denim thread
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- err0
- These are great - wearing em now.duckseason
- I want to love these but they fit me weird and are way to shiny.fooler
- mathinc-2
Ha, I saw this pop up and thought 'Wow, QBN has a denim thread'.. then quickly realized I posted here 3 years ago. So I guess I'll just use this as my denim journal.
Update to my denim status:
The Momotaro 0701s from my previous post ended up being worn almost every day until a month ago. Probably washed them a dozen times. I had them repaired twice for crotch blowouts. But they look and feel so nice. They were starting to get holes in random places (wallet pocket, etc) so I decided to get my next pair and keep those as a backup.
I just purchased a pair of ONI 546zr (20oz) and the denim is insane. These are so thick that I feel like I'm wearing armor made of denim. You can see some pictures (not me) here: https://imgur.com/a/Znagi
Here's a detail of the denim:
I really love the history and craftsmanship of Japanese denim - and also seeing how the denim fades over time.
- pinkfloyd-4
At what point does one toss their jeans? There's some inner fray above the ankle area and front pocket area along the cell.
- haha fucking hell dude.Nairn
- I throw clothes when I can't fix them up any more or they're actually threadbare and at risk of spontaneously falling apart.Nairn
- If you like an item of clothing, you hold on to it and use it for as long as dear god will let you - who gives a shit what it looks like or what people think?Nairn
- I live in a society?pinkfloyd
- ;Ppinkfloyd
- rafalski0
Bellbottoms only.
- epill1
also for those denim enthusiasts i recommend to purchase this book.. the Denim Design Lab. it is the tribute to vintage denim, it includes a historical overview of denim jeans and denim fabric, a review of the denim fabric and the manufacturing process, an in-depth "how-to" section to help you re-create your own vintage inspired denim masterpiece!!! the book itself is a hardcover bound with real raw denim and has a sevlage for a bookmark... its one of the best fashion books i own. it contains the most info regarding denim outside of the Denim Bible volume 2.
here is the book:
here is the website for the book:
http://denimdesignlab.com/news/2…:)
- d_gitale-3
- portmanteau-2
Seven For All Mankind
- mathinc0
Was wondering if a thread existed on this here. I just bought some Momotaro Vintage Label 0701 (raw, unsanfordized) a couple weeks ago in Munich. They're still stiff/thick as fuck but the denim is gorgeous. Can't wait to see how these fade and change over time.
- SteveJobs0
@epill
i was about to email you when i saw in a prev thread that you used to work for prps, but finally found a pair of these
i *think* they are p35p05b. they are studded on the back right pocket (not the version with the patches). were these a limited run or something? probably the hardest pair of jeans i've ever tried to find - and i won't even admit how much i paid. p29p02bb's being the 2nd hardest.
- epill0
the reason i dislike Levi's is that they have lost their brand identity, in each part of the world designing for Levi's they each do their own thing, like Levi's Japan doesnt follow any trend direction that their American counterparts are advising for the year, also each different area in Levi's has a different cut for their sample size and basic core collection cut. this causes a lot of issues in regards to the fashion of the garment itself... as each country is defining their own ideal to what the brand stands for over the brand itself defining the culture...
recently Levi's decided to destroy every pattern, every mold and every design since their inception to re-define the brand and decided to pick 1 cut as the first body for all the designers across the world to work from. the cut chozen is a very straight and narrow boot cut from the 50s 544 cut...
Levi's Japan still does their own thing and charges more than triple any Levi's around the world... but their are distinct for Japan and collectibles for the world market.
the main selling powerhouses for Levi's were the engineered, and wax coated cuts both of which have been destroyed and will never been seen for a longg time.
as the fathers of denim jeans with 5 rivited pockets to me have fallen to a new low by holding back from their customer base their best selling concepts to showcase a more basic collection to try to re-establish their brand in the market... its a good stance but to me now shuns away their heavy denim purchasing base... i used to wear Levi's a lot but not ever again...