ETERNAL 811 Contest 10/10/10 - 12/12/12

[ah_long]

^^ holy shit, that's nice

[ah_long]

more fishing

went out again today before the cold front rolls in..

frogs doesn't seem to produce much, went back to punching mats

and I finally got to fish with my old man

[Sugar Mountain]

That's your old man in the last picture? Looks like he could be an older brother... Asian longevity!

[ninja07]

had some time this morning so i grabbed my cam for a quick update.

8.5 months, 1 initial hot soak, i wash

some loose threads but nothing major...

[XXXL]

one year soon i've been holding out on updates (;

[Lowk]

Quick phone cam pics, haven't worn these at all during the summer

[ah_long]

just realized it's been a year for me

[morse9443]

Started before 101010 did we? Disqualified!

[XXXL]

uh :eek:h!

[ah_long]

there was someone somewhere who said 2 weeks won't affect a two year contest and it was ok to start..

i think mine will be retired before the 2 year mark tho

[joelz]

Yea I started early too, I hope it doesn't affect things.

[morse9443]

haha only kidding. just trying to throw you off your game ah_long. no one did that 'newspaper next to the bath tub' thing for this contest.

They might be patched up and beat to shit..but I think you'll make the 2 years if you want to.

[Pi-tol]

Here are my pair at 9 months first wash.

[Pi-tol]

cont....

[entropy kid]

Interesting back pocket fade. What do you carry in there?

Nice pair by the way.

[BrownMetallic]

right pocket_ a mini-cello?!

[ranonranonarat]

interesting wear you've got on your pocketbags as well as the leather patch. nice to see how everyone has a different fading style going on. lovely!

[Pi-tol]

Thanks guys. In my back pockets I rock a bi-fold wallet and my coin purse.

[ranonranonarat]

another update from #66 here to keep the thread alive. had to move the repair patch from the inside to the outside since the wearing down at the crotch area was getting bigger. emergency repair job while on holiday but will touch up the other side once i get back home.

the denim is wearing in pretty nicely and these are some really comfortable jeans. love how the hardware wears down as well. they have been washed fairly frequently (more than 4 washes since i started). lots of loose threads but its all good since i can touch up on them by myself. the chainstitch has begun unraveling a long time ago but i just put in some handstitching to hold it in place and to secure the chainstitch. can get them restitched but i think i'll leave them as they are since i can leave my own handiwork in them. the patch is among the softest that i have owned and they are also wearing down, going going gone are the words. the fading on the denim reminds me a lot of some LHT denim with a lot of vertical falling as well. can't wait till the end of the contest to see how they turn out!

[ranonranonarat]

[morse9443]

And another contender...you've obviously been wearing the shit out of 'em Ranon!

[ah_long]

one year plus a few days

Initial hot soak + two hand wash

[beautiful_FrEaK]

ah damn great pair!

[brahgg]

It's been a while, but here's an update at around 9 months, still unwashed.

Sorry for the shitty phone pics, more constrasty IRL

Front

Back

Back pocket abuse

Crotch rip seems imminent

I think I'm gonna wash them on 11/11/11

[xchen]

happy 1 year everyone. see you guys on 12/12/12

[JacoBlue]

happy one year! pics comming as soon as i get a camera!

[XXXL]

quick fit pic, peep The Denim Diary for evo

1 year

4 soaks

1 wash

wash coming 11 11 11

[Mixture]

Teaser

- 6 months on and off wear by me and 3 months by Farhad

- after a wash (around 8 or 9, lost count)

edit: better picture to show the actual color

[TallyHo]

this past weekend was a year for me.

10 months wear / 2 soaks / 2 hand washes / 1 machine wash:

no adjustments. last two are darker than true.

240 Days Here / 180 Days Here / 120 days here / 60 days here

[ranonranonarat]

wow, love those pictures. i like how your "kurashiki the mecca" patch is still so nice and clean and white! very nice and the leather patch as well! whiskers are gonna turn out nice too. repped!