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Originally posted by teenage-robot:
@martin: now that is a nice piece of jeans - "only" buzz rickson or even WG buzz rickson?

WG & BR...

Somehow, I think the William Gibson line is the Gateway Buzz Ricksons product.

Maybe someone can translate this...

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hu - another tag saying "made in usa"

possibly the are really american produced while only the raw denim is japanese?

anyway: out of curiosity i tried to access the tokyo-enterprise.co.jp-website from tha label - no response. nothing, nada.

are the wg/br jeans really black/black? looks like a blue/black though.

how do they fit? what about shrinking?

handwash 30°C

??? I can't read the signs within the one for chemical.

iron on medium

100% cotton

When washing with water avoid the use of tumble-dryer because that could cause shrinking.
With regard of the material's special qualities be sufficiently careful when wearing it, because other cloth could be stained by leaching.

And the adress is www.toyo-enterprise.co.jp.

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www.toyo-enterprise.co.jp.

doh!!! ok i admit i had my dumb 5 minutes!

btw. the buzz rickson WG line is even available on "the infamous auction site" for 300 dollar - quite a premium for the seller as this equals something like 36,000 yen!

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Yeah, new they're ￥25,200. Anyhow, get a pair, you'll like them.

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Anyhow, get a pair, you'll like them.

any suggestions where to get them? i guess ordering them from japan is a PITA, because of shipping charges customs fees etc.

HistoryPreservation.com has Buzz Rickson Work dungarees, and the WG BR jackets...

http://historypreservation.com/hpassociates/sugarcane_2.php

Or if you had friends in Japan....

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/hinoya/br40019a/

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Originally posted by martin:
HistoryPreservation.com has Buzz Rickson Work dungarees, and the WG BR jackets...

Or if you had friends in Japan....

the bad part: historypreservation does not sell the WG jeans and i´v got no a single little japanese friend who could buy at rakuten... sigh

possibly i should invest my money in porsche design adidas trainers instead

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Originally posted by teenage-robot:

quote:

Originally posted by martin:
HistoryPreservation.com has Buzz Rickson Work dungarees, and the WG BR jackets...

Or if you had friends in Japan....

the bad part: historypreservation does not sell the WG jeans and i´v got no a single little japanese friend who could buy at rakuten... sigh

possibly i should invest my money in porsche design adidas trainers instead

I don't mean to be a spammer but if I can get my japan broker to buy some of these items I'd help you out with that... read my post above about shipping containers over..

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Originally posted by teenage-robot:

quote:

Originally posted by martin:
HistoryPreservation.com has Buzz Rickson Work dungarees, and the WG BR jackets...

Or if you had friends in Japan....

the bad part: historypreservation does not sell the WG jeans and i´v got no a single little japanese friend who could buy at rakuten... sigh

possibly i should invest my money in porsche design adidas trainers instead

Anyhow, if you're a Vintage Jeans Otaku, you'll probably end up preferring the Non-WG Buzz Ricksons, which HistoryPreservation does carry.

Then there's always that ebay place....