The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[Duke Mantee 9,944]

[zoom 53,981]

Left pair - APC New cure - 2 years
Right pair - APC NS - purchased these already broken in 
 

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Both Iron heart 21 oz
Left pair currently wearing these, at about 14 months. 
Right pair - 2 and a half years.
 

[smoothsailor 1,372]

Lee cowboy jacket, about 10yrs of use

[Dr_Heech 566,846]

Haha, looks like you gave it a right trashing mate. Bravo!

 

[smoothsailor 1,372]

Probably cause i wore it as a layer underneath an other jacket

[persco_ 341]

3Sixteen SL-140X. I've had them for a few years. 

[sensy 219]

PBJ SLB-019. I've had them for a bit more than 7 months, and I've had to do some small repair (the crotch, but also the stitching around the right pocket, and I'm gonna have to somehow fix a large hole in the left pocket but it's in a hard to reach place so I'll have to figure that one out later.

 

[smoothsailor 1,372]

Atlastco lot 161 , 2 yrs of wear.

repaired a pocket back, a button came of, button hole about to wear thru.

 

[MJF9 6,848]

@smoothsailor 161s looking geat... in case you haven't seen this, we have an At Last thread buried a few pages back... always good to see more of it, especially so well worn...

 

[smoothsailor 1,372]

Thanks MJ9, I will look up the thread and show my 147

[cheapmuthafukr 2,356,099]

Sorihiko and warehouse lee... sadly neither fit anymore 

Edited September 29, 2020 by cheapmuthafukr

[cheapmuthafukr 2,356,099]

West ride

[Duke Mantee 9,944]

Lot 601XX 1951

[Duke Mantee 9,944]

Lot 601XX 1947

[Flash 249,033]

Class , love the contrast on the 51’s 

[Thanks_M8 2,254]

Sda 202 with old arcs/tab

[Newman 580]

Just found my Samurai 710xx19oz from 8 years ago, been away from the raw denim scene since these got too small for me (I got fat...). Real pitty since these was just starting to get some really nice fades. Finding these makes me want to buy a new pair in correct size :). 

 

 

Edited November 1, 2020 by Newman

[footfeet 26,655]

Doing some cleaning, and wanted to share my collection for the evo thread. Forgot to include the Flat Heads in some of the retired pics, but the resolution came out great so I kept those in.

Retired:

1. Dry Bones Red-D Slim, size 28:  purchased from self-edge in 2008. worn 2-3 years with several washes and 2 repairs
2. Aika Jin, size 29:  Worn 1-2 years with 2 washes. Made with zimbabwe cotton. Regular fit, sized down, and tapered up the leg on non-selvedge side to match Dry Bones measurements with a bit more room in the thighs/seat. Still wearable but the back yoke will need reinforcement at some point.
3. Samurai S710xx, 30:  recently repaired at selfedge and may return to wearing these when I lose some weight!
4. Flat Head 3001, 30:  recently sold, which prompted me to take photos of my collection before it's gone!
5. Warehouse Lot 900, 30:  No longer fit me after washing and up for sale.

In the rotation:

6. 3sixteen SL-220X, 31:  worn infrequently, 2 soaks

7. 3sixteen 32BSP Shadow Selvedge, 31:  1 soak. I fell off a bike going 10-12mph. The left knee faded, but my knee was unscathed!

8. Studio D'Artisan SD-107, 32:  my favorite fitting pair. Generous pocket size and room in the seat for a slim straight/slight taper below the knee pair of denim.

9. Fullcount 1101xx, 30:  purchased at the Fullcount store in Shibuya in July 2018. I didn't intend on purchasing a pair of denim this day, but one of the Fullcount employees moved from France to Japan to get more involved with selvedge denim. I couldn't help but support someone more into it than myself!

I have yet to wash any of these in the washing machine, having only soaked them once or twice since I purchased them. Will update whenever I do decide to give them a rinse. I expect the 32BSP and SD-107 in particular to show more contrasting fades, as I've put the most wear in those two.

