xxx-gallery.heavy.jp (gallery list on first two posts)

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Whodinihimself Levi's A-type 606

aw look, kids are even cuter in Samurais...

some incredible fades recently...

heres my Levis A-type 606'ers....just gave them a warm machine wash at 6 months of moderate wear with Woolite Black (along with numerous soaks before wearing because they were stiff as hell and i didnt know they were resin baked)....the resin baked denim stunts the fading process...but i prefer dark jeans so its not a big deal...i may be selling these if anyone is interested as theyre two sizes too big in the waist for me...pm if you're interested or want more info

edit: btw, the tag size is 32 but the measurements are waist 33, length 31.5" (hemmed) and leg opening 6.25" across....and 606 is the skinniest Levis fit

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jeffvyain Samurai S5000VX

went home for break so i stole my momma's camera. unfortunately, it was a little late and getting dark, so the pics aren't perfect, but it was the first time i've had a digital camera to play with in like 3 months, so here it is:

s5000vx since july-ish. washed twice. will get another one soon. size 30 on a 6'1 165ish frame.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/DSCF2677.jpg

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http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/DSCF2680.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/DSCF2681.jpg

been really struggling to get some good combs on these.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/DSCF2687.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/DSCF2692.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/DSCF2697.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/DSCF2700.jpg

update

update: this is wash #4 including the initial wash to get rid of starch and all that good shit. since july-ish. used a decent amount of detergent this time, as opposed to before when i would just put a dab in. i was eager to get a little bit more color out of these things. color and contrast is pretty spot on. once again, samurai s5000vx

update

hope you guys aren't getting tired of me posting pics of my sams. i just got my new (old) nikon D1H today, and i wanted to test her out. got outside right as the sun was going down. this is now at right about 8 months on the 5000s. Color is pretty much spot on. With this camera taking 5 frames per second, I had a lot to choose from...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/jeans8months009.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/jeans8months015.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/jeans8months024.jpg

update

anyway, seeing as yesterday was a holiday, i thought i'd take some pics. the sams are going to have to head in for repair very soon. here they are as of 4/20...

just a couple more for fun:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/jeansapril20055.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/jeansapril20058.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/jeansapril20070.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/JeffVyain/jeansapril20080.jpg

update

15 months. not as much wear as many people who are putting less time in them, but i've been diligently wearing them for this much time and will try to continue on to the 2-year mark if they hold up.

some stank ass dog got in my lap so I gave em what I believe was their 4th wash. More pictures in the Samurai thread.

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jwied82 Nudie Bootcut Ola

My very dirty pair of bootcut ola's. These things are sooo slow to show much wear, but also i dont wear them too often. They have stretched quite alot and i am always tempted to wash only because i want them to get back their shape and fit better.

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PG2G Kicking Mule Workshop 1980

Kicking Mule's again.

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headtowall Pure-Blue Japan XX-005

PBJ XX-005. Around 5 months. I think they're starting to look pretty good.

update

Felt like taking some pictures. PBJ XX-005, almost 9 months.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/behindxthiswall/DSCN1501.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/behindxthiswall/DSCN1500.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/behindxthiswall/DSCN1497.jpg

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http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/behindxthiswall/DSCN1495.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/behindxthiswall/DSCN1498.jpg

update

Hope I'm not ODing on pics in this thread, but I thought this was worth posting.

This weekend I went caving with a few of my friends. It was kind of a spur of the moment thing, and I was wearing my PBJs and Nudie Conny. I think it was Airfrog who said "a day in the mine is worth a month on the barstool." After this trip, I'd say that's an understatement.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/behindxthiswall/DSCN1551.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/behindxthiswall/DSCN1552.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/behindxthiswall/DSCN1556.jpg

Needless to say, I had to wash them. Outdoor PBJ photos, as per Kixslf's request:

Might need to wash them more aggressively.

update

10.5 months. The dirt left over after the last wash has worked itself out, I think.

