Sugar Cane Denim

[jonmhenderson]

I've owned both and prefer the okis.

[baldy]

go with the 2009, you're not gonna wear a pair of jeans just because of the denim and patch, you'll wear it more for the cut and how it fits. just get both so you'll be happy and have two diff fits haha

[Crat]

My sexsc02 just over 1 month in.

[jonmhenderson]

+ rep crat! Love the wallet leather (gator maybe) fades working in tandem with the ostrich patch. Combs coming in great as well!

[jasonfoote303]

here are my SC2009's after wearing off and on for a couple of years. I washed these a bunch of times.

I frickin love these jeans!!!!

Edited February 4, 2012 by jasonfoote303

[jonmhenderson]

+ rep Jason! Great job on those 'canes!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

great pair and a lot of dedication. love the "anti-combs" (notice the area where the combs normaly are, is the darkest part on his backside )

[Hatful of Hallow]

If anyone is interested in some Brand new 1947 Sugarcanes with tags. I got these from BG years back, still has original tags, old arcs and red tabs. My loss is someone's gain. thanks

http://www.ebay.com/...#ht_8869wt_1112

[po_boy_fuuma_hatesbargerz]

Haha. I wanted to buy a pair of Okinawas off a proxy, and instead picked up a pair of 2009s. These are a little...tighter than I was anticipating. Still want a pair of Okis, but I think I found my new bar / going out jeans.

<3 Sugarcane. Gonna put up a pair of my 3+ year old Okinawas. These fuckers are pretty destroyed.

[jonmhenderson]

Cant wait to see those okis xy!

[po_boy_fuuma_hatesbargerz]

Since photos are broken on sufu5 (the future?)

http://imgur.com/a/dGget

Patches were home-made and then they just got out of control. Too many washes to count : grease, dirt , car oil, etc. - been all over the world - hard-worn.

[jonmhenderson]

Amazing to see how well they held up! That Oki denim is some rough, tough stuff. I've been wearing my 1947's for a few weeks now, and put on my Okis the other day. I had forgotten just how coarse that stuff is. Awesome!

[thirdhand]

Okinawa Rainbows -- Have to sell them, need wedding money. Wanted to post these here for posterity's sake.

Untreated python patch for maximum wabi-sabi. Note the python reticulation matches the chain link fence in the background.

You can just start to see the rainbow coming through in the places with the most wear.

One of the coolest parts about this jean, other than the denim itself, is the pocket bag fabric. One side is a koi pattern printed in blue, the other side is a dot pattern printed in red--One one piece of (selvedge) cotton fabric.

These jeans are a denim nerd's wet dream. Beautiful Okinawa green-line denim, 1930 buckleback workwear cut with two back pockets. And, of course, boro style hand stitching done with green sugar cane thread. I honestly expected these threads to bust after only a few weeks -- I was wrong.

Maybe 4 months of effective wear. ~3 soaks. Just barely getting started.

[gardenerfan]

Sugar Cane 1945 Lee model

[wgmds]

no one has a pair of faded rainbow weft? i've never seen a pair and i'm itching to.

[jonmhenderson]

+ rep. Would love to see a fit pic of the leepros.

Edited February 18, 2012 by jonmhenderson

[Baeyer-Drewson]

Not sure how strict the titular denim is for this thread, but I've been picking up a lot of Sugar Cane shirts over the summer, especially the embroidered and less garish Hawaiian print button-downs from the Sun Surf line.

Also grabbed some Sugar Cane Light shirts with a similar print style on fluroescent-flecked fabric.

[shinobi2000]

Although I prefer the Okinawa denim, I think cut is more important. The patch should be irrelevant to your decision-making.

easier said than done...some of their patches are so inventive and unique!

[arahat]

Sugar Cane 1945 Lee model

D#$%@ where did you get the SC 1945? I was sure they stopped producing these beauties years ago.

Good stuff!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

they surely did. gardnerfan just has a big collection of old stuff. he works at take5.

but you can get that model still in some shops.

[Maynard Friedman]

Accidentally negged gardnerfan on my iPhone. Apologies!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

a good way of keeping old stock in your shelves is to ask for high prices

http://www.togged.co...1_menswear.html

that shop also achieves to let every single pair of distressed Sugarcane jeans look like some true religion or other ugly brands (or they are really that ugly)

Edited February 21, 2012 by beautiful_FrEaK

[big truck]

If only their prices were reasonable...

[jonmhenderson]

Okinawas....

[S-Town]

^

Those are looking fantastic! I just picked up some of the rainbow Okinawas. I think SC has the most unique denim out there. It crocks like a mofo, and pokes like a mofo!!! Beautiful stuff though.

[jonmhenderson]

Thanks, S! I love 'em! Post some Rainbow Oki pics when you get a chance.

[gardenerfan]

D#$%@ where did you get the SC 1945? I was sure they stopped producing these beauties years ago.

Good stuff!

Purchased nearly 10 years ago.

[gardenerfan]

they surely did. gardnerfan just has a big collection of old stuff. he works at take5.

but you can get that model still in some shops.

I am not a take 5 staff.

[gardenerfan]

The first model of Sugar Cane Jeans M41001

[Foxy2]

Nice piece of SC history!