Word of Mouth - The Crust & Fades Contest

[MJF9]

@vIGGiou riou looking good mate... how many washes?  

[vIGGiou riou]

cheers mate

6 washes including initial wash

and 118 days in 

Edited October 9, 2025 by vIGGiou riou

[MJF9]

Nice blue hue there... how much shrinkage did you get in length and waist after the initial wash... roughly speaking?  

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Another wash. Puckering monster

[bod]

On 10/7/2025 at 8:26 PM, Broark said:

Been kinda slacking on my pair, I've gotten distracted (as expected).
But here they are now! Still pretty dark, but I'll start wearing them a bit more regularly going forward.


 

I’m not a Rick Owens fan but I like those sneaks

[Maynard Friedman]

^ @Broark will let you have them for $700!

[Broark]

Nah Maynard, not for sale! 

[UkeNo]

@MJF9 

The Black Two Moon sweat fits you very nicely. I’m kinda jealous 😉

Edited October 9, 2025 by UkeNo

[vIGGiou riou]

22 hours ago, MJF9 said:

Nice blue hue there... how much shrinkage did you get in length and waist after the initial wash... roughly speaking?  

Here you go ...

Didn't expect so much after 30 C wash

[bod]

23 hours ago, Maynard Friedman said:

^ @Broark will let you have them for $700!

If it’s Guyanaese dollars then yes.. take my £2.57

[CSL]

4 hours ago, vIGGiou riou said:

Here you go ...

Didn't expect so much after 30 C wash

That's crazy! 4 inches of shrinkage in the waist.

I understand now why Simone was suggesting going up two sizes.

[MJF9]

@CSL not a good idea to sit in the bath in them then... would need to either live in them or cut them off!! 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Rather fresh out of the wash 

[srudy]

Down shot again, full sun. They’re coming along, but a bit slower than I’d like, but I really love the color they are right now.

duke belt

lvc orange tab western shirt

birkenstock boston 

 

Edited October 13, 2025 by srudy

[olmecasteve]

Been catching up on everyone's update. Great job everyone!!!

@srudy if you want to get rid of the other pair you got a few pages back I'd take them off your hands

[aho]

Can’t believe we’re already half way…Here’s an awkward crotch shot for progress. More contrast in real life, maybe one day I’ll get the lighting right

 

Edited October 17, 2025 by aho

[UkeNo]

Some progress pictures before a wash. 

 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

And again some maintenance 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

And back in action

[reallypeacedoff]

Fresh out of the wash...

[UkeNo]

2 hours ago, reallypeacedoff said:

Fresh out of the wash...

[Broark]

Some post wash photos of my pair.

[aho]

Another wash...Slow but steady progress, not going for contrast or strong hige so I'm content!

[olmecasteve]

Thanks to @srudy for these. 
Just got around to taking pics of them. Really great pair overall. Been liking the idea of not cuffing my jeans all the time with these. 

[srudy]

Those look great on you @olmecasteve

welcome to the contest!

[aho]

Poor lighting, much lighter in real life but figured I haven't posted a fit picture

 

[Jared_Lee]

Great fit, @aho. Dropped mine at S&S NYC the other day for some repairs. I've been wearing my Denime daily since. I miss the oversized, loose top block of my 5150s, but also enjoying having a defined butt in my jeans again. Lol.

[aho]

@Jared_Lee Admittedly I was wearing slimmer jeans (mostly vintage black 501's) during the warmer months but the recent cool down locally really lends well to looser billowy fits.

The inaccurate color of my previous post was bothering me so I took a couple more today 😂

 

They're actually this washed out, I was surprised how far they've come along the last month:

[Jared_Lee]

@aho, yeah, I felt like the fabric hit a real acceleration in fading at a certain point. Mine feel like a vintage worn pair now, not at all "breaking in," but properly broken in. I'm curious to see how the darker indigo of the lower leg evolves over the coming months.

Interesting you were wearing the slimmer jeans in warmer weather and the fuller jeans now that it's cold. I tend to do the inverse. The Denime are opening up a bit in the top block after 5 or 6 days. It's a welcomed relief.

[aho]

39 minutes ago, Jared_Lee said:

@aho Interesting you were wearing the slimmer jeans in warmer weather and the fuller jeans now that it's cold. I tend to do the inverse. The Denime are opening up a bit in the top block after 5 or 6 days. It's a welcomed relief.

@Jared_Lee mostly a silhouette thing; Looser jeans fit my puffy winter coats and layering better, at least for my style!