The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[soonami]

I need a pair of black jeans...

[corbu]

those 003's are gorgeous. Didn't think you would get too much fading due to the fit, but they are really great. Lots of different colors running through there.

I'm a big guy and also sized down, so it fits fairly well. Still, they are too loose around the knees to get any great honeycombs.

[the Repeater]

Samurai never disappoints word em up for real

Nice one

[chantheman]

any fit pics of the 003's on or a full pic of the jeans themselves. im tempted to get those. i have to 005 but they are a bit too slim for my liking.

[edmond]

w/flash

[edmond]

s5000vx 21oz samurai since 4/13/2008 5 days a week

[lenn]

too early to post, ed. but nice progress anyway, looking forward to see them in 6 months or so.

[corbu]

any fit pics of the 003's on or a full pic of the jeans themselves. im tempted to get those. i have to 005 but they are a bit too slim for my liking.

[midnight]

Those fit you nicely. Generally i've seen them rocked baggy in the 003, but you fill them out enough so they look good.

[fattybfat]

RRL slim fit 29x32

bought them in may 07 actual wear around 10 month

one wash from factory

one soak at home

and one wash yesterday

picture taken at natural sun light

machine wash with hang dry in the garage, stretch almost 2 inches in waist and shrink back to tag size after dry, color still pretty dark after wash

Pre wash

Post wash

Fitted pic

[dino might]

I hate how a lot of these black jeans dont have black/gray stitching like the 5000bks

amen. thats been my biggest pet peeve, ive bought both the 710bk and 4001bk and then sold them both because of the damn orange stiching just making them look more like normal blue jeans. im finally going to commit to a pair of 5000bks i think for this reason. black jeans should be ALL black, period.

[Whodinihimself]

Levis Japan A-606

1 Soak - 2 Washes -- About 6 months worth of wear

Hard to capture their true colours...they don't look as washed out in real life

[fattybfat]

^those are stunning

[kidkorea]

Cosign those are awesome man.

[thshs88]

any fit pics on the levis japan?

[snuff_daddy]

man Whodinihimself i love those

[khoiphan92]

snuff daddy (testing)

oh guess it doesnt work. how come you hyperlinked (if thats the correct term) his username?

[Conifurious]

RRDG, aged and dejected.

[soonami]

^^I know a lot people hate on nudies, but these could've been nice ones, just too bad you pinched the whiskers

[mrchariybrown]

amen. thats been my biggest pet peeve, ive bought both the 710bk and 4001bk and then sold them both because of the damn orange stiching just making them look more like normal blue jeans. im finally going to commit to a pair of 5000bks i think for this reason. black jeans should be ALL black, period.

why no mention of imperial dukes/kings?

[Dex_star]

Imperial denim sucks... IMO.

Look back at most of the evo pics... they seem so flat and... boring.

[Conifurious]

^^I know a lot people hate on nudies, but these could've been nice ones, just too bad you pinched the whiskers

I can honestly say I didn't. Just don't have the habit. I do rub my hands on my lap often, on account of clammy hands, but pinching the whiskers, I never have.

[.API.]

Imperial denim sucks... IMO.

Look back at most of the evo pics... they seem so flat and... boring.

i have to respectfully disagree with you on the imperials. while they do take a longer, harder wear to break in they turn out some spectacular fades.

likes these:

You've seen these already a month ago, but I decided to wash them so here they are before:

And after.

I preferred them before the wash, so I'm gonna pound on them for another few months to get that filthiness back.

[Dex_star]

I appreciate that you dug an exceptional pair to prove me wrong... I agree, that is a nice pair of jeans... and will also admit that the pair a member posted before that belonged to a customer of his were pretty nice too...

At the same time tho, a lot of details on Imperials just make me dislike them (probably why I was so biased against their denim).. the arcuates, the double stiching on the inseam, and what seems like poly-cotton thread (theyre still so bright orange while the denim is faded)...

I guess to me, they just seem closer to the Nudie spectrum of the denim pool, than to the Eternal side...

/end ignorant rant....

[edmond]

s5000vx 17oz more than a year 3 washes

my engineer's pair

[dave023]

Nice 5000's Ed!!

[dino might]

why no mention of imperial dukes/kings?

like dex said, i dont know, sorta just dont feel em.. and all the pairs ive seen (indigo) that have been all faded and people go bananas over ive never personally remembered enjoying. i dont know, s5000bks look much more appealing to me. plus, i like thicker denim. 14.5oz is as low as id like to go, so 17z is better, you also gotta be skinny to wear them thangs. ive put on a few pounds this summer

[cure]

VV i dunno, imperials look pretty damn sexy to me.

Duke Raw Indigo

1 year, no wash.

[dino might]

^my point. nothing against sam, but im just not really feeling that fade. dig up any old XXX thread imperial shots you can, i still dont remember liking any of them. too each his own.

[lamb.]

F310's 9 Months

Pre Wash. Will wash later today.

There's less contrast in person than in these pictures.