Review - Samurai Jeans - 18oz Texas Cotton LHT S8000JX-N LTD ED.

This Limited Edition commemorates the "Summer Seige of Osaka Castle" in which Yukimura Sanada, often referred to as one of the greatest Samurai warriors of Japan and leader a small army that won many battles though often outnumbered, was able to hold off an assault on the Osaka Castle in the Summer of 1615 with his team of 6,000 men against an army of 30,000. The leather patch on the S8000JX-N depicts the image of Yukimura, based on a statue of his liking at the Sankō Shrine in Osaka, in front of a burning Osaka Castle.

 

• Serial Numbered
• 18oz Samurai Original Japanese Selvage Denim
• Left Hand Twill
• Raw / Unwashed (will shrink with washing/shrink to fit)
• Genuine Indigo
• 100% Texas Cotton 

Motif istimewa pada pai kulit menggambarkan Samurai Yukimura Sanada berlatarbelakangkan Istana Osaka yang berjaya dipertahankan dari serangan askar pada tahun 1615.Cerita Samurai Yukimura ni lebih kurang sama ngan cerita King Leonidas. Yukimura dan askarnya yang hanya lebih kurang 6000 anggota berjaya mempertahankan Istana Osaka dari serangan lebih 30,000 askar musuh.

 Samurai 'A' terbalik.

 Free accessori berupa coin purse.

 Back buckle selvedge/kepala kain.

 Butang besar dan button fly tertera perkataan 'SAMURAI CO LTD - JAPAN 'S FINEST'.

 Inside rivet dan fly flap selvedge.

 Above view.

 *saiz paling besar 38 tapi perlu diingat seluar ini adalah shrink to fit jadi ia akan mengecil lebih kurang 2-3 saiz selepas dibasuh. Inside rivet copper.

 Inside pocket flab bermotifkan bungan sakura dan fauna lain kebanyakannya terdapat di Osaka.

 Motif back pocket samar-samar gull benang biru.

The S8000JX-N uses 100% Texas cotton which is famous for being a "rough" cotton due to it's high amount of short fibers. Normally, the short fibers are removed to make a smoother fabric, but Samurai adds more short cotton fibers to make the yarn even rougher. The result is a yarn that is highly uneven in size, making the woven fabric very "slubby" (irregular). Moreover, while most denim manufacturers who use Texas cotton mix it with different cottons from various other areas, Samurai uses only 100% Texas cotton. Even the sewing thread is made of 100% Texas cotton. This creates a jean that captures the essence and spirit of this tough Texas denim. Samurai have produced a few styles now using their 15oz Texas cotton denim but all were in the traditional right hand twill denim while the S8000JX-N marks the first time they've attempted using this Texas cotton in a left hand twill denim and in an heavier 18oz denim. Left hand twill denims generally produce a softer hand so the end result, a mixture of these rough and soft properties, is a unique 100% short cotton fiber Texas denim in a smooth left hand weave.