Skull Jeans by An Alchemist

[baldy]

damn you aeglus, I really don't need another pair of denimz but u making it sooo difficult... i really like that cut esp since i don't have small thighs

[Banana_Boy]

aeglus, my pre-soak is almost identical, right now i have them cuffed because the stacking is sloppy. Still debating whether to do a hot soak, and then wear em while soaked or wait till they dry...

How was the shrinking overall?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I'm also interested in the shrinking. While it's sanforized denim, Fab Four say it will shrink 5cm/2" in the inseam...

[givemefive]

That's hard to believe.

I've washed mine twice. I remember them being tighter in the thighs after a wash but never really measured the inseam.

They might shrink .5" or more during a warm wash.

But I just measured mine and they measure a touch over 36" Same as dry stock. 5-10 wears after a wash?

[wahwho11]

even one wash shrinks further. saf denim shrinks as well. considering they reduce saf denim's shrinkage to 3-5%

[aeglus]

aeglus, my pre-soak is almost identical, right now i have them cuffed because the stacking is sloppy. Still debating whether to do a hot soak, and then wear em while soaked or wait till they dry...

How was the shrinking overall?

I measured some, feel free to look at SE to compare with size 30: http://www.selfedge.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=70&products_id=474

After one hot soak for 45 min and hang drying, inseam didn't really change. If I didn't hem them, it'd probably end up being half an inch, but as it is, they lost maybe .2 inches. For reference, I hemmed to 30.5" because I'm a short guy. So at least here you shouldn't worry too much as long as you hang dry (water weight pulls and stretches).

Leg opening originally was 7.8, went down to 7.5. Definitely looks a bit more clean from the knee down, should look even better in a couple weeks once it settles.

Waist shrunk but no idea how much, I think we all know by now to stretch that shit while it's still wet so that we can actually put our jeans back on.

Thigh shrank .1 inches. Actually probably more but I'm guessing it stretched back out to fit me.

Overall if I compare shrinkage to my 5010s, there isn't anything to worry about. On both, the shrinkage is very minor and can be stretched back out if needed. I think the best part of the soak is that it tightens the weave a bit, so the jeans get a bit stronger, and it gets rid of some starch, which means a lot less pain. I think it's a good idea to get rid of that starch anyways because my 5010s without a wash ended up nearly getting cracks in the combs. Too much starch can make the fabric become brittle. Anyways, if you don't soak, nothing really to worry about, and if you do, same. Depends on your preference and pain tolerance.

[chambo2008]

love the pain sore back of the knee's ... lol

[Banana_Boy]

aeglus: I bought a 31 but my actual measurements differed from SE. Everything was almost dead on but the leg opening was 7.5 instead of 8.0, which i was happy about.

My real question is how do your combs compare to your 5010 without the soak, or how do you thinking they will compare to your 5010?

From just noticing pics posted it seems like there are a lot more tiny combs compared to a few large ones.

and i'm loving the pain especially in the thigh area

[givemefive]

my 5010's have tons of tiny combs. I think its because of the stacking. My momotaro's which have very similar denim feel have huge combs because I had them hemmed.

Just speculating.

[Heat_Seek3r]

I ve had my skulls for about 1.5 months (never soaked)

They have gotten somewhat softer from regular wear especially in the bottom legs area.

Will a cold soak stiffen them up like how they are brand new??

I just want the bottom stacking area to be more stiffer

[aeglus]

Pictures are worth more than words and I know 5507s aren't as numerous as the 5010s here, so I figure just for reference I'll show how things look different after the soak instead of a bunch of numbers that don't mean much to most of us. Differences are subtle but there's definitely a difference in overall fit. Denim feels like it came to life too, much more texture. About the cuffs, still messing around to see what works best.

Pre-soak | Post-soak

Now just to wear the fuck out of these

I ve had my skulls for about 1.5 months (never soaked)

They have gotten somewhat softer from regular wear especially in the bottom legs area.

Will a cold soak stiffen them up like how they are brand new??

