Sugar Cane Denim

[tangerine]

are there that few complimentary colours to go with blue that has a green undertone?

I find green-blue to be hard to match with, but maybe its just me and nettiemoore...

[john11f]

How long have you been wearing them?

It's been with me for more than a year now but haven't been wearing them often. I've probably wore them a total of about 5 to 6 months and there are noticeable fades already.

[gimmegimme]

It's been with me for more than a year now but haven't been wearing them often. I've probably wore them a total of about 5 to 6 months and there are noticeable fades already.

Post some pics when you wash them!

[gimmegimme]

I find green-blue to be hard to match with, but maybe its just me and nettiemoore...

Its honestly never occured to me to buy jeans based on what they'll match with...cool...I thought I was the most neurotic shopper out there!

[tangerine]

Its honestly never occured to me to buy jeans based on what they'll match with...cool...I thought I was the most neurotic shopper out there!

I learned the hard way, believe me... an expensive education, haha.

[gimmegimme]

I learned the hard way, believe me... an expensive education, haha.

For jeans like those...I'd buy some shit that matched!

[tweeds]

Bill, nice jeans! i think seeing them on the hinoya model vs seeing the pics of them flat are really different. can't wait to see the construction/details.

[Bill2]

Ok, as promised here are a bunch of pics of the Mister Freedom's. These jeans have a ton of amazing design details so bare with me, there are a lot of pics.

The waist band is hand stenciled by Christophe himself. He did about 600 pair...by hand. Crazy

The pockets and other points of stress have crazy reinforcing stitching in olive green and then riveted. Come to think of it, all the stitching is olive.

Selvage edo ai knee patch. The first time I've seen the Edo denim in person. Beautiful green color. The strap part of the buckle back (as in not the part into which the buckle is sewn) is also Edo Ai, as is the inside layer of the button fly.

[Bill2]

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Waistband and fly selvage. Extra little twill pocket inside. This material also lines the inside of the tool pocket and the back of the edo ai buckleback strap

Both legs are chainstitch hemmed and then hemmed again inside the leg using a hand stitch. Right leg is normal double selvage outseam

Left leg: One sided selvage is on the INSEAM. The left leg actually has no outseam. It is one peice of denim that is wrapped around to create a tube shape. Selvage goes all the way up to the crotch. You can see to the left of the photo the smooth outer wall of the left leg (seen below)

[tangerine]

Those are crazy... more details than I thought could be packed into a pair of jeans. Thanks for the detail pics!

[Bill2]

last post, promise:

At back of left leg, approx mid calf is a "property of" chambray label sewn into the inside. Once Christophe returns from a trip out of town, I will take these back and ask very nicely for him to stencil my name into them.

Two, narrow, selvage belt loops in front. The rest of the belt loops are approx three quarters of an inch wide.

Antiqued brown kraft tag. Numbered out of 48; the number of pair Mister Freedom will have access to out of the production run of approx 600 (I forget the actual number)

[tweeds]

Bill, you have an amazing pair of pants. how much did it run you?

the left and right legs are certainly not half as different as they look,

and the details are quite breathtaking. love that tube-constructed left leg.

[40ozprophet]

Those are pretty awesome!

[joey_formal]

bill those are intense as hell, nice pick up.

[Bill2]

They are $369 at Mister Freedom. The most expensive jeans I've purchased to date, but definitely the most unique.

[tedsu]

just came back from pioneer square mall in Portland downtown and there was one store selling sugarcane jeans, i saw some 47's, union star, hawaiis, okinawas and some hardwash style.

any portland people been to this shop? i think its called collier, they also has kato brand jeans

[blm14]

My first post here gents and I'm after a little advice. Stumbled accross this site while searching for a Acronym GT-J12. Anyway, bought a pair of Sugar Cane 47s one wash the other day. Read this thread before buying and decided on a 38". Arrived the other day, fit perfectly on the waist but as you can hopefully see in the pictures clown like everywhere else. Read the thread again and consensus seems to be they will shrink a bit but might stretch also. I wanted them loose but I don't want young children pointing and laughing at me as I walk down the street! Do I need a different size or is there any hope?

http://img301.imageshack.us/slideshow/player.php?id=img301/9281/1176453027ci6.smil

http://img132.imageshack.us/slideshow/player.php?id=img132/6621/1176453640mhw.smil

cheers

I had the exact same problem with my 1947s and I normally wear a size 36. I dont think this cut works well for bigger guys. Try the SC40400, that one is a lot more forgiving...

[theetruscan]

just came back from pioneer square mall in Portland downtown and there was one store selling sugarcane jeans, i saw some 47's, union star, hawaiis, okinawas and some hardwash style.

any portland people been to this shop? i think its called collier, they also has kato brand jeans

Yeah, the owner is named Brent, really nice guy. Last I saw him he'd been wearing the same pair of Kato's for at least two months straight. I picked up a pair of Kato's from him middle of last month, I'll see if they age well at all.

I think he carries Agave too, but it just looked really bland.

[snugglepony]

Yeah, the owner is named Brent, really nice guy. Last I saw him he'd been wearing the same pair of Kato's for at least two months straight. I picked up a pair of Kato's from him middle of last month, I'll see if they age well at all.

I think he carries Agave too, but it just looked really bland.

great news - thanks for the tip tedsu and theetruscan.

[bonanz]

I had the exact same problem with my 1947s and I normally wear a size 36. I dont think this cut works well for bigger guys. Try the SC40400, that one is a lot more forgiving...

How did yours end up fitting after wear and washes? I was thinking about picking up some 47's but if they look for for 36 waist then i might reconsider.

[lilldavid]

last post, promise:

crazy jeans man! looks like the doctor frankenstein of denim has had a go...

[beatle]

I am really not sure what to make of these...

Maybe I'd like them more if they were worn and the patches would be put on to fix holes and stuff...

like these..in a couple of months, with patches

[beatle]

or like these

[gimmegimme]

I am really not sure what to make of these...

Maybe I'd like them more if they were worn and the patches would be put on to fix holes and stuff...

Aren't those patchy jeans the same ones the dude has all the pics of on this page & the previous?

I like the beat up black ones...where are those from?

[Superstar]

i guess the color really doesnt vary that much on em though, if this is the case, then im definetly in love..

[tweeds]

beatle: from Bill's pics it looks like the patches and all are more similar in terms of colour...and there's the kick of wearing all of sugar cane's denim at the same time

gimmegimme: they're samurais, actually. S5000BK?

[gimmegimme]

beatle: from Bill's pics it looks like the patches and all are more similar in terms of colour...and there's the kick of wearing all of sugar cane's denim at the same time

gimmegimme: they're samurais, actually. S5000BK?

Damn...I was so close to buying a pair of those, but BiG didn't have my size left, so I went with Imperial instead. I have too many jeans on the go right now...but damn! Those look so good!

[Tenchi]

Hey those look pretty cool. What pairs are those?

[gimmegimme]

Hey those look pretty cool. What pairs are those?

Oy...see above.

[Tenchi]

Ooh didnt see that...but damn those pairs are sexy..