Samurai Jeans

[Foxy2]

My S5000GX-S ("Winding") pair...

Fresh after the initial soak

This is probably as close to true colour as I can get

The stealth arcs...

[frank]

Here are my S0500s. I think I've been wearing them since September of '07, but can't really remember exactly when. Pardon the shitty patch jobs (thought I could pull it off... the first 6 times I tried...). Haven't been wearing them too much for the past two years, but I will bust them out occasionally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 27, 2013 by frank

[frank]

Also have some 710s that I've had since November of 2011. I guess I don't really wear my jeans as hard as a lot of people here since they haven't faded too much, but that's fine. Probably washed 4 or 5 times. Actually went TTS with these, so they've always been comfy (unlike my 0500s).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 27, 2013 by frank

[Max Power]

 

After another wash (last week).

[ThinFinn]

so how many washes in total?

[cander49]

8 months, 5 washes.  Will probably get a wash soon.

 

 

 

 

First real damage:

 

[Max Power]

^unreal pair. I love the dirt and the fades. Can you get shots with a better camera? (Sorry).

 

@ Finn: I am not sure. I think 3 handwashes, 2 machine washes with detergent and one without.

[kubrick]

great info in the thread guys.  wondering if anyone can help me out here, looking for a slimmer cut ie. 710 or 0500 (if sized down 1 i believe) or something similar but with hidden arcs.  i know the there have been iterations with this in the past but most are sold out.. am i shit out of luck and just have to be patient and wait for something to come out?  

[beautiful_FrEaK]

maybe you are lucky and one of the 2-3 new collabs from BiG with the 710 will also have hidden arcs. But for now, you have to dig a bit to find a pair

[nutusufu]

maybe you are lucky and one of the 2-3 new collabs from BiG with the 710 will also have hidden arcs. But for now, you have to dig a bit to find a pair

 

Any idea when these collabs will be released?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Quoting from the IH-forum

 

 

Per Gordon: the hawk series has been confirmed in the 17 oz. zero denim, will also be produced in either the 15, 21, or 25 oz. all in the 710 cut and hope to have them produced by spring of 2014.

 

[cander49]

^unreal pair. I love the dirt and the fades. Can you get shots with a better camera? (Sorry).

 

@ Finn: I am not sure. I think 3 handwashes, 2 machine washes with detergent and one without.

Thanks!  They were taken with my cell phone actually.  My only other camera is 5 years old and really awful.  My brother does a lot of photography for hire, so I'll get him to take some really good quality updates over the holidays in 2 months!

[zwer]

Joined the club today with a pair of slightly used 710s.

 

[Chubacca]

Quoting from the IH-forum

 

Thanks for the heads up, will be purchasing these when they get released.

[cander49]

 

 

Something about this photo is just awesome.  I love those stealth arcs.

[everyinchofgod]

Quoting from the IH-forum

There's NO POSSIBLE WAY that I can resist a pair of 710's in the 25 oz denim. Guess I better start saving now just in case.

[Robert Langdon]

Has anyone ordered from Frisbee/Rakuten? I've emailed back and forth with them and they are willing to ship international but they don't have paypal, credit card only. I'm kinda nervous about using my visa. I've read the terms on their site as well as on rakutens. It's probably cool. Just wondering if anyone here has bought from them.

Edited October 30, 2013 by Robert Langdon

[superego]

have heard about it, but never experienced it first hand...

 

left seam on the left leg of my new samis naturally sit square in the center of my boot.  what's the remedy for this sort of thing, as just adjusting them backward leaves them feeling awkward and they end up back twisted regardless

[beautiful_FrEaK]

you have soaked them? then this is naturally and you can't do much against it

[frank]

have heard about it, but never experienced it first hand...

 

left seam on the left leg of my new samis naturally sit square in the center of my boot.  what's the remedy for this sort of thing, as just adjusting them backward leaves them feeling awkward and they end up back twisted regardless

 

Really no remedy for it, and it is completely fine (desirable even). Leg twist happens naturally as the denim shrinks, and the direction of the twist depends on the direction of the weave . Someone more knowledgeable can explain a lot better. Embrace it!

[indigoeagle]

Has anyone ordered from Frisbee/Rakuten? I've emailed back and forth with them and they are willing to ship international but they don't have paypal, credit card only. I'm kinda nervous about using my visa. I've read the terms on their site as well as on rakutens. It's probably cool. Just wondering if anyone here has bought from them.

I haven't bought from them yet, but I wouldn't be worried. 

[devilish]

^^Repro companies go out of their way to get that 'old school' leg twist. It is one of the quirks of old Levi's that everyone wants. No way to fix it, just love it. Right hand twill denim, the left leg out seam turns inwards to the right. Left hand twill denim and the right leg out seam turns inwards to the left. It's all to do with how the denim is woven and then cut.

[altoclefchris]

have heard about it, but never experienced it first hand...

 

left seam on the left leg of my new samis naturally sit square in the center of my boot.  what's the remedy for this sort of thing, as just adjusting them backward leaves them feeling awkward and they end up back twisted regardless

 

Broken twill 

[Vicarious]

The clouds have cleared, the birds are chirping, the sun is shining (can you tell?) 

So I decided to finally take some photos of my 710xx's. One and a half years, about... 3 machine washes? I forget. I used to wear these every day, now I wear them perhaps once a week. I'm not so hot on the cuff any more; I imagine once I get them re-hemmed I'll put more wear into them. These are my 'I don't care what I do in these jeans' jeans. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonus: Samurai tee. I like it a lot. 'Play Until Dying'

[CJ23]

Hey if anyone has a newer pair of 710's size 32 they looking to get rid of pm me. I am looking. Thanks

[dylanbooth78]

 they look nice vicarious! I need to get some more wear into mine now!!

[Quoise1203]

Samurai type III, since March 2012.  One wash (plus the one wash they were given at the factory)

 

Edited November 10, 2013 by Quoise1203

[michael123]

My 1st sammy

S710xx 15th anniv 33/33

After 1 in soak + initial machine wash with no soap

How do you guys think about the fit? Still can't decide what's better. (Pardon the background)

Stack:

Single minor cuff :

[dylanbooth78]

they look just about perfect to me mate, they look better with a small turn up in my opinion.

[Somar]

I say: Single minor cuff!