These are my favorites. All straight legs with around a 12" rise and made large large enough to allow for shrinkage.
Picked up pair of NEW Ralph Lauren RRL DOUBLE RL Selvedge Straight Leg Rigid Raw Denim Jeans 36/34 on ebay. Waist fits a bit loose but ok, and I knew they would be long as I usually wear a 36/32. I wonder if these will shrink much. Can't really tell if they are sanforized, they have something like this at the RRL store in San Francisco called Straight Fit First Wash, which I assume mans that they don't shrink.
Do you think these are unsanforized and will act like STF, or did I do ok and pretty much buy fit to size, accept of the length?
The tags say "For best results wear 90 days without washing". Really, whats the deal with that? Should I bathtub wash these infrequently in cold water only? Man, I thought I had figured this stuff out, but I am still really confused.
I'm now looking into Kojima Genes, Samurai, and Sugar Cane.
It's an obsession for sure. You will soon have 20 pair!!
If you're in Oakland, you might want to visit Standard and Strange.
It is a great little shop with lots of Japanese made goodies, and the people working there are very helpful.
Mine are all 34/34 and the actual measurements were closer to 35/36. The first wash I did a bathtub soak in very warm water and air dried. The waist shrank up a bit to where I like it, maybe an inch and lost very little in length, which was perfect as I wear cowboy boots almost exclusively.
As to sanforized or not, I think they are unsanforized but that is based more on my judgement due to the feel of the fabric rather than actual knowledge about the denim.
Ever since the first soak I've machine washed mine every time and air dried with nothing negative I can point out. 90 days before the first wash. Not this cat. With the heat and humidity of the AL summers, I'd have to park them outdoors as she wouldn't let me in the house. I do wash mine with a cup of vinegar in the wash as it seems to help preserve the color a little longer.
I don't think Kojima ships overseas directly. It's SF project who is doing the crowd-funding so they can order a lot from Kojima.I noticed that Kojima Genes has a crowdfunded pre-order for 13 oz. sedlvedge Natural Idigo with a zipper, December 1917 delivery for $139.00. plus unknown shipping cost from Japan.
I am also looking at LVC 1967 505 Slim-Fit Dry Selvedge Denim Jeans 36x34 free delivery and return $225 from Mr. Porter. I usually wear 36x32 505 in mall jeans. Do these shrink and/or stretch. What do you think about the price.
I like the Tellason Ankara fit and they look like pretty good quality, for the money, but I really want a zipper.
Any feed back would be appreciated.
That would either mean that they were sanforized or pre-washed for sure.If they didn't shrink after hot water soaking and a spin in the drier I would have thought it means they are sanforized right?
The saga of the denim newb/denim head wanna be continues: