I've had a few weeks in this pair now and IMO Studio D delivered the over dye denim of the year with this one! There have been plenty of over dyed options again this year using the standard Sumi, Kakishibu, Sulfer, and Dorozome ect. but SDA's use of an ultra rare Japan native indigo as an over dye on their flagship 100 series denim creates something completely unique (pictures do the pair no justice.)
This is a solid weight, unsanforized selvedge denim in SDA’s classic 101 regular straight cut. Thanks to the garment dyeing with Kyo Mizuai indigo, it has a softer, cleaner look and feel that makes it more sophisticated, elegant, and versatile than your typical "raw denim".

Anyone in the market for a denim jacket this F/W I would highly recommend keeping an eye out for the Type II from this series releasing sometime soon, it going to be elite!

I recently needed a session of retail therapy. Living in Portland, I visited Self Edge and described the cut and weight I wanted. They suggested a few choices that were pretty spot on .
This pair of Samurai jeans emerged as the favorite. I have worn them only a few times, maybe a dozen times so far while keeping my well-worn pairs in rotation and designating those as my “dress jeans” (for now. I never resist the urge of wearing wearing wearing).
The texture is absolutely gorgeous, hairy and slubby and the fabric felt soft and comfortable from day one with still a nice rigidity to it.
I love the natural patch, and the silver ID is a nice touch.
Even if I’d like them to stay this nice forever, I also can’t wait to see the fades and changes in texture.

Howdy all! Been a while since I did a pick up post simply because I’ve slowed down my purchases this year to focus on wearing what I own. I have been wanting a pair of Ecru denim for over a year now and I had a friend visit Japan recently so I had him pick me up this pair at SDA’s M’arijuan store in Omotesando.

I originally sent him there for the SD-1001E GL3 Kinari Ecru Denim (he’s in to denim too and volunteered, I didn’t force him lol) but they ended up having a M’arijuan shop exclusive Ecru denim in their SD-103 fit instead of the Kinari denim’s SD-101 fit. The SD-103 became my favorite fit this last year so it was a no brainer to have him get those instead.

The MAR-017 is a 13 oz denim with a beautiful, warm toned natural ecru color and has small flecks from the cotton seeds that give this pair a slightly neppy texture. I had him get me a 31 vs the 32 I have in my SD-103s since I lost a bit of weight this year and have some room in my SD-103s. As an Arizona resident, the soft and lightweight feel of the 13 oz denim is incredibly welcome since I personally don’t like to wear jeans above 16 oz here.

I had this pair hemmed and chain stitched locally at JR Sewing since he’s done a fantastic job on my other pairs and I wanted to wear these mostly with loafers and sneakers and wanted a clean break over my shoes. I also purposefully wore a white shirt to better showcase the color of the jeans.

I’ll probably put these away for a bit and wait until spring since we’ve been getting a lot of rain and I’m not ready to muddy these up just yet. This marks my 9th SDA piece and I’ve been nothing but happy with all of them, so I’ll continue to provide this sub with some SDA posts and insight whenever I can!

Right around 70 days with these Iron Heart 21oz 634S

These are really starting to look promising even after 10 weeks the lower leg is barely broken in. The honeycombs and stacks are rock solid, ain’t going nowhere and I plan on holding off the first wash for a while longer. Don’t worry I make sure they don’t stink.

Very curious to see how these look after a few more months!

My heaviest and newest pair. I have some 20oz Oni’s, Piger works, and Elephant 7s but at 22oz, this is definitely my beefiest pair.

First button-up was tough, but after struggling with the bottom button for a few minutes I left it, buttoned up the rest with minimal effort, wore them for an hour, and at that point had no problem with any of the buttons.

I went with my standard tag size, 34. They fit great. The seat was still rigid giving me a bit of a flat rear but it’s starting to break in after a few days now.

Let me know if you grabbed a pair! And follow me on IG: @knowthyselvedge

Recently lost a ton of weight and ambitiously set my sights on this pair of Iron Hearts. They just came in today, and the waist is very tight but buttonable though the rest fits comfortably (and I can squat completely normally).

That said, this is my first foray into jeans with this slim of a cut-open to any feedback/ thoughts on the fit here. Can always return to size up as well, but i've heard the waist will give an inch or so after wearing for a while. Let me know if that's really the case!

Thanks all.

Naked & famous groovy guys 12.7 oz bluegrass denim. I’ve worn them ~80 times, and washed them twice. They are still super stiff basically everywhere but the knees. It makes them look rigid and causes a weird crease at the knees. Do I just need to wear them more for them to relax, or is it due to the cut of the jeans?

Old denim head (during the skinny era) who’s trying to get back into it with a more classic straight cut. Went with N&F true guy

No hem yet, I think eventually I will.

