45rpm

[poly800rock]

yeah, i've come to terms with that notion. As souper said above, they're like lifetime jeans that will never go out of style, i'm certainly not expecting too much fading from these, really ever...which in some respect is the appeal

[Souper]

yea, basically my strategy is I'm wearing these 1/2 the time, and splitting my rotation with these and whatever pair I'm currently breaking in (in this case, my 5eps). My 5eps are already pretty broken in, so when I retire them to weekend only status, I'll get another pair of jeans and go on. I'll wash whenever I want to, but I probably won't see any wear until like 2-3 other pairs of raws in. It's actually great because the straightness of the entire leg makes for some interesting outfits, proportionwise, and they'll pretty much always be dark, so you should definitely appreciate them just for that.

and now, on topic, this pair looks very intriguing :

http://www.45rpm.jp/shop/goods/goods.aspx?goods=5076920

This is what I could understand from the description:

-There is denim over the patch, and rope woven into the leather patch in the shape of an R. this causes the R to fade into the denim over time.

-It's a new cut? slim cut? something like that. They recommend sizing up 2. The measurements indicate a size 34 has a 31.5'' waist, a size 36 has a 33.5'' waist, and so on. Definitely intriguing.

-A new type of denim? Very dark that fades to browncast indigo. Or something along those lines.

-Non contrast stitching.

-Selevge is evident in that pic.

I'd order but my size is sold out, so that sucks. 20k yen is pretty cheap.

[poly800rock]

thanks for that link, i've said it before, but 45rpm always has the most interesting concepts....partytaco care to eloborate on this pair?

[beatle]

No leather patch ?

Weird...

[Souper]

K last post before bed, partytaco where in NYC did you get those water buffalo horn buttons?

I picked up some for my jacket the other day at tender buttons but could not find shirt sized ones.

[chantheman]

saw these too didnt notice the sizing and the price point wasnt too bad. not sure what kind of denim that is but it would be something interesting to try out...

any idea what kind of dye job is being used?

even the zipper doesnt bother me much

yea, basically my strategy is I'm wearing these 1/2 the time, and splitting my rotation with these and whatever pair I'm currently breaking in (in this case, my 5eps). My 5eps are already pretty broken in, so when I retire them to weekend only status, I'll get another pair of jeans and go on. I'll wash whenever I want to, but I probably won't see any wear until like 2-3 other pairs of raws in. It's actually great because the straightness of the entire leg makes for some interesting outfits, proportionwise, and they'll pretty much always be dark, so you should definitely appreciate them just for that.

and now, on topic, this pair looks very intriguing :

http://www.45rpm.jp/shop/goods/goods.aspx?goods=5076920

This is what I could understand from the description:

-There is denim over the patch, and rope woven into the leather patch in the shape of an R. this causes the R to fade into the denim over time.

-It's a new cut? slim cut? something like that. They recommend sizing up 2. The measurements indicate a size 34 has a 31.5'' waist, a size 36 has a 33.5'' waist, and so on. Definitely intriguing.

-A new type of denim? Very dark that fades to browncast indigo. Or something along those lines.

-Non contrast stitching.

-Selevge is evident in that pic.

I'd order but my size is sold out, so that sucks. 20k yen is pretty cheap.

[drapygo]

Shit, I think 45rpm will be next on my list.

[john11f]

Attempting to fade any of the expensive natural indigo jeans is a waste of time, from my experience. You just gotta keep them in the rotation and love them for what they are.

which remings me....haven't heard from you lately regarding your AI-001's...how is it coming along? pics in the PBJ thread!

[malsponge]

wait, there is a leather patch on those. It just has denim over it, right?

[beatle]

wait, there is a leather patch on those. It just has denim over it, right?

Now that would be an awesome process....seeing the leather patch after 2 years of wear, the denim fading and fraying ...the leather poking through....like giving birth...

[Chicken]

these seem like to be their new kazehikos.

kazehikos are supposed to be the "younger brother" of sorahikos. i had an older kazehiko around the same price point. it was an excellent denim and with the usual 45rpm well-made construction/design. the only thing was that it wasn't selvage, for those times you wanted to cuff your jeans.

it's cool that they kept the price range but made them selvage. but this time, they're saying they designed the jeans more like vintage worker pants, but in a slim cut. instead of the usual leather patch, they also decided to use a denim patch with the sideways R inside, which will help the denim patch fade intentionally, making the R more prominent over time.

would be cool to see that.

[PG2G]

which remings me....haven't heard from you lately regarding your AI-001's...how is it coming along? pics in the PBJ thread!

They haven't gotten much love from me for a while. I picked up some suminandos and was rotating between the two, then it started getting hot so I put the AI's off. Now I'm seeing some wear on the suminandos (i'll show pics when they are ready ) so I want to push ahead with those, and also just got 5EPxSF and will get the sufu doubleworks jeans soon. I'll probably get back to them in 2 years

[xcoldricex]

i had some evisu's back in the day that had the same concept - the gulls were embroidered on the inside of the back pockets so when you sat on them the gull would fade into the back pocket.

[Chicken]

then there's the ninja jeans.

[Dex_star]

i had some zoo york jeans wayy back that used the same concept... they turned out cool... i think i still have them

[xcoldricex]

haha had those ZY's too ^

[chantheman]

chicken do you have any pics of your old kazehikos?

[Chicken]

i actually gave them away to a guy who's about to become my brother-in-law. i'll check with him next time i see him to see if he still has them. i heard he gained some weight so maybe i can get them back.

[chantheman]

thanks that would be cool. just wondering what the denim looks like in pics other than whats on their website.

[poly800rock]

some sort of weird nando nando pants? anyone care to translate?

http://www.45rpm.jp/shop/goods/goods.aspx?goods=5106004

[john11f]

been working on my sorahikos & though, I've had some fading & creases happening in the front it's hard to put honeycombs despite the repeated spraying of liquid starch.

[chantheman]

been working on my sorahikos & though, I've had some fading & creases happening in the front it's hard to put honeycombs despite the repeated spraying of liquid starch.

agreed. been wearing mine for a couple weeks and noticed the same

[Dex_star]

ordered the simple belt in reddish brown

anyone see the tanned orange? looks good... hard to choose between that and the brown... but opted for brown since orange might be a lil vibrant for my taste...

[horriblyjollyjinx]

I need the orange belt.

[john11f]

almost bought the red one when I was in their Ginza store last year. Really nice & soft...the color is deep...

[horriblyjollyjinx]

some sort of weird nando nando pants? anyone care to translate?

http://www.45rpm.jp/shop/goods/goods.aspx?goods=5106004

very nice, but a womens model with superlow rise

I hope there will be a more traditionally cut men's model with the same fabric.

[Dex_star]

I need the orange belt.

im beggining to think that too...

[Blackplatano]

I picked up my sorahikos from the store after getting them repaired...

and they were way more faded, softer, and the roping at the hem was more intense and tight. on top of that, the creases were now flat.

so it got me wondering...

does 45 rpm wash your jeans after a repair?

[xcoldricex]

i was told that washing the jeans ensures the thread used to repair the jeans shrinks and all that jazz which makes it stronger than just repairing and wearing.

[amlai]

When the thread is washed, it shrinks and kind of locks down on itself and prevents the thread from coming out. So, I can see that they might wash your jeans.