Evisu is still loved!

[mlyngard]

the 2008 it uses the no.4 denim, it's open-yarn denim and not ring spun.... hence, it's mid ranged run off the mill denim -dont buy it, Just a waste of money

Thanks man. Much appreciated.

[heflys]

Came across this:

http://drinkinanddronin.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/evisu-no-13-left-8-months-1-week/

Need to know what denim Lot this is, and if anyone can give direction on where to find sizing charts. Also, gulls on these? Denim weight and source? How anyone can buy with this info is beyond me

2008 model from evisu website...

http://shop.evisu.com/collections/mens/products/mens-raw-2008-jeans

The Lot is 2008 #4 denim, which, according to last season, is open-ended. However, I'm not sure if the denim has been changed or not, since the brand is under new direction. Supposedly, according to an interview, the new jeans are made in Italy or the U.S, I'm not sure though. The denim is sourced from Japan. There are no gulls on that pair. There are some on the 2010 cut though. Here's a description from Barney's:

http://www.barneys.com/2010/500471372,default,pd.html

As far as the cut, I'm not sure, I assume it's probably straight leg. I can't seem to find a fit pic for that particular pair.

Also, those are international Evisu's, which aren't the same as their Japanese counterpart.

EDIT: Dawei got most of it.

[Setone]

Slight progress on my Oki Ni Katakana Evisu.

Around 8-10 months total wear, 4washes?

[CrashTestBrummie]

Looking good mate...I'd forgotten all about these

repped

[Setone]

2000 No.1

2 washes so far, worn whenever but not enough!

Middle pic (Lap close up) is closest to true colour.

[Yin]

[bod]

Nice No.1's Setone!

Really digging mine now I've started wearing them

[heflys]

Slight progress on my Oki Ni Katakana Evisu.

Around 8-10 months total wear, 4washes?

Pics are AWOL!

[Setone]

Pics are AWOL!

Pics relinked now.

[rh3522]

random question:

Is it true Evisu's were originally Levisu's but were sued by Levis and had to change the name?

I cant find any information to support this idea but I swear I've heard it here before

[Flash]

no mate they were named evis in the begining

[Maynard Friedman]

random question:

Is it true Evisu's were originally Levisu's but were sued by Levis and had to change the name?

I cant find any information to support this idea but I swear I've heard it here before

No, they were Evis and had to change to Evisu.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Aren't Levi's known as 'Revisu' in Japan, with the 'L' sound being absent (as we know it in the West)?

The No2 2000s sold on eBay for £185/$285, fair to say I'm chuffed to bits with that

[Flash]

nice one Crash

[mlyngard]

Aren't Levi's known as 'Revisu' in Japan, with the 'L' sound being absent (as we know it in the West)?

The No2 2000s sold on eBay for £185/$285, fair to say I'm chuffed to bits with that

Snap. Must remember ebay for my unloved jawz sales. Just hate to put them in an orphanage like that, but...

I think you're right about the 'L' sound too.

From what I remember, the Evis'-u' is not just legally required but also a Japanese humorous and/or cultural twist on an American noun. Some gai-jin poster here who was fluent in Japanese explained the use of the '-u' sound added to certain words, and why it was a tongue-in-cheek thing with the Evisu name.

I think linguistically, the Japanese have as much trouble ending a word with a hard 'S' as the Italians do, so they add '-u' where the Italians might want to add another vowel. The japanese know this, so 'Evis-u' is a way of humorously saying the name LEvis turned Japanese...

Does my half-baked explanation make any sense?

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[aho]

^To make it even easier, there is no hard S sound phonetically in Japanese, ("sa, shi, su, se, so" are the S sounds) and loan words are usually given the "u" sound in general (random example: "to-ra-n-ku" would equal "trunk") at the end if it's hard...Ok, sucky explanation but I'm no linguist

[devilva]

Girlfriend is Japanese, i'll have to quiz her

I like the old Evis red tab and how they left the top part of the tab blank where an L should be. Gotta get my hands on a pair of deadstock but its as rare as dragon's piss

[CrashTestBrummie]

A pair of Evis in a 35" just went for £42 on eBay...they look deadstock , even though the seller listed them as used - think he thought that they'd been used just because the gulls had cracked slightly.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100-Authentic-Evisu-Jeans-Painted-Red-and-Cream-W34-36_W0QQitemZ160420448876QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMen_s_Clothes?hash=item2559cdca6c#ht_500wt_1182

And the above linguistic explanations are all pretty sound

[apdz]

whats the deal with the huge paint on the front of the legs? any reason for that? :S

[CrashTestBrummie]

The fades would make them eventually look like carpenters' pants, no? With a darker panel of denim on the thighs...

[edmond]

1999's just came in fuck the fit is awkward! top bloack till thigh is a 2001 and from the knee below is a 2000 .. weird but i like it very comfy!

[Yin]

1999's just came in fuck the fit is awkward! top bloack till thigh is a 2001 and from the knee below is a 2000 .. weird but i like it very comfy!

Fit pics?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

no question, No.1 denim, right?

[edmond]

yeah no1 denim with white gulls

[edmond]

these are a 36 theyre a bit big ill try to shrink them more after a couple of wears into the hot dryer!

[chambo2008]

looks fine to me ed!

[salaami]

edmond you fucking whoremonger

[__3xL]

thanx salaami

some vertical falling & blue / green / gray weft correlation

[devilva]

So does that mean that the Lot 1999 are tapered jeans? They look fine on you demonito

[Paulo]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Evisu-Jeans-W32-L35_W0QQitemZ320516733027QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMen_s_Clothes?hash=item4aa0493863#ht_500wt_1182

Meh thought i should share once in a while