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poly800rock Samurai S5000BK

with the birth of PBJ blacks, here is a very brief (~1 month of solid wear spread over 4 months) document of my samurai blacks. The color is much brighter in the picture than they actually are, it's really hard to get a good pic of these...but these will be nice...so for those torn between PBJ's and these, Samurai's will hold the fort down, but these are on the back burner now...

http://lifefantastic.org/jeans/blacks2.jpg

http://lifefantastic.org/jeans/blacks.jpg

update

lot of pics. sorry

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/399180854_e1675f7682_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/399180930_4b9707d64e_o.jpg

most representitive color is the ones of the bottom hem and the crotch. They're still very black, but the color really doesn't even fade, it just comes off and shows white. I did a warm soak after i got them chainstitched at BIG a few months ago. Pillow of black dust came up...these will be amazing

update

everyone knows the color of these are impossible to capture correctly. but these do have some serious fading going on....just hot washed and dried them on hot in the dryer w/o any soap last week as they stretched an ungodly amount.

been wearing these off and on since around august or so.

update

it's time to retire these for the summer, 17oz is actually pretty thick

update

samurai black, no photoshop or anything. overcast light. these have been almost a year since i got them, but only a few months of solid wear. need to bring these back out again

update

some indoor pics, don't look as contrasted as the outdoor pics...

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joey_formal Julian Red Cali No Wash

julian red cali no wash, 2 months 2 starchings 1 rip.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o301/denimbar_joey/IMG_3619.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o301/denimbar_joey/IMG_3618-1.jpg

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http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o301/denimbar_joey/IMG_3616-1.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o301/denimbar_joey/IMG_3606-1.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o301/denimbar_joey/IMG_3605.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o301/denimbar_joey/IMG_3602.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o301/denimbar_joey/IMG_3599.jpg

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http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o301/denimbar_joey/IMG_3595.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o301/denimbar_joey/IMG_3591.jpg

update

julian red cali's 6 months no washes no rinses

first pic lighting blows...

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ninjapie H&M Sliq Raw

My Sliqs at 3 months, I think.

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ryandenim Atelier La Durance Frontier Pant

These belong to my business partner Ryan a.k.a. ryandenim.

He has been rotating them with two other pair of jeans.

They have not been washed or soaked, but he puts them in the freezer to kill the stink.

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sam113 Atelier La Durance Royal Pant (Context Clothing Experiment)

OK. So some of you may remember from a while back I posted that we at CONTEXT were going to conduct a denim experiment where we gave a pair of jeans to our friend, Don. Don is the head brewer and plant manager at the local brewery and is a metalworker, handyman and builder. We picked him because he is harder on his clothes than anyone we know and he cares nothing about fashion or his personal appearance. So we gave him these jeans and told him to wear them to work every day for one year without washing them. Every Wednesday I take photos of them at the brewery. At the end of the year we will wash them and hang them on the wall at CONTEXT with 52 pictures (one from each week of the experiment) in chronological order and a brief synopsis of the experiment. We had also planned to make a website called donsjeans.com that would have weekly updates, but never found the time. Anyway, Don scoffed at us, insisted they wouldn't last a month, but eventually agreed.

We gave him the Atelier LaDurance Royal Pant on JULY 1.

That is 5.5 months ago.

He has done as we asked and, needless to say, he is ahead of schedule.

These things are FILTHY.

He has developed a hole on the right front thigh from carrying screws in his pocket, so we are going to patch that with the denim from the repair kit that came with the jeans. He will then resume wearing them for the rest of the year.

For reference sake, he bought a pair of Caterpillar boots at Farm & Fleet the same week as he started with the jeans and had to replace them 2 weeks ago.

THEY OUTLASTED A PAIR OF HEAVY DUTY LEATHER WORK BOOTS.

http://contextclothing.com/Super_Future/donbutt.jpg

http://contextclothing.com/Super_Future/donpocket.jpg

http://contextclothing.com/Super_Future/doncombs.jpg

http://contextclothing.com/Super_Future/doncuff.jpg

So we patched the holes in Don's ALDs with the strips of denim from the repair kit that comes with each pair. They go back on his ass tomorrow for the remainder of the experiment.

