Sugar Cane Denim

[fourforty4]

Having a quality denim store in town like Take5 is both a blessing and a curse. I dropped by before Christmas and the shop was having a sale, with additional discount on top of the already generous deduction for members. I'd been struggling with the fit of my Warehouse 1001XX so tried on a pair of Sugar Cane 1947 and was really surprised with how much I liked the fit. I guess I'd assumed they would be wider-cut than the 1001XX but true to size they ended up feeling relatively fitted for a repro cut. They are now my daily jean until spring when I get back into my Fullcount so here are some rough and ready fit pics:

 

 

 

 

At a cost of HKD1079, they are the cheapest jeans I've worn since my old pair of Nudies but the quality is superb. Even my wife complimented me on the denim, which is something else! I love how simple they are - just the pure essence of what constitutes a classic pair of jeans with no bells or whistles. Brilliance.

The fit looks a lot like the 2009.

[Goominim]

Are these Type II ???

 

[Max Power]

Paging beautiful Freak...

[beautiful_FrEaK]

echoing Max Power...

 

 

Sugar Cane SC40400 Hawaii

Made from 50% Sugar Cane / 50% Cotton. Hank dyed with 100% Natural Indigo from Hawaii

 

Nice tote bag

 

That's inside

 

Leather patch

 

Broken arcs

 

Green tab

 

Hand felled seams, single needle construction (hence no chainstitch)

 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Fly construction

 

 

Pocket bags

 

Fully lined back pockets

 

Green selvedge

[rocco]

SC40400 natural indigo goodness! My favorite pair of jeans ever, I've had them since 2007. They don't make them anymore, do they.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

No they don't, unfortunately. Although that denim is still available at Nihon Menpu's. Or at least some guys picked up some rolls (e.g. Artist Denim). I think they are discontinued for some years now

[Max Power]

Now I see why you said they are the most outstanding pair you own. Can't wait to see them in person. Lucky bastard.

[Foxy2]

Welcome to the club!

Still hunting some of the other AI pairs to complement the collection...

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Fit pics just after the initial soak. I hope they stretch out in the butt area. Not very pleasant fit in that region

 

 

 

Comparison of the SC AI denim to the Samurai OGSP Ai denim

 

 

In real life, the SC denim is darker with a more vibrant blue and purple hue. The Samurai denim is paler

[Sugar Mountain]

Very nice pickup b_F. That denim looks delicious.

 

Goominim - no, my pair are the regular 1947 but my thighs are kinda large compared to my waist size (sports legs) so I fill out the cut a little bit more by going TTS on the waist.

[Goominim]

Very nice pickup b_F. That denim looks delicious.

 

Goominim - no, my pair are the regular 1947 but my thighs are kinda large compared to my waist size (sports legs) so I fill out the cut a little bit more by going TTS on the waist.

I'm surprised. It looks perfect on you. Usually they look rather frumpy. Did you wear them raw in the photo or was it soaked/washed?

[Max Power]

I hope for you, b_f, that they'll stretch to your liking. As you intended them to be a leisure pair, they can need some stretch. Did they shrink much?

[Broark]

Those look awesome bf!

And those 1947s look great sugar mountain, definitely making me want a pair at some point down the road.

[ironheartfan123]

leisure pair or not, those hawaiis rock

[Sugar Mountain]

Goominim - they are one-wash already. Cheers.

[Flash]

looks great with the boots , perfect length 

[UkeNo]

Those Hawaii's look excellent B_F

How do they measure vs Tagging now?

Are they suppose to be a straight or slim? (Excuse my ignorance).

Thanks

[beautiful_FrEaK]

They are 2" bigger than tagged and supposed to be a vintage straight cut. But supply made me size down on these more than I usually would. So they fit tighter than intended by the designer but I as I knew I can make them work, I had to get them

[Maynard Friedman]

Where did you get them b_F?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Bought from Naoki @PSA

[501XX4EVER]

Fit pics just after the initial soak. I hope they stretch out in the butt area. Not very pleasant fit in that region

 

I believe that's an example of what is known as "chewing cotton". :P

[Mr Black]

Gents- I'm selling a pair of SC47's that have been slightly tapered. size 30. Bought them from a guy on here but they're just too snug for me.

 

Barely worn by the previous owner (no whiskers or combs set in) and not worn at all by me.- apart from a quick try on and a 'D'oh'.

 

Anyone interested before I put them on the supermarket/Ebay?

[BrownMetallic]

They are 2" bigger than tagged and supposed to be a vintage straight cut. But supply made me size down on these more than I usually would. So they fit tighter than intended by the designer but I as I knew I can make them work, I had to get them

 

did u SD1?  

denim will get soft & pliant ... it'll stretch out

besides,  it's a V-cut yoke, so if waist is good,  trunk space should be ample

Edited January 13, 2014 by BrownMetallic

[thirdhand]

Can someone translate the patch on then okinawas for me? Would like to know exactly what the 5 symbols mean.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Fit update of the SC40400. Only gentle wear in the evenings

[Maynard Friedman]

They've stretched out nicely b_F, that's a really good fit. Uncuffed is definitely the way to go on those - perfect length.

Edited January 18, 2014 by Maynard Friedman

[Thor]

Anyone have a pair of edo ai they want to sell in 38w ? Please pm me.

[tmadd]

We just got a full size run of the 1947 and 2009 in raw in addition to our usual stock of the one wash model at Self Edge PDX.  Not sure if we're going to make a regular thing of this, or if it'll be a one time deal, but it's definitely nice to have some raw Sugarcane on hand…I love the 1947 denim that much more in it's raw state.  Even though I'm only 2.5 months into my current pair of 1947s, I grabbed a raw pair to have on hand for a rainy day.

[Sugar Mountain]

^ Nice. Anybody that picks up either of those models in their raw form is in for a treat. The more I wear my (one-wash) 1947, the more I love the cut and the denim.