Kiya’s Sugar Cane slack denim jeans — 6 months
These are the new jeans I’ve been wearing on and off since I got them from Self Edge…except the photos here are of Kiya’s pair. He’s worn them six straight months and machine washed them every two weeks. Always consistent. The Sugar Cane slack denim is a particular 50/50 mix of sugarcane and cotton fibres, making up a loose woven and super slubby 13oz. denim that’s breathable and perfect as a lightweight jean for the summer. It’s a regular cut, so for us skinny folk it’s kind of baggy but I like the new silhouette it gives me. Also, I have an excuse to wear boots.
The denim looks ridiculous.
Self Edge x Flat Head (SEXFH05) Jeans
Last week I had given a sneak peek at the upcoming collaboration jeans from the premier Japanese denim boutique Self Edge. The final details are out:
16 oz. indigo denim and 14.5 oz. black indigo denim, custom leather yo-yo themed patch, military grade olive herringbone pocket lining, Self Edge half-arcs with Flat Head’s signature forked tongue, copper rivets, hidden rivets, and… a custom limited edition Self Edge x Flat Head branded Duncan butterfly yo-yo.
A redesigned cut based off of the infamous Flat Head 3001 jean, this collaboration is by far the most anticipated jean Self Edge has created.
Official price is $335USD and will be sold on April 19th, 2008 in-store at 12:00 PST and online worldwide at 17:00 PST.
Check out the product page for the indigo and black versions.
Self Edge x Flat Head (SExFH05) jeans preview
Self Edge, in collaboration with The Flat Head, presents a preview of the new Self Edge exclusive jean: the SExFH05. 16.5oz indigo denim, the SExFH05 features the familiar and infamous FH3001 silhouette with a stronger taper at the legs and a custom homage–to–yoyo’s leather patch. My favorite detail is the half-arc with the signature Flat Head devil tongue.
They are the slim jean of 2008. And to think this new 16.5oz denim has been formulated by The Flat Head to wear and fade just like my FH3001’s that I’ve worn for over a year.
The Self Edge x Flat Head 05 jeans will be on sale at Self Edge on April 19th, 2008 in-store at 12:00 PST and online at 17:00 PST.
Flat Head 3001 - one year and two months
The last photographs taken of my Flat Head 3001 jeans. Worn over a period of 367 days straight, and a total of one year and two months. They are now retired for the time being while up on display at my exhibition.
Self Edge x Iron Heart Cycling Jeans
Self Edge x Iron Heart 03 cycling jeans were released on November 24th, 2007, giving precedence to fashion and functionality toward cycling enthusiasts who have issues with durability and longevity. Iron Heart is known by Japanese denim aficionados as one of the heaviest jeans per square yard. Using 21oz. Zimbabwe cotton to manufacture their denim, Self Edge has streamlined various aspect of the rise and fit to accommodate your junk while shifting around on your saddle.
Made in Japan from the world’s heaviest weight denim coming in at twenty-one ounces per square yard.
-21 ounce Sanforized Selvedge Japanese Denim
-Dark Indigo Stitch Half Arcuate Pocket Design
-Reinforced crotch rivet
-Hidden rivets
-Crotch cross-stitch moved 1†forward to delay crotch blow-outs and for the comfort
of the rider
-Rear pockets placed .75†farther to the outside of the jeans to avoid sitting on
anything stored in the pockets
-Rear pockets sized to fit a mini U-Lock
-Higher rise in the back, lower rise in the front for maximum comfort and mobility
-Extra belt loops at the rear of the waistband to avoid torn loops from backpack
usage and to prevent the pulling down of the waistband if a belt is worn while riding
-Spring loaded clip metal key fob hanging from front belt loop
-Medium relaxed fit in the upper and thigh region, super slim fit below the knee
You should see some of the reactions from the Internet bike community at large… kind of funny.
Thanks to Self Edge for helping me decide on my next pair of jeans. See y’all in two weeks!
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Mar 15, 2008 • categories: Cool Shit, Fashion • tags: bikesnob cycling denim ironheart japanesedenim selfedge • {0 Comments}
Eternal 811
ETERNAL, “811″, MIDORUSUTORETOMODERU!Ai loyal to the hilt, in Kurashiki染め上げThe jeans, shades of deep indigo jeans to enjoy!
色落ちサンプルを見て頂ければ御理解して頂けると思いますが、究極のように 出る縦落ち、ヒゲ、アタリはまさに日本最高のレベルです！頂 けれ color samples to see if you can understand that I think will be the ultimate vertical fall out of the shadow, Atari is exactly what Japan’s highest level!
元の生地の染めがとても濃く、一見黒のように見えるくらいの濃さゆえに、長く 穿き込むことにより表れる色の濃淡、そこに交わるような縦落ち、これはまさに 芸術品のようなジーンズです！The original fabric dyeing is very thick, black first glance look like much strength because of the long seen by穿きinto gray color, which will meet at the kind of vertical fall, which is just like art jean!
日本でも1,2を争うであろうこの縦落ち感を、色落ちを是非お試し下さいJapan will also vie for the longitudinal fell 1,2 sense of the pros and cons of color try to please!
This is how Bears’ rakuten site describes the epically infamous Eternal 811 denim. I purchased these in a size 28 raw from Take 5 on Christmas day of 2007.
For more information and photographs of worn-in Eternal jeans, check out this thread on Superfuture.
Product shoot for Self Edge
I got a chance to grab some product over the past few weeks and finally found the time to sneak into the studio for a bit of work. Sneak peek at some of the new releases from Self Edge after the jump.
Feb 29, 2008 • categories: Fashion, Photography • tags: japanesedenim Photography selfedge studio • {0 Comments}