Word of Mouth - The Crust & Fades Contest

[bartlebyyphonics]

and post 4th wash numbers in cm for a 611 in size 40 (hemmed to post-wash 80cm): machine washed 40c, spun 1400, line dry)

w 90 dried/stretched to 94 in an hour of wearing (pretty mobile: needless info: i wear em cinched at around 91, not needed braces yet)

fr 30.5

br 44.5

thigh 35

l 77

lo 24

more crinkly dried deets

plus low light bonus shot

Edited June 10 by bartlebyyphonics

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Re marbling: yes it has a tendency to marble quite easily when machine washed. But not as bad as the denim from the Denim Bridge contest. 

Last day at the beach. Cold and windy 

[nopal]

On 4/30/2025 at 8:05 PM, nopal said:

Dry now.

Two-wash measurements (35x31):

Waist / 78.0 cm / 30.71 inches  
Front rise / 28.0 cm / 11.02 inches  
Back rise / 39.0 cm / 15.35 inches  
Thigh / 33.0 cm / 12.99 inches  
Knee / 25.0 cm / 9.84 inches  
Hem / 23.0 cm / 9.06 inches  
Inseam / 73.0 cm / 28.74 inches

Same deal: machine wash 40°C, hang dry. 

Three-wash measurements:

Waist / 78.0 cm / 30.71 inches  
Front rise / 29.0 cm / 11.42 inches  
Back rise / 39.0 cm / 15.35 inches  
Thigh / 31.5 cm / 12.40 inches  
Knee / 25.0 cm / 9.84 inches  
Hem / 22.0 cm / 8.66 inches  
Inseam / 73.0 cm / 28.74 inches

See I run the same washing program as bartles.

Edited June 10 by nopal

[Broark]

Drying in the Texas heat. Still not seeing much marbling on my pair like some others have noticed.

[MJF9]

Great page of nicely fading jeans... well done gents!!

Clearly I'm ages behind... as I whimsically flit across my jeans rail... I think my best chance is if you all burn out through overwear and overwashing leaving only threads in June 2026   

Edited June 14 by MJF9

[fabes]

I recognize that jacket @MJF9 looking good! 

[MJF9]

Ahhha yes indeed @fabes I saw yours looking pretty good!! I like the FW 30s denim. Mine came OW and has not touched water yet... I'll hang on I think and see what happens

[Broark]

Envious of you lot that can wear denim jackets in June!
These spent about 8 hours in the Texas sun (chilly day here, only 91 F / ~32 C) and they're bone dry now.
Starting to see a little marbling pop up. They'll go back on the legs tomorrow.

[reallypeacedoff]

4th wash...

[julian-wolf]

It’s prime time for wildflowers in the mid-Sierra Nevada, and I’ve gone with a quantity over quality approach to photography

Yarrow, lupine, pacific irises, columbine, mariposa lilies, fairies’ lanterns, shooting stars, Indian paintbrush, thimble berry, wild roses…what else can you spot?

[julian-wolf]

As seen above, we spent the past week up at a friend’s cabin on a dammed lake in the mid-Sierra, fed by the south fork of the Stanislaus River. More on that later. As a little sneak peek, here are some shots from a lovely morning hike that I took on Friday, feat. contest jeans, Great Lakes hat + shirt, JK boots.

The original idea was to make my way up to the peak of nearby mountain, center background in this shot:

 

The approach to the ridge was scrambly, but before too long I hit a trail that seemed to be going in the right direction.

Left the trail again before too long to follow the sound of water, which turned out to be (I think) the nearby Herring Creek

 

Climbed back uphill to the path through a couple hundred feet of chest-high bramble…

…and made my way to a spectacular vista point

From this last perspective, the peak I was planning on hiking up is to the far left. The gorge to the right feeds the inlet to the lake, seen above. It’s straightforward to hike from the lake part way up the gorge, up to around the large pool seen near the bottom right of the gorge photo. In the past, I’ve made my way up far enough to see the first of the heavily wooded sections (slightly right of center), but have never managed to get there from below because of how steep the walls get to either side of the river. Looking down from above, it seemed like it might be plausible to work my way down to the wooded section by following the shoulder of the ridge (a.k.a. the Large Granite Slab). This seemed to align much more closely with my interests than waking the rest of the way up the mountain, so I scrapped the original plan and plotted a rough course into the gorge.

