Ooe-Yofukuten & Co.

[CSL]

Sure. I'd be curious to hear.

 

[okimoto]

14 hours ago, wmb said:

The other pair of 03XX has a similar rise - I can measure post wash - but I have washed and dried the earlier version many times 

Yes, please post when you get the chance. Were S&S's measurements not accurate for this run of SOA03?

[ATWM]

xx4 denim raw and with maybe 10 months of wear. The comparison makes me feel that maybe it’s not as slow fading as I had thought. 

[wmb]

On 4/6/2025 at 9:33 PM, wmb said:

The other pair of 03XX has a similar rise - I can measure post wash - but I have washed and dried the earlier version many times 

Comparison new unwashed with previous version which I am washing and drying by machine ( 17.5 on back rise -

don’t know why it’s blurry)

Edited Friday at 03:10 PM by wmb

[okimoto]

Anyone who is planning to go to Inspiration LA tomorrow and is in or near the OC area, I have two 2 day passes and don’t plan to attend tomorrow and am happy to give them away. Double denim waist overall pic for relevance

[aho]

^Sad I missed out but I'm hopeful the Amoskeag fabrics will make it to another pair/cut soon, more readily available...

[MJF9]

4 hours ago, okimoto said:

Anyone who is planning to go to Inspiration LA tomorrow and is in or near the OC area, I have two 2 day passes and don’t plan to attend tomorrow and am happy to give them away. Double denim waist overall pic for relevance

@okimoto Top job there.  How was it?

Looking forward to the fit pics from the lucky recipients!! I hear the costs were quite tasty. 

[okimoto]

56 minutes ago, MJF9 said:

@okimoto Top job there.  How was it?

Looking forward to the fit pics from the lucky recipients!! I hear the costs were quite tasty. 

It was a neat event and great meeting Ryo and Hiro. Very lovely people! They must have taken some inspiration from Levi’s recent release’s pricing, but the steep price seems more warranted here. The aged samples of the duck waist overalls were top notch as well but most sizes were picked clean just an hour after the doors opened. 

[aho]

7 minutes ago, okimoto said:

It was a neat event and great meeting Ryo and Hiro. Very lovely people! They must have taken some inspiration from Levi’s recent release’s pricing, but the steep price seems more warranted here. The aged samples of the duck waist overalls were top notch as well but most sizes were picked clean just an hour after the doors opened. 

So wait, did you get a pair in each of the Amoskeag fabrics? Well done if so, what I would've done as well

[okimoto]

19 minutes ago, aho said:

So wait, did you get a pair in each of the Amoskeag fabrics? Well done if so, what I would've done as well

We grabbed two sizes, and each only had one fabric available - very limited stock. They’re not for me but I’m sure we will see both pairs on the forum very soon

[Talan]

11 hours ago, aho said:

^Sad I missed out but I'm hopeful the Amoskeag fabrics will make it to another pair/cut soon, more readily available...

It’s a bit strange — something so long-awaited and hoped for by many ended up being available only to the S&S circle and in just one event. Kind of a shame. Does this mean Ryo and Hiro are turning into in-house tailors for S&S? 

Edited 13 hours ago by Talan

[ATWM]

^ I think it just means they made these things exclusively for Inspiration? 

[Talan]

^ The discussions have been going on for a some time, year or more, here in the thread as well, and it has never been mentioned that this would be something exclusive for a separate event. Some people here, not just me, were planning to buy it where we usually do – in Japanese online stores.

[ATWM]

55 minutes ago, Talan said:

 

^ The discussions have been going on for a some time, year or more, here in the thread as well, and it has never been mentioned that this would be something exclusive for a separate event. Some people here, not just me, were planning to buy it where we usually do – in Japanese online stores.

I think Ooe mentioned that multiple times on their IG account it was going to be limited to Inspiration - which isn’t S+S. Instagram (unfortunately, in my opinion) seems to be their preferred and only way they communicate with their customers. They have for a long time made certain models for certain occasions - whether is inspiration, s+s, Holk or Barnstormer in Japan etc. 

I don’t think this means they won’t make more for retail, but it also might. Regardless, they’re not bound by any speculation on this site. 

I’d like a pair and was hoping for that to be available too but oh well. 

