samurai denim contest [pics]

[john11f]

8 months, washing tonight.

this is really, really nice HJJ! yeah, i like these jeans that get contrasts & fades through lots of wear & minimal wash...up to a certain point...

[Seething Tortoise]

HJJ, the colour on your Sams is amazing. I love it.

[cheep]

from august 5th.

[lilldavid]

Horribly Jolly Jinx looks great! (almost as good as in real life;))

Cheep damn you really beat those to shit! very nice pictures too

[Chicken]

cheep, i smell some wabi and sabi in your sammies.

nice pics, sid.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

i love those lowlights in the whiskers; those pools of dark indigo that give the whiskers their depth

[HEWSINATOR]

I like how cheep posts, everybody thinks ohhhh....ahhhh, and then says subtly at the bottom they are from over a month ago. Is this by design, somehow gives an edge .

[jubei]

so were those sidlo's pics?

I love the pockets of super dark indigo... great contrast there.

Also good to see that the denim's only breaking at the high abrasion areas... solid construction

[cheep]

yep, sids pics.

[beatle]

As beautiful as in real life...the Holy grail has been taken....it ain't black anymore...

[coleslawyum]

Dam cheep, how did you get all that ass wear? Looks fucking amazing.

[cheep]

anyone else have a pair where one leg is longer than the other?

[the_state]

Dam cheep, how did you get all that ass wear? Looks fucking amazing.

co-sign. and umm, no homo.

[M.O.A]

Its from skateboarding I assume

[denimdestroyedmylife]

i like the look of HJJ's sams quite a lot, very rich color, like a rothko

[poly800rock]

i like the look of HJJ's sams quite a lot, very rich color, like a rothko

i like his a lot too. very different contrasts.

[rnrswitch]

HJJ, any post wash pics? Looks like a sleeper may win this one.

[Thorns]

anyone else have a pair where one leg is longer than the other?

Yup, my left leg is a little shorter than the right I think.

[horriblyjollyjinx]

Thanks, yeah it's my first machinewash. I've soaked them with detergent several times before but that doesn't do much of anything.

I have lots of pics and I'm taking post wash pics tonight. later.

[jpgm]

look forward to em HJJ....

this contest is heating up...cheep, emaze, HJJ, beatle and 386 bringin the goods at the moment.

[poly800rock]

Thanks, yeah it's my first machinewash. I've soaked them with detergent several times before but that doesn't do much of anything.

I have lots of pics and I'm taking post wash pics tonight. later.

excited to see your results hjj!

[bonanz]

HJJ those are gonna look great after a machine wash. I'm excited to see the results too.

[Cameland]

Hrmm I will probably vote for HJJ when the time comes. I like how his are still nice and dark and not washed-out looking. But only time will tell if his turn out the best come november.

[headtowall]

Hrmm I will probably vote for HJJ when the time comes. I like how his are still nice and dark and not washed-out looking. But only time will tell if his turn out the best come november.

Agreed. HJJ's look the best at this point. Too bad he sanded them

[horriblyjollyjinx]

Agreed. HJJ's look the best at this point. Too bad he sanded them

no, I used a dremel

[emaze]

Emaze - It's a shame you're telling me this now..would have made my trip...

sorry about that beatle maybe next time... a horse trail ride with everyone rocking their denim on the beach sounds fun. bummed I missed meeting everyone the first time around. I only live a couple blocks away from BIG too, but had to go dj that evening.

[horriblyjollyjinx]

here they are. the colors aren't right, but they never are. they're also darker than this.

I only washed them in 40*C, so they didn't lose much color. The thighs and seat are now more blue and less grey because they got cleaner.

Will probably wash them in 60*C on the 1st of November.

[jpgm]

damn....nice HJJ.

the whiskers and seat fade look great, and that lap fade is tres-3D.

that wallet fade is intense...holy shit.

im definitely appreciating the vastly different fades people are achieving.

[beatle]

Agreed - wallet fade is sick...and they turned out great..

So you only wahsed them once ?

Still - Cheeps whiskers are more intense..

[horriblyjollyjinx]

thanks! my favourite part is the whiskers on the right leg and the lighter section that's there because I keep my keys in that pocket. I forgot to take a pic of it but the pocketbag is worn through now.

I have also repaired the back pocket 4-5 times, I have completely changed out the denim, there is an extra layer of the Texas cotton denim on the whole inside of the pocket.

I want to get a smooth transition from light blue back to dark blue again when it wears through.