Sugar Cane Denim

[bod]

Just hitting two months of wear on my 1947’s

And I copped a pair of 66 recently as well

BiG measurements for those who are interested:

Size 31

Waist: 15.75

Front rise: 12.25

Back Rise: 15.5

Inseam: 34.75

Thigh: 12.5

Knee: 9

Hem: 8

Edited December 8, 2025 by bod

[Maynard Friedman]

59 minutes ago, Double 0 Soul said:

It's not a moniker i'm overly proud of 

I’m sure it’s well deserved though

[Dr_Heech]

3 minutes ago, Maynard Friedman said:

I’m sure it’s well deserved though

Yeah @Double 0 Soul - l expect something like a 50 days of vintage repro flashers or similar so get to it 😁

[Double 0 Soul]

The envelope was on the table when I got home, the flashers were inside, what is my first (and possibly only) Christmas card

Plus an additional vintage Bartack flasher..  Thanks Charlie!

Being peasants.. we don’t have a stapler and I couldn’t wait to get staples from work tomorrow so I borrowed some from the neighbours.. alas slightly different gauge and I couldn’t bear to puncture another hole in the precious flasher so I carefully levered the original staple out then straightened it with some pike fishing pliers and a pallet knife for a makeshift anvil .
Ta-Daaaa!

 

it was all worth it!!

Edited December 2, 2025 by Double 0 Soul

[Dr_Heech]

You're welcome. Tbh I thought the snowman was the perfect flasher protector (thank you Christian aid!)

Merry Christmas mate

[Double 0 Soul]

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[MJF9]

SCSC 43... just gone in the wash

[Thicolas Rage]

Some fit pics of the new 2025 wide leg Jean from Bears that offer a better example than the 2 photos in the Look booK: https://bears-tokyo.myshopify.com/products/sugar-cane-sc42025-13oz-denim-waist-overalls-2025-modell-wide-leg

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

I pulled the trigger. The crotch rivet on these 2025s got me. 

[okimoto]

@Sympathy-For-The-Denim we wait with bated breath!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

According to BEARS they run quite small in the waist. The rest is big

[indigoeagle]

12 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

According to BEARS they run quite small in the waist. The rest is big

It looks like the SC42025 is wide straight while the baggy 50s by TCB are even wider in the thighs but then taper down a bit.
For 36 the leg opening of the SCs are stated as 25.5cm while the TCBs in 36/38 are 24.

I was wondering, whether such wide jeans would look best hemmed vs. cuffed. With the cuffs it looks like a lot of fabric material.
 

Edited December 25, 2025 by indigoeagle

[Double 0 Soul]

The waist does look very pinched.. ..size up ppl!

I haven't swatted up on either but on face value it looks like the Sugarcanes are based on a 30s cut, just wider for zoomer appeal / as fashion dictates.. it's exactly waht they did with the 2009s albeit in the opposite direction..

The TCB 50s bear no resemblance to a 50s cut, they're '50s' in name alone but looking at the silhouette, (even from my SC fanboy perspective) i'd say the 50s would be by far the most appealing to new markets / gen z.. which makes sense because TCB haven't tried to rmodify a period cut, they've made a pair of jeans which the market wants, there is no reason they should be called 50s ?

tbf.. gen z have been crying out for jeans like these for the last 2 / 3 years.. both TCB and SC are very late to the party.. they should have tailored to this market years ago.

Edited December 26, 2025 by Double 0 Soul

[Lorcan]

Baggy 50’s have the same fabric and sewing specification as the regular TCB 50’s so retaining the name maybe makes sense that way even though they aren’t a 50’s cut? Probably still a bit confusing.

fwiw the Toyo online store model does wear SC 2025 a size up compared to 1947 and SCSC 1942, 1945 etc. (although I think 1947 look a touch small on him tbh).

[Double 0 Soul]

Mini collection of pre-2007 era

 

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

I went for a size W32", at least the Toyo measurements indicates they come tts, so they should fit.

Really looking forward to them for not only gen z but some old Xers crave for wider legs with a decent leg opening too rather than for loose taper legs like TCBs 50s... the SC42025 fit remind me of the old  1920s 201xx LVCs btw.

[Maynard Friedman]

33 minutes ago, Double 0 Soul said:

Mini collection of pre-2007 era

 

Excellent! What’s the top, centre pair?

EDIT: never mind, I saw your post on t’other thread.

[Double 0 Soul]

35 minutes ago, Sympathy-For-The-Denim said:

I went for a size W32", at least the Toyo measurements indicates they come tts, so they should fit.

Really looking forward to them for not only gen z but some old Xers crave for wider legs with a decent leg opening too rather than for loose taper legs like TCBs 50s... the SC42025 fit remind me of the old  1920s 201xx LVCs btw.

