Samurai Jeans

[pastel]

Just purchased some 710's. The quality is on another level. After 2 warm soaks, the waist is very very snug, but managable. However, the rest of the jean is still really baggy. I'm thinking about tossing them in the dryer. Will that help a lot with much needed shrinkage? My major concern is that the waist will shrink down after I toss it in the dryer. Any solution anyone? I want to shrink these, just not the waist.

[MKMKMK]

Just purchased some 710's. The quality is on another level. After 2 warm soaks, the waist is very very snug, but managable. However, the rest of the jean is still really baggy. I'm thinking about tossing them in the dryer. Will that help a lot with much needed shrinkage? My major concern is that the waist will shrink down after I toss it in the dryer. Any solution anyone? I want to shrink these, just not the waist.

U can put a stick or hanger at the waist area to prevent the waist from shinking.

[Max Power]

Thanks guys! I use a Sony DSLR. Nothing fancy.

[call_me_diamond]

24 Oz. S5000VX, forgot how long I've been wearing. probably about 1 year total wear.

[J Escobar]

http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=12166&category_id=&manufacturer_id=10&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=62

If I was to get a pair of size 30 S610's, would the waist being measured at 32.5 pre-wash, shrink to a size 30 after an initial soak?

[Quoise1203]

Can't guarantee a 30 exactly, but they should shrink 2 inches if you do a hot wash/soak with agitation. Pay attention to the super low rise on that model because a 9 inch rise will hit a lot lower on your hips than a 10.5 inch rise and may end up being too small.

[spidereye]

Merry christmas & heppy new year to my fellow samurai.

[aho]

was peeping marvin's vintage pairs and saw this fun detail on a WWII model...

too good right?

[Kamikaze]

thought i would ask here

if anyone is selling a pair of 710x in 35-36 new or close to new with no fading PM me.

[Skip2MyPou]

Crosspost from the WAYWT thread, but what do you guys think of my s710s? There is roughly 3 years of wear on them.

[saintkeat]

love 'em.

[spidereye]

It's an old cut they reintroduced again. It started as a 15oz, got reintroduced in the RR-line (the ones that found money for earthquake victims and such) and this year in a 17oz version. Could be wrong though as I didn't checked, just writing out of memory

edit: the 17oz version might be even LHT if I remember correctly, so the good old Jins denim...worth a try!

Love this vintage cut....suspender full throttle. 17 oz just qualify to enter the comps..to many jeans to choose,might consider this gem too.

@skip2mypou...nice fade..is that rocky mountain vest?

Edited December 28, 2012 by spidereye

[Max Power]

Indeed a good example why 710s are so fantastic. Could you plz share some close ups of the jeans?

[DDDm]

neverwashed 710?

[Skip2MyPou]

@skip2mypou...nice fade..is that rocky mountain vest?

Nope, its a Penfield vest!

Indeed a good example why 710s are so fantastic. Could you plz share some close ups of the jeans?

Sure, I will when I get the time!

neverwashed 710?

I believe I washed these 3 times with wear, and 3 pre soaks.

[jackie17]

Trying to decide between the S5000VX, S0510XX and the S0500XX. Do all 3 pairs shrink around 5%?

And does it basically come down to Texas cotton vs. whatever they use for the S5000VX or are there other differences(aside from a little difference in the cuts)?

Any opinions/experience is appreciated.

[Cold Summer]

The Texas cotton denim seems to be darker and have a strong vertical fade, similar to Eternal and Flat Head's denim. The others are more vintage style in their fading.

[melbatoast]

Trying to decide between the S5000VX, S0510XX and the S0500XX. Do all 3 pairs shrink around 5%?

And does it basically come down to Texas cotton vs. whatever they use for the S5000VX or are there other differences(aside from a little difference in the cuts)?

Any opinions/experience is appreciated.

I own the S5000 and S510 19oz. In my experience, the 17oz zero denim both shrinks and stretches more than the 19oz denim. Zero denim is much more irregular, and hasn't softened up a whole lot in 6 months of wear. The 19oz starts off really stiff, but is incredibly soft after wear. I actually was at BiG 2 days ago and tried on the S0500 in texas cotton. The denim was much more uniform than both the zero and 19oz denim, and actually felt comfortable immediately, which is definitely not true of the other two. I didn't buy them though (picked up some 710s instead b/c I liked the fit), so I can't comment on what post-soak is like.

If you want to see the cuts, make sure you look through B_f's fit guide. It is probably the best thread on this forum.

[pastel]

After 3 hot pre soaks, my 710's are still baggy

I went TTS and everything--maybe my water wasn't hot enough.

I'm just going to stick them in the dryer, because I want a slim fit.

Any dryer instructions? How hot should the temperature be, and how long? Also note that they have already been hot soaked 3 times, so time might have to be shortened in the dryer since they've already shrunk to an extent.

[Aries]

If they've been hot soaked 3 times I honestly wouldn't expect too much shrinkage from the dryer, I wouldn't bother doing that actually.

If you think they're too baggy I'd sell 'em and size down 1.

[hangten]

Shameless plug - Got a pair of NWT 0500xx size 34 for sale here for a good price :

http://supertalk.superfuture.com/index.php?/topic/144466-fs-nwt-samurai-0500xx-tag-size-34-brown-ihsh-47-xxxl-measures-more-like-xxl/

[beautiful_FrEaK]

for all who didn't count...this year is Samurai's 15th anniversary!

[S-Town]

^

Are there any early indicators of what we might see from them this year???

[aho]

^haven't seen anything myself so far aside from mentioning of a ton of anniversary models, tshirts, etc. but I'm excited to see what they come up with! 2013: the year b_F's wallet went bust?!?

[cmo]

I think BIG may have a special 710 in the making... Not sure on any of the details however

[louisbosco]

Oh anniversary tee and jeans! Can't wait to see what they come up with

Edited January 2, 2013 by louisbosco

[aho]

forgot about their umeda shop blog...check out the tshirts and banner...

http://ameblo.jp/samuraihonten/

[rosarkar]

I think BIG may have a special 710 in the making... Not sure on any of the details however

Hope they come in black too so I can use a pair for work.

[nakamoto]

hello. i hope to get some advice regarding the sizing of 710xx. i have a pair of IH BB-OD size 32 and triple works 3230FI size 32 also. so what size should i get for 710xx? 31 or 32 ? thanks =)

Edited January 3, 2013 by nakamoto

[louisbosco]

OMG does anybody know what the banner says? Or poster rather? It's all in Japanese. I'm sure they would have some sort of details to some events they might be holding?