PeterParker

Fit up top looks great. Hem that shit with a bit of a break, or double cuff, and you're golden. Fuck stacks.

... when you bottle the indigo water your jeans soaked in, and then contemplate drinking it to see if it tastes sweet from the sugar cane fibers.

... when you throw your jeans into the dryer after your initial soak to get the shrinkage out, knowing full well that you will have to scrub indigo dye off the inside of the dryer.

Oh boy. The contest jeans look great! Unfortunately, I won't be buying a pair since I already have 2 pairs of 811's, but I might play along for a portion, if not all, of the 2 years.

When you travel halfway around the world to have your jeans hemmed with a union special, while your family laughs at you for spending $15 on a hem when the place down the street can do it for $5.

does the initial soak make a significant difference in the overall roping I'll have over time? or is it just kind a head start?

EDIT: It sure feels like I'm overthinking this. do you guys agree?

It depends on how you do your initial soak. Shrinkage is necessary for roping, so if you get most of the shrinkage out of the way with your initial soak you won't see as much roping.

If you look at a pair of one-wash denim, you will see that there is already some roping at the hem.

That being said, you'll still get roping if you hem after the soak because they will still shrink a little with each wash.

You'll be fine with either. Given the choice, I'd suggest hemming first for the convenience alone. Too often people are too lazy and start wearing without hemming; $300 jeans without a proper hem reeks of n00b. /rant

Hemming before soaking will give more pronounced roping at the hem. Plus, if you want them chainstitched and don't conveniently live near a Union Special, it saves you the hassle of sending the jeans back to SE or wherever. I finally found a place to chainstitch my 1001's, so once I get them back from hemming they should be getting a soak.

FYI, I'm also 5'9" and I had them hemmed to 32.5" pre-soak, aiming for a 30-30.5" inseam post-soak for a nice break. For stacks, I'd go with a 32" inseam post-soak, so ~34" pre-soak sounds about right.

3sixteen SL-100x

By no means am I finished wearing these jeans, but I think I'm ready for a new denim voyage. I will probably wear these in rotation with a new pair of jeans as my go-to pair.

I lied. Still been wearing these most of the time. Doing some home reno is these lately too. I just washed them again but it took less than a day for me to get some oil stains on them.

I think it's a sign for me to start wearing the shit out of these.

Took these a while back but never got around to posting them since there was no Tanner thread.

Standard belt and bifold wallet. About 18 months of use.

Patina from putting on/taking off my pants:

Water stain and a pretty good gash in the belt:

The wallet has developed a nice patina that contrasts against the interior of the wallet:

And in case you missed it in the 3sixteen thread:

I dubbed my new Daytons with Sno-seal yesterday (not inspired by yo_mj's Buzz Rickson's, although they do look great). Here are the results,

While I liked gray, I love color and texture of them more now. They're basically a near black charcoal to my eyes (which works a lot better with my wardrobe than the lighter gray did).

Hmm... makes me consider dubbing my brown Daytons, although I'm quite satisfied with their appearance now.

How are yours breaking in? The lining on my were stiff as hell when new. My ankles were in agony for the first two weeks but now they fit pretty damn comfortably. I haven't figured a way to keep the tongue centered though...

I'm going to HK in a few weeks and will be visiting Take5. Disappointed to see that the 15th 1001XX they received are sans arcs. Damn

b17?

10char

You know it. Running stock, but it's my daily driver.

I rebuilt another one but had some troubles so it's just sitting right now.

3sixteen

Flat Head

Riki Watanabe (no vis)

Tanner (no vis)

KMW

Dayton

(VTEC)

Thanks to sixsixtie for the heads up on these boots. They have broken in to be very comfortable. I don't know why the roughout on the left is so much "hairier" than the right, but I don't really care.

Nice White's, although I'm not a big fan of the shape of that last. The toe of the boot almost looks like it points outwards. I much prefer the semidress last.

Speaking of semidress, these look great:

Are these available through a North American distributor, or only in Asia?

Blah blah hip flare blah blah.

This thread needs more pictures.

That's nasty. Did you throw those in the dryer? Perhaps you live in a very arid (dry) climate, which causes the leather to dry out. Like any leather product, the patch should be treated over time to maintain moisture and prevent it from drying out.

I've tossed my SL's in the dryer after washes, but always treat it with some leather conditioner after to help moisten it. The Pacific Northwest humidity helps to keep the patch from drying out too.

Personally, I think the 811 sized down 1 look better than the 883 sized TTS(?). The 883 silhouette just isn't a classic, I guess.

Fit looks good though, joddicted (no hate).

Behold.....my White's are here. All brown roughout smoke jumpers with mini vibram sole and double-celastic toe. The leather is bulletproof thick and the smell is unreal - just the best made boot I've ever held. Fit is perfect and I'm beyond happy.

morse, beautiful White's. IIRC, you're the one who visited the White's factory. Does White's offer any Vibram half sole options, like the one's Ed posted (just for illustrative purpose, I realize those have Cat's Paws soles)

Beautiful. Sounds like it lives up to the slogan, "Speed Safe Clothing for Modern Riders".

Must spread rep... blah blah.

1001 is made from *drum roll* 1XXX denim, not 3XXX denim like the BSP. The two denims have similar fading properties, so the deciding factor should be the fit.

Construction should not be an issue for either pair. My FH 1001 have the nicest details and construction out of all of my jeans, and I'd expect the BSP's to be the same; only difference is the BSP has the cotton/poly blend stitching which is slightly more durable than the cotton stitching on the 1001.

jackers SExSC06 are pretty legendary:

sexsc06

4months 1 wash

Prewash

Postwash

11 months 3 wash

prewash

post wash