Red Auerbach Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I know it isn't "high end" denim, but.... I picked up my first pair of Levi's Shrink to Fit 501's What's best to do? Soak and wear 'em dry? Or never washthem, and febreeze/ hang on clothesline. Thus is a rookie question, i know... They're fuckin Way too big and could use a shrink, But i dont want to lose the raw/rigid coloring right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Hot soak for 40 minutes to an hour and they should shrink the length will also shrink 2 inches so hopefully you got the a little longer or sag them shits. Try wearing them as much as possible for at least 3 months then do your next soak or regular wash and you should start seeing whiskers, honeycombs, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 denim will ALWAYS stretch back out so if it were me and they were far too big to begin with don't hold back.. hot soak and hot dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 They will stretch but your not gonna get the length back with stf's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Auerbach Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Thanks folks. Im not worried about length, i always rock big countryboy cuffs, so i but em long. I'll keep ya updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 eeeek! never ever dry, let alone HOT dry. wear them shits in the shower or into a lake/creek... and dont wash them until you REALLY need too. thats how you will get illing whiskers... also the stiffness will be outro as soon as any hot water touche them. are they raw? i dont know much about levis other then one premium pair i have but those are raw and were made mega limited in like 2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Auerbach Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 ya i dont put any jeans in the dryer. These are raw. I can easily wear em for a while, i dont mind the stiffness, i think my only concern is that I ordered larger, as per instructions, and theyre fuckin huge. i think I just gotta sack up and wear em daily for a solid month and take it from there. someone told me that before i spend money on nice denim, to buy a pair of levi's STF in order to see/feel/experience how real denim wears, breaks in, and develops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 oh ok if they are raw your all set. if they are too big for you then wear them in the shower with HOT water. they will loose a bit of stifness but thats the cheap way and it will get your whiskering on the move. the BEST way to get them to fit exactly as you like is to go get them tailored. worth every penny man. all the other tricks mentioned are more for feel and wearing them in. all of my jeans have some sort of tailoring and even one fit to me from cut... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Does anybody know if all cuts of RRL jeans come in raw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 mods not keeping up... shit is annoying, spam even with photos now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Does anybody know if all cuts of RRL jeans come in raw? This got lost in the spambot matrix... IHU... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 If you use the report button every moderator gets an email instantly with a link to the offending post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 This got lost in the spambot matrix... IHU... aside from cords and limited run materials, i have not seen RRL jeans in non-raw denim form in at least a decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Maybe I'm nit saying the right terminology... I'm saying denim thatS just indigo with no washes. Both my slim and straight legs have some sort of distressed look to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 yea for sure they have them just strait raw with no wash or distress... they have them in normal indigo and black. most all others i have seen have some sort of "look" to them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 target sells selvage now. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambmeet Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 http://shop.baldwindenim.com/category/men Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 have you copped any of that baldwin?^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambmeet Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 i haven't. the henleys look nice,. thinking about buying a pair. i have never owned selvage or chain stitched hems. https://www.selfedge.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_filter_result&categories_id=&options_9=250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 i just got my jeans back from getting hemmed (chain stitched) from rrl. the hem is even but the stitch is kinda uneven. oh well guess it adds character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IHATEU Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 other then the summer and i wanna air out my legs with a high clam digger cuff, can not for the life of me cuff any jeans. shit is stupid looking, idk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 i usually do the fold once steez: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 ^ YUP Also I hate having my shit drag on the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I have a few pair of nice jeans. I have Proportion of Blu, Surface to Air, and Idoc Radec. All three are great jeans. The cut on the PoB jeans is the best to me. It's got room were it counts, a slim leg and a bit of stretch. They are Japanese raw indigo (loom woven? I forget.) denim, so they are kinda ridged but at the same time are super comfortable. The Surface to Air denim is awesome but its a little skinny for me. It's a super comfortable, soft japanese denim jean. Overall S2A is one of my favorite companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 The Japanese run the denim game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swif1 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Thanks for the contributors in this thread. It has definitely helped me gain some knowledge in the denim game. It sucks there aren't any shops around here that I can try on pants. The best I can do is shop on Self Edge and examine the measurements and/or buy pants and do exchanges like a mafucka. Time to do moar researching! Whoop whoop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Come to NYC, we got the best spots for jeans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 nashville is worth the trip if your closer then nyc and la has several rrl stores so depending on where you iive.... and yah, japs soured the game bad imo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swif1 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Thanks for the heads up, guys! From the sound of things, are the both of you saying the Japanese have a stronghold in the market in a bad way? I just did a quick Google search for Japanese denim and clicked on the following: http://www.nakedandfamousdenim.com/ (This is obviously a company that put in work in the SEO department) http://www.authenticforum.com/dry-denim/52167-what-japanese-denim.html http://www.denimsandjeans.com/category/japanese-denim/ http://blog.denimgeek.com/archives/208 http://hypebeast.com/2011/01/the-history-success-of-japanese-denim-momotaro-jeans/ For the most part, it's just praise. To be more specific, are you implying that the Japanese (companies) essentially saturated the denim market making it difficult for smaller companies to get by? As you can tell, I'm not well-versed with this industry but I am very curious to know more about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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