Evisu is still loved!

[heflys]

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For one, the No.1's off Evisu.com shrink to tagged size, so, you shoulda got a size 30, the Japanese evisu, as already explained, have to be sized up. And the 0005 inseam is pretty long, but the 200 cut isn't.

[Guest adidasaj]

Yeah I realize that now hehehe

When I was doing my research though, all the posts on sizing up never clarified those small details. The impression I got was that all Evisu had to be sized up. Ah well. Live and learn.

[jyoni]

so the MiJ #2 is the same as the #1 just sanforized, right? if so the extra $100 is NOT justified. now i'm inspired to go to the one store in town that has the #1 denim, and fondle it. i just hate when a brand labels a denim as ''Special'' and then charges an extra 100 bucks for nothing. even die-hard evis fans have to admit that yamane-san is on some bullshit when it comes to making $$$...

WHERE THE FUCK IS DEUS ANYWAY? he is missed...

salaami, are those the ones at I.N.C.? The ones that came with embroidered gold, black, or blue "brushstroke" gulls? According to Matt @ Evisu, those were dyed with unique combos of natural dyes, each color gull with a different blend. I'm not sure if that's what makes them "Special", or if that indicia has to do with another marketing facet.

Reminds me, I have been able to put some wear on my black-gulled pair of those. I'll post some pics up after a wash...which they desperately need. They nasty.

[CrashTestBrummie]

It's been a while...had to use flash in some of these pics, as the weather's been grim as fuck recently...

Wanted to show pics of everything worn over the past 18 months but the Lazy S jeans and the green caste mizuhiki jeans pics came out shite...never mind, eh?

No.1 Lot 2000 after about 16 months:

Black gulls now pretty much worn off:

Close up of the crotch reinforcement done about a year ago:

Lot 2001 in the background, worn for about two months more than the 2000s. The 2001s are looking a lot more 'vintage':

[CrashTestBrummie]

These are the Lot 2001s at 18 months, a little too much flash though...will try and get some better pics over the weekend:

Patch is pretty fucked:

[CrashTestBrummie]

And the Leepro Lot 2101 Evis Cowboy jeans, gonna start wearing these again now...

Loving the detail with the 'Cowboy' button:

[CrashTestBrummie]

And if those pics weren't enough, fit pics of the Wrangler tribute Brown Box 0005s, thanks to Chambo:

[__3xL]

Grabbed my lil bro's camera real quick for these ..

my "oh so basic faded" Evisu with patch mod lol

they were always too big REALLY full cut 34w

Click here for album http://yfrog.com/7d0000229jx

3-4 washes over 6 months wear prbably total

[chambo2008]

they fit you well ctb!!!

[blm14]

hey ctb - do you wash yours very often? They have very traditional looking levis fades... Like, from before the whole wear-until-you-smell-like-a-homeless-dude-before-washing craze.

[CrashTestBrummie]

hey ctb - do you wash yours very often? They have very traditional looking levis fades... Like, from before the whole wear-until-you-smell-like-a-homeless-dude-before-washing craze.

Yeah, can't be doing with wearing 'em till other people start commenting on the fact that something in the room is minging smelly. It helps that I tend to wear them hard, so the creases set really early and the washes tend to bring out the contrasts quickly. I'll try and lay off washing for at least a month though to let the jeans get a little character, and then after that it's a free for all

Both the 2000s and 2001s have been washed at least fifteen times, at a guess.

Some of the not-washed-for-x-months-to-get-maximum-contrast jeans look very, very pretty, but (to me, at least) about as 'authentic' as the latest Diesel turbo-wash, or whatever they dress it up as at the moment.

The pics of the 2001s really don't do them justice, they're really developing a character of their own after 18 months of on-and-off wear and regular washing...

[edmond]

ben i need you to make me as your avatar..

[CrashTestBrummie]

Why's that, Ed?!

[CrashTestBrummie]

Better pics, as promised.

No.1 Lot 2001 at 18 months:

[CrashTestBrummie]

And No.1 Lot 2000, at 16 months:

See the physical wear where the whiskering took place:

With Lot 2001 behind:

[salaami]

damn, the denim is still hairy

[CrashTestBrummie]

Yeah, and with a real silky hand to it despite it being pretty heavy. Very nice, indeed

[apdz]

Man... when people say lot 2001 are baggy jeans... theyre baggy jeans lol hopefully the pics will help people thinking of getting them though i dont think the fit would appeal to styleforum peops? theyre 34x35. im 185cm tall

this is them new (not sagged btw)...

decided to give them a soak to hopefully reduce the hip flare before wearing them outside lol

post soak (after a day of wear)...

went true to waist with sizing. sizing down one might have been a good idea. theyve easily stretched out n got a bit of a sag going which is fine - more used to that. but i guess if i wore em with a belt up higher, could probably reduce the hipflare some more but thats just not me haha the soak mostly reduced the inseam but i still have to double cuff em... probably hem them sometime.

they look black as atm. first night wore em out...

ended up in A&E too for stitches lol

[mr.invincible]

hot wash and hot dryer session will do the trick.

