45rpm

[dismalfuture]

^ congratulations Kman, on your first post. Those 2 and a half years of waiting to debut must've been painful...

[asfberg]

I think that the first pair are predistressed sorahikos, second pair definately old style ai-hikos, have a pair of those with those pockets.

i doubt those are pre-distressed, at least not by 45, looks a lot more like laundered jeans to me. if 45 sold those jeans like that they should apologize. and xcrx said in his post they're aihikos so you're definitely right there.

[Kontos]

xcoldricex, I think you're right

My mate told me she saw that patch when she search for aihiko using Google images.

I tried to do the search myself, but didn't see any patch like that.

[Kontos]

Btw, your old aihiko with limited pocket looks real nice

[Kman]

^ congratulations Kman, on your first post. Those 2 and a half years of waiting to debut must've been painful...

What do you mean? What 2 and a half years?

[tweeds]

he means the time difference between your join date (feb 2004) and your first post (today)

[Kman]

Ah, I see, that's funny. I hadn't seen the Join Date thing. I had another user name for a while (Leviathan) and have posted before, but for some reason I couldn't use it when i tried yesterday. So it wasn't my first post.

Cheers.

[tnf1029]

Just have a chance to wear my sorahiko. They are my first pair of one wash jeans. Feels like they would never fade. Do i need to starch them? If i don't will i get sharp fading? i want shape fading but pesonally i don't want to starch my jeans just want to keep them as clean as possible.

[Spike]

No starch. Just wear them. A lot. The one wash are still quite stiff, and they will fade over time

Patience!

[tnf1029]

thank you!!!

[vinz]

just before closing time I went by the 45 RPM store in or near Shibuya. I tried on a pair of jeans with an indigo waft. Does anybody have anymore info on them?

I haven't had enough time to really check them out or to ask any questions at the store. Just wondering what are your impressions of them. I don't have regular internet access here sorry if they have been posted and sorry if I'm not searching hard enough in the forum. I'm going go back to the store in a few days.

Thanks for your help

[PG2G]

Sounds like the Nando x Nando.

See: http://www.45rpm.jp/shop/cms/contents.aspx?contents=168&Language=English and

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=16045&highlight=nando

[vinz]

PG2G thanks a million dude!

I got to sneak in more time on the internet and got to do more research. Your post totally helped me out.

It is the Nando X Nando.

[PG2G]

No problem. How does the color look in real life? Its kinda hard to tell in pics, is it really unique?

[xcoldricex]

its nice and deep fo sho.

[vinz]

The color is different, dark dark blue, its almost black, but you can see the indigo, you can tell its not an overdyed black. Everybody in the store was wearing them including the girl helping me. Her pair is starting to fade and you can see some white in it. It is a pretty interesting jean. Im pretty sure I am going to pick them up the next time Im in Shibuya, I havent had a chance to check out other denim in tokyo yet so I didnt want to buy them yet.

[poly800rock]

color is amazing, saw it this weekend in the soho store. The guy kept refering to it as Blueblue. Fit is much better than the sokirho's too. He said they are not overdyed, that they are 2 different processes... Do they fade?

[Swych]

I would describe it as a navy blue, but very deep and dark shade of it. Its certainly NOT black though, i.e. wearing it with a black blazer would look awkward

[vinz]

Yo Poly, what's the price of the Nando's in Soho? They do fade like regular jeans, the fabric starts turning white-ish.

[PG2G]

I need to check these out in person, hopefully they keep them around long enough for either my next trip to NYC or Japan.

[poly800rock]

Yo Poly, what's the price of the Nando's in Soho? They do fade like regular jeans, the fabric starts turning white-ish.

i think he said ~340$. The sample one they had out on display had shown wear just due to handling so i'd say it does fade like jeans. The selvedge turnup is a must on these because the weft is also dark. looks super sexy as someone said above...

[vinz]

In Tokyo the Nando's are about $250 USD give or take a few dollars.

[partytaco]

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[iamstarwars]

That's quite a difference... I think I'll get them from Japan then. Is there any way to find them online in Japan? I tried the 45RPM online store, but I don't think they have the Nandos.

[sell veg]

Does the Japanese 45rpm website only ship within Japan?

[vinz]

these are not overdyed. overdyeing is a type of garment dyeing where pieces of the whole garment or the whole garment itself are dipped in a dye. On the nandoxnando both the warp and weft are thread dyed and then the two are weaved together making the denim. Price for the nandoxnando is $348.

I actually wrote that they are not overdyed. I know the process I used to work in a jean company with an it's own wash house.

[xcoldricex]

Does the Japanese 45rpm website only ship within Japan?

yes, only japan.

[PG2G]

Just wanted to post a pic of how Suminando's fit on me. I sized down 1, to a 31. I always feel that jeans fit me well up top, but they are slightly large from the knee down.

Lemme know if the size of the pic is too big.

[poly800rock]

I actually wrote that they are not overdyed. I know the process I used to work in a jean company with an it's own wash house.

new cartoon please vinz...i think enough time that the youngest in charge, is now the oldest...j/k...

[john11f]

PG2G, what's the main diff between the sorahiko and the suminando?