This is their 714 model. Resolute puts as much focus on the fit as in the material. Their motto is: dont hem jeans, they wont fit right and wash them often and without fuss.
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banana republic and gap sell 100% selvedge from kaihara mills. its not always for sale but its a recurring product. nice denim, nice cut, very slow faders. (up to you if that’s a good or a bad thing)
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resolute is the absolute best jeans for manlets and really tall guys. all their jeans are inseam specific and the whole leg is re-patterned to fit your body perfectly instead of being one size fits all like every other brand.
[…] >What should i go for when looking for the perfect japanese selvedge denims?
do you want ‘just a damn good pair of jeans’? you want to look at stuff like iron heart, and momotaro which use long staple cotton in a tight weave. their jeans are very durable with an almost armor-like quality to them.
do you want an accurate faithful reproduction of how jeans used to be? look into repro brands like tcb and warehouse/denime.
do you want interesting and cool fabrics? pbj, oni, samurai, naked & famous, tanuki, etc.
do you want light weight summer jeans? hiroshi kato, naked & famous, and anything in a 2×1 twill.
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totally different build than you but i don’t like their cuts either. check out momotaro, fullcount, samurai.
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their fabrics are the best for that style of denim, i agree. momotaro’s the next best in that category if you don’t like ih’s cuts.
W2c Resolute I am a turbo manlet and can’t find them in the usual jap denim places here in the US
the other way to go for manlet + tapered cuts if you cant get resolute is: buy slim straight (or straight if you’re dwarfpilled) then have a tailor taper it custom from the inseam.
slim straight in general is kino for manlets, can alter the inseam drastically w/o hecking the fit up.
Do they even still offer selvege? I thought they went to all plastic blend ""traveler"" ""denim"" with like 50% synthetic 10% elastic and only 40% cotton
Oh my GOSH this denim isn’t even 1000 % made by 100 virgin Naruto hands? I AM GOING FRIGGIN INSANE PLASTIC BAD PLASTIC LE FRIGGING BAD MY TASTE MY TASTE IS SUPERIOR I AM PATRICIAN
I hate the way plastic clothing feels on my skin. It also doesn’t breathe right and if you get hot it feels wrong. I used to love banana republics chinos when they were 100% cotton. I never bought their jeans, but I’ve had probably 4 pairs of gap jeans including a 14oz selvege pair. They were always pretty good and a fair price. But banana has gone synthetic on a lot of their stuff that used to be nice.
Oh my GOSH this denim isn’t even 1000 % made by 100 virgin Naruto hands? I AM GOING FRIGGIN INSANE PLASTIC BAD PLASTIC LE FRIGGING BAD MY TASTE MY TASTE IS SUPERIOR I AM PATRICIAN
banana republic and gap sell 100% selvedge from kaihara mills. its not always for sale but its a recurring product. nice denim, nice cut, very slow faders. (up to you if that’s a good or a bad thing)
https://i.imgur.com/TtgKtEn.jpg
Resolute:
resolute is the absolute best jeans for manlets and really tall guys. all their jeans are inseam specific and the whole leg is re-patterned to fit your body perfectly instead of being one size fits all like every other brand.
https://i.imgur.com/BxNLwNC.jpg
What should i go for when looking for the perfect japanese selvedge denims?
Whats your go-to brand?
>What should i go for when looking for the perfect japanese selvedge denims?
do you want ‘just a damn good pair of jeans’? you want to look at stuff like iron heart, and momotaro which use long staple cotton in a tight weave. their jeans are very durable with an almost armor-like quality to them.
do you want an accurate faithful reproduction of how jeans used to be? look into repro brands like tcb and warehouse/denime.
do you want interesting and cool fabrics? pbj, oni, samurai, naked & famous, tanuki, etc.
do you want light weight summer jeans? hiroshi kato, naked & famous, and anything in a 2×1 twill.
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Good takes but I honestly don’t like the iron heart cuts. You can tell someone’s wearing IHs instantly. I don’t really know what it is about their cuts, something about the taper, but it’s very distinctive and for me falls into uncanny valley. Ive never felt the fabric but I’ve heard it’s just about unsurpassed.
For reference, the current pair I wear every day are Studio D’Artisan SD-101s, which are a classic straight cut with no taper. The criticism that most Japanese brands try too hard to replicate vintage Levi’s is very fair, however.
totally different build than you but i don’t like their cuts either. check out momotaro, fullcount, samurai.
