Skull Jeans by An Alchemist

[Dex_star]

argh

the day i decide to order my jeans the site doesnt work

[jpgm]

really nice mike.

[shinichi]

Server of our site is down now:(

server company said that they are exchanging hard disk and copy back now.

I am wishing that our site data come back from the dead early.

[shinichi]

mike lowrey-san!

what amazing:eek:

Because 5507XX can be standing on its own, our staff just think it's hilarious:D

Is this Finnish magic?

went from very soft to this :eek:

[mike lowrey]

shinichi, I wanted to try how the denim feels after a soak in cold water, as you can see it became very stiff

I can e-mail you guys some better pictures if you want to

[shinichi]

shinichi, I wanted to try how the denim feels after a soak in cold water, as you can see it became very stiff

I can e-mail you guys some better pictures if you want to

Please send me:D

Gallery is waiting for you;)

by the way

Our site come back from the dead.

and E-mail came back too.

[sell veg]

can anyone compare the denim on the skulls to other zimbabwe cotten, 45rpm, fullcount, etc?? the denim on the fullcounts i had was amazing. but the skull cuts look pretty damn nice.

[ninjapie]

Dex_star, thanks for the compliment man! I got the one wash.

Now let me try to explain why most of us are going for the one-wash. You're right, sanforised denim will not shrink much, usually around 3% in the length and maybe less elsewhere.

However, if you look at the measurements for the one-wash and the non-wash, the non-wash is actually cut a lot bigger. Before I ordered mine (a 29) I wanted to get the Raw, but when shinichi sent through the measurements for a 29 in raw in measured somewhere between a 30-32 in different parts of the jeans.

So basically, the non-wash is cut bigger than the non-wash. They are meant to shrink down to size (even if it's only a little bit, like a cm or two in the thigh or calves or something).

In this sense, there is a lot less risk in buying the one-wash as it is cut just as written in the sizing chart. No shrinking to worry about. All you gotta do is measure your body.

Too much risk for the non-wash: it could shrink too much to be too small, or too little to be too big... it's just a lot more hassle.

And, the one-wash fades just as good (as you can see from my pics )

Hope this helps you and anyone else who is wondering.

I thought the non-wash was supposed to be just one size bigger, accoring to the the fabfour site at least?

I'll make sure to ask for some measurements on 28 non-wash before ordering, when I finally get my hands on a creditcard.

Hopefully I'll receive word from my host-family (during 2005) soon, on whether 2007 will be a good time to visit them or not. If so, I'm definately going to visit the Skull store in Osaka. Especially now Shinichi mentioned there´s free coffee!

I'd also like to make a stop in Tokyo and get Shinichi-san's autograph.

That would be fantastic, I wanna marry Razor Ramon, or at least be his sidekick, Soft Lesbian.

Should´ve realized this sooner, but if they were named after Razor Ramon, they would´ve been made out of leather.

Soft Lesbian, that reminds me of the skinny host who claimed to be Soft Gay. Perhaps you still have a chance with him.

[chapital]

ninjapie, yeah that's what I originally thought too. But when I compared the actual measurements it seemed a bit all over the place... not just one size bigger all over...

Here's the one-wash charts:

Skull 5010XX and 5010XX 6x6 size chart:

And here's a quote from an email shinichi sent me:

Measurement of 5010XX 6x6 NonWash 29inch

(*this is theory value)

Waist 80.0

Total length 113.5

Inseam 91.5

Front rise 24.5

Back rise 34.5

Thigh (x2) 27.5

Bottom opening (x2) 18

Hip(x2) 46.5

If you compare these measurements to the one-wash chart, clearly the raw is not just one size up

[chapital]

Now, please no more questions about sizing, one-wash vs raw, 6x6 vs normal, or anything else like that. It has all been answered!

Otherwise this thread will become just like the APC and Dior threads: completely impossible!

It's all there for the searching!

[eddy8]

Great fit Lowrey.

okay one more sizing question! I read all the pages I promise. Im planning on getting the 5507 and the one wash size 29 says it's 70 cm or 31 inches in the waist. Sounds perfect as I plan on wearing these on the hips and mine are 31 inches (waist is 30). Still, I see nemoulette returning his when he sized down. My normal size is 30. Whats the deal? Should I stick with 30 even thought the chart says size 30 is a little over 32 inches?

