45rpm

[malsponge]

so are they gonna repair your jeans, dex?

[Dex_star]

yea one of our members who is affiliated with them (dont wanna name drop in case they dont want to be known) kindly dropped me a pm and told me to send it over and theyll take care of it.... just sent them out yesterday

[ptithung]

Was in the Paris store again 2 days ago.

It smells GOOD!!!

Agree! And the staff (just one guy in fact) is pretty cool and friendly. Too bad the stock was so pricy.

[doctorgnar]

Was in the Paris store again 2 days ago.

It smells GOOD!!!

They sell that incense in the store - at least in NYC. Don't remember what it was called, but I commented on the pleasant aroma once while and was told by one of the SAs that I could buy it there - she told me that they burn the same shit in all their stores. I would have, but I'm not too keen on burning that stuff at home.

[chantheman]

just shipped out my nabdoxnandos to get hemmed today. hopefully when they come back i can start getting some wear on them.

[5tranger]

does anyone have some nandoxnando wear pics ?

[xcoldricex]

i posted pre-distressed nandoxnandos somewhere. ^

[5tranger]

oh yea i've seen them, just wondering if anyone else has some wear on their pair, thanks anyways

[superBobo]

Any 45rpm lookbooks posted? I´d love some scans.. the ones on the 45rpm site are tiny.

[peteyross]

The look book is small too....like a small notebook. The pics on the website are nearly the same size.

[chantheman]

does 45rpm usually give you back the extra length that gets cut off for the hem? i forgot to request it when i sent them in.

[chantheman]

does 45rpm usually give you back the extra length that gets cut off for the hem? i forgot to request it when i sent them in.

[poly800rock]

i just joined the jomon club. these things are nice!

[Dex_star]

g'damn... u dopped a pretty penny... but its an exlcusive club...

what made u pull the trigger???

[Carl]

damn...i can't wait to see your wear on these things...you can put a hurtin on jeans like few can

[poly800rock]

g'damn... u dopped a pretty penny... but its an exlcusive club...

what made u pull the trigger???

fuuma's sale did....

[ayn]

whoa fumma sold his jomons? what up with that, fumma?

and now the real competitionz is on... me and poly... haha...

[Fuuma]

whoa fumma sold his jomons? what up with that, fumma?

and now the real competitionz is on... me and poly... haha...

I still appreciate the product (and love the look and smell of the stores), I just didn't wear them much and consequently decided to keep only two blue pairs that fit my style the best: dior19cm and apc ns.

[ayn]

poly u gunna get the Ai001 to complete your collection?

[xcoldricex]

someone turn me onto 45rpm...? i walked by their store in soho the other day and i thought to myself, maybe i should investigate, but instead i went to APC.

well, that was your first mistake.

[poly800rock]

well, that was your first mistake.

can't rep. that was really funny though......

[Souper]

heh, when I bought my jomons the guy was giving me the whole sales pitch, he pulled out a 6 year old pair of aihikos( same dye, so fading should be similar) with lots of pocket blow outs, holes on the knees, rivets fucked up, etc., and the things were practically new looking.

i got jomons but when I post my evolution pics and whatnot It'll be after college is over, rather than like a year in, lol. thats how long I think this'll take :\

On a sidenote, they're suppsoedly getting some natural indigo dyed western denim shirts in this winter or something, one in each size that'll be retailing for 1k. I saw one of them and it looked really nice, not 1k nice though. Actually, I can't feasibly see the cost being 1k+, I think they got really ambitious with their pricing, but a kickass piece nonetheless.

By the way, the umiis fit is incredible. the pockets really irk me though, they're practically on the sides of the jeans, but the fit of the legs is insane.

[ayn]

can't rep. that was really funny though......

i repped rice for that, lol...

[ayn]

and diammm, i must get natural indigo western shirt!

[poly800rock]

soaking now........

[ayn]

soaking now........

damn, let me know if anything changes after soaking...

[poly800rock]

i don't think any of the cuts would really be at all similar to apc/dior. They're not traditional cuts per se, but they're similar enough to warrant them not being exactly modern cuts like the already mentioned brands. I found the sorahiko slims to not be that slim at all, and no way skinny. They're pretty straight timeless cuts

[ayn]

jeepster cant u just read this fucking thread? i did before i bought my jomons...

[Souper]

Thing is, in a little while, the slouched skinny thing will go full circle and in a season or 2 designers will be doing something new with jeans. 45rpm have what will feel pretty damn BAGGY on someone used to diors, but regular, slightly slim, straight cuts that will probably never go out of fashion. Combined with awesome denim, construction and customer service, this is what makes 45rpm stand out for me.

They also do some pretty hardcore shit, like indigo warp+weft jeans, true black overdye jeans that fade to blue, and of course their slim straight jomon that has the greatest top block i've ever tried on IMO combined with true artisanal quality manufacturing(aizome hank dying and unbleached weft). all of their jeans take some adjusting to after slim jeans, but after 2-3 wears in a sized down 1-2 pair of 45rpms, you get used to it and start to appreciate the silhouette.

Anyway, my jomons aren't going anywhere. My rivets are staring to have the sheen of wear on them but the color will likely not budge. I think I'm going to marathon these shits and do like 18 months before a hotwash, just to squeeze out any contrast that i can. The trick is to think of them as an investment, limetime pair of jeans; with the free repairs you'll probably have them forever barring weight fluctuations.

Ayn, how are your jomons looking?

[xcoldricex]

-1 or true will usually do it.