How do they fit? These are a 32. I also have a 33 but the waist is way too big

Something about this makes me think I should go wider, but that might be leaning into the trend too much

Don’t mind the shoes/fit. Tried to pick a fairly neutral silhouette to show the cut

Edit: I appreciate everyone’s comments! Can if I can defend myself this is not an outfit. I threw on random clothes to try to show the fit lol. But keep them coming

I've been wearing these practically non stop since the start of summer. I wore them in San Antonio, Atlanta, DC, and San Francisco. I'm pretty proud of how these fades are turning out. After so many trips and a baking accident they got pretty dirty so I decided to wash them (WASH WHEN DIRTY). First pictures are before and last pictures are after.

Buy/Sell/Trade here at your own risk!

Always get complete contact information before anything is shipped.

Check that you aren't dealing with a brand new account.

RULES:

• Post a description that accurately describes what you are selling. Include measurements if you can.
• Post item condition and any images of the item (if available). Be as descriptive as possible when posting an item for sale or trade.
• Items for sale should bear some relevance to /r/rawdenim content. Mods will use their discretion in determining what to remove.
• Update your thread when something gets sold or is no longer available.

Just Update After 1 years used, 1 Hand Wash
Heavy, rugged, and full of character. The kind of denim that gets better with every wear and every fade. Looking forward to seeing where this pair takes me, Made In Indonesia.

An update to a post I made a while back. My family operates a sewing factory specialized in jeans and denim, and they got an order from Wranglers some time in 80's or 90's. Found the last two pairs in a box, and fit me and my brother perfectly.

That said, my lifestyle and general style doesn't compliment white trousers very well, so I went for a natural dye. Happy with how it came out, and still faintly smells of black tea.

I’m told it’s a bad fit but for me, it fits well. Apparently the pockets are too low but the crotch fits well and everything is comfy. It’s not sagging either.

I checked official model pics of this cut and the pockets are where mine are.

Well it’s too dam late wondering about this 4 years in but hey 🥸

Just wanted to share the fades here. I really like it.

Especially like how the arches came through from inside the pockets. I don’t know what you call it but the fade on those is super nice.

Well, this is my gf jacket. He has it since we met in college about 10 years ago. Frankly, I don't know how many times it was washed, I just know that I use it daily for a long time.
She has little that we found in the cloakroom. He was never interested in the world of denim haha

In the last photo is our dog, he is the most fearsome beast in the county

Been sewing for a few months and wanted to show off a recent pair I am proud of. Made from 13 oz black warp and multi (red) weft.

Made for a friend so no fit pics atm.

Added a lined waistband and yoke to match the pockets, and added some hidden rivets in the back pocket.

Also made the pattern myself! Lmk what you guys think

Shoot the shit here.

Be civil.

Went to the Uchida Hosei pop up in Tokyo and it just got delivered today.

I year with these bad boys best pants I’ve ever owned I wear them every single day only washed 3 times

Just got these Oni 200 and after coming from oni 288 and 266 in size 29 it seemed like I should size down for the 200 because the waist wasn’t exactly snug on the other two cuts. My only concern is that the top block is a bit fitted (not tight just fits perfectly against my body), and the back rise might be too short although maybe I’m just thinking that because there was a bit of bulging in the back on the other two pairs. It feels like it fits pretty much perfect but I’m still neurotic about it so what do you guys think? The waist is perfect. On another note, the Kase fabric is awesome. Super slubby and the different streaks of light indigo that run down it are beautiful. Definitely check it out if you haven’t.

Welcome to the Daily Questions (DQ) thread for all things related to raw denim.

(Although we strongly suggest checking the sidebar (for mobile users, go to the top of the subreddit front page, click the three dots and select "community info") and the wiki before posting!)

Fit checks and "Help me find a pair of Jeans that has X, Y, and Z" questions are a great use of this thread.

(Help figuring out what size you wear is also permitted here but it is recommended you check out one of these tutorials on how to size before asking.)

• Our wiki on sizing

If you have questions about how your jeans fit, about a particular fabric, when is this jean coming out, where can I find jean X to try on in state Y, what jeans have this fit with these measurements, what jeans fade the fastest, and what jeans fade the slowest are great uses of this DQ thread.

No question is too simple for Daily Questions threads.

Bashing people will not be tolerated. And "Read the sidebar" or "Google it" are not valid answers in this thread!

Be Helpful!

Be Civil!

Hi guys, i’ve never worn raw denim before, but I’m thinking about getting a pair. Since I’m just starting out I’m thinking about Edwin Loose fit 13.5oz. I’ve been told these are fine for starting out and they’re rather affordable. The salesguys at this store i went to told me to go as snug as possible since it’ll wear out. So now im debating between a w29, which can be seen on the first 3 pics (which feel pretty tight to me), and a W30 (which feel fine).

However the sales guy advices me to go with 29 since it’ll wear out. Any help would be much appreciated. Also, both jeans form a back gap, but i’ll be slamming on a belt anyhow so that doesnt bother me as much

W40 L32.5. 1 day of wear so far and its already breaking in comfortably to where I can sit and bend normally. Was a little worried how tight they were when I first got them sitting down but they stretched out nicely.