Samurai Jeans

[beautiful_FrEaK]

you sir is correct

thx!

[stingray1381]

The fact that uppercase is "theme" is kind of messed up.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

you sir is correct

thx!

[Vicarious]

biltan, that is such a nice pair of jeans. I would rep, if the forum let me!

[BlakFate]

Samurai S5000VX; ~6 months wear; 2 washes

[Erik Wagner]

Been thinking about picking up a Samurai jean. I want something slim fitting like my Momotaro 0701. I was considering either the S710XX or S003JP Yamato. Any suggestions?

[louisbosco]

both pairs are good. except the 003 is tighter than the 710 in terms of fit. see which you prefer though. 710 would be closer to momo 0701

[w11114m]

[beautiful_FrEaK]

damn what are you doing? that is a huge progress between every month!

[saintkeat]

I would say Adobe thanks you for your support.

Here's the S003JP-A at the 7th month.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

you crazy biker

[beautiful_FrEaK]

you crazy biker

[trevorplease]

how come no one posts their s003jp evo pics? did i miss something? it's not that popular of a model?

[w11114m]

Yes Keat, I use Adobe indeed, but just for merging the pictures and a single click on "Auto-fix" button at Photobucket editor. I just have small pocket camera, so a single click would help a lot.

Don't know much about editing on Adobe.

b_F, mine is nothing compare to other contestants in the contest. Some have turned into white jeans.

[saintkeat]

@T - hehe 1500km cycling so far. Ain't the only thing I did in them, have over 10 sessions of floorball, some ice skating, paintball, etc.

@trevorplease - I think if you scroll back abt 15-20 pages there are some s003jp evo pics if I didn't miss my mark. Only one of them seems to be rocking them very hard.

@w11114m - There's only a few of you on Sufu that adjust Saturation and Contrast settings this excessively. Most of us point, shoot, post. I try to get as accurate and as natural a photo through my camera settings alone. Adobe should be used to acheive a natural, true to life image, rather than one that looks artificial and excessive. I'm sure your jeans are probably quite faded, but it doesn't take a trained eye to spot a photoshopped image. Especially one like yours.

[w11114m]

I respect your opinion but in fact, all I do is just one click at Photobucket editor. You could try.

I don't really know how to adjust saturation & contrast ( I'm not in these things and camera thing ).My camera is not as good as yours to get more accurate pic.Sorry for copying your pic. First one is you called "Adobed".No hate.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

so I just used photobuckets "autofix" just to know what's up

no offense w11114m (and I don't think you wanted to fool us) but it changes the pictures a fucking lot. I also use a cheap point and click cam.

here are 2 pictures of my old 66-2

original

and with autofix by photobucket

just as a comparison and maybe a thought how true the outcome really is.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

so...which pairs looks cooler? the "autofixed" jeans look a lot more faded but to a point where it really is obviuos (in my pictures if you can compare to the original)

the close-up of the lap and whisker area look kinda cool though

[saintkeat]

Exactly. Photobucket's "autofix" is just as bad as photoshop's "autofix". Adobe favours oversaturation and over contrast with a tinge less exposure. Very similar to instagram's autofix actually. The point we're making is, why fix a photo when it portrays the jeans naturally? You didn't shoot them in a dimly lit area, you shot it outdoors in the day. I kept quiet about the denim jacket you put up the other day, but i think its time something was said.

Thanks for the demo T. Illustrated it perfectly.

[w11114m]

point taken. next time, will get enough sun light before posting.

i took this picture ( without "auto-fix" ) about 2 months ago. no direct sunlight if i remember correctly.

i shot it roughly around 4pm. Thanks for your inputs.

[Bokkepoot]

New purchase...Winds

[Cold Summer]

Today I had a conversation with a guy wearing Samurai jeans while in the checkout line at the supermarket - not sure what model, some 15 oz. ones with red arcs. I was wearing my Flat Heads and he said he had some of those, too. This was pretty much the highlight of my day, even though I live in Japan I don't run into fellow denim nerds very often.

[shinobi2000]

jesus bokke! you just gotta have those elements don't you? ha. I too got the winds a while back but I still have a long way to go on my earths. i came very close to buying all five but stopped myself. What size did you get that in? if i remember your waters are a size smaller than you normally wear

[Bokkepoot]

Yes and these are a size bigger... 29 vs 31, waist feels the same but the cut is fuller

[Vicarious]

Today I had a conversation with a guy wearing Samurai jeans while in the checkout line at the supermarket - not sure what model, some 15 oz. ones with red arcs. I was wearing my Flat Heads and he said he had some of those, too. This was pretty much the highlight of my day, even though I live in Japan I don't run into fellow denim nerds very often.

Same thing happened to me, struck up a conversation with a guy wearing Flat Heads. We had a good chat. He was interested in finding out more about the whol raw denim scene, so I even pointed him here. Good times. I work at the supermarket though, talking to people in nice denim is very rare, and it's even rarer that they care - see my post in the 'addicted' thread, haha.

Oh, also, my 710xx's turned 2 months old the other day, should do a mini-update soon.

[helpappreciated]

I am looking for a very dark indigo slim/straight jean. Which would be better: s0500xx or s710xx. One problem is BiG is out of stock on s0500xx until August. Basically I am wondering if the s0500xx would be the better fit and if it’s worth waiting.

1. Which one is darker?

2. Which would have the slim/straight look I am looking for better?

3. Which size should I get if my true waist is 32? ( accounting for stretch after the hot soak)

[Cold Summer]

I had the S0500xx and currently have the S710xx. The S0500xx is slightly darker. For me, the size 31 S0500 was too loose, the size 31 S710 fits perfect. I felt the S0500 was more of a classic straight leg, the S710 is a true slim straight fit.

If you size down one more on the S0500, it might be pretty close. I went TTS with my 710s and I'm very happy with the fit. I'd say Size 32 for 710s, 31 for 0500s in your case.

The 710's inseam is also much longer, if that matters.

[Mild7]

how come no one posts their s003jp evo pics? did i miss something? it's not that popular of a model?

I have been looking at my pair of S003 JP-a folded away in the cupboard for the past 3 months... Only a handful of wears on them. I seriously love the denim and the detail, but the waist to thigh ratio is out of whack for my body. Waist too loose, thighs too tight, and only one hot (ish) soak, couldnt risk tighter thighs or i'd be walking funny!

Up for sale if anyone is interested (W34, L35), will have to bite the bullet and move on to some 710's or 510's

[Quoise1203]

I feel your pain mild7. Being a thin guy with big legs, it is fairly tough to find a good fitting pair of jeans.

I'm really loving the s5000vx I've been wearing for the past four months, but the thighs don't get much bigger than these and they are still skin tight. Tagged 32 now measures around 34 BIG style (I wouldn't want the waist to be any bigger), thighs measure about 12.75", which is exactly the same as BIG's raw measurement. I'd really love to wear a more tapered pair (to around 8" at the leg opening), but I think the only style in the universe that might work are the 710s, and those in a similar raw waist measurement (s33) seem to be as slim in the thigh as the 32 s5000.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

the s0500 is also tapered. not as strong as the 710 though