Pure Blue Japan (PBJ)

[gbougard]

Update: Pure Blue Japan informed me the 07 24oz would be shipping end of March and the 05 24oz model by end of April.

Since they havent been too reliable in previous date indications and in light of the fucked up situation in Japan these days, I would take these dates cautiously.

[FOXY]

AI-002 raw - first soak: cold soak/warm soak or hot soak - what's your recommendation?

[Finn666]

^I think you can answer this question yourself

If the presoak fit is a bit tight, then cold soak and so on…

[Seul]

"It's RAAAWWW!.. You DONKEY!.."

[Finn666]

^doesnt matter imo!

if the presoak fit on a raw pair is a bit on the tighter side and you want to shrink it just a bit, then cold soak…

the looser the cut is presoak, the hotter the water should be, when you soak! Donkey

[Seul]

I just wanted to post that - no connection to your earlier post there Finn…

And yeah: follow Finn's advice, Kaj...

[Finn666]

okay, it's all good my man ;)…

[FOXY]

I got some "interesting" advice earlier today: cold soak in order to not hurt the indigo.

unless we are talking "boiling" I would guess the difference between cold and warm might only have an impact on the cotton shrinkage…

[Seul]

Meh - cold soak with vinegar… That supposedly prevents the indigo from bleeding too much... Who knows... Just soak at 40 C° for 45 minutes unless you can't fit in them right now... Then cold soak and put them on whilst they're damp to stretch 'm a bit...

[FOXY]

^ yeah - what the heck - will do a simple warm soak and break-in while damp.

(what's the point in pampering a pair of jeans if you are going to wear them?)

[thpcgr]

I finally picked up my AI-002 from take5.  NO 24 oz yet so I have to hit them again in June or so.

Soooo.. I got a size 34….  glad I did...  POST SOAK it's a SIZE 32!!!  Man, it shrunk so much, it shrunk more then my 005 in a size 33. 
It was a HOT soak @ 60C.  Color change was very insignificant post soaking, Just a super tiny hint lighter.

If I were to compare fit between the 005 and AI-002, the AI feels a tad more fitted and proportions a little better then the 005. The top block is a little more snug but the thighs a tiny bit looser and more comfortable.  With a few more days wear lets see how much these stretch out...

AI-002 and 634SR rotating daily, life is good.  ;D....  until summer when I need to switch to light jeans.

[kit99bar]

xx-009 are very interesting too me.  The fit seems similar to a 634s.

[FOXY]

@thpcgr:

I finally picked up my AI-002 from take5.  NO 24 oz yet so I have to hit them again in June or so.

Soooo.. I got a size 34….  glad I did...  POST SOAK it's a SIZE 32!!!  Man, it shrunk so much, it shrunk more then my 005 in a size 33. 
It was a HOT soak @ 60C.  Color change was very insignificant post soaking, Just a super tiny hint lighter.

If I were to compare fit between the 005 and AI-002, the AI feels a tad more fitted and proportions a little better then the 005. The top block is a little more snug but the thighs a tiny bit looser and more comfortable.  With a few more days wear lets see how much these stretch out...
...

I got the TPJ-510 in W33 which are essentially a XX-005 and they ended up being about a size too big after a hot soak. (contemplating a really hot soak in order to find out if I can get some further shrinkage out…)

So, when buying the AI-002 I opted for W32 hoping to get a better post-soak fit. Will do pre-soak pics and measurements as well as soaking and post-soak measurements later this week...

[FOXY]

AI-02 is drying after the soak…

[beautiful_FrEaK]

really like the texture of the AI-002

[gbougard]

The first of 2 24oz models came in today at BIG, it is the XX-013 24oz. Gordon told me he'd post a pic today, so go check it out. It is raw, so I wonder how much it will weigh when washed and shrunk. PBJ makes awesome pants, (almost) on a par with IH. In the pipeline is a 24oz version of the truly fantastic XX-007 deep indigo model. That one, I'm getting most definitely.

http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=9415&category_id=&manufacturer_id=9&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28

[kit99bar]

I am thankful they only did the 24oz denim in their skinny cuts because I would be heavily tempted by the 003 cut!

[gbougard]

prepare to cry:

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.purebluejapan.jp/&ei=17JaTfmXMoaq8APg5PjUDw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCYQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpure%2Bblue%2Bjapan%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26prmd%3Divns

[Seul]

Man those 007s at 24 oz. look good…

[jimmy]

I am impressed they manage to get that leaf embroidered so nicely over that seam in such thick denim