Ooe-Yofukuten & Co.

[Flash]

02 is available in the NOS denim but you have to buy through one of there stockists in Japan ( listed at the bottom of the pic

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Just wanted to post the same

[slugabed]

getting a pair of those NOS 1970 size 33.

wanted size 32, but sold out everywhere

excited on the new ooe fabric

[JohnM]

Anyone been to Ooe's site lately, heard the music, and viewed the old pictures?  Really nice, just like the people and its products.

 

http://www.ooe-yofukuten.com/

[alvin_cheong]

OA01XX-1055 60years NOS FINISH looks nice. Checking through the sizes, seems like the 33 Non wash is a good bet for me.

The shrinkage to Ooe jeans will it be massive? Will it stretch back to tag size after a few hours of wear like the UES jeans?

[FeloniousMonk]

Ooe's denim does seem to shrink more than most, especially on the initial wash. I sized up 2 compared to most jeans (33 instead of 31), and got a perfect fit on my pair. The total shrink in the waist after a hot wash and dry was around 2.25".

 

Others will be able to give you a better impression of how it stretches. My pair has not stretched out much (maybe it's at 31.5-32" in the waist), but I also sized the jeans so the maximum shrink would be a close fit rather than very tight around my waist.

[alvin_cheong]

@Felonious Monk Thank you, I read that Ooe's will suggest us to size up by 2. But I compared on the Barn Stormer website on the Non wash and one wash version. The one wash 33 seems good for me. Maybe I got to hear from what others suggest.

[Jambon]

It's a shame Ooe aren't selling them on their own website anymore. That Barn Stormer website gives me a headache and they have sold out of my size already.

Oh well will try another make as not waiting another year for them to produce a couple of pairs in your size and sell them on a different website..

[Sugar Mountain]

I just bought a pair of OA02 on a whim from Barnstormer. It was super easy to order but then I grew up sending cash by airmail to get seven inch Hardcore records months later and I think we're spoiled these days!

[alvin_cheong]

I just bought a pair of OA02 on a whim from Barnstormer. It was super easy to order but then I grew up sending cash by airmail to get seven inch Hardcore records months later and I think we're spoiled these days!

SM, what size did you purchase from them? Is it add 2inches from your actual waist size as suggest by Ooe in their instagram?

[Sugar Mountain]

Alvin - Yes, I bought a size 33 rather than my usual 31, because that will shrink to 30.9'' in the waist post-wash according to Ooe's size charts in their webstore.

[Jambon]

For me part of the appeal of Ooe was the small run team which you order direct from themselves. Nice easy web site to use, prompt dispatch of order which arrived in a nice black box with a note from them. Never paid a penny in import duty too. All for £90 less than the cost of the current Ooe Contest pair on the other page.

Barnstormer have sold of out my size anyhow.

Edited March 29, 2016 by Jambon

[alvin_cheong]

Damn, Barn Stormer don't have size 35 for OA01 but has 35 in OA02...am I destined to get the OA02??? Preference is OA01...

Edited March 29, 2016 by alvin_cheong

[Sugar Mountain]

They appear to have the 01 cut but in the OA denim and not the NOS. Depends on the specific denim you're after I guess.

[alvin_cheong]

True...I guess will go for the OA denim since it has my size.

[Mr-Bielby]

If you already have the 02 in a 35, do you think a 34 in the 01 is possible?

Thanks in advance

Edited April 8, 2016 by Mr-Bielby

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Isn't the top block pretty much the same on 01 and 02? So if you can go smaller in the top block than yes. Otherwise I'd say no

[bod]

Shameless plug for my OA-02

[Mr-Bielby]

Your are right BF, never noticed that. Thanks

[givemefive]

is that a Levi's inventory sticker?

[slugabed]

believe so

they use the 1930 model

[Sugar Mountain]

Cross-posting from WAYWT, here's how my new OA02 fit...

 

 

I really like how the cut is loose enough to be comfortable yet still runs quite trim for a nice silhouette and the denim is pretty soft right from the get-go. I'm still working out how to work them into a rotation come autumn though, because my Warehouse will be the daily drivers. We'll see... 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Anyone noticed any changes in the cuts from Ooe over the years? Maybe they made new patterns after they stopped doing custom orders?

 

I might be completely wrong but as far as I can remember the Travelling Pants world tour had a lower rise and trimmer top block than my current pair of OA02XX (and I tried to consider size 35 vs size 36).

[bod]

Different denim aside, I thought the OA02 was different from my old 4302 like they'd changed the pattern.

[ShootThePier]

XXX

Edited May 9, 2016 by ShootThePier

[mrsmiff]

We just released our collab with Ooe! 

 

For our OA02-510 jean, we started with their classic 02 fit, which is very similar to a 1960's 501 with a medium rise and a slim tapered leg.

 

 

 

We made some small tweaks to make them our idea of a perfect jean. We lined the back pockets to prevent wallet blow-out. The chainstitch on the hem is our signature orange. The hip pockets are two inches longer to accommodate our bigger telephones. Our paper collaboration patch is printed with our slogan "Own fewer, better things".

 

 

 

 

The pocket bag stamps are inspired by Japanese pilgrimage stamps, a tradition dating back over 1200 years that continues today. Sacred temples and shrines each have a unique seal, and visitors receive a stamp of the seal, which is collected in a special booklet called a go-shuin-chou. The stamps are proof of the visit, a physical mark representing the experience.

The collaboration jeans are a stamp booklet themselves, receiving a stamp from each group involved in the jeans' journey, from Japan to California, and on to each wearer of the jeans.

 

 

Ryo and Hiro Ooe designed a seal representing their family's history in the region of Ichinomiya.They use a wood block hand carved by Ryo Ooe to stamp the seal on the right pocket bag. 

 

 

 

We designed a stamp representing the history of streetcar transit in the Temescal district of Oakland, and co-owner Jeremy Smith of Standard hand-stamped the left pocket bag.

 

 

 

We invite you to stamp the jeans, to leave your mark on them, to represent your participation in their journey.

This time around, we had Ryo and Hiro give the jeans a rinse before shipping them to take any surprises out of buying a pair of unsanforized jeans.  

 

 

Here’s Neil’s sample pair after 2 months of hard wear:

 

 

We're offering complimentary chainstitch hemming for our first collaboration. E-mail us with your desired inseam length after ordering. The chainstitch hem may delay shipping by up to 3 days. Unfortunately we cannot accept returns on jeans after they have been hemmed.

• 13.5oz unsanforized denim exclusive to Ooe Yofukuten
• One-wash
• Hidden rivets on the back pockets
• 100% cotton thread
• Custom paper label for S&S
• Extra-deep pocket bags
• Lined back pockets

Edited May 18, 2016 by mrsmiff

[aho]

Wow! Seriously awesome collab, congrats on such a great pair!

[redragon]

Really like the stamped pocket concept!

[FeloniousMonk]

The extra-deep pocket bags is also a fantastic touch. Hope that catches on, it would definitely be a new design fad I could get behind.

[mrsmiff]

Wow! Seriously awesome collab, congrats on such a great pair!

 

Thanks!  There's more to come....

 

 

Really like the stamped pocket concept!

 

Thank you - it was the best way to express how important this project was to us.

 

 

The extra-deep pocket bags is also a fantastic touch. Hope that catches on, it would definitely be a new design fad I could get behind.

 

We're going to try to roll it out on all our future collab projects.