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Oh no, conflicting suggestions! Thanks guys

I wonder if its safe to go down half a size and EE. Damn i hate ordering shoes without trying them on.

Danner seem to be just a touch shorter than Red Wing and more narrow (but just a touch shorter).

Where does one go for the modern-cut, selvedge-jean from the Levis family? Levis Premium doesn't exactly set the Internet forumz on fire.

LVC is Levis premium selvedge line. It is where one goes to find that stuff. The 501 was never a "skinny jean." So, if Levis wants a skinny jean in the selvedge range, they need to invent it. For better or worse, they call it the '67 505 or the '47 501 etc, etc.

Stop going all Electrum 'cuz the '54 and the '47 are stylized while the '55, '66, '37 etc. etc. are not so much. It is what it is. And, what it is, is pretty fucking nice denim pants at some nice prices.

(To continue my tangent, I wish some of the beloved Japanese brands cared for the early incarnation of the 501 as much as LVC does.)

^You have too much time on your hands. Idle hands won't fade jeans.

Friday, August 29, 1997 was a nice addition to that list.

^For any of that to make sense, the Tempo would need to go 88 MPH and we all know that ain't happening in this lifetime.

The ROY-inspired Pimp-My-Ride style paint job was nice, though.

I won't lie to you, future RNR had me discouraged. I was feeling like there was no point to this contest. I was ready to sell my ROYs to Edmund.

Then, I started to really listen to RNR as he went on and on about how he "got the fadez" -- both the sexual stuff and now the Black Panther stuff. I realized these were the rantings of a syphilitic mind. In fact, what he's been telling everyone is his time machine isn't even a Delorean -- it's an '87 Ford Tempo with a Sega Genesis and a Zenith hardwired to the battery.

Anyway, looks like this thing is wide open. I doubt RNR lives another year with the disease eroding his health and the questionable decision to march around Oakland in a "Free Huey" T-shirt. Basically, we're all guaranteed 29 or better -- unless hospital-bed fadez take off.

Boys (and TG), that sweet set of chambray skivvies is still in play.

Stumbled across these during my lunch hour.

'70s 646 deadstock.

Nothing special, but check out that arc.

'70s 646 deadstock. Left it on the shelf. I've stopped taking stuff I won't realistically wear for a few years.

Can the Planed Parenthood clinic get chlamydia stains out of jeans?

^Yup, baby Prevacid. Great during the day -- huge difference. Sleepy time is another story, however. It's just part of the process. As they say, "The only way out of winter is through it."

I am thinking, though, that I should slip the ROYs on at 3 a.m. for some nice rocking chair fadez...

Stay tuned: There will be a vasectomy post sometime in the summer.

I have a newborn boy with acid reflux. The sleeping routine is hellish. I switch off with the ol' lady every couple hours holding the kid upright so he doesn't choke on his stomach acid as he falls asleep -- two hour stretches at a time on bad nights. It leads to some unusual meditations -- random stuff bubbles up and then keeps running through my mind. Once, for a whole week, I thought about cartoon depictions of banana splits while bouncing the boy in a dark bedroom. Another stretch of days had me thinking about miner photos ala Jeans of the Old West (no homo). Since the start of this, however, it's been ROY, ROY and more ROY. I suspect the next two weeks will be very, very long ones. Here's to coffee, Roy Slaper and a good night's sleep. God speed the denim guru of Oakland. May your chainstitch be straight and your indigo-stained digits strong.

^If the top of the boot isn't regularly exposed (no highwater concept), you could tape the top of the boot. A few layers of athletic tape could make it feel a lot better.

Sulphur bottom = added before the indigo

Sulphur top = added after the indigo

Darkening agent, right?

I know Steve Jones was the technical heart of that band, but sometimes it looks like he accidentally stepped into the picture (or in the case of the video above, he thought the band was headlining a pirate-themed dinner cruise).

Goddamnit, get the prop assistant out of the photo!

People have evolved to not have mouths because it is not necessary to talk anymore. Shit blew my mind away when he told me all this. And this all happens in less than a year.

This is true. In the near future, FIT is the pinnacle of social and cultural value. Evolution has rendered most faces into something resembling a photoshop blur. Some faces, however, evolved to what can best be described as 20th-century cartoon characters. The ruling class all ended up looking like an engineer from Hong Kong with a ridiculously large boot collection.

we have sufu implanted in our brain where we can "think blog" as he calls it.

"Think blog," really?!? I'd think a world ruled by suburban railroad workers, albeit handsome ones, would come up with better jargon than "think blog."

I'm pulling for the Biff-alternate universe. ROY sweatsuits for all...

I am pondering if I should let you guys know how I won the contest. It is quite amusing, but maybe I will let y'all find out as it was intended.

Starch and sandpaper? Garage fadez from working on the DeLorean?

Looking forward to the SpaceXTimeXRNR01 hardwash version of the ROYs. Only available in Japan, right?

It looks like we are going to have a full on war!

A war IS coming Medine. Question is, which side are you on?

And, if the Terminator movies taught us anything, the space/time continuum is a really fluid place and that Father Destiny is more of a paranoid old hippie cowering in a corner feeling around for a bong loaded up with his medical marijuana. See you in the ROYpocalypse, bitches.

^Mr. Freedom Riders (an early prototype)

They look like WWII utility pants. There were, however, lots of workpants made in this style around this time. He could be in any number of them. I love how nicely hige develops on jeans with trouser-style/slash pockets.

^Or embarrassed that his geeky denimhead dad keeps making him wear dirty old clothes to school.

Definitely NSFW:

Boss: Where is the weekly reports?

Me: Huh?

Boss: The weekly reports...

Me: Yea...

Boss: Are you staring at your desktop background again!?!?

^You can always do a soak in the machine.

1) Fill it with water

2) Lift lid to keep from agitating

3) Stick jeans in water

4) Drink a beer, watch some TV

5) Pull jeans out and hang dry

6) Close lid and let washer finish its cycle

Agitation = fading (correct me if I'm wrong). Basically, don't stir the pot, and the jeans stay dark with only minimal indigo loss. I'd keep from letting it agitate.

As for the ROYs, I'm thinking of following the French method.

French method? This doesn't involve Marlon Brando and a stick of butter, does it?

Gene Hackman and a pork pie?

Source: A Time to Get