Left Field Jeans

[anthonylane]

Does anyone have experience soaking a pair of LF White Oak Chelseas or Greasers? I'm on the fence, the length is perfect as is, I'm tall and cannot really give up any inseam shrinkage. I'd like to soak these as they're new and I'm curious to see how the denim reacts.

If I go ahead, I plan on a cold water soak. What kind of length can I expect to give up with a cold water soak?

Any advice on maintaining length whilst soaking would be truly appreciated.

Edited April 3, 2013 by anthonylane

[konadog]

as promised, following are a few fit pics of my Leaf Camo chinos. LOVE these pants. I went with the same size as my white selvedge and indigo selvedge miner chinos. Thanks Christian.

Edited April 8, 2013 by konadog

[attackwithstones]

Oops. Negged you hike trying to give you rep. Those look great

[Left Field]

looks good Kona I think you picked up my last pair. C

[satchelbmoore]

Does anyone have experience soaking a pair of LF White Oak Chelseas or Greasers? I'm on the fence, the length is perfect as is, I'm tall and cannot really give up any inseam shrinkage. I'd like to soak these as they're new and I'm curious to see how the denim reacts.

If I go ahead, I plan on a cold water soak. What kind of length can I expect to give up with a cold water soak?

Any advice on maintaining length whilst soaking would be truly appreciated.

hey, i just measured a fresh pair and the pair of size 34 cone (white pocket bags, redline selvage) greasers that i inherited from a friend who washed (hot) and dried them about 15 times to get 100% of the shrinkage out.

they started out at 36" inseam and ended up at 35". this is as much shrinkage as possible. i've heard a few things like pulling on the legs and hanging weights from them to keep them from shrinking. i bet a cold soak would take them up about .5" with no extra work. if you made sure to pull on them as they are drying i bet you can reduce the shrink to almost nothing.

anyone else?

[misterh]

Had a left field day on the weekend.

[Arek]

Are those the miner chinos?

I was going to pick them up at woodlawn but they didn't have my size.

[misterh]

I got them before Christian was making the miner cut. Not sure what he was calling this one.

[Left Field]

your son's growing up fast, how'd the vest hold up to your Canadian winters? NY was mild again and have had a plastic sled I bought to take my daughter sledding, sitting in my kitchen for 2 years with no action? Nice to see some new picts. Christian

[misterh]

I know. He turns 2 this weekend. Vest worked out well. Still finding occasions to wear it as spring has been slow coming. On another note the olive chinos are working out really well. Gotta get some pics up.

Edited April 20, 2013 by misterh

[pepper davies]

Hey guys. We've got a few one offs sitting around. 1 in size 32 Chelsea and 1 in size 32 Greaser. Collect Mills Grey Heather Yarn Dyed Denim. Approximately 14.5oz. Wanted to give Sufu the first crack at them instead of putting them up on the website.

Send me a message on here or email [email protected] if you're interested. $230 shipped for Sufu.

Edited April 25, 2013 by ADH92

[satchelbmoore]

^awesome. wish they were a 31

[Trav e Martini]

those are freaking nice.

[Left Field]

Goes fast Mister H, before you know it he will be asking you for an iphone and some vintage Levis. Put up some picts when you have a chance of the olive ducks, they sold out before I had a chance of grabbing one and want to see how they are breaking in. C

[jmfr]

Hey guys I was wondering if someone could help me with a sizing question. I plan on getting a pair of Greasers, which will be my first pair of "nice" jeans in a few weeks when I start my new job, and aside from the waist, the 32 is almost exactly what I need. The only issue is I have a 33-34" waist, and the 32 is measured at a 31.5" waist. Other than that, the thigh, knee, leg opening, etc measure almost exact to a pair of Gap jeans that I have that fit me great. Should I get the 32s and expect the waist to stretch out that much? I have a pair of cheap Levi 559s that have measurements pretty close to the 33 measurements, and those are comfortable, but they are a bit too loose for my taste. Also, if I get 32s, will they stretch too much in the thighs?