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will_i_am Edwin Nashville

superfuture's back!!

sorry there's so many pics.

took these yesterday in my driveway.

neighbors must think i'm fucking weird.

update

all this edwin talk so i figured i'd post an update.

soaked two weeks ago, when it totaled about one year of wear.

dont really know what i'm going to do with them.

i've been wearing my new standards because the edwins fit has become so bad.

but every once in a while i'll jsut wear them because they're comfortable.

they're like my sweatpants jeans.

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stuntastic Sugar Cane Okinawa SC40301

will. Very nice. How long have you been wearing them?

Anyways... Posting ANOTHER update, not too much change, cept the back pocket is blown... Can you SFers guess wat happened this time?

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/stuntastic13/DSC00239.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/stuntastic13/DSC00234.jpg

Ive been wearing them for a bit over a month. I ride my bike, so they get a lot of friction around the thighs.

I washed them last night, to get some dirt out from last month.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/stuntastic13/DSC00241-1.jpg

Next to a pair of deadstock Okinawas. (for a little denim experiment )

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/stuntastic13/DSC00242.jpg

Not too much contrast, but they shrank back down, which was wat I was aiming for anyways.

update

Washed my Okinawas again.

Got mad muddy checking up on the denim experiment.

Before.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/stuntastic13/DSC00595.jpg

I did an hour long hot soak, then a cold wash in the washing machine.

Hot soak to shrink em back (stretched due to riding.) Cold wash to keep em a good size.

After.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/stuntastic13/DSC00602.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/stuntastic13/DSC00603.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/stuntastic13/DSC00607.jpg

Shitty pics.

Not bad for a bit over 2 months, I guess.

Worn since November 2nd. I forgot the first time I washed em. Whatever.

Very bland... No honeycombs got to really settle in, because Im constantly rolling and unrolling both pant legs for biking.

update

Another update before vacation and a sea water wash for my Okinawas...

They were mad oily from working on my bike this past weekend. The thighs were completely black.

Wore them in the shower then tossed them into the dryer for an hour.

I love seeing the deep indigo inbetween fades...

Dope honeycombs huh

Note: Thighs arent THAT faded, as pictured in the first pic. As usual, lighting sucks. (left thigh)

Edit* Du-mas.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/Stuntastic14/DSC00163-1.jpg

update

Okinawas

X months wear, X washes, 1 sea wash, a lot of sleeping in the sand and Manila filth...

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jwied82 APC Cure Black

APC raw black cures. Only been wearing a few weeks, and i only wear them to work. So, not much to show really...

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f155/jwied82/IMG_3226.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f155/jwied82/IMG_3227.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f155/jwied82/IMG_3232.jpg

update

kind of a useless post, but i took some pics of my APC black cures being worn tonight, since i realized i hadnt taken any pics of them being worn or even worn them with anything besides work clothing.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f155/jwied82/IMG_3408.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f155/jwied82/IMG_3407.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f155/jwied82/IMG_3406.jpg

if this is just unwelcome clutter, let me know and i'll wait til theres more evolution to be shown.

update

more of my black apcs.

just over 4 months old now.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f155/jwied82/IMG_3651.jpg

couple holes starting to develop:

right thigh - this one is being caused by the bottom corner of the pocket bag.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f155/jwied82/IMG_3652.jpg

just below right back pocket - not sure why this one developed, i patched it up with an iron on patch on the inside of the jeans and it hasnt gotten any bigger since.

one outdoor pic

OK, so these things are really stretched out now, and i ive lost a couple pounds with the weather turning warmer and running more,. so these things are really falling off me now...

any suggestions for getting them back down to size without actually washing/disrupting the fading process. I really like the way they are turning out, but i also really hate having to pull my jeans up constantly at work.

update

felt like taking some pics so here's yet another update on my raw black cures:

Coming along nicely, i think... except combs seem to be really slow in developing. theres some creasing but not really any fading:

update

update on my black APCs, at about 6.5 months. One warm hand-wash in the kitchen sink with a small amount of trader joe's store-brand equvalent of dr. bronners and then hung to dry at about 5 months. I wear them only as work jeans. Stretched out like crazy (wish i woulda got a size or 2 smaller!), but still i like them.

p.s. the left back pocket fade is from my MP3 player. Its small and circular (sorta a half sphere shape) and fits perfectly in a back pocket.

