The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[giantsdrink]

Imperial Kings as of 6 months:

And as of today:

Not much difference, but they're at 9 months now and unfortunately haven't gotten much wear in the last three. They've had two soaks, then two washes.

[rnrswitch]

Wow. Quite the deep discussion on my name.

[san]

these APCs are on that dior steez

peep the dartzzz

i wonder if thats where Hedi got the inspiration for the darts from... staring at boys' asses

[Chicken]

a quick update.

before:

now:

about 4 1/2 months of normal wear (nothing heavy duty). no wash (but came one wash).

[beefcake]

very nice honeycombs, chicken.

[sweetmofo]

intense wallet fade i may add.

by the way that looks like a really thick wallet

[Chicken]

thanks beefcake and sweetmofo.

the wallet's from skull jeans. it's posted in the leather evolution thread.

[giantsdrink]

Those do look great Chicken. The honeycombs are especially impressive too, because they look so vertical. How loose do they fit?

BTW, what do you keep in your other pocket?

[Chicken]

^ it's a leather case containing my razr phone. i've posted it in the leather evolution thread before, too. but i'll post a more recent photo later on.

[Guest Phrost]

Those 1944 501s look great. It's good to see something different from the heavy whiskers and contrasts posted here. It shows you loose jeans do fade well.

[Chicken]

giantsdrink, here's the link to the phone case in my back left pocket.

[wicz]

first pair of raw denim. worn almost everyday for the past 6months. dont really like the cell phone, but i sit down in class everyday on plastic chairs so it was inevitable.

added better pictures. dont really do too much rigorous activity in them. student and semi-pro road cyclist, so i try to be lazy except when im training/racing. most abuse they get is when i ride my bike places in them.

[fndmybetterhalf]

deosnt look like much wear for 6 months on APC's.

[ChaseDizzy]

^I'd figure otherwise, good fade, not too much rigorous activity i'd assume

[giantsdrink]

giantsdrink, here's the link to the phone case in my back left pocket.

I never would have guessed that's a cellphone in a leather case - looks too substanial. I really like the large, almost full pocket fade that it's starting to produce.

[Chicken]

^ me too. i like what it's doing to my pocket.

(although i must admit that it's been more of a hassle to answer my phone calls.)

[rome1]

^I kinda wanted to ask you wether or not you sit on the phone and if so how does it not sustain damage? I keep my phone in my back pocket all the time but can't sit on it, because it will definatly break.

[sphoxx]

diorman, 16cm (hah), ~1 year, 2 hot washes no dryerr

[hoodsuburbia]

^ very nice!

[truestorytravis]

Nudie Conny, 11 months, one wash at around 7 months

click to enlarge

more to come.

these images were sized down and look much grainier than the originals; any tips on how to get better image quality?

[M.O.A]

nice jacket, sphoxxy, those diors look dope. indigo is shit on mine too but whatever, fit is on point.

[dave023]

Did your Conny wallet shrink a lot after the wash??

[truestorytravis]

Thanks kixslf.

dave, are you asking about my jacket? It shrank minimally everywhere--length, width, sleeves, etc.--just enough to make it a tight fit. I was able to button it up before the wash and after i had just a little trouble. It's stretched out a bit now so it's probably about the same width as it was pre-wash.

[ang_kangkong]

Is this the one with the Nudie thingie on the back-top-shoulder? Took a seam-ripper to it? 'Cause I can't see any signs of it. Looks all the better without it.

Nice so far, ttt.

[rome1]

Nice sphoxx! And trustorytravis as for the stitching I agree like the jacket much better w/o it. Good Stuff!

[truestorytravis]

Is this the one with the Nudie thingie on the back-top-shoulder? Took a seam-ripper to it? 'Cause I can't see any signs of it. Looks all the better without it.

Nice so far, ttt.

Nice sphoxx! And trustorytravis as for the stitching I agree like the jacket much better w/o it. Good Stuff!

thanks guys. ang, yes it did have the Nudie stitching. I wore it with the stitching for about a day and then decided to take it off. rome1, I too like it much better without the stitching, though it probably would have looked really cool after a couple of years. I guess I'd rather not look like a tool though. more pics to come of this and other stuff, but i'm working on a 28.8 connection and uploading images is ssssslllllloooooowwwwww.

[chris_n]

10 month full count 1101:

[truestorytravis]

Studio D'Artisan sd-103. 11 months, 3-4 washes all within the last six months. click to enlarge

[khaltire]

full counts look amazing! what model are those?

[truestorytravis]

Lee 101z resin coated. 8 months, washed 3-4 times since February. click to enlarge.

chris_n your full counts look great. i would have bought a pair of the 1108 if not for the high rise. seeing your pictures makes me want to reconsider.