Gnob]

I am as excited as you are, but I don't see them anywhere in big now.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

maybe there are also more expensice as they are a little, special run for BiG.

and yes they are gone

[ranonranonarat]

sold out! poof!

[lazymuthafuka]

The black shadows are out!?!?!

[ranonranonarat]

nah, they're not.. i was just out to cause panic. haha.

[lazymuthafuka]

You did caused me to panic tho lol

[Planetarium]

the black on black stitching will be out today. contrast stitching was out yesterday, but may have been taken offline to update with the photos of the product.

[saintkeat]

So tonight I took a spill doing something stupid on my bike. Its been 5 days and 100km cycling so far.

[ntkt10]

My 0500s after 2 years, probably 14 months of actual wear. Semi-retiring these for the Ande Whall contest. I boiled these to shrink them down enough to fit when I got them, as a result my patch was warped to shit. I got tired of the patch bunching the denim after a while so I took off the shrunken patch and resewed it. The crotch repair was done at SENY back in January I think, a few weeks before they were due to get the darning machine...still a great job IMO.

[Planetarium]

The s710BKIIs were indeed taken down so that the photos could be added. They're back now; have at it gents!

http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=10584&category_id=&manufacturer_id=10&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=62

[Martybear]

How to soak exactly? I put them in the tub in the hottest water that would come out of the faucet for a little over an hour and they dont seem to have shrunk at all

[akiragreat]

0500 size 33 about 9 months. Maybe 5 washes or so with a couple soaks.

Thinkin about gettin some 710's soon.

[TheNorthern]

are there and detail shots of those ?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

How to soak exactly? I put them in the tub in the hottest water that would come out of the faucet for a little over an hour and they dont seem to have shrunk at all

which pair? did you take pre and post measurements to check if they've shrunken?

just do a second soak and move them in the tub.

[roeyroeyy]

x-post from evo thread

my Samurai S710vx IDC11 contest jeans at 2 months

[everyinchofgod]

How to soak exactly? I put them in the tub in the hottest water that would come out of the faucet for a little over an hour and they dont seem to have shrunk at all

Turn them inside out and put them in a washing machine set to hot, and add a half gallon or so of boiling water (put the boiling water in before the jeans). Pull them out before the spin cycle. That's what I usually do, anyway.

[Martybear]

which pair? did you take pre and post measurements to check if they've shrunken?

just do a second soak and move them in the tub.

Theyre the regular ol' 19oz 710s

And no measurements, I just kinda held them up to me to see if the inseam shrank at all and it didnt look like it.

Will do the second soak, get them hemmed, and then I will finally be able to post some fit pics

[beautiful_FrEaK]

yep that sounds like the way to go. and if you still fear there is shrinkage left, you can give them a gentle wash in the machine without detergent. although I don't do it that way as my machine isn't gentle

[a salaam alaikum]

i may be completely wrong on this but i have always thought/assumed that most shrinkage occurs as the jeans are drying rather during the soak/wash.

i have tried to take measurements right after a soak and seen little to no shrink, then after they dried i noticed the difference.

experts please correct me if i'm wrong on this

[beautiful_FrEaK]

from my experience they already shrink when wet...but in the end does it really matter? I doubt anyone would wear wet jeans and pays attention that tehy stay wet...so it's not so important when they shrinking really occurs. and I think martybear will check the dry jeans if they fit

[a salaam alaikum]

^true, it doesn't matter at all. i was just thinking that maybe he soaked them and measured right after and thats why it appeared they hadn't shrunk much.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

soaking/washing/shrinking is always strange and often different. my s5000bk shrank the most with one single hot soak but my s5000vx (both zero denim) shrank a lot less. i also noticed that on my s3000vx. from this experience i would say indigo zero denim shrinks only over time and with washes.

the same rumor i often hear about the 19oz denim, that it will shrink further and further with washes

[BrownMetallic]

^ had same experiences on the 5000vx+bk+710xx. 710 has residual shrinkage even @4th wash. you were on point, master freak__ such exotic enlightenment only achieved thru one's personal journey/experience

Edited November 16, 2011 by BrownMetallic

[moykky]

There are a lot of factors that are affecting the shrinking (actually the breaking and the re-bonding of the polymer chains in the microstructure of cotton fibres). Water temperature, it's hardness, agitation while in water, drying speed and temperature, etc...

But as b_f said, who cares as long as they shrink, we're happy -or unhappy

[kit99bar]

Bf ,interesting and good information for those of us that are going to order one of the new 710bks as they are made of the same denim. hmmmmmmmmm

my s5000bk shrank the most with one single hot soak

[Martybear]

Bf ,interesting and good information for those of us that are going to order one of the new 710bks as they are made of the same denim. hmmmmmmmmm

I thought the originals were made with 19oz denim and these new ones were 17oz zero denim.

Anyways, is there anything special I need to tell the tailor tomorrow when I get my samurais hemmed? Might sound dumb but Im not sure

[kit99bar]

The s5000bk's have the same denim as the new black shadows.

[Martybear]

The s5000bk's have the same denim as the new black shadows.

Shit, for some reason I just read it as the old Black Knights.

Sorry about that haha