TCB

[blooming]

I broke down yesterday and ordered a pair of 50s from BEARS. I love my 50's Slim, but the fit isn't working as well for me these days. 

[Geeman]

I'm considering a second pair of 50s slims!

[blooming]

They are great @Geeman, just a bit too tapered to work with the outfits I've been preferring. I got a pair of UES 400T back in January that fit the niche for a tapered cut a bit better. The 50s denim is so nice though, I'll be glad to have that option again.

[Geeman]

I haven't looked at UES for quite a while. Forgot how much l liked their stuff...

Thanks for the trigger @blooming....

[blooming]

50's got here today from BEARS in 6 days. That was quick. Currently wearing them. I definitely understand the recommendation to size up. My Slim 50s and 60s pairs both fit nicely in a 31, while the 50s are super snug in the waist in 32. Not uncomfortable, and the fit is perfection everywhere else. Definitely happy with this impulse decision.

[Alec Leamas]

9 hours ago, blooming said:

50's got here today from BEARS in 6 days. That was quick. Currently wearing them. I definitely understand the recommendation to size up. My Slim 50s and 60s pairs both fit nicely in a 31, while the 50s are super snug in the waist in 32. Not uncomfortable, and the fit is perfection everywhere else. Definitely happy with this impulse decision.

Nice! On delivery speed and fit!

As I'm sure you've read thousands of times on here by now the waist stretches out plenty. I was positively shocked at how snug mine were when they arrived, within hours had relaxed and got super comfy, might be my most comfortable pair now.

I'd be interested to see how the fit looks as from what I can tell from all your past posts you tend to err on the slimmer side of fits!

[blooming]

On 5/9/2024 at 1:22 AM, Alec Leamas said:

Nice! On delivery speed and fit!

As I'm sure you've read thousands of times on here by now the waist stretches out plenty. I was positively shocked at how snug mine were when they arrived, within hours had relaxed and got super comfy, might be my most comfortable pair now.

I'd be interested to see how the fit looks as from what I can tell from all your past posts you tend to err on the slimmer side of fits!

They are next up in my daily rotation so I’ll grab a pic or two tomorrow. They are probably my best fitting 50s XX cut, when compared to my Denime XX (31) and my FC 0105 (old cut, size 30).

[julian-wolf]

Black ‘50s, don’t remember if / when I’ve posted these in the past

Color truest in the all-the-way-zoomed-out photos, and I’m the angled shots up the lengths of the legs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Josh'N'Roll]

Nice pair of black jeans. The patch looks remarkably clean for all the wear you've put into them.

[JDelage]

I wish they would make those again...

Edited May 22 by JDelage

[julian-wolf]

Same, I’d buy another pair two sizes up in a heartbeat

The 601RB are great, but these were something special

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

@julian-wolf they’re great. Truly one of the best black pairs around. 

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

the 30's Jean C which is the 1937ish version of TCB

W31, worn around two month constantly with a 40 degree celsius wash in between

though no signifikant shrinking since the came preswashed as most TCbs

 

[SLAYER]

Some of you will think this is the most illegal thing to do but i think they turned out great.

Long story short, i rarely ever wore these tcb 50s since they are too big and i have another pair of raw's that i'm fading.

Since there are no light wash selvedge jeans i tought why not try with these since i dont use them.

I tried 4 cups of bleach in a bathtub for 3h and it did absolutely nothing so i ended up pouring 2L of bleach in there and did that two times. Time will tell how much damage that did.

But i will wear these more now.

[rbeck]

Those look so good. I love the bleached tab lol, wasn't expecting that. 

[Alec Leamas]

@SLAYER I also love how these look! It's nice that all of the little bits of fade character stayed, but with a bleached wash - they look great! A lot better than any bleached wash pairs I've seen for sale.

Seems a heavy amount of bleach to have used to get to the end product, I've considered doing this with some pairs before - so you used 4L of bleach in the end? and then a hot wash afterwards?

I've looked into adding some amount of bleach to the machine when washing before too, did you consider that?

Edited May 24 by Alec Leamas

[SLAYER]

33 minutes ago, Alec Leamas said:

Seems a heavy amount of bleach to have used to get to the end product, I've considered doing this with some pairs before - so you used 4L of bleach in the end? and then a hot wash afterwards?
 

Yes around 4L of bleach, i bought the cheapest bottle and the label says <5% concentration so who knows how strong it actually is, i would start with less. 

Make sure to neutrazlie the bleach afterwards with something like hydrogen peroxide.

Yes you can also add a bit to your machine, just make sure it's in the dedicated slot.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

33 minutes ago, SLAYER said:

hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide is a pretty strong bleach itself. You sure you didn't mean something else?

[SLAYER]

7 minutes ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

Hydrogen peroxide is a pretty strong bleach itself. You sure you didn't mean something else?

chemistry my friend

hydrogenperoxide on its own is acidic yes and may "bleach" clothing

bleach is a base and mixed with hydrogen peroxide (acid) it neutralizes each other

[beautiful_FrEaK]

16 minutes ago, SLAYER said:

chemistry my friend

hydrogenperoxide on its own is acidic yes and may "bleach" clothing

bleach is a base and mixed with hydrogen peroxide (acid) it neutralizes each other

So did your bleach contain sodium hypochlorite? But if you need just acid to neutralize, I guess citric acid will be sufficient without the "risk" to bleach further?!

[SLAYER]

3 minutes ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

So did your bleach contain sodium hypochlorite?

yes, its usual sold like that in europe aka "javelwater" 

neutralization should be instant so you shouldn't worry about further bleaching

[yung_flynn]

@SLAYER What does the metal hardware look like after all of this? Hydrogen peroxide is a wicked oxidizer so I’d imagine that the metal rivets and buttons would change, especially depending on final acid/base equilibrium or stoichiometry. 

Edited Friday at 06:00 PM by yung_flynn

[SLAYER]

17 hours ago, yung_flynn said:

@SLAYER What does the metal hardware look like after all of this?

The bleach oxidised them already even before the peroxide.

I should've covered them with nailpolish before, which i did in the second round to stop further decay

 

[reallypeacedoff]

Reminds me of this post that Boncoura posted the other day. Long story short, a chef, I assume, wearing them for a year and washing/drying them every other day. 

[SLAYER]

4 hours ago, reallypeacedoff said:

 

Looks sooooo good, I love vintage fades so much more then regular indigo