Pure Blue Japan SMBL-14oz-019 Smoky Blue Selvedge Jeans - Relaxed Tapered
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Pure Blue Japan’s smoky blue selvedge riffs on the brand’s flagship “XX” denim, honouring its slub and texture but creating a lighter indigo hue. Here in PBJ’s “019” Relaxed Tapered fit.
FABRIC: 14oz, 100% cotton selvedge denim
STYLE/FIT: Relaxed tapered
COLOUR: Light Indigo
METHOD: Unsanforized and one-washed
DETAILS:
-Smoky indigo and sulphur-dyed warp
-White weft
-Woven in Okayama
-Herringbone twill pocket lining
-Button fly
-Iron buttons
-Hidden rivets
-Chainstitched hem and waistband
-Embroidered "Shoai" leaf emblem on back pocket
-Co-branded deerskin leather patch
ORIGIN: Made in Japan
Pure Blue Japan’s SMBL-019 serves up a lighter-hued take on your classic blue jean. Combining an indigo and sulphur-dyed warp with a natural white weft, this 14oz selvedge denim replicates the smoky, muted tones of ’70s-era denim. It’s still a raw selvedge denim, though. And as such, it retains the same unique fading potential of your darker indigo jeans albeit with a lower contrast finish. Those lighter blues do a great job of highlighting the natural slub and texture of PBJ’s flagship “XX” denim too.
Available here in Pure Blue Japan’s “019” fit. This is a relaxed tapered style with a mid-to-high rise. Clean and refined, the fit offers a nice bit of room in the thigh with a gentle taper from the knee down.
Elliot wears size 31 jeans. He is 185cm tall and weighs 80kg / 6ft 1" and 176 lbs.
Important: The best way to determine the size you need is to measure a similar item you already own and compare with the actual sizing as per the table below. Do not go by tagsize alone. One washed. Minimal shrinkage.
| INCHES | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waist | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 40 |
| Hip | 20 | 20.5 | 21 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 22.75 | 23.5 | 24 | 25.25 | 26.5 |
| Front Rise | 10.75 | 10.75 | 10.75 | 11 | 11.25 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 12 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| Back Rise | 14.75 | 15 | 15 | 15.25 | 15.5 | 15.75 | 15.75 | 16 | 16.25 | 16.75 |
| Upper Thigh | 11.5 | 11.75 | 12 | 12.5 | 12.75 | 13 | 13.25 | 13.75 | 14 | 14.5 |
| Knee | 7.25 | 7.4 | 7.75 | 7.75 | 8 | 8.25 | 8.5 | 8.75 | 9 | 9.5 |
| Leg Opening | 6.25 | 6.25 | 6.5 | 6.75 | 7 | 7 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.75 | 9 |
| Inseam | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Stage 1: The waist
- Button up the jean.
Lay flat with the top waist band evenly flat on the back waist band.
Measure from one side to the other keeping the jean flat & double the measurement.
Stage 2: The hip
- Measure 3 inches or 7.5cm from the crotch stitch.
Measure from side to side flat across the jean at this point.
Stage 3: Front rise
- Lay flat and measure from crotch seam to top of jean with top button fastened
Stage 4: Back rise
- Measure from crotch seam to top of the back of the jean.
Stage 5: Thigh
- Lay flat and measure from crotch across to outside of leg.
Stage 6: Knee
- Lay flat and measure 13” or 33cm from crotch down inside seam of jeans
From here measure from one side of the jean to the other.
Stage 7: hem width/leg opening
- With the jean flat measure from one side of the leg opening to the other.
NB with very heavy denim 18oz and above measure the entire circumference of the exterior of the hem using a measuring tape and divide by 2 for a more exact figure.
Stage 8: Inseam/inside leg
- Lay the jean flat with the inseam at the centre.
Following the inside seam measure from the crotch to the end of the leg.
Stage 1: Chest
- Measure from pit to pit and double the reading.
Stage 2: Shoulder
- Measure across the top from one shoulder seam to the other.
Stage 3: Waist
We measure the narrowest part of the garment outer seam to outer seam between the pit and the opening. If, however, the shirt has gussets, the waist will correspond to the the opening measurement.
Stage 4: Opening
Here we take a cross measurement from seam to seam at the bottom of the shirt.
Stage 5: Length
Measure from the top of the shoulder by the collar to the bottom of the garment.
Stage 6: Sleeve
Measure from the top of shoulder seam to the cuff’s edge.
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