Men's Denim

[tangerine]

Thanks faust for the welcome back, and sbbbjm for all the info and tips!

 

[faust]

faust you are lucky if your dior raw jeans have remained intact! Which season is yours from, perhaps an older version might be made of sturdier quality? My S/S 05 pair is already starting to wear in the crotch...then again i wore it pretty much every day this last semester at school.

mine are from luster, f/w 03-04.

you are welcome, tangerine

 

[Arturo21]

*thread revived*

Acne Jeans - according to JC Report - the "new Dior Homme" I find this hilarious

 

[baklanyc]

*thread revived*

Acne Jeans - according to JC Report - the "new Dior Homme" I find this hilarious

I know - I'm more inclined to think of Lad Musician that way! Anyhow, i wasn't impressed with the Acne jeans I saw in the stores. I kinda liked some of the clothing they featured (the double-breasted short jackets are on my hit list), but will reserve judgement until I actually try anything on.

 

[Arturo21]

What do you think of lad musician, i saw they had some nice knit sweaters and pretty nice, high quality denim

 

[baklanyc]

Haven't tried the denim, only have the one suit and all the accoutrements that came with it - which were a lot, by the way. I referred to Lad because of the Dior comparison - for me, Dior Homme isn't jeans, its skinny suits.

 

[Arturo21]

Is Lad Musician a designer brand...who designs it? I've barely heard of it but I've seen very nice stuff. I think I'm going to buy a sweater just now online.

 

[baklanyc]

Is Lad Musician a designer brand...who designs it? I've barely heard of it but I've seen very nice stuff. I think I'm going to buy a sweater just now online.

You can read Japanese?

 

[Arturo21]

No

 

[xxdakenxx]

Thread revival time!!!! (too good of a thread to let it stop!)

I saw some Acne jeans in a store the other day and they looked pretty nice even though I have yet to try a pair on. Anyone here own a pair? How are they?

I know a lot of you here are more into raw denim than 'designed' denim. But from what I saw (in stores and people who wear them) Tsubi's jeans looks very flattering. Some of the distressed denim are quite tastfully done and cut very slim. I was shopping at Levi's the other day and the Aussie salesperson there was bashing Levi's in the store and saying how much better Tsubis are. And they are priced much more reasonably in Austuralia.

So, any thoughts on Tsubi?

 

[Acne]

I would stay away from Dior Homme and Helmut Lang since the label is so overpriced and the quality isn´t that good.

I would go with APC jeans or Acne, but before chistmas i discovered H&M Denim line. I absolutely love it.
The quality is good and price is even better. Try them and you can afford to puy a pair of jeans every month.

Go to www.hm.com and choose USA and then go to the Romeo & Juliet denim site to check them out.

Fashion isn´t allways expensive.

 

[DriversHigh]

I've been looking for slimmer fitting jeans (however, not skin tight!) since I want to shy away from all of my jeans that aren't (except for my Diesels which are slim in their own right) My options as of right now are:

APC
Cheap Monday (which is probably a definite because of the price)
Corpus

which one would you guys go with and why?


P.S. If people choose APC I think I know the reason

 

[DriversHigh]

I also forgot to mention Acne. I'm actually looking for something similar to these.

(the above are acne)

 

[enak]

I wouldn't recommend tsubi. They have decreased in quality significantly since they started. The denim now is really thin and will wear out pretty fast. Add to that the inflated price you guys get.

 

[Acne]

I've been looking for slimmer fitting jeans (however, not skin tight!) since I want to shy away from all of my jeans that aren't (except for my Diesels which are slim in their own right) My options as of right now are:

APC
Cheap Monday (which is probably a definite because of the price)
Corpus

which one would you guys go with and why?


P.S. If people choose APC I think I know the reason

I would not go with the Cheap Monday Jeans. The quality sucks.

 

[baklanyc]

I would stay away from Dior Homme and Helmut Lang since the label is so overpriced and the quality isn´t that good.

I would go with APC jeans or Acne, but before chistmas i discovered H&M Denim line. I absolutely love it.
The quality is good and price is even better. Try them and you can afford to puy a pair of jeans every month.

Go to www.hm.com and choose USA and then go to the Romeo & Juliet denim site to check them out.

Fashion isn´t allways expensive.

I heartily agree about H&M's slim fit. I have a couple of pairs and I get nothing but compoliments for them, am constantly getting stopped by people who think they might be a brand that cost 5 times as much. Yes, they're not the highest quality denim, but the fit is right and the price is pretty much unbeatable. At the very least, they're a great addition to your denim wardrobe.

I just wish their site was less flash and more function. It's so damn annoying to use if you already know what you're looking for but can't get to it because of that whole editorialized storyline.

 

[jblasta]

Oh yeah? I could've sworn I saw $250 in Jeffrey, but I wouldn't put my life on it. Anyway, at the first wave of sales, they'll be within Arturo's range. Of coures, the chances of getting them ons sale are slim.

someone knows Arturo website?
thanks

 

[jblasta]

anyone tried antik denim or true religion?

Arturo, I'd agree on the APCs. Proper narrow loom selvedge denim, unwashed, good price, nice fit.


Also try Levis Vintage Clothing, my personal favorite for reasonable priced "proper" jeans. Try the 1955s, 1944s or, for a slimmer fit, 1947s.

Others to try - 5EP (not raw, but one wash, very good quality selvedge, quite slim striaght cut (see www.hanon-shop.com)), Sugar Cane, PRPS (only look at the one wash selvedge, the "distressed" ones are rubbish), 45rpm (v nice but pricey, and again only one wash rather than selvedge) and Nudie (do a v nice nice unwashed "dry" mid blue selvedge jean).

As you might be abe to tell, for raw denim I wouldn't recommend "fashion" brands - go for selvedge, japanese woven denim if possible. A lot of fashion raw denim is just indigo cotton without the real character of ringring spun selvedge denim. On the whole, APC best for the bucks.

 

[Fade to Black]

someone knows Arturo website?
thanks

'Arturo' isn't the name of a jeans brand, it's the name of a member on this site (Arturo21). Perhaps you can turn to him for info on shirts and jeans, he's good at that stuffs.

 

[Fade to Black]

someone knows Arturo website?
thanks

By the way, if you can find them I suggest you get the white jeans in Arturo21's avatar - they are the BEST! Very Italian jeans without the loudness.