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Nice @ATWM! For myself, I find a patch quicker to get repaired and less obtrusive–darning [almost] always comes out super stiff, like cardboard, in most cases that I have had it done. Plus, the wait time can be 4-10 weeks. In saying that, I had my SEXI26s repaired at SELA from my moto accident, the whole crotch and left leg were ripped entirely, and it feels like a new pair of jeans after repairing. Soft and pliable.

No no @julian-wolf, precautionary, for the inevitable holes that will form. I did it because I was getting the crotch seams fixed so no extra price to add a patch. I was expecting more of a SEXSC06 style patch, but they tacked the whole thing on. Not too worried. They charged me $10. @ATWM, I estimate I have done about ~900 miles or so. Pretty similar to you. Washed 5 or 6 times.

Precautionary, but the chainstitching was coming apart. Kinda weird too, the outer jean inside chainstitch; while the inner jean, the inner chainstitch. So basically both of them were coming apart and only a matter of time before a gaping hole would have opened up, no doubt at the most unfortunate time. The denim isn't looking like it's getting any holes there, though. Knee, wallet, phone on the other hand...

First repair. The chainstitching of the crotch started to come apart. Had some spare denim scraps from some Imperials.

Just in time, was planning on picking up a Poten hat!

New term unlocked...indigo shower?

It's weird for me too. Some threads—"Nice Things" for example—it takes me to the newest reply when I click on the title. The "Self Edge" or "The Flat Head" thread, it takes me to the page before while other threads take me to the top of the latest page. I wish it would just take me to newest unread across the board. Interestingly, the SE and TFH replies per page are way more than any others so I think there is a bug for me.

All the walking I bet. When I was in Japan, I lost weight while eating a ton. Averaged like 25k steps a day...

My previous wallet went kaput so my girl got me a CP tan wallet. Looking forward to getting a patina on this.

Stiff and starchy

I guess Simo didn't man-handle my jeans enough 😤

RDR3 coming soon...

Tried a few of my storage items and errr, some are a little tight...Got some NOS: Eternal 811 (NW) $250 14.5oz Sizing: W37.00, FR12.25, RR17.00, T13,75, K9.75, LO9.00, I37.00 Expect 1.5 in waist and 3 in length in shrinkage. 3sixteen CT⁠-⁠102xn Classic Tapered Natural Indigo $350 15.7oz Sizing: W36.00, FR12.00, RR15.50, T12.75, K9.00, LO8.00, I36.00

Great color too! Reminds me of Ducks from ROY.

My jeans are finally getting to that "matte feel" now. Especially during summer, it always feels like they will start to accelerate in fading when it reaches that arbitrary status. Could be totally placebo.

My first car was a ~89 Mitsubishi Colt GLX. $500. Around the same time, the VIII came out so I put on a suit, parked a few blocks away from the local Mitsu dealership and took it on a drive, told them my wedding photography was flourishing. Amazing car but way too much money for me, fresh outta high school. Ended up enjoying WRX STis too much anyways.

I'm in the same boat as you, mine shrunk a little too much so they are a little "short." Adding a micro cuff, though, makes it a bit more intentional for me, so problem solved. I was hoping to be swimming in them and just do regular washer and dryer frequently, but it may be more to my mild weight gain as opposed to screwing up the sizing. Pair is great though and as we roll into summer, very happy having a ~13oz pair.

4th wash...

For the marble guys, seems the dryer is the "marble maker"? I have washed mine fair regularly but am not using the dryer for fear of shrinking them too much. Mine don't seem to be showing much marbling. Unlike my Denime 220a that I have been drying.

When I saw the first picture, I immediately thought it was a real-life Banksy exhibit. Ha!

The new IH collab looks awesome @kiya! The IH forum had me laughing, some people contemplating on whether to cop or not, because the tag size doesn't align with other items from IH. Also, the iPhone 25 Max reference is funnay as hell, I don't think anyone has picked up on that 😂

Hoping to pick up a R3X when they arrive. Love the Audi Quattro 80s rally car inspiration. What's the NACS adapter?

The other day, I saw a post no bills sign at a construction site and it brought up a memory I had long forgotten, which, now that I think about it, is kinda funny. When I was a kid, I didn't grow up with huge amounts of money but also, was just a kid so having one pair of jeans, one pair of shoes, one hat, was normal to me. You wear out your shoes, you replace them. Wear them out. Rinse and repeat. Well, PNB Nation (Post No Bills) was a hip-hop company—that did raw denim (I now realize). I picked up a pair as I needed a new pair, they were on sale and I wasn't overly fussy. Anyways, it is funny to me that after a good few years of wearing them, I now know that I was into raw denim before I realised I was into raw denim. I distinctly remember my mom telling me that it was time for a new pair but I told her they were just starting to look good, the thighs were white and had holes in the knees and wallet fade and everything. They were black denim too. I didn't know why they looked good, in the sense of raw denim but I knew they looked good. I recently looked up on eBay to see if there were any still around and low and behold...Brought back so many memories, I distinctly remember the inside waistband graphic, and the stash pocket and "hammer" loop.

What's the front plate?

Hard to tell that they are even black!