What other booths were there besides The Yard?

any other denim shops/labels?

thanks for the info.

Scythe is gonna open a cafe/restaurant around ara damansara nearby citta mall, right?

Nice fit. Planning to hem/cut the excess or cuff/ lipat them?

For the leather shoes, take ur time saving the money, but invest in a good one. One reliable pair is all you need (but who am i kidding ).

Stay TTS (true to size). Most raw denims nowadays are most sanforized which makes minimal stretch or shrinkage.

If the new raw denims feels a little big snug but you are able to button up, means the jeans fit you well.

Steady ah g3n0c|d3. Berapa tu?

Not bad. Kain from mana? really murah kalau from Japan mills.

Not so sure. But it has been discussed before in this thread. Probably the search function can help you.

Unionmade is the machine to stitch the jeans. Vintage machines for the authenticity of the stitching details.

Good budget to start with. I'd recommend some local denim artisans like Cheese Denim or Ceremony Fine Wear. You can check out the first page first post on the shop locations.

Nice one bro!

you described it fair actually. i should know, i was one of their customers.

yeah, it wasn't handeled professionally.

IHUK and that local retailer didnt deliver as intended.

to have the cheek to say that we should be grateful in the first place shows the lack of respect they have to the customers.

they wouldn't even have secured the sales without Mydenim's help and commitment.

but bygones be bygones.

i'll comment the mydenim role:

mydenim had been requesting updates for this jeans for the longest time. we tried to follow up with the local retailer (being the official brand distributor) but the information flow was lacking.

it came to the point we just asked directly to IHUK to ask what's the status. only from there we got a glimpse of the status of the jeans. it was far from satisfactory, but at least something to update us.

it came to the point that IHUK just replied "No news is good news". imagine you spent rm1,250 on something which both the retailer and producer of the jeans cant even take the time to explain properly to their customers on the current status of their project.

after months of broken promises and deadlines, we only got an update UNOFFICIALLY via the retailer's facebook. no direct communication with Mydenim was made to say the jeans has arrived.

now, not only that showed the lack of communication, but to see that the jeans was not up to the request we wanted, that was the ticking point of our patience.

of course we made our displeasures heard.

at least i tip my hat that the local retailer admited their shortcomings and offered an option to their customer. i shall respect that and hope they honoured as to what they promised.

i cant say the same to IHUK. their arrogance to say that we should be greatful did nothing to impress me personally.

to say that it was a " gift" to have IH making the jeans for Mydenim since it is not a retailer, i shall summarise the absurdity of that claim:
1. a "gift" wouldnt cost you money
2. without mydenim, you wont be able to secure 62 out 100 sales.
3. initial order to final product didnt match means you didnt deliver the goods as per requested. no two ways about it.

but i hold my peace with the local retailer. amends were made and hope the promise can be delivered.

it could be the case. your suggestion of having the one off pair for inspection was a great idea. hope future collaborations can inplement this.

its true the quality is still up to par, hence no complaint about it.

its a decent pair to have if you havent owned IH denims and to have that special patch to it.

i'd encourage anyone to check them out. see....no bad blood vetween me and the local retailer.

Price wise is the same or a bit less from buying IH from their international distributor.

You cant get the japanese domestic price unless you buy it online.

Should be below rm1k

you can check the 1st post of this thread.

leg twist is part of raw denim/selvedge is part of the allure. some people desire that look for the fades.

if you dont fancy it, try broken twill denim. left hand twill will also counter the leg twist if im not mistaken.

selvedge denim can also be source from countries like bangladdesh. lower production cost plus lower source cotton (non-zimbabwe cotton or non-texas cotton) can also produce cheap selvedge denim.

higher prices for jap denims is because of their source of cotton (zimbabwe being the best) plus the skill of the workers in the japanese mills contribute to more expensive but higher quality denims.

never had that severe leg twist. are you wearing lose cut or tight?

"half" selvedge. topkek.

im not sure about designer jeans. some swear those designer jeans (eg Dior and Burberry) makes decent selvedge and raw denims rather than jump on the bandwagon.

truth is, as a buyer, we know the trade off whether the quality meets the price.

honestly i dont mind where the selvedge and raw denim is sourced from. if the quality and workmanship is there at the appropriate price, i'd buy it.

many had doubts initially on hearing about redcloud, a denim brand based in China. but the quality is there, and some buyers can appreciate that.

i just dont support fake denims. if they come out with an original brand, i have no qualms about it.

Ahh....A.P.C. eh?

I guess you have to factor those jeans are also unsanforised causing the leg twist.


ada brand baru nampak gaya i guess.

it's the denim that makes the brand, not the brand that makes the denim. if that makes sense.

Unbranded is the "brand" that answers your question. it's basically you are paying for the denim, not the brand.

Hence it is relatively cheaper in that sense as supposed you are not paying for the brand and marketing of it. just the denim and workmanship.

even their patch is empty of any logo.

But i believe their denim is sourced outside Japan like Turkey if im not mistaken.

THE KING HAS SPOKEN!

Wow, those are some sweet "red wings" you got there!

Does it float on water?