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@borkborkbork: thanks--could i just iron them as well? man this is so frustrating having them washed when they were not ready! they feel more gross washed than unwashed!

i'll pay forward some advice then...

i am a newbie and hoping u guys can give me some help over here

i 've bought a pair of levis 501xx stf 2 days ago. It wasn't the normal indigo color that u guys would normally bought, it was kinda greenish indigo. And i soaked it in water for around 2 hrs and it was still so stiff when it came out, therefore i let it to dry naturally with wind. I have been wearing this pair for 2 days now, and it still so stiff and there are some 'veins' on my jeans which i think i didn't straighten it before i hang them out, it kinda looks weird.

Do u guys think i should soak it once more or keep wearing them? I am gonna start schooling in about 2 weeks so i don't hv much time to wear it. How long should i wear it until there are some whiskers and color fading? And how should i wash it?

I hope i can get some professional opinion from u guys cos this is my first pair unwashed jeans thnks

u sure they were raw? they are supposed to be very very stiff especially if you never put them on. it takes a few months for STFs to start fades, i washed and dried mine (rather, my parents did on accident) after 8 months (first cold soak after 4) and got decent results. mine got machine washed and dried on accident but if i were you i would just wash cold. mines looked like this afterwards:

anyone know how i can get rid of some creases in my apc ns? someone washed and dried them when i didn't want them to and folded them. now there is a gross line crease that looks like an inseam but isn't. thanks

anyone know how i can get rid of some creases in my apc ns? someone washed and dried them when i didn't want them to and folded them. now there is a gross line crease that looks like an inseam but isn't. thanks

those diors look ugly as sin.

that just looks uncomfortable.

Not sure why I didn't post these in here yet...

worn Oct 07-May 08, one soak Jan., washed and unfortunately machine dried in May but they still fit. less contrast in real life slightly.

after soak:

after wash:

is it worth getting a pair of nudie average joes? i just want to step up from the $30 levi stfs i had.

also in the case i do buy them, should i buy size 29 or 30 or 31? a size 32 x 33 STF fit me well.

is it worth getting a pair of nudie average joes? i just want to step up from the $30 levi stfs i had.

also in the case i do buy them, should i buy size 29 or 30? a size 32 x 33 STF fit me well.

those turn out very very nice. really nice!

great first post and so is it too short for you now?

thanks.

they're a little short, but not bad. goes past my ankles when i stand but above them when i sit...i'll probably still wear them until august or so.

Levi's 501STF. The cheap kind. First raw denim experiment, cost me $33.

Worn from late September-October until about April? On-off at some points. Went two weeks without wearing them at one point. Washed just now, hot, unfortunately dried as well but not as much shrinkage as I thought. Probably should have gotten them longer initially.

Cold soak around end of January:

Post-wash (real color is a little darker):

Overall pleased...moving on to APC Rescues soon I guess.