Samurai Jeans - My new pair

[Guest Guy H]

Pickd up via 'supermarket'

Thought i'd post a few pics. They are too long in the leg at the mo. approx 39 inches. 36-37 would be ideal but they need a soak I think. Plan is to wear them around the flat a bit to stretch the waist out a bit then do a cold soak in the bath.

Hope this is of interest to people. (sorry about the location... needed somewhere to rest the camera. worktop had to do!)

I spent a lot of of money on booze, birds and

fast cars. The rest I just squandered - George Best

Edited by Guy H on Mar 22, 2006 at 12:52 PM

Edited by Guy H on Mar 22, 2006 at 12:58 PM

[denimdestroyedmylife]

nice. liking the silver selvedge. those jeans would kick my ass.

[damnIam]

Those are gonna be a big, steaming cup of my NEXT PAIR OF JEANS!!!!

Gotta love those buttons.

[losangeles]

what model number is that?

[sugarcaned]

Wow, really liking the silver selvedge. Did those come with no back pocket stictching? Have to say I don't mind the back pocket stitching of Samurai's

[SoloC]

Something echo in my mind....."I want one!"

[asfberg]

looking good

and somehow familiar ...

they're 66's, earlyish lot #

my samurais ended up around a 36 leg after starting like that

[YoungPunch]

Very Nice! Samurai makes really great products.

[alex_844]

sooooo sweet.

good fit too, cept the HUGE cuffs. good luck with the soak.

[Guest Guy H]

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Wow, really liking the silver selvedge. Did those come with no back pocket stictching? Have to say I don't mind the back pocket stitching of Samurai's

--- Original message by sugarcaned on Mar 22, 2006 04:00 PM

No stiching. I like that though. I'm really pleased with the fit. I just need to sort the soak out to bring the leg length in some. Best way to go about that? I was going to throw them in the bath for 2 or 3 hours in cold water.

I spent a lot of of money on booze, birds and

fast cars. The rest I just squandered - George Best

[horriblyjollyjinx]

Fit is nice, you really got the right cut and size!

If you're going to hem them you should soak them in warm water, probably 40*C, check the care tag. Otherwise they will shrink again if you wash them warmer, and you probably want to be able to do that.

dontcaretoomuchforcrap CANT SKATE!!

[Guest Guy H]

the label says 40 on it. I think I'll do the cold soak first and see how it effects the leg length then I will have a good idea if I will need to hem them at some point which I think I may not need to do as a 36 leg would be great!

I spent a lot of of money on booze, birds and

fast cars. The rest I just squandered - George Best

[horriblyjollyjinx]

they're made to shrink to a 36 after a 40*C wash so you don't need to worry about that, not trying to talk you into something though

dontcaretoomuchforcrap CANT SKATE!!

[Guest Guy H]

ha ha Yeah I'm just thinking about the fit overall

I spent a lot of of money on booze, birds and

fast cars. The rest I just squandered - George Best

[sneakeraddict]

I am 6ft 5, so let me know if you wanna sell!!

I would just wash in cold water so I can keep long length and minimum shrinkage, that way I still get to rock a cuff

[Guest Guy H]

I cant see me wanting to sell them mate but they would be ideal for you. I'm 6'2" so that gives you a good idea. worth seeing if you can get hold of a pair

I spent a lot of of money on booze, birds and

fast cars. The rest I just squandered - George Best

[frideswide]

Samurai's Levi's 66 repros, 15oz, second model. (Note there are two seagulls flying above Mt Fuji on the goatskin patch -- the first 66 repro model had one seagull).

There is in fact back-pocket stitching, but it is done in dark thread so only becomes apparent as the jeans fade.

Note the samurai motto Ââ€Âs–³Âí on the buttons.

Class, Guy... class jeans. Wear them in good health.

.

[Guest Guy H]

I spent a lot of of money on booze, birds and

fast cars. The rest I just squandered - George Best

[sneakeraddict]

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I cant see me wanting to sell them mate but they would be ideal for you. I'm 6'2" so that gives you a good idea. worth seeing if you can get hold of a pair

--- Original message by Guy H on Mar 23, 2006 08:48 AM

Cool.

If for any reason you change your mind or get bored, drop me a PM

[Guest Guy H]

will do

I spent a lot of of money on booze, birds and

fast cars. The rest I just squandered - George Best

[Geowu]

Thanks for the pics, you did a great job.

It's nice to see how they look in good quality pics. Very beautiful jeans.

[Tob]

very nice

also like how you see a bit of selvage at the front of the coinpocket. Might be a stupid question, but is this intentional ?

[Gogeta888]

nice and clean. Good Pick up

"My Name goes Here"

[Serge d Nimes]

You see the selvage on the side seams of the the coin pocket on Denime 501XX type jeans as well. I think it is a awkward feature.

Carpe Denim! (not the jean brand silly!)

[Brienneoftarth]

can u get samurais on the net?> or in NYC?

[asfberg]

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nice and clean. Good Pick up

--- Original message by Gogeta888 on Mar 26, 2006 09:46 PM

i can see why they're your candidate for "most over-rated jeans"

hands down

[Guest Guy H]

Well I washed them on a 40 degree wash and they have shrunk down in the leg. They are perfect for me now so I'm very happy. The denim is still pretty stiff. I may buy some starch for them.

I spent a lot of of money on booze, birds and

fast cars. The rest I just squandered - George Best

[Edge_Of_Denim]

Great looking jeans. The buttons. The silver. The length (my height issues, ya know). All Boss. What is the weight? I've been digging their 5000's, but I have enough denim for now. I really really really really do.

One thing: What did the waist measure pre-soak?

Edited by Edge_Of_Denim on Mar 28, 2006 at 12:44 PM

[Guest Guy H]

14 oz.

Waist was prob 35 but not sure as never measured exactly. hasn't shrunk much at all and is stretching out a bit now.

I spent a lot of of money on booze, birds and

fast cars. The rest I just squandered - George Best

[sneakeraddict]

hi - what did the inside leg shrink to once you'd washed them on 40?

cheers