Lawless Reviews

I hear you, but I would have to have a shirt made with both to compare but as I said I do like this fabric whatever it is. I have never had a chambray shirt, that I know of, so I don't know what the difference would be.

If you ordered the dark chambray or Indio chambray you got the mysterious twill/bray!

I'm happy my lawless experiment is done. I wish someone would buy my jeans and shirt off me for pennies just to get rid of them. The errors I had were bad but I are them. But sending the wrong fabric willfully and fully knowing if was the wrong fabric and never notifying the customer is the kicker for me that put me over the edge.

I hear you. I think many people hold off on ordering more until they get one item to check their sizing.

Well, I finally received my Type 2, and I would be completely stoked with it if I had ordered in a medium and not a large. Unless I'm wearing something thick underneath it it drowns me a bit, and I want to be able to wear it over a shirt or a t-shirt. How sad for me. Ah well.

I've thought about that, but it's already a pretty tight weave (Kuroki 14oz) and I don't think it would shrink up too much. It would then stretch out with wear and I'd be no better off. I've also thought about taking it to a tailor, but I'm not sure how much they'd be able to do as it's big everywhere—chest, shoulders, upper arms.

It shows me that spec measurements aren't everything. I've got shirts with the same chest measurements as this jacket that don't look or feel big on me at all. 

Still, it seems like Lawless are getting things together. If they ever bring their prices back down toward what they were, I would definitely order another from them.

I think you should hot wash it. Jackets don't stretch out like pants do, unless it's really tight.

hot water will shrink it 100%

Definitely worth doing. Unless a jacket is virtually skin tight, there's really not much resistance offered through general wear - and even then it's fairly transient.

Mini-review of KS order jeans

Seven months after expected delivery my jeans have finally arrived. I ordered the 14oz Kaihara Khaki, 29 Slim Straight. 

Material
There isn't a lot to say about the fabric, it's very starchy and stiff and after wearing it out for a few hours it doesn't seem to be crocking much/at all. I'm thinking this is going to be a hard fader, but I'm really not bothered by that at all. Mid-brown/khaki with a red selvage ID, I have a suspicion this is the same fabric as Gustin's Downtown Browns.

Fit
First thing to note, while these are the 'Slim Straight', I would definitely say they fit skinny rather than slim. This was expected given the sizing guide, and I'm a skinny guy so no problems there. Measurements were up to spec with the exception of the waist, which measures about a half inch larger than expected. I feel the top block fits a bit weirdly on me. I'm not sure what it is, but I feel like the back rise is a bit too long for the front rise, making the jeans sit a bit oddly.

Construction
I'm not a raw denim expert, I only own one other pair of raws but I'll try to say what I can. Construction seems rock solid, superior I feel, to my Gustins. Stitching is clean and straight though it should be noted the hem doesn't appear to be chain stitched. This pair has the small back pockets used for the older orders. Incidentally, since this is a small pair of jeans, they're in proportion with the pants so it doesn't seem odd. It's snug, but my wallet does fit so I have no complaints. The back pockets are fully canvas-lined which is nice, and the pocket bags are the same, substantial canvas which I do like. The custom LD hardware is solid, but they did something weird with my order. I selected black hardware, which they used for the rivets. however, all the fly buttons are white. I don't know why or how that happened.

Final thoughts
The first phase of my LD adventure is over, I'm still waiting for a new site order in size 30 (which I now suspect may be a tad big for me, might need to hot soak and pray). It goes without saying the wait was ludicrous. I backed the KS on a whim, not because I *needed* the jeans, otherwise I would have been on the refund boat many months ago. As things stand, I'm happy with the jeans I received. Given the price I paid, they're definitely up to standard. At the discount prices they keep throwing around at face value the jeans are definitely worth the cost, imo. However, it might be worth weighing the cost against the years of life lost stressing over the whole process.

Will I order from LD again? Time will tell. Like so many others, the LD experience has left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth, and it's killed a lot of my enthusiasm for crowd funding/MTO. I've used the abusive relationship analogy before, so I think LD and I are going to need some time apart while I think things over. While definitely not Ferrari, I think they've shown they can make quality products at a reasonable price. If LD can pick up their act and get their production under control, maybe someday they'll even be a company I'd recommend to friends.

As promised, I included a couple of poor-quality phone camera photos: imgur.com/a/3l7vD#0

Top block also felt slightly long/wierd to me at first but it molded after wear and I never thought about it again, infact they became pretty perfect.

the fabric looks great. just for reference, i wouldn't expect much in terms of fading (or crocking) from any non-indigo denim. indigo dyes don't set as well as other colors...fading away to the core of the fabric used. this is why you get such dynamic fades with indigo denim. other colors will tend to become lighter versions of the same color over time, but not to the thread core without a lot of use and time.

the hardware mismatch is unfortunate...but if you wear a belt at least no one will really see the button colors.

the patch looks a bit unevenly stamped (in the photo), like the left side of the impression is much deeper than the right side of the patch.

i've found that most issues with varying rises tend to be an immediate 'feel'...ie a difference from what i'm used to. after a bit of break in and forming to my body they've usually ended up feeling/looking pretty natural...hopefully you find the same.