Skull Jeans by An Alchemist

[CJ23]

I hear the washing process they put the jeans through in the factory weakens the fabric. I'm sure its not too bad though and if you're scared of shrinkage it could be an easier choice. For reference here's some pics I just snapped of my 5010xx raw sz30. My true waist is pretty close to 30 and these fit great (not too skinny)

Cool Thanks. They look really good. That's what I am looking for too. Need Something a little more all occasion. Compared to most of my slimmer jeans... If you get a chance is their any way you could give me an exact waist measurement ? That's actually the size I am looking at.

[intro]

Cool Thanks. They look really good. That's what I am looking for too. Need Something a little more all occasion. Compared to most of my slimmer jeans... If you get a chance is their any way you could give me an exact waist measurement ? That's actually the size I am looking at.

Waist: 32 (fit loose now)

Rise: 12.5

Thigh: 11

Hem:7.25

Inseam: 32

I also wear 30 in se05bsp and 29 in s710

Edited February 19, 2013 by intro

[CJ23]

Waist: 32 (fit loose now)

Rise: 12.5

Thigh: 11

Hem:7.25

Inseam: 32

I also wear 30 in se05bsp and 29 in s710

Hey, thanks a lot. You really helped me out

[eleks]

I have a size 31 5010XX for sale in the supermarket. only had an initial soak and some hours use. if anyone interested drop me a pm.

[Tweezers18]

Probably would have been too small for me anyway, but why do they always have to be hemmed

[zippopotamme]

I have a 5010xx unsanforized and he shrink à lot in the first soak (2 inch).

After 2 week he stretch à little bit

[Mild7]

Wash is done and the denim has transformed, really soft even when wet.

Pre wash measurements BiG style:

Tagged 34.

Waist: 35.5"

Front Rise: 12"

Upper Thigh: 13.25"

Knee: 10.75"

Opening: 9.5"

More info to come once dry, but I managed to button them up all they way in under a minute once out of the wash. Really, really stretchy. Nothing like FH3xxx or SD10x.

Okay, forgot about this..

Worn for around 3 or 4 full days after initial 60 deg wash and drip dry:

Waist: 35"

Front Rise: 11.5"

Upper Thigh: 12.75"

Knee: 10"

Opening: 9.25"

Inseam: 35.5"

Turning out a bit baggy for me in the top block and thigh. Might have to flip

[somatoform]

Thanks Mild.

I'm liking that sillouhette alot if the waist would stop there and not stretch out anymore. For me the thigh could be bigger. A 13.5" thigh would make that cut bang on.

At least I now know I'm not a 36, and, perhaps, the 5000 skull is not a cut for me.

[Mild7]

somatoform youre welcome.

Hit me up if you want a deal on these.

[evoker]

5010 texas cotton

approx 2 years on and off

[aho]

^very nice! glad to see some non-contrasty skulls

[LeftOfRitual]

[LeftOfRitual]

Blurry camera phone pics of my 5010xx 6x6 above. Bought in Summer 2008, 11 months to first wash and then whenever they needed it. New jeans for contrast are Steel Feather 21oz.

[shego]

Thinking of more skulls.. last pair I had was from 2008/9. Reading between the lines lots has changed?

[.BQ.]

5010 Texas cotton size size 31

2.5 years but they havent been worn much the past year

3-4 soaks

Edited March 17, 2013 by .BQ.

[Jared_Lee]

^love the ladybug!

[chcccccccc]

Hey guys, thinking of getting the 5010s. Wore APCs for almost 2 years and wanna move onto better stuff.

My PS is tagged 28 and measures 33 with a front rise of 9. The 5010s of size 29 and 30 have a higher rise of 9.5 according to the one wash chart of BiG so I assume the waist can be smaller than 33 as my PS buttons at the hipbones instead of on the hipbones.

The raw size 30 seems to be a good fit around the waist, with 32.5 raw, taking into account 3.5% shrinkage = 31.4 but then the measurements of the leg is a bit too big for me. The legs of the size 29s are great but will the waist be too small for me? The waist of size 29s are raw 32 with shrinkage = 30.9. I read somewhere raw denim will usually stretch back to the original unwashed size. Is this true of skull denim as well? If so, will the waist stretch past the unwashed size? Basically TLDR: do skulls stretch alot?

Moreover, I'm trying to decide between skulls 5010 and somet 008. Does anyone have experience with both brands? Skull denim seems to fade better from pics, but the fit of somets seem better...

[mange]

From experience the Skulls stretch a lot, to original unwashed size and beyond. My experience with 5010xx are: if they are hard to button when new they will be fine in the long run, if they fit comfortably when new they will end up too big and only fit directly after washing.

[Somar]

@b_F: How is your 5010xx? You haven't updated in a while?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

my Eternal 888 get all the wear lately.

The Skulls show some bit of fading but nothing drastic

[nachtelijk]

my 3 years old Linda

[reistlust]

Hi all, I just recently picked up a pre-owned s5010xx from market place, but it doesnt have the cross embo of the red tab, is that normal? I asked the guy and he said "cause they're from BIG, but earlier. When they had only removed the red tab instead crossing it with the embroidery". to be honest, the cross embo and/or the red tab is my favorite details. (sorry for the silly questions tho)

cheers 

Edited May 11, 2013 by reistlust

[beautiful_FrEaK]

and what's exactly your question now? yeah, that's normal

 

edit: should be from 2007 or 2008 then I guess

Edited May 11, 2013 by beautiful_FrEaK

[jyoni]

my 3 years old Linda

 

Nice, my wife washes hers too much.  They have some nice qualities coming through though.  Thank goodness for rope dyed goods.  She took a lesson from it and is pushing her pbjs a little harder.

 

Great page...just want to add that all sanforized will shrink.  It's just some dumb antiquated process from when people wore hats and smoked briar pipes and all you had to do was go to college for four years and then have an awesome life.  It's really that old.  You can shrinkage so shrink them before you invest time.

 

Nice, my wife washes hers too much.  They have some nice qualities coming through though.  Thank goodness for rope dyed goods.  She took a lesson from it and is pushing her pbjs a little harder.

 

Great page...just want to add that all sanforized will shrink.  It's just some dumb antiquated process from when people wore hats and smoked briar pipes and all you had to do was go to college for four years and then have an awesome life.  It's really that old.  You can expect shrinkage so shrink them before you invest time.

Edited May 12, 2013 by jyoni

[Ammutseba]

Can someone explain how you can tell if you have a pair of Texas cotton or Pima cotton Skulls??

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Mild7]

^ Yeah mate, ill dig something up for you shortly

[Ammutseba]

Does anyone with experience ordering directly from FabFour know whether or not they can chainstitch the hem to a desired length?

[Mild7]

Mild, any chance of a fit pic if you haven't got rid? Curious.

Sorry Hog, still getting around to this. Will try to get a snap this weekend.

[pomata]

Does anyone with experience ordering directly from FabFour know whether or not they can chainstitch the hem to a desired length?

a few years ago this was possible