The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[salaami]

its amusing to see people debating over whether its befitting to wash something thats filthy. a quality dye job should enable you to wash whenever needed its that simple. no, really . its also interesting at how we as denim heads view fading, since some people like the jeans that look as beat as possible, yet some like the most contrasty fades. some will swear that ryu's "grail'' eternals are the pinnacle of denim, yet others prefer cheeps contest jeans, or mr.3001's flatheads( i think 386's are the best ive seen in a long time, but i am of the "more beat=more beautiful" persuasion.) so, as we all can admit, its all subjective, and beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. most of the jeans posted this month are nice, so no need for beef. if you look in the denim master mag, the one constant is that the cats wore the jeans consistently, for extended periods of time. as mr. krabs would say" thats the secret formular", not some shit out of a nudie booklet full of disinformation, and airbrushed photos. i wonder how many people want to take their jeans back to the store for a refund after 6 mos. 'cause their jeans dont look like the booklet. gimme a break like nell carter...

[kenthenoob]

i was a fan of 386's sammies as well.

[destructodisk]

Here is my quite possibly excessive post-wash documentation:

Fit pics:

[Chicken]

... yet some like the most contrasty fades. some will swear that ryu's "grail'' eternals are the pinnacle of denim...

lol. ryu-san is known for his cane '47s. takashi-san for his eternal 811s.

[DrMoBueno]

destructodisk, great fit and fade. and post an update in a few months!

and...

i voted for azn8oi's sams, stil can't believe he didn't win.

[destructodisk]

Thanks man. I'm excited to see how these turn out at the end of the summer. I beat em' up pretty badly every day at work, and will have to wash pretty frequently. I will be interested to see how well this denim retains the indigo..

[grouse_allergy]

what are your shoes? nice job btw really great overall color!

[mkei]

those grifters look great destructodisk, love the colour post-wash and the fit is spot on. probably my favourites from the thread.

[Tapeman]

Johnbull Sewing Chop 002

6 months of wear, one hot wash at 5 months.

[Double D]

Thanks man. I'm excited to see how these turn out at the end of the summer. I beat em' up pretty badly every day at work, and will have to wash pretty frequently. I will be interested to see how well this denim retains the indigo..

V3's are pretty damn stubborn in my experience... mine are still darker than my 12 month younger Sugarcanes.

[evilgeniusdan]

Those grifters are sweet. Great clean blue hue, I remember when I first got my V3 Ande's they were so dark people thought they were black.

[SanLC]

Sugarcane Okinawas. About a year and a half. These aren't that tight so there isn't that much whiskering going on.

Here's the patch

[Tse]

^they look pretty good! some close up shots of the snake-skin patch would be pretty cool.

[carlo]

awesome sugar canes!

[xeLph]

just a little update.

skulls 5010xx 6x6 raw

no soak no wash

4months 3days

[XXXL]

^the combs!

stunning.

[fattybfat]

sugaecane look awesome

[flex0r]

i love the way looser jeans get those mid-thigh whiskers that tight jeans don't. those sugarcanes are awesome.

[LC_Miey]

shot skulls never failed to impress

[monook]

7 months, 1 soak, 2 washes. last wash was in april

starting on some dry bones red-d's now ;]

[sam113]

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.

[ADDIC]

those Dukes looks great. and i agree, i also like them before the wash. but thats because i like darker jeans.

[Opie]

Great dukes!

[mkei]

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

I prefer them after personally, great summer look.

[jays978]

best dukes ever...

[bencap]

although I prefer the look of raw denim to washed denim, the wash really made the stacking fade come out great. +rep!

[.jacob]

Nudie Straight Sven

1 year of wear. Two washes, 1 cold at 10.5 months and 1 warm at 12 months.

Now time to start my AW Cougars.

[kenthenoob]

15 month and one wash? any soaks before?

that is some dedication right there..

[BrokenGlass]

I prefer them after personally, great summer look.

agreed.

better after, great blue color

[billy.]

x posted from warehouse thread.

way behind in the contest.

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