Cold Summer
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Freenote short sleeve, Buzz Rickson original spec chinos, Viberg 2030 Service Boots.
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Ebbets cap, Lone Flag tee, Hollows belt, Flat Head 3003xx, 70s Chucks. One of my trademark outfits, I guess.
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JCrew Short Sleeve, Hollows belt, Flat Head key holder, Buzz Rickson Original Spec chinos, Wesco 7500 boots. I got sunburnted at a car show yesterday, so I look even goofier than usual, hopefully the wacky shirt distracts a bit.
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It wouldn't be a big deal if makers like Oak Street were just transparent about doing this stuff. It's the deception and obfuscation that makes me never want to buy products from these sorts of brands.
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Freenote Cloth shirt, Hollows belt, TCB Late S40s jeans, John Lofgren Steadfast boots. A rare Flat Headless fit for me.
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3Sixteen crosscut shirt, Sid Mashburn belt, Stevenson trousers, Viberg Service Boots.
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Some nice fades from Inoue-san's Late S40s jeans on IG. Makes me excited to keep wearing mine, though I've mostly been in my TFH 3003xx lately. https://www.instagram.com/p/DM2txoMT550/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MWN4dTluYWZvOW8xcw==
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Denim Blunders, Reflections and General Nonsense.
Cold Summer replied to cmboland's topic in superdenim
Because "AI" is utopian marketing fluff for large language modeling and (thankfully) not an actual artificial intelligence, and I have a very low opinion of the whole thing in general. After I wrote that post, it occurred to me that someone might also respond that such an idea isn't new and 20 years ago you could photoshop your fades to cheat at a denim competition/general clout for posting pictures online, which is quite true, but the difficulty of doing this (especially convincingly) is a lot higher than telling ChatGPT to Enhance The Fades. Actually now I'm wondering if there have been any documented cases of somebody being found out for faking/photoshopping fades, whether for a contest or anything else. I can't remember hearing of that happening, but perhaps I missed it. -
Thanks! I wrote more about it in this post in the Nice Things thread (and some more if you scroll down.) It makes for a nice backdrop for my WAYWT photos, in addition to being a pretty sweet ride.
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Flat Head western short sleeve, Flat Head 3003xx, New Balance.
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For me, the fragility of cotton stitching is worth the tradeoff of how it looks/fades and especially feels with age. Cotton stitching breaks in and softens in a way that other types don't, which especially makes a difference at areas like the chainstitched waistband. That being said, I don't mind repairing high-stress areas, like the hem, pocket edges, and rear center seam (which are always the areas on my jeans where the stitching tends to break) with more durable poly or poly/cotton thread.
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Denim Blunders, Reflections and General Nonsense.
Cold Summer replied to cmboland's topic in superdenim
Where it's really going to get weird is people taking photos of their actual jeans and then telling "AI" to enhance the fade. I could see this breaking fade competitions like Indigo Invitational (which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.) The "top fades" already look pretty fake, so it could cause some real chaos if it's hard/impossible to tell if it's "AI" enhanced or not. -
Flat Head Native Check western shirt, Flat Head 3003xx jeans, Wesco Mister Lou boots.
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Astros cap, JCrew tee, Flat Head chambray western short sleeve, Hollows belt, Flat Head 3003xx, New Balance USA.
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Freenote Hawaiian shirt, JCrew tee, Hollows belt, Flat Head 3003xx, Wesco 7500 boots.
