The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[ayn]

damn sid, those 3001's are turning out nice!

[jeepster]

cool, thanks. i haven't been to selfedge for some time (at least since i was out in SF) and i havent been to their site in a good long while, or at least since they got an online store. this is awesome, i just gotta make some money first...

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do you know anywhere that i can find flat heads in a 35 or 36 waist? preferbably a 35... i'm tall, skinny, but i have weird hips, so i'm wondering if i should get a 34 (when i have the cash), or try and find a 35 or something... any suggestions?

[GWHiZiTSPHiL]

here they are, my jimmy jims!

[khaltire]

awesome man! I know people say that dry cleaning just cleans the jeans, but from my personal experience it does fade them as well from the abrasion.. awesome pics

+ rep for that

[eastcoastrider27]

Awesome pics.

That truly represents the evolution of jeans.

[undercoverone]

cool SJDJ....i am still working out mine..haha

[SoloC]

Before:

After + Extra focusing tool:

[Serge d Nimes]

I really like the denim and the indigo on the jean shops. The fronts show a lot of wear near the pocket bags because I wipe my hands on my jeans a lot. I didn't really want to wear these in super contrasty because they can handle more than a few washes, unlike APC or LVC.

[electronic cheetah]

Here are a pair of Nudie Slim Jims which I've been wearing for a total ~7 months. I washed them yesterday and here are the results. Before wash to the left, after wash to the right

[corned beef]

not seeing dramatic changes after the wash but you've got some great wear on those. Awesome contrasts and creases.

[coalessence]

electronic cheetah , those sir are amazing

[justinbaily21]

The lefty sams are coming along beautifully. Congrats!

[Curious_George]

Wow. I really like the fading with that left hand twill. I think I might look into those for my next Samurai pair.

[shinobi2000]

RRLs from fall 06 bought at the Mott and Prince store after being tricked into buying it by the salesperson who swore they would shrink after a soak!! grrr (they're 32, i wanted a 30). I need to use a belt but I'm actually happy with the way they ended up fitting. I had them take off the stupid stitching design from underneath the front pockets. Here they are after about 4 months of medium wear and one wash.

[sweetmofo]

electronic cheeta: those look awesome. got the whole deal. cat whiskers, pocket fade, honey combs. seems like the only thing missing is the back pocket stitching.

shinobi2000: wow, great work for 4 months. loving the way it fades at the front.

[Dex_star]

Skull 5010xx 6x6 one wash

About 4.5 months of wear

One wash at 3 months

Front

Back

Honeycombs

Knee

[joey_formal]

skulls always have the sickest fades i love it.

[bouwnt]

nice skullies

[__Nicholas]

Electronic Cheetah Good looking Nudies man, I'm feeling the lack of back pocket stitching too. I'm tempted to do that to my SSK.

[axtsang]

Electronic Cheetah, what was your wash process? I want to wash mine the same way, since I don't want too much color change done to mine!

[electronic cheetah]

Thanks for your comments everyone. After I had worn them for a couple of weeks I got tired of the stitchings on the back pockets, so I decided to remove it.

When I washed them I used a normal amount of washing powder and in 40 degrees Celsius.

[undercoverone]

electronic cheetah nice cease you have...i wish mine would be like your when times goes by..

[rnrswitch]

Jean Shops about a year old. Just before their second wash.

[LIVENUDEGIRLS]

wow, those are stubborn. Nice and natural looking fade though.

[rnrswitch]

I try to keep my jeans as dark blue as possible. I wash them in cold water with very little soap.

[Serge d Nimes]

Those jean shops look great! They really age to look like big e Levis.

[erbs]

Where can you get Jean Shops?

[a125983467]

any good jeans that slightly taper to 8" on a size 31??

[rnrswitch]

http://www.bluebee.com/shopbycategorygrid.aspx?l=00150119032200000000

The rocker is a more modern cut, while the classic is a more, well you guessed it, classic cut.

[Crillz]

So I know it's not technically jeans... and I know it's not technically MINE... eh heh, but I thought you guys would appreciate seeing my Dad's Lee cutoff denim vest. Puchased new by him in the early 1970s, I believe, (you can see the INTENSE color variation in some pictures, it's almost white now), and used pretty roughly, when he used to work construction in his teens. You can even see that one shoulder is more roughed up than the other, because that's the shoulder he used to carry lumber.

He even hand-painted the Rolling Stones logo on the back! (shut up, it was cool back then, I'm sure)