What says. I’ve owned a few pairs of samurais, sugar canes, and iron hearts and can confidently say that iron heart makes the most universal, robust, classic jeans out there. All the other companies make weird experimental fabrics or just focus too hard on the Levi’s reproduction shit. Iron Heart’s 21 oz denim is legitimately the most well balanced fabric, you get that substantive weight, but it’s not over the top heavy and it is suprisingly easy to break in. The construction of their jeans also has a slight edge over everyone else since they use poly/cotton mixture for their stitching, line their back pockets, and sew their belt loops underneath the waistband. Plus, their 888 cut is perfect since the taper is very minimal, so you get a sexy looking straight leg silhouette that you can still manage to drape over a pair of boots instead of needing to cuff them to the top of the boot ankle
their fabrics are the best for that style of denim, i agree. momotaro’s the next best in that category if you don’t like ih’s cuts.
Im 5’10 and have two pairs of resolute and they fit great. I only tried sugar cane, edwin and samurai but they all fit like ass compared to resolute. My only complain is that they are kinda boring but who cares when they feel better than sweatpants.
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W2c Resolute I am a turbo manlet and can’t find them in the usual jap denim places here in the US
No clue bro. You prob have to ship overseas orsomething. I still say its worth it tho unless you have to pay over 400 bucks in total
Iron Heart 888 21oz is the be all end all jeans. Everything else is just weird fabrics and limited run meme shit for hobbyists. Lee 101z "relaxed fit" is also pretty nicer and a bit cheaper than IH. Not as high of a rise but otherwise a similar looking cut. Lefthand twill indigo is on sale right now for $120. You’d be hard pressed to find nicer denim at that price point.
What says. I’ve owned a few pairs of samurais, sugar canes, and iron hearts and can confidently say that iron heart makes the most universal, robust, classic jeans out there. All the other companies make weird experimental fabrics or just focus too hard on the Levi’s reproduction shit. Iron Heart’s 21 oz denim is legitimately the most well balanced fabric, you get that substantive weight, but it’s not over the top heavy and it is suprisingly easy to break in. The construction of their jeans also has a slight edge over everyone else since they use poly/cotton mixture for their stitching, line their back pockets, and sew their belt loops underneath the waistband. Plus, their 888 cut is perfect since the taper is very minimal, so you get a sexy looking straight leg silhouette that you can still manage to drape over a pair of boots instead of needing to cuff them to the top of the boot ankle
Not even that big (~25"), but huge compared to my waist. And I tried the 888, which is supposedly their relaxed taper and I can’t even lift my leg to 90°, meanwhile I have about two inches of room in the waist.
I’ve got some N&F classics right now in elephant 12 that fit really well, and I’m eyeing a custom 25oz pair through soso, but having tried IH, it sucks knowing their denim isn’t in the cards for me
Anonymous says:
it just depends on what you want in terms of cut/fabric. first thing you should do is really nail down the measurements you’ll be using by measuring a pair of good fitting pants. it’s better to do that then try and go off body measurements imo. then just start comparing the measurements to any pair you are interested in. so far my absolute favorite jeans are from shockoe atelier, american made but japanese denim. i also really like samurai and sugar cane. i have tried naked and famous but wasn’t a fan of the fit, and tried momotaro but didn’t like the feel of the fabric. at some point i want to try iton heart and oni, but i haven’t gotten around to it.
>soso
i hope you have better luck than me. they hecked up twice making me a pair. first pair came with the left leg almost completely twisted 360° somehow, second pair came in the wrong waist size. just said heck it and sold the second pair to a friend for cheap.
Anonymous says:
My pair was off by about an inch in the waist. Their CS suggested a hot wash and chalked it up to the difficulty of combining a wide hip/thigh with a much smaller waist.
It doesn’t look bad with a belt so I don’t mind too much, and I still plan on grabbing some 25oz jeans from them
Anonymous says:
>that you can still manage to drape over a pair of boots instead of needing to cuff them to the top of the boot ankle
What do you do about the dye bleeding onto your boots? Tape? Scotch gard?
What says. I’ve owned a few pairs of samurais, sugar canes, and iron hearts and can confidently say that iron heart makes the most universal, robust, classic jeans out there. All the other companies make weird experimental fabrics or just focus too hard on the Levi’s reproduction shit. Iron Heart’s 21 oz denim is legitimately the most well balanced fabric, you get that substantive weight, but it’s not over the top heavy and it is suprisingly easy to break in. The construction of their jeans also has a slight edge over everyone else since they use poly/cotton mixture for their stitching, line their back pockets, and sew their belt loops underneath the waistband. Plus, their 888 cut is perfect since the taper is very minimal, so you get a sexy looking straight leg silhouette that you can still manage to drape over a pair of boots instead of needing to cuff them to the top of the boot ankle
Good takes but I honestly don’t like the iron heart cuts. You can tell someone’s wearing IHs instantly. I don’t really know what it is about their cuts, something about the taper, but it’s very distinctive and for me falls into uncanny valley. Ive never felt the fabric but I’ve heard it’s just about unsurpassed.