I just want the bottom stacking area to be more stiffer

They'll get stiffer after a soak because the weave will tighten, but it's going to just get soft again. If you want it to stick you'll have to starch it or something.

[Banana_Boy]

aeglus: I can definitely see the differences, the denim looks much darker almost closer to black than indigo. I'll post some pics up soon. Are you able to get proper stacking? I'm trying to mess around with it but so far the cuffing for me looks the cleanest

[Danny @ Rivet & Hide]

Aeglus, haven´t seen many 5507 fits but that´s the best so far. They look more slimmed down than others I´ve seen.

I love my 5010 which are coming along nicely but thinking of a new pair in the future. My 31w 5010 is a good snug fit so would you suggest same in 5507s? Like things slimmed down a bit but not tight tight.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

the double cuffs looks better with the boots IMO.

So you're a true 30 or did you size down on those?

[SLAB]

the double cuffs looks better with the boots IMO.

So you're a true 30 or did you size down on those?

agreed, big cuffs look better with those boots

[aeglus]

Thanks for the feedback on the cuffs. Doing a beefy single cuff for now instead of that weaker one. For pretty much any other shoe I'll just stack em.

As for sizing, depends on the day and year but I'm 30.5 right now. It took me about a minute to put them on the first time. My 29 5010s took something like 10-15 (yeah I know, it was a big mistake but I was also a little more thin).

The top block is really similar to 5010s, so honestly if you have experience with 5010s I'd get the same size or else you're going to hurt even if the legs fit fine. The way I sized it, they're already very, very comfortable standing, sitting, kneeling, and squatting. If you have thin thighs I don't think this is your jean though.

And also yeah, I was afraid of buying these as a lot of fits never seemed right. Lots of chicken legs. Glad I took the risk though, it's basically like I found my grail as far as jeans go.

[snuff_daddy]

^great fit on your skulls....

[Dchill]

Nice clean fit, and it's good to see a jean that fits us guys with thighs well. Not too many of us out there, or at least not on sufu.

[vjiforlife]

So I've had my 5010 one wash Skulls for about 2 1/2 years and after while I fucking hated them. Just wasn't my cup of tea at the time I guess. I think I washed or soaked them one time whichever one I did. I've now resurrected them and rocking them with a double cuff. These always have been stubborn to fade in my opinion. Maybe because they're one wash.

Anyhow, pix:

[weinfeld]

^^^^^

I like the subtle fade going on.

[BlakFate]

these are my 1 year old skull 5010xx 6x6 they have had about 4 washes and 6 soaks

these are them at 6 weeks

these are them currently

[Dchill]

so what you keepin' in your coin pocket?

[BlakFate]

burts bees lip chap

oh boy have i had that question more then once ha ha ha

[SLAB]

So I've had my 5010 one wash Skulls for about 2 1/2 years and after while I fucking hated them. Just wasn't my cup of tea at the time I guess. I think I washed or soaked them one time whichever one I did. I've now resurrected them and rocking them with a double cuff. These always have been stubborn to fade in my opinion. Maybe because they're one wash.

my advice: hold on

this is my pair of one-wash 5010 after 14 months

[Dchill]

Great looking pair SLAB.

+rep btw.

[Dchill]

Great lookin' pair SLAB.

+rep

[Banana_Boy]

great pairs of skulls.

BlakFate: Was that only from 6 weeks of wear? Very nice

[weinfeld]

Whoa, SLAB...feeling those a lot.

+ rep

[duce.]

ups just dropped off my first pair of skulls (i'm usually a FH dickrider). excited to start breaking them in..will post fit pics once i get them back from my tailor.

they're 5010xx raws

[Heat_Seek3r]

ups just dropped off my first pair of skulls (i'm usually a FH dickrider). excited to start breaking them in..will post fit pics once i get them back from my tailor.

they're 5010xx raws

^^

Want to see how they will fit on you always like your flathhead fits

What size did you get ?? and how tall are you?

5'3-4 and i left the 37 inseam