The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[malky]

8 months of wear, worn for average of 4 days a week. Cold Machine washed with normal washing powder on 7th month.

Photo taken under morning sunlight condition without flash. Actual contrast is a little more than photo taken.

[kennyfromthebronx]

quick update:

i dont remember exactly but i believe this was the wear/wash cycle.

PBJ 005 Black: Initial hot soak/hang dry, 4 months, hot wash/tumble dry, 2 months, hot wash/tumble dry, one month

Warehouse Contest Jeans: Initial soak/tumble dry, 3 months, hot wash/tumble dry, 3 months, hot wash/tumble dry. havent worn since.

Ande Whall Grifters: 4 months no soaks/washes

[salaami]

my new technique is to not wash my next raws for @least a year. im just going to soak them in boiling water to kill the germs every month or so. i want them to turn out way different than my sams. i cant wait...

[M.O.A]

so essentially you are going to soak them every month without soap

[andreweezer]

Are the Ande whalls hard to break in?

[kennyfromthebronx]

Are the Ande whalls hard to break in?

i dont think so... it's hard to tell from the pictures they are a little dark, but where you see the whiskers/honeycombs is actually a lot bluer than they show.

i think if i gave them a wash at four months there would definitely be noticeable fading going on, but they dont smell at all, so i am just going to let them go until they do and then wash them.

[grouse_allergy]

kenny - those are some good lookin BK's. I'm at 5 months on mine and they're not easy to break in. I applaud you.

The warehouses also look really nice. Why haven't you been wearing them?

[kennyfromthebronx]

thanks grouse, they are a lot heavier than my ande whalls, which i started wearing in june for the summer, i think im gonna switch up to the warehouse for the rest of the year, and then hopefully start on those Dry Bones/Superfuture jeans

[mattology]

so u remember the dirty dirt jainzzzz

washed them: wore them into the bathtub. warm water. soap, detergent, rinsed, wore them for about 2 hours, then let them hang outside , then wore them more, slept in them for a day.

end result:

Started wearing in march. washed once at six months (smelled too much and filthy from workin on car / transmisison swap0

finally washed again after way too much welding and grinding.

[soonami]

looking good, but it'd be nice to take pictures where the jeans aren't in the direct sun so that there's a little contrast to the jeans to look at.

Also, it'd be smart to start patching up your jeans if you want to keep wearing them...

[salaami]

no doubt, repairs add to the longevity of your denim. so does a needed wash. those LVCs deserve a lil' needle love. im suprised the oil/transmission fluid didn't stain more.

[mattology]

same here. i'm shocked, i think the dirt on the jeans prevented the oil from soaking in ?

i'm taking them to my girl to get repaired this week. i'll see if i can get better photos taken also.

[salaami]

that just may be. i actually thought the jeans would be permanently stained. maybe levis could use that as a selling point.

[Lowduck]

Mattology: good jeans mate

[fulus]

Here are my 6 month old sammie 710's, no wash after initial wash.

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Very nice sammy

[emmitbrown]

X from the samurai thread...

Just washed my 5000s yesterday. This is their second wash after the initial soak. Nov 4th will be the 9 month mark. The pictures are in natural light and the color is correct.

Even though I ride, the combs are still barely there.

[scoki]

cross post from eternal thread

Eternal 811 Size 32~ approx. 8-9 months, washed twice

Repairs : Reinforced the crotch, Patched back pocket hole, Re-sewed backpocket

More pictures here

[lilldavid]

So me and my girlfriend have been clearing out the basement this week and I found these that I had forgot all about. I guess I wore these when I was 14 to 15, back in 1993 -1994 . These were my favourite jeans back then... Propably washed a little more often than needed

[Hulk]

Lol at those tool pockets on the sides I remember I had jeans like that too when I was 14

[MonkeyFresh]

great carpenter jeans i remember those, so comfy

[jubei]

even back then, you could see David's potential for wrecking jeans...

[meader]

So me an dmy girlfriend have been clearing out the basement this week and I found these that I had forgot all about. I guess I wore these when I was 14 to 15. These were my favourite jeans back then... Propably washed a little more often than needed

This is one crazy coincidence. Yesterday there was this lil' guy in the grocery store, 'bout 14 years old or something wearin' this jean model. He had some of the sickest fades I've ever seen on a pair of blue jeans, 'bout the same level of fading as Brad Davis and his friend in Midnight Express.

[Atzec]

@david: request for fitpics. hehe

[eleven]

^lol, seconded!

[selaviso]

^lol, seconded!

3rd

54321

[Gitarrgrabben]

Yeah! David show us some fitpics! Lovely fade on those anyway, kinda vintage like.

[lilldavid]

thanks for the comments and rep guys I'll try and take some fit pictures tomorrow...

[salaami]

even back then, you could see David's potential for wrecking jeans...

old habits die hard...cant rep, you know the drill.You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to lilldavid again

[whatuknowaboutthat]

they still fit??? nice, id like to see as well, you are a fade master

[khoiphan92]

fit pics even if they dont