 

Denim tops:

10. Triple Works/Iron Heart TWSH-102, Small:  Soaked twice, need to remind myself to work this into the rotation more often. Great lighter 7.5oz weight for Fall/Spring season.

11. Apolis x Styleforum x Context Black Denim Shirt Jacket, Small:   2 soaks, 2 washes. I wore this most days during college for 1-2 years. The waxed black cotton is mostly gone, except in the unexposed areas like under the collar. The fading reveals more of the indigo weft, seen in the close-up picture. Love the reinforced armpits/elbow, and would still wear this piece occasionally, for concerts.  

 

Edited January 17 by footfeet

[Chris T 568]

^ Thats a great update - thanks for taking the trouble . Its really nice to see a few different pairs together in the same pictures. With the brain and eye being what they are, it isn't always to remember and think of the differing colours, shapes etc from pairs you've seen at different times and different lights etc..So together like this I like seeing the bluer, greyer, brighter tones. 

[JDelage 5,004]

That Apolis shirt is amazing.

[julian-wolf 5,095]

Quick update on the Black Seed Leroy’s—fabric’s starting to wear thin, more and more holes forming on the knees, butt, crotch, pockets

edit: Attempting to remove the duplicate photos…

Edited January 20 by julian-wolf
duplicate photos

[Hopethisoneisnttaken 915]

An old 3sixteen jacket I turned into a vest a few years back. Been wearing it quite a lot lately. 

[LazyS 365]

around 3, 6 and 9 months of wear on the gbg001

[srudy 782]

On 1/20/2021 at 12:15 PM, julian-wolf said:

Quick update on the Black Seed Leroy’s—fabric’s starting to wear thin, more and more holes forming on the knees, butt, crotch, pockets

edit: Attempting to remove the duplicate photos…

Those are looking so damn good! 

[julian-wolf 5,095]

@srudy Thanks kindly. I’m really having trouble deciding what to do with them at some point. Three of the four panels of the crotch already have an extra layer of backing, and the holes on either side of the seat—just hinted at in those photos—have opened up pretty significantly. They’re sorta at the point where it feels like they need a new repair every week I wear them, so they’ve mostly been sitting on the shelf…really a shame, given how great they’re starting to look. These are one of my favourite pairs of jeans I’ve worn.

[srudy 782]

@julian-wolf maybe art/wall hanging-they are so beautiful. Nice to look at, less of a wearing piece at this point. You put some lovely work into those!

[BrownMetallic 602,403]

On 1/20/2021 at 3:15 PM, julian-wolf said:

Quick update on the Black Seed Leroy’s—fabric’s starting to wear thin, more and more holes forming on the knees, butt, crotch, pockets

On 2/9/2021 at 2:41 PM, julian-wolf said:

@srudy Thanks kindly. I’m really having trouble deciding what to do with them at some point. Three of the four panels of the crotch already have an extra layer of backing, and the holes on either side of the seat—just hinted at in those photos—have opened up pretty significantly. They’re sorta at the point where it feels like they need a new repair every week I wear them, so they’ve mostly been sitting on the shelf…really a shame, given how great they’re starting to look. These are one of my favourite pairs of jeans I’ve worn.

Dunno how u feel about Sashiko patchwork but, if they still fit, they’re worth saving.

My worn-in pairs are the jewels in my collection. Pre-covid,  most still fit ... unfortunately, now they’re collateral damage of the lockdowns . . . My “new normal” won’t be a W34 

[LazyS 365]

D33  2014-2019

Worn the year for the contest then every summer (except 2018) as painting/work pants. Painted 3 cottages with these and didn't get too much paint on them

more pics:

https://imgur.com/a/ydbmo

https://imgur.com/a/6Das2

 

[Flash 249,033]

You must be a really tidy painter , any time I paint you would think I was rolling in it