ANNNDD, is the 5507 a zipper fly rather than button? Thank you!

[nemoulette]

They are zip fly. I got a size larger in the end (than my "normal" size, meaning Acne, Nudie and so on)

[Dex_star]

finally ordered my pair after the long hunt for a credit card

the funny thing is im more excited about these than getting my new car... which should both come on the same day :)

cant wait

[M.O.A]

fuck. Now i really want a pair of these after i wash my LVC's in january. I was gonna wait until i went to self edge but these are making me change my mind.....if i wear a 32 in diors, should i get a 32 in skulls.

[Dex_star]

fuck. Now i really want a pair of these after i wash my LVC's in january. I was gonna wait until i went to self edge but these are making me change my mind.....if i wear a 32 in diors, should i get a 32 in skulls.

seanmy has both pairs

shoot him a pm

depends how tall you are i guess,if your 6ft plus and like dior stacking look these wont work for you,until thjey run the extra long inseams,i personally prefer these to my jp 19cms cut wise and i actually now love the short inseam nice change to my style but i look forward to having a 36+ inseam to have stacking aswell.personally i dont have a bad word to say about theses jeans they are fantastic!id buy these over diors and enjoy the 100 i saved aswell

[goldengloves]

After seeing the fit of the 5507s, I am getting ancy to pick some up as well. Seems like a good price for them as well.

Does the black denim tend to run a little smaller than the raw?

kix-I think Lowrey wears a 31 in Dior but has a 32 in the 5507... (I'm assuming they're 32 because that is what the label looks like...).

[M.O.A]

just finished reading the skull thread from 1-27. good reading. =)

me too, what the hell have i been missing out on......

[eddy8]

ahh im just gonna close my eyes and order a 30..if they dont fit there will be a 30x32 skull 5507 in the supermarket soon

[mike lowrey]

okay one more sizing question! I read all the pages I promise. Im planning on getting the 5507 and the one wash size 29 says it's 70 cm or 31 inches in the waist. Sounds perfect as I plan on wearing these on the hips and mine are 31 inches (waist is 30). Still, I see nemoulette returning his when he sized down. My normal size is 30. Whats the deal? Should I stick with 30 even thought the chart says size 30 is a little over 32 inches?

they will stretch a few cm's, so choose based on that. I compared the waist size to a worn in pair of jeans I have, and got a size that was a couple of cm smaller in the waist. they then stretched to the right size.

kix-I think Lowrey wears a 31 in Dior but has a 32 in the 5507... (I'm assuming they're 32 because that is what the label looks like...).

yea I wear 31 in dior and APC and 32 in the skulls. they might be just a bit looser, or maybe the denim is a bit lighter so they give in a bit more. but quite close to the sz smaller in Diors.

plus because of the zipper it might be harder to size down too, buttons are easier when your trying to do heacy stretching

[nemoulette]

ahh im just gonna close my eyes and order a 30..if they dont fit there will be a 30x32 skull 5507 in the supermarket soon

No there won't, there will be a 30x36 perhaps

[eddy8]

No there won't, there will be a 30x36 perhaps

nope, shinichi is going to hem for me

[Dex_star]

nope, shinichi is going to hem for me

damn i shouldve thought of that

[ninjapie]

I convinced my brother to get a creditcard. Hurray.

Now hopefully he won't get himself into debts because of me.

Does anyone have any up-to-date fading pictures of the normal 5010's by the way?

[greentea]

none of you guys have a credit card?

[poly800rock]

none of you guys have a credit card?

lots of highschool/middle school noobs..

[ninjapie]

none of you guys have a credit card?

I'm 17 so over here I'm not legally allowed to own a creditcard yet and nor will any bank or creditcompany provide me one. For some (good) reason (probably) everyone in my family feels pretty awkward about using creditcards online.

As soon as I turn 18 I'm going to get one, mainly for usage in Japan though. During my last visit I had to take cheques with me and withdraw money from my account at international banks at crazy exchange rates. Of coure, I will also use it to order something online, occasionally.

lots of highschool/middle school noobs..

I attend University.

[Mr Calvin Oscar]

I attend University.

what? at 17?

[Konfucius]

maybe he turns 18 this month

[Dex_star]

i choose not to get one for financial (in)sanity reasons

id spend more than i have.. regularly

[nemoulette]

You could get, you know, a debit card.