mandel9000

Tiny update from me as well! I washed a couple weeks ago, lost count now that I do it more often, but with all the mud when the snow's melting and my dog jumping like crazy these days, I actually haven't worn the 40s since. It was nice to have some variety (although I must admit I mainly wore sweatpants at the home office) and also great to put them on again yesterday. A couple of shots after struggling with the bluetooth remote app. Only after did I remember that my camera was programmed to simulate ol' Kodachrome, so the photos are a little bit warmer and more saturated than real life. 

Fades are not showing that well either, but they're coming along nicely now, for the first time I might get those faded-to-almost-white thighs that I so often envy in vintage jeans. 

Oh, and @Uncle Karl, you certainly look like a winner to me! Lots of other pairs look great as well. 

I washed again yesterday! I haven't processed the photos at all, but I think the camera and the lighting combined have added to a tiny bit more contrast than IRL. The color is somewhere between the photos where I wear them and the close-ups. Still loving these a lot, the texture is close to perfection. 

It’s been freezing here lately, so yesterday I bought a warm overall and shoes for the doggo, put on wool underwear and my expedition down jacket, and went for a long walk in the woods. 
The trees are weighed down with heavy snow, bending and forming obstacles and portals. Just lovely!

(The lack of jean action, or me, in the photos due to the dog’s limited skills.)

Another month, another wash. This is the fifth, I think, and from now on I'll just throw 'em in the washer every time the dog muddies them up, looks like the creases are well set at this point. I've loaned the good camera to a friend so these are all phone pics, with some contrasty over-compensation for the all-tungsten light in the basement on the photos of full front and back. The color and fade is most accurate in the close-ups. 

Wash crease not as significant as it looks here, phew: 


Repair job coming up:
 

Doggo chillin', listening to Steely Dan: 

(Edit: For some reason I wasn't able to enter text on my phone... And the picture didn't show either.)

Wow, the progress on these last few pages... Impressive! I've washed yet again, a monthly event here, and this is what the upper thigh looks like now. Nothing like @Uncle Karl or @mzasch for sure, but I think the puppy and multiple daily walks have contributed to quicker fading than normal for me.

I love the high rise and I always tuck. I tried on a batch of the other jeans I own while tidying up last week and they all felt more constricting in the seat and thigh. These are my jeans that fit most like sweatpants, haha, albeit very high waisted ones... 

 

After what’s technically the fourth wash: 

Something is happening here, even for an (home) office rat like me. I guess it helps to have a puppy.

I’ve worn the jeans all days since the start of the contest except for two Sundays spent in sweatpants and one day that called for more formal attire. Still love ‘em!

Washed on Monday.....

On 10/2/2020 at 9:21 PM, buler said:

Thiago is so cute! How is the training going?

Very well, thanks! I'm so happy that he's a youth now, we're having lots of fun and I get to do other things as well, not just take him out to pee every hour.

Speaking of, we (Thiago and I) went to a friend's farm/stables this weekend. I was going to pose on a tractor (and maybe even on a horse!) for you all, but alas, on Saturday we forgot and the next day it was raining too much. These are more or less all I have: 

I delayed the wash I was contemplating late last week because of this trip, no use washing only to smell like a horse a couple of days later, but in 55 minutes the jeans are going in the washer! Will return with more pics after. 

I went to a muddy dog park today, this might call for a first post-wear wash.

Wear documented late last week: 

Day 10, off to work with lil' doggo. I've actually worn the jeans every day since the start of the contest and I can already see some nice creases and fades coming in. It's been a while since my last new pair, but these seem like pretty fast faders. And I've either lost a substantial amount of weight since September 1st, or these have stretched a few inches the past week and a half. I bet on the latter. 

Autumn is definitely in the air in Norway these days, mornings are cold and bright and I've started layering. Tucked shirt ftw btw! I'll break out the real camera this weekend and try to get some better shots. 

Day 2, puppy class:

Bonus, cuffing the waist (@buler ):

I forgot about the newspaper on my way home from work, but anyway. Impromptu photo sesh because the cat was sitting right there, puppy coming up later! 

Sorry about cutting off the cuffs but you all know what they look like...