Word of Mouth - The Crust & Fades Contest

[aho]

47 minutes ago, tooth said:

What’s everyone’s initial thought on the denim? The overall construction looks really well done, and pre-soak fits all look great.

Looking forward to following along 👍

Have a feeling these will be one of my best fitting pairs, despite sizing up to size 40! As for the denim itself, I think they'll be fairly fast faders, something about the crunchiness that's hard to explain, but something I think we all intuitively understand having handled dozens (if not hundreds) of pairs over the years 😆 Construction is on par for what I'd expect for someone emulating 1942's (I went with 411S), a little shoddy here and there in a good way, I think he did a great job! Also a big fan of the hardware used, particularly the hidden rivets on my 42's. It's been a while since I've had a new pair, but this really invigorates my love for the hobby again. I'd place them somewhere between TCB and Ooe on the vibes chart, closer to TCB but with a bit more personality. 

Will run them through the hot cycle twice and air dry. Probably going to avoid the dryer in general this time around if they crock as fast as I'm expecting and also want to go for a more 40's vintage fades look this go around.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6s4sbRPF_6/?img_index=3

[Alec Leamas]

Ooooof all the details are whetting my appetite! 

[ATWM]

Happily my pair landed, even much earlier in than the day than I'd have thought. Got a quick try on - I think these will be good. I'm too lazy for measurements - I tend to just try em on and if I feel I've sized well enough I just leave it alone and trust that whatever math I did upon ordering had some coherence to it.

I have some room in the waist, it will likely be a little snug up there post wash but I think will stretch back out nicely - I don't need it to stretch back out to raw.

The rest of the pants seem to have room to shrink all over, but nothing crazy. The length is the wildcard - room to cuff or not? Probably a little...

I'd agree on the TCB/Ooe spectrum - my pair seems quite nicely made, pocket bags seem about just right sized - stitching isn't Ooe level tidiness but with some snips I think it would be pretty close, and I also think that's not so much the intent anyways. Really pretty much just as I'd hoped for a raw 30's pair. Simone did a nice job and knowing it's going to a one man operation I think these are worth every penny. Shame I can't get into it until the weekend! 

Edited January 16 by ATWM

[Alec Leamas]

Looking forward to seeing some post-wash numbers tomorrow!

On all the cuts, but particularly the 5150's!

[CSL]

Just got home and they're here!!! In time for CSL's 60th b'day party.

[reallypeacedoff]

Loving the runoff on the pocket bags.

Also, my personal favorite is squared-off pocket bags; means no awkward iPhone angling fades.

[fabes]

Took a few detail shots to add to the thread before I beat up these jeans. 

[CSL]

Here's the pre soak try-on (forgive the fuzzy slippers please....).
The waist is pretty spot on. Apparently I'm more of a 38 than 36 these days.
Perhaps I'll be keeping these raw. We'll see.
The denim is much softer, & more pliable than I expected. 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Okay, guys keep this chain alive!  

31 minutes ago, vIGGiou riou said:

and mine are ready too...

[Alec Leamas]

9 minutes ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

Okay, guys keep this chain alive!  

😄 I was thinking this, if we can get a portal of 25 pairs of jeans in a tunnel that would be epic!

[Alec Leamas]

They're going to my workplace, as I originally would have been there had they arrived earlier in the week, but exciting!!

[Jared_Lee]

I'm going to wash and tumble like always. Realistically looking at Sunday afternoon as the earliest I can make it to the laundromat to get started.

[Broark]

Warm washing my pair now, only going with a hang dry in the sun for now.

[UkeNo]

Brace yourself…

 

[aho]

Washed and air dried, the perks of sleeping at 5am 

[reallypeacedoff]

#214 in a warm wash, then a hang dry:

 

Pre-soak fit:

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Edited January 17 by reallypeacedoff

[frank]

1 hour ago, aho said:

Washed and air dried, the perks of sleeping at 5am 

Damn, the patch faded more than I thought it would

[Broark]

8 minutes ago, frank said:

Damn, the patch faded more than I thought it would

Fwiw I only warm washed / hang dried and mine still looks more or less unblemished. Will get some post wash photos up once they’re dry.

[Lazerr]

Mine are currently in the wash but will probably avoid the machine dry for now. Let's see how quick they dry in the gloomy weather  

[81611]

Patch and tab after a hot wash and tumble dry. The waist on my size 34 shrunk to 30. Perfect fit now.

[reallypeacedoff]

1 hour ago, frank said:

Damn, the patch faded more than I thought it would

Same.

Decided against machine drying because of this, so hoping they dry fairly fast in the less than ideal weather.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Not even worn or washed but already rust on the buttons

Also selvedge pockets bags (I guess they all are) and some details

[ashgiovanni]

2 hours ago, Broark said:

Fwiw I only warm washed / hang dried and mine still looks more or less unblemished. Will get some post wash photos up once they’re dry.

I may avoid the dryer then. I’d love to preserve the patch for as long as possible lol love the design 

[CSL]

Is today the official 'start wearing' day? I've totally forgotten...

[MJF9]

Yeah 17th Jan is the start date mate

[Broark]

On 1/16/2025 at 8:49 AM, Broark said:

Sharing pre-wash measurements for those interested.
Waist: 19 in.
Front rise: 13 in.
Back rise: 18 in.
Thigh: 14.5 in.
Knee: 11 in.
Hem: 10 in.
Inseam: 34 in.

Post wash measurements for those interested. I threw them in the dryer for a bit towards the end since I was getting impatient, cloudy here today so they were taking some time to hang dry.
Waist: 18 in.
Front rise: 12 in.
Back rise: 17 in.
Thigh: 14 in.
Knee: 10 in.
Hem: 9.75 in.
Inseam: 31 in.

[reallypeacedoff]

Post soak fit:

Measurements for size 38 (pre / post, warm wash, hang dry) as follows:

W: 38.0 / 35.0
FR: 13.25 / 12.25
BR: 17.75 / 16.50
T: 13.75 / 13.25
K: 10.25 / 9.50
LO: 9.50 / 8.75
I: 33.75 / 30.50

[aho]

Don’t have a proper setup, so iPhone in the Levi’s dressing room fit pics it is 👍 

This is my ideal fit! Glad I went up to size 40. Paired with FullCount Type 1 (15.5oz)

Edited January 18 by aho

[reallypeacedoff]

Nice @aho!

Think I'm going to cuff mine half an inch when they relax a little. Loving the denim!

[julian-wolf]

5 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

Also selvedge pockets bags (I guess they all are) and some details

Nope, not mine