Sugar Cane Denim

[beautiful_FrEaK]

As Hog wanted to see usefull threads with fit pics...

 

Okinawa size 34, after 10 days of wear

 

[Flash]

those jeans were made for you mate , great fit

[Coolguyzack]

Duuuuuude. That's an awesome fit. I saw that denim in person and was so sad the cut didn't suit me.

[BAerts]

Seconded on all counts. I was really bummed, a many-years-old pair came through SELA recently, and they're amazing.The 47 cut suits almost everyone. Unfortunately I'm not one of those people, haha. Great fit, b_F!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Thanks a lot everyone!

The are indeed a great fit and I really like them denim-wise and fit-wise.

I just need too lose some lbs again to make them fit better looking at the waist

[DhaDha]

ace fit!

[fuego]

beautifulFreak, what is your waist size usually/naturally?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

as I am much fatter than I used to be or want to be...it's around 36-36,5"

[Bobbo]

Double Sugar Cane action today: type II-jacket and SC40400.

[Foxy2]

Nice one...

[SuperJackle]

Has anyone heard anything about the new se collab?

[Broark]

Wondering the same myself.

[cusswords]

So I've been looking into getting a pair of the SC '47s (unwashed if possible) and need some sizing advice. I'm trying to choose between the 34" and 36". The 34" has better measurements for me everywhere but the waist (a 35" inch waiste would be my ideal size). Does the waist on the '47s stretch back out to raw measurements or will I regret not getting the 36"?

[erase]

Cuss,

Just an FYI - I tried to downsize my 47s (bought size 31 raw) and post-soak, the waist was snug but wearable.  The real problem was fairly subtle, but came from the rise/tapered waist combo.  Because the waist is nice and tapered, the crotch was riding up when I sat.  Basically, frontal wedgies.

 

I sit for a living (whoo computers), so I couldn't wear them very long without sore crotch.  

 

I thought maybe they'd stretch, but after a few days of pain I gave up and went for a 32.  They fit perfectly.

I'm not sure how you'd make sure that isn't an issue on the 34s - beyond trying the one-wash 34 on in the store and sitting/walking around a lot.

 

Good luck.

[Coolguyzack]

I've got an issue. So unfortunately I've been losing weight since I picked these up in early November (The bad weight mostly). 

 

Now I've got a good few inches of room in the waist that's becoming pretty annoying as it's giving me a sort of cup or jockstrap effect in the crotch. Here are some pictures of what I mean

 

 

And the "bulge" effect I mean

 

 

Is there any hope to take these in in the waist? I really don't like constantly smoothing out the front and pulling the slack to the back, and pulling up my pants since i'm down to the last belt loop. The fit everywhere else though is spot on for me. Am I over thinking it?

[itsbenhere]

Personally, that would drive me insane.. you've got a lot of room there.  You might just want to try and sell them to fund a new pair.

[Coolguyzack]

You're right. It's pretty crazy to try and live with this lol. Oh well. I loved them while they still fit me.

[ironheartfan123]

have you washed since the weight loss?  if not, i would do a hot wash and machine dry and then if the waist doesn't fit afterward i'd move them on (possibly to me depending on cut/size;)

[Planetarium]

that's not going to get any better, people who size up on slim cuts get the same effect

[Coolguyzack]

I've washed them about once a month so they've had 3 washes. They haven't been machine dried but I don't think I'd lose like 2 inches in a tumble cycle. 

 

They're the 2014s in size 33. I'll pm you the measurements later if you're interested.

[Sugar Mountain]

Erase makes a good point here. The front rise and the seat on 47s are cut pretty close and the jeans sit quite close across the front and back of the top block. I reckon you can go down one inch true size on the 47s but not two inches without causing a lot of discomfort. I want a 31'' waist on my jeans, so bought 47s in tagged 31 with a 30.5'' waist. The top block was restrictive for about a week but eased up and became perfect after that. The waist stretched out about an inch I think. 

 

Cuss,

Just an FYI - I tried to downsize my 47s (bought size 31 raw) and post-soak, the waist was snug but wearable.  The real problem was fairly subtle, but came from the rise/tapered waist combo.  Because the waist is nice and tapered, the crotch was riding up when I sat.  Basically, frontal wedgies.

 

I sit for a living (whoo computers), so I couldn't wear them very long without sore crotch.  

 

I thought maybe they'd stretch, but after a few days of pain I gave up and went for a 32.  They fit perfectly.

I'm not sure how you'd make sure that isn't an issue on the 34s - beyond trying the one-wash 34 on in the store and sitting/walking around a lot.

 

Good luck.

[mattofumi]

Don't be too quick to get rid of them. I lost a chunk of weight last year and all of my jeans were too big. Bought some new jeans and since then I've put half the weight I lost back on. Back into some of my old jeans again. Keep a range of sizes if you find your waist changes a fair bit with weight fluctuations.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Just a quick example what can happen in 5 years.

5 years ago, the former Sufu member almostnice sent me his SC Okinawa to try out. I remeber that I liked them but back then the denim didn't overwhelm me like it did now after I got my new pair. Through his wear&tear the denim lost a bit of its "character" (but of course developed a different character).

 

Long story short, 5 years ago a size 32 in the Okinawa fitted me like this:

 

 

 

 

Not much tighter than the size 34 does nowadays...

[Maynard Friedman]

Quality b_F, I'm looking forward to the next update in 5 years time!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

hopefully not in size 36 by then

[tigerstrom]

I miss almostnice here. I liked his posts!

[indigo_junkie]

I'd hang onto them in case you gain the weight back. Which is what happened to me. Lost a ton of weight, sold off almost half of my collection at fire sale prices (ugh, so much regret) because I thought I'd 'never' be a size 34-36 again. Then steadily gained back about 10kg over the past 5 years or so. And now I don't have the money to buy new jeans (I'm saving all of my size 31-33 jeans in case I lose the weight or buy a decent waist stretcher).

[garden gnomes in space]

have a kid, eat like shit and get crap sleep.  that'll put the weight back on in no time

do it for the denim!

Edited January 28, 2015 by garden gnomes in space

[mondo]

I'd hang onto them in case you gain the weight back. Which is what happened to me. Lost a ton of weight, sold off almost half of my collection at fire sale prices (ugh, so much regret) because I thought I'd 'never' be a size 34-36 again. Then steadily gained back about 10kg over the past 5 years or so. And now I don't have the money to buy new jeans (I'm saving all of my size 31-33 jeans in case I lose the weight or buy a decent waist stretcher).

 

Dude, my Okinawas came from you in 2010... they've had a good life — still going strong!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

History Preservation updated their website.

And the SC 1947 can be bought for 155$ + shipping. Not baaaad

http://www.historypreservation.com/products-page/sugar-cane-brands/sugar-cane-1947-unwashed-raw-selvage-denim-jeans-dungarees/

 

Okinawa and Hawaii for 190$

Edited January 29, 2015 by beautiful_FrEaK