This ^ was the final approach, around 4–500 vertical ft. down a ~80% incline slab of fully exposed granite. Intimidating, but Komperdell, JK, and lots of experience off trail in the Sierra were on my side. The oasis at the bottom was well worth the anxiety at the top.

Some of the absolute prettiest water features I’ve ever seen. Stopped for lunch and a beer (ca. 10 am…time runs different in the mountains) and made my way back down to known territory.

[ATWM]

Nothing exciting, but got my jeans back from getting some darning work done and gave them a wash. Light was perfectly flat this morning and these pictures feel probably more accurate than most I’ve posted. Happy to have them back.

Tracks starting to appear, still not much in the way of marbling, I think I’m probably past the point of that happening much. Little tiny blowouts starting to happen on the back of each knee - usually when that happens the honeycombs are more prominent but on this pair barely visible. Hem and pocket update for fun. 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

They need another wash soon. They are the perfect summer pair. Maybe because they ended up shorter than planned. 

[reallypeacedoff]

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. 

[julian-wolf]

Wash no. 4 or 5 I think, almost at the six-month mark

Staring to see a little more in the way of whiskers, plus some nice oxidation on the rivets. The roping’s a little too intense for its own good; the hems are already wearing through at a few points!

[ATWM]

^ I wonder how much is the denim itself versus the roping. Mentioning because I just noticed that where I cuff is starting to blow out (in addition to back of the legs) and there’s no stitching there. No doubt the roping might exacerbate but it will be interesting to see if you can get your pair to even reach 18 months…

[julian-wolf]

Yeah, you’re right that the denim itself seems to fall on the less robust end of the spectrum: my other point of reference is the fabric hiding the back pocket rivets, which usually takes a whole lot longer than this to start wearing through, for me

[bartlebyyphonics]

definitely soft denim: for us slackers this makes it comfy: @julian-wolf your hard wearing regime is pretty impressive! (as is yr flower roster!)

Edited June 19 by bartlebyyphonics

[JohnM]

Julian -- that's quite a hike.  Beautiful pics with clear commentary and points of reference.  See any wildlife along the way?

[julian-wolf]

@JohnM Thanks. I did see a San Francisco garter snake, which is always a joy. Lots of standard garter snakes around there, but the extra striping’s exciting to spot.

Not during the pictured hike, but at the lake where we were staying, there was good avian variety: a bald eagle seemingly looking for a place to nest; two pairs of ospreys diving for fish almost nonstop; a family of ducks, the ducklings still in half down (below, swimming).

Not much in the way of mammals around that area besides rodents and black bears.

[MJF9]

It was so hot in London earlier this week I forgot to snap my WoMs as I went sushi hunting down Southwark / Waterloo way... it was buzzing busy in the big smoke... 

[Maynard Friedman]

Enjoying The Cut and Lower Marsh I see!

[MJF9]

I've never veered down that way before... lively... must go mooching again when the temps are lower... I do like the metropolis

[Maynard Friedman]

I used to go drinking on Lower Marsh years ago, in a seedy boozer called The Camel iirc.

EDIT: It was called The Walrus Social!

[MJF9]

^ an easy mistake to make that... after a skinful

[beautiful_FrEaK]

We can consider ourselves lucky to have these jeans with a "PIZZA"-tab...

[ATWM]

4 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

We can consider ourselves lucky to have these jeans with a "PIZZA"-tab...

Is that getting jettisoned? 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Seems like it but not totally voluntary...

[Maynard Friedman]

It’s going to be replaced with a PASTA tab 😆

[Broark]

Damn, that’s a shame.