For reference, the current pair I wear every day are Studio D’Artisan SD-101s, which are a classic straight cut with no taper. The criticism that most Japanese brands try too hard to replicate vintage Levi’s is very fair, however.
i think the big thing that makes iron heart superior when it comes to durability is the nylon core thread.
look at the strike gold compared to iron heart and how their jeans age. the fabrics are actually really similar to each other but strike gold’s 100% cotton thread falls apart and they’re known for things like back pockets coming completely off. if you’re like me and get a boner from that beat up worn in vintage repaired 50 times pair of jeans that can be really desirable. but for the average person on here i think they just want jeans that hold up and last a long time.
not really selvedge related but has anyone here worn high rise jeans? I’m looking for a pair and wrangler 13mwzs look like they fit the description but I’ve never worn high rise before so wanna see if anyones had experience with em before.
The pocket access is more annoying and they will only fit if you have a boomhauer or hank hill bodytype. The cowboy cuts don’t fit if you lift weights. You have to size up for the legs and then have a tailor take the waist in.
Denim :l
Denim Japan :000000
Resolute:
This is their 714 model. Resolute puts as much focus on the fit as in the material. Their motto is: dont hem jeans, they wont fit right and wash them often and without fuss.
W2c Resolute I am a turbo manlet and can’t find them in the usual jap denim places here in the US
the other way to go for manlet + tapered cuts if you cant get resolute is: buy slim straight (or straight if you’re dwarfpilled) then have a tailor taper it custom from the inseam.
slim straight in general is kino for manlets, can alter the inseam drastically w/o hecking the fit up.
Just buy iron heart in high rise relaxed taper
BANANA REPUBLIC
Do they even still offer selvege? I thought they went to all plastic blend ""traveler"" ""denim"" with like 50% synthetic 10% elastic and only 40% cotton
Oh my GOSH this denim isn’t even 1000 % made by 100 virgin Naruto hands? I AM GOING FRIGGIN INSANE PLASTIC BAD PLASTIC LE FRIGGING BAD MY TASTE MY TASTE IS SUPERIOR I AM PATRICIAN
A run of the mill post by a brain-dead microplastics connoisseur
I hate the way plastic clothing feels on my skin. It also doesn’t breathe right and if you get hot it feels wrong. I used to love banana republics chinos when they were 100% cotton. I never bought their jeans, but I’ve had probably 4 pairs of gap jeans including a 14oz selvege pair. They were always pretty good and a fair price. But banana has gone synthetic on a lot of their stuff that used to be nice.
Mindbroken
banana republic and gap sell 100% selvedge from kaihara mills. its not always for sale but its a recurring product. nice denim, nice cut, very slow faders. (up to you if that’s a good or a bad thing)
resolute is the absolute best jeans for manlets and really tall guys. all their jeans are inseam specific and the whole leg is re-patterned to fit your body perfectly instead of being one size fits all like every other brand.
>What should i go for when looking for the perfect japanese selvedge denims?
do you want ‘just a damn good pair of jeans’? you want to look at stuff like iron heart, and momotaro which use long staple cotton in a tight weave. their jeans are very durable with an almost armor-like quality to them.
do you want an accurate faithful reproduction of how jeans used to be? look into repro brands like tcb and warehouse/denime.
do you want interesting and cool fabrics? pbj, oni, samurai, naked & famous, tanuki, etc.
do you want light weight summer jeans? hiroshi kato, naked & famous, and anything in a 2×1 twill.
totally different build than you but i don’t like their cuts either. check out momotaro, fullcount, samurai.
their fabrics are the best for that style of denim, i agree. momotaro’s the next best in that category if you don’t like ih’s cuts.
Im 5’10 and have two pairs of resolute and they fit great. I only tried sugar cane, edwin and samurai but they all fit like ass compared to resolute. My only complain is that they are kinda boring but who cares when they feel better than sweatpants.
No clue bro. You prob have to ship overseas orsomething. I still say its worth it tho unless you have to pay over 400 bucks in total
pretty sure they do it was for sale like 6mo ago. i think its seasonal or they just do runs whenever the fabric’s cheap.
