Sorahiko by 45rpm stretch.

[partytaco]

I picked up a pair of the 14oz Sorahiko jeans from the R by 45rpm store and they fit abit snug right now...does anyone know about how much this denim will stretch or how long it should take. The guy at the store said it should stretchout in a few hours but with my experience with APCs it took a couple weeks of regular wear. I've worn them around the house for the last couple nights and they really aren't stretching much and still fit tight as hell and i'm thinking about returning them...any help?

[dnnsmanace]

Couple of weeks...

[Guest Fade to Black]

Well, depends on how snug...when i first bought 'em they were a 32 and fit perfect in the waist, snug but not digging into my stomach tight...i've had 'em since first week of september, never washed 'em and i can still wear them without a belt, although i did notice an approximately half inch give in the waist after about the first week of wear. They've settled down now and i wear 'em like 2 times a week.

[minya]

What size are they?

[134]

If they are still "as tight as hell" after wearing them a few times try to return them. If they won't let you for some reason ask for a size exchange explaining that they did not strech like the salesman said they would.

Edited by 134 on Oct 19, 2005 at 07:44 PM

[partytaco]

they aren't "tight as hell" but they are snug at the waist and do ride up abit. i sprayed some water on the inside of the waist and tugged on them alittle to loosen them up abit and that worked some but if i were to say eat a large pizza they would be really uncomfortable afterwards. let's just say i've worn them for about 15 hours and as i said i know my APCs took almost two weeks to get fully stretched but as i said the guy at the store said only a few hours and they would reach max. stretch and well he is the expert and i have zero experience with this particular type of denim but i really don't want to believe it. i don't want to return them and go up a size because the 30 (mine are 29) were way to baggy. so anyone with experience buying this jean pretty tight in the waist i would like to hear how they stretched out.

[adsurgo]

how much were they if you dont mind me asking. and do you liek the quality just not the fit?

[Corbin Law]

return to try to get the proper size, cause if you wait 2 weeks and it deosnt adn then you try to return it, they migyt not take it back

chwa?

[adsurgo]

sleeping in them will stretch them a shitload.

[partytaco]

they run mid 3's and yes they are excellent quality. i was out looking to buy jeans and i went to the r by 45rpm store first and tried on the 9.5 oz and 14 oz and honestly i wasn't blown away by the fit at first but as spent more time in them at the store i grew to like the early 501 fit but anyway i left without buying them and headed over to a store that carried alot of highend denim and tried on some other brands and the sales clerk asked what exactly i had been looking for and i said i tried on the 45rpms and he said that he wouldn't even bother with anything else and to just pick those up as they are one of the best jeans you can get stateside....so i went back and bought them. now if only i could get them to stretch out alittle more they would be perfect.

[adsurgo]

what store would this be?

[Analyst]

atrium?

[Phrost3]

Yea, R by 45rpm kinda near Atrium, so I'm guessing that's where he went. Also, how much did you pay for the jeans? What kind of wash were they/ one rinse or distressed?

Edited by Phrost3 on Oct 20, 2005 at 05:42 AM

[giantreptile]

if they were snug at the store, why didn't you just go up a size while you were there? I think this board turns people into impulse buyers.

[PG2G]

Because if it fits perfect at the store, it will likely be too lose when they stretch out in a couple weeks.

[leviathan]

They loosen out quite a bit, so I'd stick with them. Actually having siad that I have the new style sorahikos which are a bit baggier anyway, not hte classic 501 fit. Which ones you have?

[rigga]

they will loosen up a bit. i have a pair of the new sorahikos and the waist would rise up a bit when i first got them, but now they fit nice. and the shrink was almost negligible after the first wash.

[adsurgo]

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atrium?

--- Original message by Analyst on Oct 20, 2005 04:15 AM

atrium sells 45rpm?

[Teddy Boy Rocker]

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atrium?

--- Original message by Analyst on Oct 20, 2005 04:15 AM

atrium sells 45rpm?

--- Original message by adsurgo on Oct 20, 2005 01:40 PM

no, but the 45rpm store is a couple blocks south of Atrium

[adsurgo]

i reread what he wrote. i didnt realize he said he went to the store left and went to a highend store then went back. i thought he said he went to a highend store that had more there.

[partytaco]

it wasn't atrium. i went there a few weeks ago and the sales guy was a dick and totally unhelpful when it came to my inquires about washing/stretching Nudies and well the overall vibe in that place is the worst. it's like a combination teeniebopper/fratdude wasteland. i refuse to buy from anyplace that doesn't offer good customer service and in NYC and with Jeans i would say Famous Friends/45rpm/Steven Alan/Barneys have all been great. any other recommendations?

[adsurgo]

was the store youre talking about called union?

[partytaco]

no but is that place worth checking out? what brands do they carry?

[baldy]

how do u know what your jeans are called?? lol

[Analyst]

Union has PRPS and 5EP....