 

And one more question, my plan is to do a pre-soak, with the intention of shrinking them a little bit and stretching back to the original size, and also to prevent dye transfer on my shoes and stuff. Any objections to this? I searched and not much in this thread came up.

 

Thanks!

[Trav e Martini]

They will stretch about 1 inch in the waist. If I was you I would go with size 33. No objections to pre soak. These are sanforized so you won't get much shrinkage, but I always pre soak. Sanforized or not.

[oboy_oboy]

^ this is sound advice. soak can help soften and get ride of some starch but you won't really get any true shrinkage w/ sanforized denim. Just stretch, then w/ a soak you can tighten them back to the pre soak fit. 

[An Oxymoron]

Sorry if it's a dumb question, but do the canvas greaser jeans fade? Haven't been here in a long time so I'm out of the loop.

Edited May 13, 2013 by An Oxymoron

[rayw44]

The indigo version will. The black version will a bit as well, but the results don't seem nearly as dramatic as the indigo version. Check the Left Field chino contest thread for faded examples of both fabrics but in the chino cuts.

[An Oxymoron]

Oh snap, completely forgot about that thread. Didn't realize they were the same fabric as the chinos.Thank you.

 

edit: what kinds of irregularities should I expect from the LFNYC seconds? Is it worth it for 32 bucks off?

Edited May 13, 2013 by An Oxymoron

[Trav e Martini]

I got some greaser seconds, and the only thing was a very unnoticeable slub run on the rear lower pant leg. I don't care much about imperfections In the fabric though.

[rayw44]

Definitely worth the discount. The irregularity on my pair was about 1/4" extra length on one leg which you can easliy even out with a cuff.

[An Oxymoron]

Rad, thanks guys. Just copped a pair of the Indigo canvas greasers

 

First pair of new jawns in a long time

[jmfr]

They will stretch about 1 inch in the waist. If I was you I would go with size 33. No objections to pre soak. These are sanforized so you won't get much shrinkage, but I always pre soak. Sanforized or not.

Thanks. On second thought, I need to lose a few pounds, so I'm going to not allow myself to buy them until I can fit into the 32s. I need motivation quite badly . I'm wearing a belt on the 3rd notch which has marks on the 6th and 7th (last two) notches, so I must have had a 31-32 inch waist at some point.

Edited May 14, 2013 by jmfr

[An Oxymoron]

Why oh why must you use FedEx Left Field NYC?

 

slowest shipping ever

Edited May 22, 2013 by An Oxymoron

[Trav e Martini]

I'm sure it will be there soon. Did they give you a tracking number?

[An Oxymoron]

Yep, which is how I know Fedex is taking their jolly old time with it.

[jyoni]

hey, i just measured a fresh pair and the pair of size 34 cone (white pocket bags, redline selvage) greasers that i inherited from a friend who washed (hot) and dried them about 15 times to get 100% of the shrinkage out.

they started out at 36" inseam and ended up at 35". this is as much shrinkage as possible. i've heard a few things like pulling on the legs and hanging weights from them to keep them from shrinking. i bet a cold soak would take them up about .5" with no extra work. if you made sure to pull on them as they are drying i bet you can reduce the shrink to almost nothing.

anyone else?

 

 

You already know how I feel about this, Satchel.  Hem in the extra inch.  Then tub soak and dry the piss out of them in a laundry bag or pillowcase on the highest heat setting.  Resoak and hang dry cos of the dryer wrinkles and then shit man, Bob's your uncle.

[jyoni]

I have heard about the weights on the legs.

 

Satchel, was that 15 times through the dryer or with hang dries?  I've tried multiple soaks before.  idk, just plan ahead and machine dry with care.

[satchelbmoore]

they were dryer. super blasted.  i'll photograph them. dad-left fields.