The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[swisloc]

I think he's asking because you've got wallet atari on the left back pocket.

got it. funny, i never even thought about it that way, but i've always used that side for my wallet.

[Dex_star]

haha yea same here

anyway, ur 5eps look real good (so do ur apcs)

did u wash every two months? or just whenever

[swisloc]

haha yea same here

anyway, ur 5eps look real good (so do ur apcs)

did u wash every two months? or just whenever

wash when they feel dirty or smell, no schedule. this pair (and the APC's to some extent as they were my second pair of that brand), i decided to stop thinking about waiting to wash, and just wear the jeans, wash whenever i felt like they needed it. Also, on the 5EP's i used the dryer!! i know its sacrilege here to do that, but i thought they could take it, and i was right. i washed the 5EP twice in the first two months i think, then about every two to three months after that. and i can't say enough about this brand. everything about the construction/quality is impecable. no where are they even CLOSE to blowing out, they will last a long time, and i just got another pair!

[doctorgnar]

Here's my APC contribution.

New Standards after about 1.5 years of wear. Washed when necessary.

Some pics with flash, some without.

[doctorgnar]

And here go some Levis 505 that I just got back from 45 Rpm for some repairs. A+ job they do there.

I bought these vintage for about $10 and wore them for a couple years. Mostly skating in the summer. The knees blew out in both legs, so I had them patched up.

[Heroshima]

Nice jeans doctorgnar!!!Espically the APC's..Keep on rocking

[40ozprophet]

yep lovin thos APCs. the dark blue in the crotch area that stayed is really nice looking in contrast.

[TPR950H]

I'm waiting for tacos. Here are some APC NS that I got around April 2006. No soak, one wash in Nov 2006.

Cats can make honeycombs too.

[watchman]

they can make sweet, deep honeycombs apparently. Those are looking great.

[HEWSINATOR]

I have said it a million times, but I will again: I love the "dirty" look of many APCs. I wish I chose them instead of greycasts as my first jeans.

[truestorytravis]

"Get that cat outta the way!"

I've always had APCs in the back of my mind when I'm making new denim choices, but maybe it's time to pick up a pair. Looking good TPR.

oh yeah, and the 5eps are AWESOME. nice job.

[calatrava]

those 5eps are truly amazing, given me some inspiration to wear them some more and worry less about washing

[abstraktgeformt]

Some pictures of my ALD Frontier Pants at about 2 months. Not too defined honeycombs, but I like the whiskers and I fucking LOVE the leather patch. Washed 2 weeks ago, worn almost everyday. Put some beewax on the patch.

[dave023]

I'm surprized you already washed your ALD...

Did you have any shrinkage??

[abstraktgeformt]

I didn't notice any shrinkage. I handwashed them, not that hot either.

[blm14]

do you have any pix of you wearing them? I've wondered what the fit is like on those when I see them on kitchener...

[damnIam]

I washed my Royal Selvage and they shrunk in the waist about an inch. The length did not shrink at all really. Have you ever had a pair of jeans that you love but they look like shit on you?

[abstraktgeformt]

As a matter of fact I had the Royals first and returned them, because they looked like shit on me. But I really loved them and was contemplating whether to return them or not.

Pictures of the Frontier Pants:

Shitty pictures, they run rather big, blm14. I like them like that.

[damnIam]

Those look good.^^

[swisloc]

those 5eps are truly amazing, given me some inspiration to wear them some more and worry less about washing

thanks, man. i know you've been waiting to see those pics for a while. keep wearing. they'll be worth it.

[n0torious]

I really like the fit on those, but I can't get past the buttoned back pockets.

[tweeds]

abstraktgeformt, this thread would be very happy if you posted your picture of your patch in it!

[will_i_am]

really really nice apc's everyone

makes me actually excited

to start wearing my ns i bought a while ago.

i was debating just selling them.

[TPR950H]

Thanks for all the kind comments. will - Definately don't sell APCs. They break in wonderfully, as long as you don't wash them.

[dkatz]

the flash got a bit bright in spots on these shots, but the color is pretty accurate:

Could you possibly post a pic of you wearing these? I was tempted to nab a pair in their deadstock sale. And I assume these are the Straight Down Zip in Rigid? It seems like the rise would be too high for my tastes

[poly800rock]

lot of pics. sorry

most representitive color is the ones of the bottom hem and the crotch. They're still very black, but the color really doesn't even fade, it just comes off and shows white. I did a warm soak after i got them chainstitched at BIG a few months ago. Pillow of black dust came up...these will be amazing

[40ozprophet]

lot of pics. sorry

no need to apologize

these are the first pics ive seen of worn BKs, and they look really nice.

[TPR950H]

It looks like an invisible man is wearing them and strung up on the door! Well the front/left shot at least.

[viv1984viv]

wow poly, they are looking great, yeah sooo much black comes out in the soak, you can see it streaming in the water! Yeah the dont so much fade as go to white ive worn mine maybe twice and the bottom of one hem is white, Maybe scuffed a dozen times and now white, strange strange.

[Military Specifics]

Banging on with the s5000's

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/180/399598384_a35959efde.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/399598391_a8a1fc6fd5.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/399598393_997245c82a.jpg?v=0

You can guess which photo has the flash effect. Roughly 5 months. upon requested