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On December 18 2012 04:07 FliedLice wrote:
What's with the length of the Naked and Famous jeans?
Do they all come in the same and you gotta hem them yourself?
Got 3 pairs of Nudies myself (One's a khaki, though) since I couldn't find any jeans that fit me anywhere else (tall and skinny as fuck)... when I go to a shop they are either too wide or too short. Now that I now the fits and sizes of the nudies I just tend to stick with those...
got one Thin Finn Organic Ecru Embo (i think) which should be about 1,5-2 years now and a Tape Ted organic dry grey which is about 1 year old now.
the fading on them didn't turn out very heavy, though. can't wear them all day since my work requires more formal clothes :/
They all come in standard sizes.. Skinny Guys (which it kinda sounds like you might be) are 37'' inseam, Weird Guys are 35'' inseam, and Slim Guys are 34'' (they actually aren't manufacturing slim guys anymore I believe) but introduced a new ''Super Skinny'' which I can't remember the inseam of offhand. It's important to keep this in mind when trying them on for obvious reasons.
Honestly Nudie jeans get a lot of flack from denim enthusiasts, and I was somewhat on the edge about putting them in the thread as they have become a brand that is more known for their name and pocket stitching than for their denim quality, which is the opposite of what raw/selvedge denim enthusiasts look for which is just denim quality. None the less I do know a lot of denim enthusiasts who still own/wear Nudies (sometimes as a guilty pleasure) because the reality of it is that they fit great and still use better denim than most mainstream denim companies (Diesel, True Religion, all that ugly shit), and the look of raw denim with that contrast orange stitch is imo beautiful. It's a GREAT first pair of raw denim for anyone.
I have a lot of raw denim from ''cooler''' brands but honestly my Nudies still fit me the best which is why I'm about to buy my 6th pair, I don't care if someone tells me I should try Pure Blue Japan's or Momotaro's instead..I have weird legs and I can count on Nudies to fit me well. I also think it's cool how hard they are pushing the organic denim. That being said I encourage you to branch out and try other brands, if you like Nudie's I think you'll love Baldwins, as the 77's have a very dropped yoke similar to your Thin Finns (and Tape Ted's to a lesser extent).
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How are you supposed to store jeans you're still breaking in?
I've been hanging it by the back belt hook and i feel like its stretching out out because the front sags down. Might be too late...
I feel like folding it up like some of my other pants won't work though.
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On December 20 2012 18:15 Juliette wrote:
How are you supposed to store jeans you're still breaking in?
I've been hanging it by the back belt hook and i feel like its stretching out out because the front sags down. Might be too late...
I feel like folding it up like some of my other pants won't work though.
I don't think it matters too much, a lot of boutiques will display their denim hanging by the back belt loop so I'm sure it's not that bad..I sometimes fold mine and stack or with my first pair of N&F indigo's I just made of point of not taking care of them really. I wore them almost everyday for like 6 months and just flung them off before I went to bed on the floor and they turned out awesome. Like other things related to the treatment of raw denim I think you should just do what you do and not worry too much about it, it's gonna end up reflecting how you treat it anyway. This is why I really dislike when I hear sales people or self-proclaimed experts telling people specific ways to treat their pants "You HAVE to wait exaclty 6 months!'', ''You HAVE to presoak in a lukewarm bathtub..''' All of these rules ruin the fun of raw denim for me, so for every pair I get I try something a bit different.
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Ah the only reason i worry is because i think its messing with the fit. Ill post pics later but theres some in MFT that show how it makes my legs look stumpy. Either i should have sized down one more or the seat got streched in the back
Oh well~
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i washed my sugarcanes a couple months ago: http://i.imgur.com/j1EjS.jpg
i used to have a pair of apcs too but i gave them to my ex. they looked nice but just generically faded apcs. she has a pair of samurai geishas (which are sick) nd some nudies and some pbjs and a pair of 45rpm nandos too. all these pairs are rly nice but my fav is the geishas because the denim is sooooo nice. the pbjs she has arent the normal pbj denim (she got the pbj ladies or something i forget) so they werent really that slubby or anything and we were kind of dissappointed but wwowww that fit.
you shouldn't really worry about how to store your denims or whatever. im a firm believer in the philosophy that their are just jeans so just do whatever.
i think i might have to repair my sugarcanes because the inside seam by the crotch is getting messed up but i dunno how and im too lazy to look so ive been mostly wearing some old 501xxs. been thinking about gettin a new pair of jeans but i dunno what to get O_O..
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Well this thread is definitely not for me. I'm fine with denim and I wear jeans most of the time when I go out, but I almost always change into something more comfortable immediately when I get home.
Hilariously, when I was young (maybe 8 and younger) I would never wear jeans except for when I was forced to on Sundays for church. I would cry every week, I seriously hated it sooooo much O_o
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On December 21 2012 10:43 AiurZ wrote:i washed my sugarcanes a couple months ago: http://i.imgur.com/j1EjS.jpgi used to have a pair of apcs too but i gave them to my ex. they looked nice but just generically faded apcs. she has a pair of samurai geishas (which are sick) nd some nudies and some pbjs and a pair of 45rpm nandos too. all these pairs are rly nice but my fav is the geishas because the denim is sooooo nice. the pbjs she has arent the normal pbj denim (she got the pbj ladies or something i forget) so they werent really that slubby or anything and we were kind of dissappointed but wwowww that fit. you shouldn't really worry about how to store your denims or whatever. im a firm believer in the philosophy that their are just jeans so just do whatever. i think i might have to repair my sugarcanes because the inside seam by the crotch is getting messed up but i dunno how and im too lazy to look so ive been mostly wearing some old 501xxs. been thinking about gettin a new pair of jeans but i dunno what to get O_O..