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jooles Eternal x Bears "Tiger"

Here are my EternalxBear's at about four months. Pictures were taken in a white room, so the first two are lighter than reality. The third picture is pretty close to the actual colour (minus the dirty mirror specks).

update

Here are my EternalxBear's Tora, after about 7 months.

The true colours do not have quite as much contrast as shown in all the pictures, but the picture of the back looks about right.

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lildavid Lee 1937 "Hide on Hair"

ok these are my lee 1937 hair on hide that ive had for about one and a half years now, theyve had about ten months effective wear and one rinse in the washing machine at 40 Celsius

I got them from a friend cause they were too tight for him. he busted the top button during the first week then he gave them to me

nice wear on the thighs if Im allowed to say that myself...

I had to restitch the left pocket this spring because it was falling apart

honeycombs...

I always get those wearmarks under the back pockets, I guess because I wear my jeans low on the hip, plus I had to restitch the yoke

overall back view

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iknowyougotsoul APC New Standard

APC New Standards

~ 1 year

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jonnyheadphones Samurai S5000BK

hey superdenim... here are my 5000bk's at 4 1/2 months and 2 soaks:

a few more detailed shots:

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/74/bkpocketnu0.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4758/bkrivetfi1.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9819/bkcombsig5.jpg

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/734/bkhemmv1.jpg

update

these are my bk's at 7 1/2 months (about 5 1/2 months of actual wear), 2 hot soaks and no washes. picked up a pair of skull 5000xx's and sd-103's earlier this year, so unfortunately my sammie's have been neglected ever since. my laziness in repairing their crotch rot hasn't helped either. good news is: taking these pics has inspired me to get these patched up ASAP and get back to wearing them.

anyway, enjoy the p0rn.

here are a couple more pics. these are a size 30 (sized down 1) and were hemmed down to 32".

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/451735819_f0af610562_o_d.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/247/451735775_73fa03851b_o_d.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/243/451722206_afa45a8d8c_o_d.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/236/451735885_ea261549f5_o_d.jpg

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_Nicholas H&M ???

These H&Ms are probably about 4 months old, and I wear the shit out of them. I skate in them and wear them pretty much all day and night.

Damn they are fading so slowly...

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Carl Pure-Blue Japan XX-005

Finally decided to wash the PBJ's.

Little over 5 months, some holes starting to form, decided to give them a hot wash and chronicle the adventure.

First picture i have of them

http://i16.tinypic.com/490h838.jpg

Before pictures

The Set Up - 2 rocks, hot bath tub water, some boiling water, some powder detergent, and a spoon to stir

http://i17.tinypic.com/3482dde.jpg

http://i11.tinypic.com/35ndaur.jpg

The boiling water i added to the tub

http://i17.tinypic.com/49j34w0.jpg

Getting my mom to do some of the work

http://i11.tinypic.com/2mwcv0h.jpg

After about 2 hours of soaking, before the rinse

http://i10.tinypic.com/4cm4kds.jpg

Downstaris drying after the rinse

http://i14.tinypic.com/2lljytk.jpg

The results

http://i14.tinypic.com/2ah5l4w.jpg

One final salute

They shrank a considerable amount. To the point where they will be worn solely around the house until they stretch. Kind of wished i had sized up now. Oh well.

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sphoxx, Dior Homme Japanese 19cm

my diors, 7 months

update

xpost, 19cm diors (tapered to 16cm), 8mos one wash 2 hot soaks

update

diorman, 16cm (hah), ~1 year, 2 hot washes no dryerr

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Roulette Full Count 1101

Full Count 1101(About 1 month 1 machine wash.(

Coin Pocket Selvage:

Tag:

Hem:

Patch:

Back Pocket:

Back of Knee:

Both Back Pockets:

Will post pics of how they fit as soon as possible:

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kumo Eternal 811

update to my eternal 811's. going to get their second wash.

