The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[khoiphan92]

those are great now man.

[salaami]

im a panda is my hero, here's some 3 week updates, it's been a rather rough week for these jeans, so i gave em' a quick hand wash w/lye soap(#3), and layed them on the radiator to dry last night. i'm sick & i don't do thanksgiving, so i'ma smoke chronic,sip rum, and watch football all day. enjoy my shit pics...

this one is from last weekend:

[salaami]

i tried to resize, but i guess it didn't work. apologies. here's a oversized bonus pic as a token of my shame:

[Satya]

@salaami

hard to see, too big...

@hendodo

nice FH mate!

[duck sauce]

if you want to see, right click, view image

it'll zoom it out according to browser size

[Bomull]

Hendodo those look great, great contrast and they held their color really well! still got some life in them, keep rocking!

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Amazing items on this site. I just hope, that all of you keep a good eye on all your super great raw denim items.

Since 1973 over 12'00 extremely rough vintage or raw denim rag items have found a safe home in Europes largest denim collection to survive forever. So if anybody out there is tired of his old stuff never forget that there is a safe place for them. They have deserved a better end then just to be dumped any time!!

PS: Always real roughest vintage or raw denim rag items wanted no matter how ugly, trashed, stained, holes, dirty, best if never washed. Thanks for sustaining Europes largest non commercial denim rag collection founded in 1973 in the Swiss Mountains. Over 12'000 jeans and denim jackets. Raw denim rag items with endless stories deserve to life for ever!

Ruedi Karrer

www.jeansmuseum.org

minor repairs...

pocket coming away

top stitched back on using a poly/cotton thread

its gonna need a patch over that rivet soon i guess

holes in my combs, next to year old repairs on the other leg

first i zig zag the wound shut

then running with the twill blend it in by machine darning the warp back in

the top one i didnt zig zag first and it moved a bit and i overdid the darning

i like this method as while it strengthens them, they remain light and flexible

this one is over a year old and its holding up well

and the patches though i regret putting them on instead of darning there are wearing nicely

[Knugget]

Don't know how many washes, but a bunch.

Started in March

[tRaFFiC LiGhT]

[EndOfNovember]

Hey quick question, I've started working on my first pair of raw jeans (after a year or so of inspiration and interest).

Now, I'd love to post them in here, but I was wondering what would be most acceptable:

- Holding off till they're pretty far in (and have been washed) like I see very often on here.

- Posting (one post) with a bunch of pictures (that range in date from new - newer - older - oldest) to see the transformation (haven't really seen this)

- Posting regularly (monthly, perhaps -- seen this a bit)

Sorry for the non-picture/comment/critique -post, but I figure getting this out of the way would be ideal.

[selaviso]

if you have been lurkin do what everyone else does... show em worn lol

[EndOfNovember]

if you have been lurkin do what everyone else does... show em worn lol

Either way I would.

Like I said, though, I thought it might be interesting to see a bit of the progress/history in the post.. It is evolution after all.

[ah_long]

SugarCane Union Star SC40051 LHT Denim, about 3 - 4 soaks in total, 8.5 months

[salaami]

good to see swissjeansfreak back, i love this dude, he's out of his gourd. minus my shit pics, this is a good page...

[jdmcnary]

Absolutely amazing!

UPDATE: FH F380

apprx 11 months wear

5 washes , 5 soaks

[.sm.]

around 1 year

1 soak 1 wash

[vamks]

Either way I would.

Like I said, though, I thought it might be interesting to see a bit of the progress/history in the post.. It is evolution after all.

No. Take pictures every month but don't post till there is significant wear, usually 4-6 months (6 months is probably better). Then you post ALL the pictures and you'll be a boss.

[giantsdrink]

Hey quick question, I've started working on my first pair of raw jeans (after a year or so of inspiration and interest).

Now, I'd love to post them in here, but I was wondering what would be most acceptable:

- Holding off till they're pretty far in (and have been washed) like I see very often on here.

- Posting (one post) with a bunch of pictures (that range in date from new - newer - older - oldest) to see the transformation (haven't really seen this)

- Posting regularly (monthly, perhaps -- seen this a bit)

Sorry for the non-picture/comment/critique -post, but I figure getting this out of the way would be ideal.

The better the post, the better the representation of your jeans (if that's what you're looking for).

It depends what you want to get out of your post experience If you want to post pics just to post pics, no one can stop you. If you want to showcase the evolution of your jeans, post a progression. If you want to contribute something valuable, don't post barely worn pictures of a really common brand.

Sounds like you've put thought into this though... so do whatever you think is best.

BTW if you take pictures and they look like shit, try again. Don't waste our time (yours included) by posting garbage and apologizing for it.

[weinfeld]

ah_long,

loving the knee fades going on. They really stick out compared to the bottom half.

[JackPhotography]

RRL slims @ 2+ years of wear

a few repairs here and there by hand

[ah_long]

ah_long,

loving the knee fades going on. They really stick out compared to the bottom half.

thanks.....

[psyence]

These photos were taken back in February right before I decided to take a break from wearing them.

PBJ XX-005BK

1.5 years of wear

Crotch repair:

[Satya]

@psyence

God I love it! finally I see a well worn BK PBJ, info of the washes and soaks?

will rep for sure!

[aho]

really enjoying the RRL's....Anyone know if they source their denim from the same place still? Would like to snag a pair myself...

[ADDIC]

wow those PBJs are amazing

[psyence]

@psyence

God I love it! finally I see a well worn BK PBJ, info of the washes and soaks?

will rep for sure!

Thanks. I don't recall when I washed/soaked, but I think I did a hot soak at 6 months, warm wash around the 1 year mark right before I sent them in for repairs, another soak 3 months after that, and then finally another wash this past February.

Soaks were done in my bathtub. Wash/rinse was set to warm/warm and I believe I used some Woolite Dark as my detergent.

[Satya]

^^

thanks for the info, +rep!

[phive-oh-won]

Here's some evo on my Levi's 1966 superslims. the first pic is when they were new back in March or April, and the second pic is from this morning. they've gotten pretty regular wear. No soaks and one wash about a month ago.

[beatle]

would love to see more of these....

[JackPhotography]

The RRLs are years old, bought deadstock and perhaps sample one offs since they did not come with the rear inner waist tag. Currently, I don't think RRL denim have blue line selvage anymore. the blue line denim is made in USA although I'm not sure of the specifics.

Thanks for the rep