Ahh 45rpm's are what I've been wanting to buy forever but don't want to do it without trying them on. How do you/she like them? I'm going to Japan this year and hope to be able to buy a few pairs of brands that are harder or impossible to find in person in North America, more specifically Samurai and 45rpm.
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I have a question, and I feel that the two guys in the video kind of glossed over a possible answer to this but I was wondering if maybe you could elaborate a little more. I'm just curious about sanitation. I don't wash my regular jeans as much as my underwear, but I'm curious as to how not washing your pants at all except for twice a year is acceptable from just the cleanliness perspective of all the stuff you naturally accumulate on your clothes on a daily basis. Surely 100 days of wearing the same... anything... can't be good? Or am I completely missing something here? Thanks in advance 
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Theres studies showing that bacteria levels are the same as new even after a year of use as long as you wear underwear
The outside dirt buildup doesnt go inside because denim i guess
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oooo thanks for this post, I was going to get myself a pair of nicer jeans but I had no idea why they are more pricy, this is really informative
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On December 21 2012 16:27 Juliette wrote:
Theres studies showing that bacteria levels are the same as new even after a year of use as long as you wear underwear
The outside dirt buildup doesnt go inside because denim i guess
Is that the case with all denim? Or only because this is raw denim?
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Best denim jeans I have owned are Lee Rough Riders. The denim was so thick and delicious, that I am a bit saddened I only owned one pair in my life.
I have owned others like Levi's, other Lee, and Gant, and no one came close to the Rough Riders.
I have used denim most of my life - both as pants and as jackets, but I enjoy other fabrics more now.
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Aren't your Nudie recommendations only offered in non-selvage? I have a pair of Organic Ecru Thin Finn and never saw them offered in selvage denim.
Right now I'm still wearing a pair of ~1yr old Nudie Average Joe Context Exclusives. I really like them. I also have a 1yr break in pair of Regular Ralfs and a 1yr break in Thin Finn (which turned out bad, I blame the non-selvage denim.) Also an 8mo break in pair of APC New Standards. Then about 20+ various pairs of pre-washed Nudies, 7FAM, Diesel, April, etc etc.
I'm eyeballing getting a pair of Momotaro but I haven't been able to find a cut I like so I may just go with a pair of Samurai. Most the Momotaros tend to be cut like the APCs and I found those extremely uncomfortable. I need a wider thigh and a lower rise. Then the ones that are cut that way seem to only come in slubby denim and I don't like that look >_<
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On December 21 2012 22:43 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On December 21 2012 16:27 Juliette wrote:
Theres studies showing that bacteria levels are the same as new even after a year of use as long as you wear underwear
The outside dirt buildup doesnt go inside because denim i guess
Is that the case with all denim? Or only because this is raw denim?
http://www.rawrdenim.com/2011/03/raw-denim-safe-to-wear-over-long-time/
dunno if its only raws but i would assume so because of the weave of the denim
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On December 22 2012 08:57 Juliette wrote:Show nested quote +On December 21 2012 22:43 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On December 21 2012 16:27 Juliette wrote:
Theres studies showing that bacteria levels are the same as new even after a year of use as long as you wear underwear
The outside dirt buildup doesnt go inside because denim i guess
Is that the case with all denim? Or only because this is raw denim? http://www.rawrdenim.com/2011/03/raw-denim-safe-to-wear-over-long-time/dunno if its only raws but i would assume so because of the weave of the denim
I don't think a denim being raw or not would affect the amount of actual bacteria it absorbs very much, the point of the study is to show that there is nothing you're going to absorb into your denim at the 6 month mark that wasn't there after 2 weeks in terms of bacteria (similar to saying there isn't anymore bacteria on the candy you dropped on the ground after 20 seconds than after 10). This is mostly to put down any of the lame ''You don't wash your jeans for a year?!?! Gross!!'' comments and not actually that relevant in the argument of raw denim itself.
As stated earlier denim was originally designed as a work pant so whether the denim is raw or has been predistressed,etc. won't really affect how much bacteria it absorbs. The benefit that raw denim has over non-raw is in terms of how it can hold up aesthetically to going without wash. Because the denim still has a bit of a tighter weave as well as more indigo in it somewhat acting as a coating (which also comes off as you wear it) it just doesn't absorb stains as much, a sidenote that I would imagine has an effect is that most raw denim is quite dark so you're not going to see stains,etc. on it like you would a lighter prewashed denim. With most prewashed denim you can't go as long without washing because it will show stains,etc. but the bacteria level shouldn't be any different in raw denim I don't imagine. Either way most people wash their jeans too much, even a prewashed pair of jeans doesn't need to be washed every few wears (I know people who wash their jeans after every 1-2 wears, and they wonder why they get wrecked so fast or lose their form).
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My apcs had their first spill today t_t
6 months though, i'll edit some pictures in a bit
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bought my 2nd pair of raw denim last week. Naked and Famous Left Hand Twill
fadezz..hopefully
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So I'm considering buying a pair of Nudie jeans and I was wondering if all the Nudie jeans are in fact raw denim because some of them looked distressed or can jeans be distressed and still be raw? How do black raw denim jeans tend to look after wear? Lastly, I naturally am around a 27/30 in jeans... is it correct to go down to a 26/30 when buying raw denim generally?
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- They have washes that aren't raw.
- Depending on the dye - sulfur will become greyish, overdye indigo will be a deeper blue then regular indigo iirc.
- it depends on the maker. some jeans true to size, some require a size down.
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Do you know if Nudie Jeans require a size down typically? Thx for the help.
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