Edited 12 hours ago by ATWM

[Talan]

^ Yes, of course they mentioned it on IG shortly before the event. I’m talking about what happened long before that. There was even a discussion in this thread about how people perceive the model with a single back pocket. At that time, no one imagined that this model wouldn’t be available to all OA enthusiasts.

Edit: That’s the thing — the items sold on Barnstormer and similar sites were available to everyone, and I had no problem buying them there. My first negative experience was actually with S&S a couple of years ago. They announced a OA jeans sale would start at a specific time, so I waited for that moment — but when the time came, the shop page didn’t show the sale. It only went live a few minutes later, and by then everything in my size was already sold out (WTF?). Luckily, I was able to buy that same model on Barnstormer shortly after, without any stress or scheduled release. And yes, the price on Barnstormer was noticeably lower than at S&S for the exact same pants. I’m hoping it’ll be the same with Amoskeag pants. 

If it sounded like I’m complaining — oops, didn’t mean to start a whining contest!

Edited 12 hours ago by Talan

[reallypeacedoff]

How much are the jeans? Planning to go today, not sure I will be there early enough to snag a pair of (if they are my cup of tea)...

[ATWM]

2 hours ago, Talan said:

. My first negative experience was actually with S&S a couple of years ago. They announced a OA jeans sale would start at a specific time, so I waited for that moment — but when the time came, the shop page didn’t show the sale. It only went live a few minutes later, and by then everything in my size was already sold out (WTF?). Luckily, I was able to buy that same model on Barnstormer shortly after, without any stress or scheduled release. And yes, the price on Barnstormer was noticeably lower than at S&S for the exact same pants.

Funny, I had the exact same experience. 

Anyways, after that I’d decided I would pick up a pair if it came easily enough, that I wouldn’t make a mad dash and if I missed out so be it. Enough good options out there. It’s worked out okay. 

[reallypeacedoff]

There’s a 34 left. $340

[okimoto]

1 hour ago, reallypeacedoff said:

How much are the jeans? Planning to go today, not sure I will be there early enough to snag a pair of (if they are my cup of tea)...

$500 for the version with the machine finished button openings (labeled 1124), $520 for the hand finished ones (0425). I’m not sure which denim each was as the language barrier was something to navigate

[okimoto]

3 minutes ago, reallypeacedoff said:

There’s a 34 left. $340

For the 01? I had only checked on the price of vests and waist overalls. Picked up both bandanas as well but those felt like a bad deal after I had time to dwell on spending $120 for them😂

[Talan]

1 hour ago, ATWM said:

Anyways, after that I’d decided I would pick up a pair if it came easily enough, that I wouldn’t make a mad dash and if I missed out so be it. Enough good options out there. It’s worked out okay. 

I couldn’t agree more — that’s exactly how I see it. Especially since I already have more than enough pairs; it feels like the right moment to draw the line.

And seeing the messages below about the price — did I understand correctly, $500 or $520 for the Amoskeag pants? At that rate, I think I’ll pass anyway, no matter how nice they are.

[okimoto]

11 minutes ago, Talan said:

I couldn’t agree more — that’s exactly how I see it. Especially since I already have more than enough pairs; it feels like the right moment to draw the line.

And seeing the messages below about the price — did I understand correctly, $500 or $520 for the Amoskeag pants? At that rate, I think I’ll pass anyway, no matter how nice they are.

Yes, I believe the 2x1 was the $500 pair and the 3x1 was the $520 pair, but I may have that backwards. I’ll take a closer look to see which weave is which though.

[Talan]

10 minutes ago, okimoto said:

Yes, I believe the 2x1 was the $500 pair and the 3x1 was the $520 pair, but I may have that backwards. I’ll take a closer look to see which weave is which though.

Thanks for clearing that up. Now I can sleep easy—no regrets about missing yet another pair of pants from OA 😀

[reallypeacedoff]

1 hour ago, okimoto said:

For the 01? I had only checked on the price of vests and waist overalls. Picked up both bandanas as well but those felt like a bad deal after I had time to dwell on spending $120 for them😂

Yeah, for the 01. Almost bought them since I bet someone here would have wanted them but the less visits to USPS the better. 😂