I got mine, they claim they’re sourced from Nepal and then made in Italy or some nonsense. I like them tbh.
if they don’t anymore you can get basically the same thing from gap (same company) or uniqlo asia.
Iron Heart 888 21oz is the be all end all jeans. Everything else is just weird fabrics and limited run meme shit for hobbyists. Lee 101z "relaxed fit" is also pretty nicer and a bit cheaper than IH. Not as high of a rise but otherwise a similar looking cut. Lefthand twill indigo is on sale right now for $120. You’d be hard pressed to find nicer denim at that price point.
What says. I’ve owned a few pairs of samurais, sugar canes, and iron hearts and can confidently say that iron heart makes the most universal, robust, classic jeans out there. All the other companies make weird experimental fabrics or just focus too hard on the Levi’s reproduction shit. Iron Heart’s 21 oz denim is legitimately the most well balanced fabric, you get that substantive weight, but it’s not over the top heavy and it is suprisingly easy to break in. The construction of their jeans also has a slight edge over everyone else since they use poly/cotton mixture for their stitching, line their back pockets, and sew their belt loops underneath the waistband. Plus, their 888 cut is perfect since the taper is very minimal, so you get a sexy looking straight leg silhouette that you can still manage to drape over a pair of boots instead of needing to cuff them to the top of the boot ankle
Their fabric is really second to none. Other heavyweight stuff doesn’t come close. It’s just hecking annoying that all their cuts are for twinks
I’m going to assume you lift and have monster thighs? I’ve heard the 634 is good for /fit/ bros.
Not even that big (~25"), but huge compared to my waist. And I tried the 888, which is supposedly their relaxed taper and I can’t even lift my leg to 90°, meanwhile I have about two inches of room in the waist.
I’ve got some N&F classics right now in elephant 12 that fit really well, and I’m eyeing a custom 25oz pair through soso, but having tried IH, it sucks knowing their denim isn’t in the cards for me
it just depends on what you want in terms of cut/fabric. first thing you should do is really nail down the measurements you’ll be using by measuring a pair of good fitting pants. it’s better to do that then try and go off body measurements imo. then just start comparing the measurements to any pair you are interested in. so far my absolute favorite jeans are from shockoe atelier, american made but japanese denim. i also really like samurai and sugar cane. i have tried naked and famous but wasn’t a fan of the fit, and tried momotaro but didn’t like the feel of the fabric. at some point i want to try iton heart and oni, but i haven’t gotten around to it.
>soso
i hope you have better luck than me. they hecked up twice making me a pair. first pair came with the left leg almost completely twisted 360° somehow, second pair came in the wrong waist size. just said heck it and sold the second pair to a friend for cheap.
My pair was off by about an inch in the waist. Their CS suggested a hot wash and chalked it up to the difficulty of combining a wide hip/thigh with a much smaller waist.
It doesn’t look bad with a belt so I don’t mind too much, and I still plan on grabbing some 25oz jeans from them
>that you can still manage to drape over a pair of boots instead of needing to cuff them to the top of the boot ankle
What do you do about the dye bleeding onto your boots? Tape? Scotch gard?
Good takes but I honestly don’t like the iron heart cuts. You can tell someone’s wearing IHs instantly. I don’t really know what it is about their cuts, something about the taper, but it’s very distinctive and for me falls into uncanny valley. Ive never felt the fabric but I’ve heard it’s just about unsurpassed.
For reference, the current pair I wear every day are Studio D’Artisan SD-101s, which are a classic straight cut with no taper. The criticism that most Japanese brands try too hard to replicate vintage Levi’s is very fair, however.
I own a pair of Rogue Territory and a pair of Iron Heart.
i think the big thing that makes iron heart superior when it comes to durability is the nylon core thread.
look at the strike gold compared to iron heart and how their jeans age. the fabrics are actually really similar to each other but strike gold’s 100% cotton thread falls apart and they’re known for things like back pockets coming completely off. if you’re like me and get a boner from that beat up worn in vintage repaired 50 times pair of jeans that can be really desirable. but for the average person on here i think they just want jeans that hold up and last a long time.
not really selvedge related but has anyone here worn high rise jeans? I’m looking for a pair and wrangler 13mwzs look like they fit the description but I’ve never worn high rise before so wanna see if anyones had experience with em before.
The pocket access is more annoying and they will only fit if you have a boomhauer or hank hill bodytype. The cowboy cuts don’t fit if you lift weights. You have to size up for the legs and then have a tailor take the waist in.
5’11, 90kg ish with a 42" chubby belly and no ass yeah i’m definitely hank hill.