The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[the_state]

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[beatle]

Make sure to end the copy of the picture link after jpg Don't copy the ?v=0 crap...

[kjell.wick]

[beatle]

They were loved...crazy evo for 7 months....already have plans for your new project ?

[kjell.wick]

yeah these are pretty much done. they feel like theyre gonna fall apart. im thinking samurais or eternals around christmas.

[beatle]

With your slim body - Eternals night be the right choice....

[kjell.wick]

i dont really understand the whole buying jeans without trying them on thing. im kinda worried ill end up with something i dont like.

[RobZ]

kjell.wick - What was your washing schedule for those? I know Nudie recommends you wait until 6 months but I did my first wash at 4 months and I think they turned out fine.

[kjell.wick]

yeah i washed at like 4.5 just cause i really wanted to wash (they werent dirty or nothin) and then again a little while ago cause i spilled a cup of coffee on them.

i found that washing really brought out a lot of vertical falling.

[ctazza]

Wow... A really well faded pair of nudies. I love how they're quite a light blue but still have strong fades. And the pockets look superb as well!

I would second Beatle's suggestion on the eternals - I think they would be a great fit for you. Be prepared for a long slog before you get fades anywhere near to your Nudies though. Mine are at 6 months and still super dark. If you need measurements for a 31" pair of 811's just pm me and I'll send them your way.

[Ahlvahroe]

i dont really understand the whole buying jeans without trying them on thing. im kinda worried ill end up with something i dont like.

thats true, but most japanese sites provide measurements, so that does help. and if you search enough someone on here will probably have had a pair

[lovinthee47s]

you could also try the jeans description and fit thread..

but yeah nothing compared to trying the jeans first hand

[Souper]

my combs and bottom stack fades are weak and scattered because of all the times they've reset ;(. I did a pretty intensive group of washes over the past month; 2 boil soaks, outside out detergent, 3 hot dries till super dry. They're super soft and practically starch free, actually feels like jeans from my childhood now.

Coffee soak next, i think. The flash is exaggerating the contrast

[beatle]

So - what are they ? BTW - nice fades..and I guess coffee soak is a joke , right ?

[Souper]

They're 5ep LDB raws worn 2 inches large. Insane whiskers from the bagginess; I also run in these because of how comfortable they are, and all that activity and what not has made some insane knee bulges.

Coffee stain isn't a joke, these have been tea dyed with 100 bags of green tea already. I work at starbucks, coffee stain is kind of cool; ill use my favorite coffee (maybe).

After no fading for about 3 months I started fucking around with them and the fading took off. It's like 7 washes in 6 months, 2 with like a tablespoon of detergent. all hot water.

[lilldavid]

They're 5ep LDB raws worn 2 inches large. Insane whiskers from the bagginess; I also run in these because of how comfortable they are, and all that activity and what not has made some insane knee bulges.

Coffee stain isn't a joke, these have been tea dyed with 100 bags of green tea already. I work at starbucks, coffee stain is kind of cool; ill use my favorite coffee (maybe).

After no fading for about 3 months I started fucking around with them and the fading took off. It's like 7 washes in 6 months, 2 with like a tablespoon of detergent. all hot water.

if you're serious, you have to post pics post coffee soak as soon as they are dry.

[beatle]

Second that request...with the order of a tall caramel macchiato...

[ctazza]

An interesting idea and I look forward to seeing photos, but wont it make the jeans stink and possibly rot the warp after a while?

[SLAB]

coffee and tea soak? can't wait to see what's next!

[gimmegimme]

coffee and tea soak? can't wait to see what's next!

Am I the only one that thinks that's totally retarded? :confused:

[jubei]

why not? sugarcane has persimmon and green tea dyed jeans... I mean indigo dye is just an extraction from the indigo plant when you think about it. Not much different in principle from tea or coffee [but probably more colorfast]

[edmond]

how about pee dyed? or sperm dyed extracted from human sex organs hahahah just kidding...

[gimmegimme]

why not? sugarcane has persimmon and green tea dyed jeans... I mean indigo dye is just an extraction from the indigo plant when you think about it. Not much different in principle from tea or coffee [but probably more colorfast]

I know tea has been used as a dye for centuries and all...but not after the jeans have been dyed with indigo.

[Conie Jeans]

coffee and tea soak? can't wait to see what's next!

Coffee and Tea soak?....sound interesting....

wow!!! at www.irondenim.com

[denimdestroyedmylife]

japanese denim heads have been doing tea-soaks to achieve a vintage-looking ecru weft; there are threads dedicated to this very topic:

COFFEE

TEA

and stale urine played a part in indigo dying way back when; it was used to dissolve the indigo (from wiki):

A preindustrial process for dyeing with indigo, used in Europe, was to dissolve the indigo in stale urine. Urine reduces the water-insoluble indigo to a soluble substance known as indigo white or leucoindigo, which produces a yellow-green solution. Fabric dyed in the solution turns blue after the indigo white oxidizes and returns to indigo. Synthetic urea

[jubei]

to continue with the scatalogical history, weren't urine and feces once used to tan leather?

[cabl3]

scatalogical...hah..thats a good one

Egyptians also used to use feces as disinfectant for cuts and wounds.

[R Jones]

man i never get to wear my jeans. I got a dress code at school and a dress code at work.

my jeans look fairly new even though ive had them since july

[Bona Drag]

i just saw the dopest real life fade EVAR

old black dude standing outside a mcdonalds, having a smoke

i didn't get a full look at what they were b/c i was on the bus, but i think rustlers maybe

def working man jeans

but the lap, thighs and knees were off the chain

fit was crazy, too - way slim, almost like 19s or something, but worn high

i tried to get a cell cam pic, but the bus pulled away

fuck the eternals, man

that's my new holy grail

moral of the story (and i know we all know this, but it bears repeating): repros are dope, but what's crucial is beating the shit out of whatever you have

thus endeth the lesson

[theetruscan]

Oh man, on that note there was a kid at the Nassau stop on the G train (in NYC) watching the NYC marathon with some seriously awesome fades.