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airfrogusmc Levi's LVC 1886 501

Here they are after 5 months and two cold soaks with allot of wear.

the image on the left is raw the one one the right is 5 months...

After 5 months

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Parker669 G-Star Raw

I'm sorry they're not sbpj506050xxxsxx but they did fade a bit. real bummer on the holes and the cell phone visability, but i guess that's what i get for buying gstars. I know better now but i did wear the hell out of these at the time. (almost every day for 6 mos)

NEW

USED

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Tarmac APC English

I like to call this The Last Unwashed English. I'm not too rough on my jeans.

My airing out rack:

update

1.5 years, had never touched water. Did first soak this weekend.

update

APC English. 19 months, 2nd wash.

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sam113 Samurai Kids SK0510

http://contextclothing.com/Super_Future/isams113f.jpg

http://contextclothing.com/Super_Future/isams113b.jpg

http://contextclothing.com/Super_Future/isams113s.jpg

Not coming along quite as quickly as I expected they would.

Mostly knee fade, a bit of seat fade on the corners of the pockets.

Pretty dirty, and as expected- no combs (too loose).

update

http://contextclothing.com/Super_Future/sams022007f.jpg

update

Had to wash them after an "accident".

Hot water long cycle.

Shrank up to original size.

Obviously too baggy for any combs or whiskering, but significant knee fade and a bit of seat fade and some atari.

Brightened up a lot.

No longer smell like the zoo.

http://contextclothing.com/Super_Future/IMG_8166.jpg

http://contextclothing.com/Super_Future/IMG_8167.jpg

update

I am always amazed at how much denim changes in the first couple weeks after a wash.

None of that whiskering showed right after the wash.

update

About time to reinforce the knees- almost worn through.

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Roman Rodeo Ralph Lauren

GoodHustle, this is for you. Here's an update @ 16 months...just washed them a week ago. That makes ~8 machine washes.

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dphi Rodeo Ralph Lauren

Here's some updated pics of mine. Haven't been wearing them much lately as I was never really 100% satisfied with the fit. Thighs are a little too loose for my tastes. Anyway, this is after a year or so of wear (a days a week) and around four washes.

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TragicBliss Dior Homme Japanese 21cm

Here are pictures of a pair of Dior Homme 21cm Raw Jeans that I've been breaking in just about every day for the last two months. The pictures really don't do these jeans justice. They are this strange dark dark indigo color that just refuses to come out correctly in photographs. I tried my best to give a full range of lighting but I'm still not satisfied.

The fade that's begining to show on these jeans is crazy. Super light indigo is starting to peak through and the denim is becoming streaky.

I'll bump this thread after a few more months. Enjoy... Or whatever.

http://www.tragicbliss.com/misc/superfuture/dior21cm03.jpg

http://www.tragicbliss.com/misc/superfuture/dior21cm04.jpg

http://www.tragicbliss.com/misc/superfuture/dior21cm05.jpg

http://www.tragicbliss.com/misc/superfuture/dior21cm06.jpg

http://www.tragicbliss.com/misc/superfuture/dior21cm07.jpg

So it's been another 2 months and I thought I'd update with some more pictures but I'm crazy frustrated that the photos don't show as much detail as the denim truly has. The indigo on the Italian Diors compared to the Japanese is a lot darker, but after a few months of wear this insane vertical striation begins to show through. Direct sunlight does these jeans so much justice. Anyway, I gave up and just decided to post what I could get in a couple shots. Enjoy.

http://www.tragicbliss.com/misc/superfuture/dior21cmupdate06.jpg

http://www.tragicbliss.com/misc/superfuture/dior21cmupdate07.jpg

http://www.tragicbliss.com/misc/superfuture/dior21cmupdate08.jpg

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breakfasteatre Levi's 501 STF

19 bucks, 5 months later