Ooe-Yofukuten & Co.

[mlwdp]

[Broark]

11 minutes ago, mlwdp said:

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I might or might not have gotten a pair of 01s. 

[Jared_Lee]

3 hours ago, shredwin_206 said:

@MJF9 man I wish I had grabbed those. 
 

so is the consensus with OOE to order two sizes up? So if I’m a 33 I need a 35? 

Two sizes up will fit great with some stretch. If I was going to get another pair, I would go up three sizes because I prefer my jeans a little loose. I have a 33 and it's a "perfect" fit meaning I can break it in and wear it without a belt after stretch. I prefer the feeling of a waist and thigh that don't require stretch and just fit comfy right out of the wash. I also prefer an 8.75" LO minimum. For that I would go up three sizes to a 34 rather than the 33 I own.

[AlientoyWorkmachine]

In a quick attempt to be more useful attached are OA 01’s in a size 31. You can see the waist had to stretch as evidenced by the fly buckling outwards. I don’t mind this. It did stretch no problem. They are very comfortable. The cut is full enough that the waist was really the only point of concern. Now, a belt helps a bit but I don’t tend to wear one. 

I got the 03s in a 32 but have not washed them yet. I expect them to be a little loose throughout and the waist to feel about the same it will just need to stretch less. 
I can comfortably wear a 29 or a 30 from WH, FC, and sugar cane/mf. With those it comes down to the cut, not the waist. My WH 1003xx are a 29 but that is their fuller cut, for example. For slimmer cuts a 30 is usually better just for seat/thigh room - not the waist per se. 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6FcezhuOC9/

 

Feels like another life...

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Did Ooe ever did a denim jacket? Probably yes?!
I see Ryo wearing one in their latest IG posts and wondered if its their own or a vintage one (or maybe he just did it for himself)

[Broark]

@beautiful_FrEaK yes they made a type 2, it was several years ago now (the post I found was from 2017).
I think they made it for one of their Japanese retailers Commono Reproducts (which seems like is no longer in business), not many were available.
Would love if they made a traditional type 1 / 2 someday.
Some more photos here: http://livininparis.com/2017/03/23/ooe-yofukuten-co/


 

[julian-wolf]

Were they maybe available for a bit during the custom era, too?

In any case, I saw a couple in person a while back at some or other event @ S&S: can confirm they’re as dope as you’d expect

[AlientoyWorkmachine]

If they did a type 1 or 2 I’d have a really hard time passing on it - I went looking for one before but came up empty, unsurprisingly. 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Yeah I guess a lot of people would kill for an Ooe jacket. I was just curious seeing a jacket on Ryo.

[Maynard Friedman]

I was hoping for a RyoXRoy collaboration.

[MJF9]

If you can make that happen, you'd be a Hiro

[srudy]

I was lucky enough to grab 2 of the Ooe type 2 and they’re amazing! I can post pics here this weekend. 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

17 hours ago, srudy said:

I was lucky enough to grab 2 of the Ooe type 2 and they’re amazing! I can post pics here this weekend. 

The ones posted by @Broark or did they offer some during LA Inspiration?

[Broark]

Inspiration 01s just arrived, will get some photos up comparing them to the 03s.

[julian-wolf]

@Broark Were you in person @ Inspiration this year? or were they willing to take mail orders for those

[Broark]

33 minutes ago, julian-wolf said:

@Broark Were you in person @ Inspiration this year? or were they willing to take mail orders for those

No I didn't go to the event, Hudson Hill was helping them sell some pairs via Instagram. Not sure if they're all accounted for or not.
Sounds like they'll have some jeans for sale at S&S this upcoming weekend. Hudson Hill told me they had these 01s and some 03s
Interested to see what's available at S&S this weekend if anyone makes it out there!

[julian-wolf]

Good info—know which S&S they were gonna be going to, by chance? I’m even closer than I used to be from the Oakland one, these days, and I think I have some store credit to burn…

[Broark]

@julian-wolf They’ll be at the Oakland location, Sunday the 28th from 11 to 5.
Let us know if you end up swinging by and getting anything!

[julian-wolf]

Very cool, thanks for passing that on. I’ll be there!

[srudy]

On 4/26/2024 at 5:50 AM, beautiful_FrEaK said:

The ones posted by @Broark or did they offer some during LA Inspiration?

These are the ones posted by @Broark

i got them from a friend who got them off yahoo auctions. 

[srudy]

On 4/26/2024 at 5:50 AM, beautiful_FrEaK said:

The ones posted by @Broark or did they offer some during 

On 4/26/2024 at 5:50 AM, beautiful_FrEaK said:

The ones posted by @Broark or did they offer some during LA Inspiration?

Ok, so here they are, washed a time or 2, the one on the right has been worn more by me. Labeled CR07, paper tag. The fit is just perfect, and it’s my favorite type 2 I have. I believe it’s the xx2 denim, but correct me if I’m wrong. 

[Broark]

Couple of comparison shots of the 03s worn for a bit and the new 01s which have not been washed / worn yet.
The 01s use the same denim but the "A-grade" variant, so a little less irregular (not that the denim used on the 03s is very irregular to start with).
The 01s are on the left, the 03s are on the right.

[JohnM]

^ Nice Broark.  Love Ooe.  Saw Ryo and Hiro yesterday at S&S Oakland.  Picked up a new turkey red bandana (larger than their last run).  Will probably give it to my wife as men pushing 70 can look like turkeys wearing red bandanas.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

@JohnM ah, already thought it was you in their IG story

[julian-wolf]

Really like the new bandanas, but they’re too big to feel practical, for me. I have a couple in that format from Two Ears Brand, and they’re super cool designs & well executed prints but they just don’t see that much use in practice

[Broark]

I've been eyeing the new bandana but I've held off due to the larger size.
I usually carry one of the Two Ears ones around in a back pocket during the summer to wipe away sweat.

Curious what jeans they had available for sale this past weekend @JohnM / @julian-wolf?

[julian-wolf]

@Broark They just had maybe 10 pairs of jeans for sale leftover from Inspiration; most sold in the first few minutes I guess. There were also a couple of the canvas hunting vests on display (not for sale), and one in a lightweight denim that they said they were gonna be starting production on soon (!).

Incidentally, Ryo was wearing his 507XX and I asked if they were planning on making more at some point; he said hopefully yeah

[Broark]

The vests are intriguing, never really been a vest guy but seeing them wear them they look cool.
A 507xx would be awesome.

[JohnM]

The vests were nice, both the duck and the denim.  10 pockets, if I recall.  Enough to completely lose track of where something is 😉