Skull Jeans by An Alchemist

[only cure]

Ah, so I'm assuming fabfour sewed the X after cutting tabs for US release?

Skulls still have the tab in japan, right?

same here, it looks iffy

but whatever, the fit is a really nice cut

[beatle]

Some jeans were alredy shipped out to retailers...I think they would have taken the red tab off...but would'nt have been able to stich the cross on...

[kiya]

I could be wrong, but if i'm not mistaken.. there was NEVER a time when Skull jeans were sold in America with a tab, they were always sold with a cross embroidery.

Even eight years ago when Fred Segal used to carry them.

Boomtime, now who knew THAT fun fact?

[thecrisisofimperialorder]

Even eight years ago when Fred Segal used to carry them.

Boomtime, now who knew THAT fun fact?

Nice fun fact....this just proves how vast your denim knowledge is.

edit: do you happen to know the relation between skull jeans and ed hardy?

[Guest shuka]

i have a pair of o/w skulls with no cross or tab. bought it off another sufu member and i could tell that there used to be a tab there so im thinking it was all manually removed..

[midnight]

edit: do you happen to know the relation between skull jeans and ed hardy?

He designed at least the back pocket cardboard thing that folds over. I would guess he designed the little ensignia used on the corner of the wallets, as well, but i'm not sure. I don't think he helped design the jeans themselves, though.

[JesseJB]

In PBJ xx-005 I have 32's and theyre pretty damn tight still after a year of wear and a few washes to the point where I wont wear them unless I dont need to put anything in my pockets. The thighs are especially tight...its annoying. I also have 2 year-old APC rescues in 31" but they have become almost too loose on me.

I just ordered Skulls 10-50's 33" in black. Looks like that should be about right after reading this thread. Can anyone compare the thighs of these to the PBJ xx-005???

Update on this..

Got the jeans on Saturday (thanks, Kiya!) and they fit perfectly. Hard to ge the top button done up but theyve already stretched out pretty decently. Very very pleased with the fit.

[Guest thehoj]

Hey that sounds about right then.

Crap. Im a loose 31 in APC going for a 33 in Skull. I may be in for "kind of" a suprise.

You'll probably be fine.

I'm a 30 in APC NS, and a 32 in the raw indigo (soaked once upon purchase) 5010xx.

They both fit me very similarly. 5010xx was slightly tighter in the seat.

[JesseJB]

You'll probably be fine.

I'm a 30 in APC NS, and a 32 in the raw indigo (soaked once upon purchase) 5010xx.

They both fit me very similarly. 5010xx was slightly tighter in the seat.

Yep! More than fine. Cant wait til Im off work so I can wear them some more.

[Mr Calvin Oscar]

shitty shot of my old, retired jeans

[owl]

The pair that started it all.

[Junetastic]

iconic...!

[Agent Orange]

just got my sz 29 5010 6x6 o/w from blackbird, the last one they had for sale. with the shipping + the 40€ customs i payed i prolly could have ordered a raw pair from fabfour and saved myself some trouble stretching them. will post pics as soon as the waist is halfway comfortable, need to get them hemmed too.

[sunkenshoes]

Oh my god man, I got soaked in my Skulls for the 3rd time this weak. They smell so bad when damp and it probably fucks up the fades too.

And it happens just now, right before I wanted to take some new pictures.

[theflash]

do skull jeans (raw) need an initial soak? i've heard that they do and don't but can't find a definitive answer. i didnt think they did because they are sanforized.

[midnight]

do skull jeans (raw) need an initial soak? i've heard that they do and don't but can't find a definitive answer. i didnt think they did because they are sanforized.

they don't

[bouwnt]

skulls about 7 months of wear

after 2nd wash

[captain5640]

I want a new pair of 5507xx. San Francisco in September sounds nice.

[bouwnt]

yup -- 2 washes, one hot, one cold

[enojy]

crossposted from the evo thread! 5010XX 6x6 raw (contest jeans) at one year and five washes. higher resolution pictures can be found in my sig.

[midnight]

Those look great, enoyj. I like the way they are fading.

[DunkPunk]

which skull jeans have a slim fit?.

[lenn]

holy shit i can't believe you actually asked that... there are about 5000000 pics on sufu of the 5010xx, which is the popular slim fit...

[fatchino]

shitty shot of my old, retired jeans

How does one know when to retire? The colour of these are fantastic ... paint is suprisingly not that ... nauseating.

Love these ... any back shots?

[shimshimhae]

How does one know when to retire? The colour of these are fantastic ... paint is suprisingly not that ... nauseating.

Love these ... any back shots?

you retire them when you're happy with them?

[jack napier]

I wish someone would restock the 5010's in my size! Even fabfour is telling me 2 months.

[Mr Calvin Oscar]

when i get fat

[domino_jono]

this store has red tab skulls in stock by the looks of it http://www.kiosk78.co.uk

[enojy]

but at what a price -- £169.99 is over $300.

[twotwelve]

bought black 5010XXs from BiG on monday...i was one of the "lucky" ones to get the cross stitching over a cut red tab...lame

they fit a little roomy in the thighs and i needed the inseam to shrink to a 34, so i had them hemmed to a 35.5 and warm soaked 30 minutes...

presoak: (waist is tight so i couldn't really sag, inseam is a little too long, and thighs are loose)

soak:

post soak (wearing damp - waist is tight as fuck so i couldn't sag)

right now, they've stretched back out and are virtually perfect - the 34" inseam is perfect for me (5'8") and i like the overall fit now that they're not riding up my asscrack. will get some more pics later.