As fashions cycle.. The gen xers just need to be mindful of not repeating the tragedy of 2012 when we saw 40-something yr old men shoehorning their fat sausage legs into skinny jeans to prove to no one that they're not too old to dress like teenagers

[PBTony]

9 minutes ago, Double 0 Soul said:

As fashions cycle.. The gen xers just need to be mindful of not repeating the tragedy of 2012 when we saw 40-something yr old men shoehorning their fat sausage legs into skinny jeans to prove to no one that they're not too old to dress like teenagers

I was thinking this the other day as someone about to turn 40 and enjoying wider fits. I think for us it's about not going too wide and also cuffing/having them hemmed for a slight break at most. The kids are wearing them ultra wide (which is what a lot of us wore in the 00s) and having a way over the top pooling break.

[ATWM]

9 hours ago, Double 0 Soul said:

of 2012 when we saw 40-something yr old men shoehorning their fat sausage legs into skinny jeans to prove to no one that they're not too old to dress like teenagers

2012?!?
 

I see this every day I drop my kid off at school…still. 

and then other places too. 
it’s not near peak anymore but it refuses to go away for reasons I cannot comprehend. 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

The denim of the new 2025 remind me of the 1945 denim with the blue nep on the inside. The cut however is probably a bit too wide for me as well. Which is kinda good so I won't buy them 😅

[indigoeagle]

On 12/26/2025 at 9:58 AM, Double 0 Soul said:

I haven't swatted up on either but on face value it looks like the Sugarcanes are based on a 30s cut, just wider for zoomer appeal / as fashion dictates.. it's exactly waht they did with the 2009s albeit in the opposite direction..

The TCB 50s bear no resemblance to a 50s cut, they're '50s' in name alone but looking at the silhouette, (even from my SC fanboy perspective) i'd say the 50s would be by far the most appealing to new markets / gen z.. which makes sense because TCB haven't tried to rmodify a period cut, they've made a pair of jeans which the market wants, there is no reason they should be called 50s ?

tbf.. gen z have been crying out for jeans like these for the last 2 / 3 years.. both TCB and SC are very late to the party.. they should have tailored to this market years ago.

The kids seem to prefer softer fabrics, though, like track suit pants or wool lounge pants, wide chinos, etc..
The most popular jacket looks to be a black down jacket.
Somehow a very wide/oversized Ivy league style is also popular.

[Double 0 Soul]

49 minutes ago, indigoeagle said:

The kids seem to prefer softer fabrics, though, like track suit pants or wool lounge pants, wide chinos, etc..
The most popular jacket looks to be a black down jacket.
Somehow a very wide/oversized Ivy league style is also popular.

Tis true..

My kid has been wearing Levis 578s for the past 18mths.. his next pair of jawns will probably be TCB Baggy 50s.

Christmas day.. i said "do you like those Remi sweatpants?"

He said (and i quote) "yes, i love them.. fuck jeans, i'd wear these all the time if i could"

"fuck jeans" .. if it wasn't the season of goodwill, i'd have taken him outside and given him a jolly good thrashing!

Black down is popular but can be misinterpreted as 'roadman aesthetic' which must be avoided at all cost

Edited December 27, 2025 by Double 0 Soul

[Maynard Friedman]

Funny, my 17 yr old never wears tracksuit bottoms anymore, I’m not sure he even has a pair. He has 4 pairs of jeans - Nudie Regular Ralf, Edwin, Warehouse and some baggy black Carhartts and wears them in rotation, but mainly the Nudies. He has no black down either 🤣

During the week though, he’s still in school uniform!

[bod]

I wear Adidas Ultraboost at work and the lacing cage is starting to eat the hem on my 47’s

 

[Thicolas Rage]

For those curious about the new wide leg release (SC42025), here is how they fit on me straight from unpackaging in a size 30 (true to size):

the fit is spot on for me, and I think I fill them in a bit more than the models photographed for some of the Japanese retailers. The waist is indeed quite cinched in, but because the rise hits my natural waist it works quite well for me. I sized them to mirror as closely as possible to my Cushman trousers and they fit pretty much exactly the same. 

The denim is light and soft but VERY textured - bumpy and uneven like a burlap sack…if a burlap sack was soft and comfortable to the touch. 
 

 

I think these are great value and I can see them breaking in nicely. Bears says to expect additional shrinkage in the inseam so will see where that puts my cuff post-wash. 

Edited January 6 by Thicolas Rage

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

Thank you very much for sharing, they really fit spot on. the wide leg should help evolving nice combs. I went for a size 32 and they should arrive today. It seems like SC reduced inseam length which came generally quite long...

[Double 0 Soul]

They look perfect @Thicolas Rage 👌

[bod]

1947’s - 3 months, no washes, surprisingly they don’t smell yet

[Thicolas Rage]

@Sympathy-For-The-Denim thanks! The inseam definitely must have been shortened - I had mine hemmed by Bears and they always include the cut-offs and they were quite small cut-offs as opposed to the length I got them hemmed to (77cm). @Double 0 Soul I appreciate it! My first sugarcane pair, maybe I’ll stitch some arcs on like your 47’s