[apdz]

i soaked it in hot water.... i remember somewhere in this thread they said not to use the dryer? would that loose a lot of the dye?

[denimformytummy]

some peeps want to avoid dryer, bcoz it makes denim softer..

harder to get creases???

if you want to avoid dryer at all,

just do double hot soak

soak, hang dry... soak again.... hang dry...

this works for me...

[Flash]

some nice Yamane deluxe jeans i found on ebay too bad there not my size

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EVISU-MADE-IN-JAPAN-TOKYO-STORE-YAMANE-EDITION-JEANS_W0QQitemZ200414249616QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_CSA_MC_Jeans?hash=item2ea99ec290

[Guest adidasaj]

OK so I got ahold of someone at [email protected] finally, and they essentially said that all their jeans on their online store are Made in Macau... MiJapan are in-store-only. (He was from the International site but I'm guessing this applies to both NA and Euro sites now since they carry the same jean 'lots' essentially.

I'm still going to keep my 2 pairs of MiMacau I think but I'm going to get a pair of 2000s from BiG, No1s, since I think they're the best choice for my every-day-jean. Any thoughts on gull vs no gull? I might not have any choice since gull No1s may be sold out of my size, but I think I'd still like the gull. It's a little 'loud' for every-day-jeans but I think after 6 months of wear, a worn gull would look great. Any feedback on our long your gulls on no1 2000s took to get a good worn look?

Also, these are the other two I own

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

http://shop.evisu.com/collections/mens/products/mens-tokyu-modern-jeans

I'm wearing the 200-fit No13 Tokyu right now as my every day jean just to get some good wear on them. Cool jean but they're too loud for my every day jean. I mostly just want them for when I go out, especially overseas ('louder' jeans are a little 'cooler' in Hong Kong and Taipei right now ... over here in Canada, subtle is cooler - personally I enjoy both depending on what I'm doing).

They're a little short though. 31.5 inseam for some crazy reason. Not too short but I wish they'd have a couple extra inches (being about 6'2) ... (that's another reason I'm digging the cut on those 2000s)

But I'm looking for some advice on the Kaedama No1 Specials...

I bought 2 sizes too big. Unlike MiJ unsaforized, the tag size on those are STF. I misunderstood.

Any ideas on how I may be able to shrink them more even after I've soaked them twice? I'm pretty sure they're shrunk as much as they will but maybe there's a trick I haven't heard before.

[shikimayatu]

>CrashTestBrummie< all I can say is you have the "cool image "all the time!

Wanted to add this #2007 no.2 "ichigo mimi (strawberry selvage)". I've had them since December 2007, worn about a year and a half. (Comes 1 wash, and washed 2 other times by me).Pics taken today (rainy day) when the sun was coming out momentarily.

Barely any light.

extra : The "evisu man" from 12/09 lightning ad

[chambo2008]

^^ nice pic's above some cool stuff on ebay.co.uk right now this looks real nice shame i have no moneys to buy...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Evisu-Flying-Jacket_W0QQitemZ250542237053QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMen_s_Clothes?hash=item3a557b257d

[mr.invincible]

i hot dry all my jeans. some say its bad, but i like how my 2000 fit now. they get the shrinkage out of the way. i did like 2-3 hot soaks, one boiling hot soak, hot washes, and 2 dry sessions when i first got my no.1. and the color is still good.

is there a new lightning mag out?

[blm14]

Damn, son, 700 quid!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Evisu-22ct-gold-Millenium-jeans-very-rare_W0QQitemZ120500835180QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMen_s_Clothes?hash=item1c0e68d36c

But those look SICK! MIJ lot2000, natural indigo?

[jyoni]

Nice, I love that he's the hard-drinking everyman

[CrashTestBrummie]

Damn, son, 700 quid!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Evisu-22ct-gold-Millenium-jeans-very-rare_W0QQitemZ120500835180QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMen_s_Clothes?hash=item1c0e68d36c

But those look SICK! MIJ lot2000, natural indigo?

Yeah, that same seller has been listing those constantly for a good 12+ months...The original asking price was £1500, if I remember rightly!

Paulo and I have had a laugh or two at the regularity with which these have been popping up. Don't think he's had much luck in shifting them.

Martin (ex of Fourmarketing, Evisu's UK distribution managers) had a root through their old stockroom to see if he could find a similar pair of natural indigo jeans for me, but with no luck...

[blm14]

maybe I should offer him 50p?