The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[rnrswitch]

Who do you make finishes for, Diesel and TR?

It's perfectly possible for ADD hippies to get this kind of wear in 2 months. All of it has been documented in the Fullcount contest thread too.

Hah! ADD hippies... I like that.

[opethrapture]

Been waiting for a pair of worn in 872's. Thanks for posting

[rockon99]

^ seconded that. +rep

are they still sellin those streaky denims? wouldnt mind coppin those if they arent like $47387429

[opethrapture]

^^

I think Vari has some 872's.

[beatle]

pbj007. Worn since January. Just washed again with bronners. Peppermint.

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that pic makes me all warm and fuzzy.....beautiful denim with the white starting to peek through...

[klue]

I have been developing finishes on denim for the last 25 years and there is no way you scuffed these in 2 months.

i appreciate your artistry revolves around denim but i have to say something about how you have been on this forum for over a year and you have chosen to use half your posts to question my atari. This isn't much of a contribution to the community. its cool to lurk but we must be weary of those lurking to steal the beauty of the fades and try to reproduce it for those who don't have the patience for authentic distressing.

[Charlie Delta]

Wash details on your brothers pair please!

These are quite fantastic I'd say...

[rnrswitch]

Shhhh... You are not allowed to like STFs.

****whispering*****

They aren't selvage and hence cannot be good.

just kiddin

[Bona Drag]

yeah those r dope

btwn the username, avatar, and pix, and think dood is noob of month 4 march

someone needs to spend a year with a pair of those verde cast jawns

[morse9443]

SDA 103's after 2nd wash. Approx. 8 months of pretty hard wear - these are stubborn as hell!

[grouse_allergy]

I'd much rather have a stubborn, long-lasting pair that I really get acquainted with, than a pair that has quick results that don't allow me to savor the entire process. They're looking good to me.

[danisfake]

Those whiskers are hot.

rep'd

[salaami]

mofos started doing this wack shit with the rise of that damn book that comes with nudies. after that everyone began thinking that '6 mos no wash' would automatically produce grail-jeans. then the samurai and warehouse contests( a lot of exposure for fast-fading jeans) added to it. then came skid-knee's 3001 FH(what up sid!), and that sealed the deal. now everyone wants the fastest fade they can get. if you had a denim that could give you a legit ''12 month'' fade in a month it would sell out. newbs will be newbs...most of these dudes on sufu now have no concept or clue.

the other concept that just floors me is when dudes that have been wearing guess and gap jeans all their lives( that mom probably washed after every 3-4 wears) are all hydro-phobic about their sam 710s) too bad dudes aren't stink-phobic....

[6ixes&7evens]

10 monthes new fades are starting to come in

[grouse_allergy]

+rep

Those are definitely some of the best apc's I've seen.

[morse9443]

When did we start expecting jeans to have big contrats after only 8 months? This is why I love SDA so much, you have to fight for every bit of indigo to fade. Your pair already looks like it will turn out great.

Agreed agreed. I do mean stubborn as hell in a good way. Love the fit and love the denim - but there's no denying that these stay dark longer and fade slower than 90% of jeans out there - again, in a good way - I'm certainly loving the journey. My S0500's faded about twice as fast.

My only issue is that these are now due for a second crotch blow-out repair. At this rate, the denim will be in shreds before that dark blue fades away....

[Mr HaGa]

^Are those SD103 the XX denim or the 15oz?

[rnrswitch]

mofos started doing this wack shit with the rise of that damn book that comes with nudies. after that everyone began thinking that '6 mos no wash' would automatically produce grail-jeans. then the samurai and warehouse contests( a lot of exposure for fast-fading jeans) added to it. then came skid-knee's 3001 FH(what up sid!), and that sealed the deal. now everyone wants the fastest fade they can get. if you had a denim that could give you a legit ''12 month'' fade in a month it would sell out. newbs will be newbs...most of these dudes on sufu now have no concept or clue.

the other concept that just floors me is when dudes that have been wearing guess and gap jeans all their lives( that mom probably washed after every 3-4 wears) are all hydro-phobic about their sam 710s) too bad dudes aren't stink-phobic....

So are you trying to say that one can't get instant gratification from denim?

I am soo hardcore that, I don't even wear the jeans for the fade, I wear them and then there is this biproduct of a beautiful pair of jeans. Sometimes I am like, "oh man these jeans look nice." Then I look at them and am like, "man i miss them in there raw state, they were beautiful." I get yanked in two directions. Ahhhhhhhhh, what to do. Life is so difficult!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[soap]

mofos started doing this wack shit with the rise of that damn book that comes with nudies. after that everyone began thinking that '6 mos no wash' would automatically produce grail-jeans. then the samurai and warehouse contests( a lot of exposure for fast-fading jeans) added to it. then came skid-knee's 3001 FH(what up sid!), and that sealed the deal. now everyone wants the fastest fade they can get. if you had a denim that could give you a legit ''12 month'' fade in a month it would sell out. newbs will be newbs...most of these dudes on sufu now have no concept or clue.

What you say????

People want what they think looks good, and what is wrong with that? You want people to post their raw denim with no fades, or just wait longer to post? How can we make you happy I need to know

I tried to rep rnrswitch but I must spread some...

[6ixes&7evens]

i think hes saying that peeps arent bein adventurous tryin out new denimz and wearing they jeans to the full potential cus they dont get to see the sick fadez asap instead its peeps coppin the same jeanz gettin similiar fadez in a short amount of time.

[iamstarwars]

I believe Salaami was replying to my comment about how it is nice that there are still people wearing jeans that take longer to fade.

There's nothing wrong about instant gratification though. I (and I don't think I'm the only one) just like jeans that are more stubborn.

[danisfake]

to each their own

moar jawnz pls!

[fespon]

10 monthes new fades are starting to come in

very cool, how many washes?

[salaami]

What you say????

People want what they think looks good, and what is wrong with that? You want people to post their raw denim with no fades, or just wait longer to post? How can we make you happy I need to know

I tried to rep rnrswitch but I must spread some...

since people ive never met or smoked with have taken liberties to 'explain' my words...

firstly, i just got done(temporarily) with a pair of sams, and i've already copped the WH 700(1000xx fast-ass denim) for when the fullcounts are dead. this should show that i'm not at all opposed to denim that fades relatively fast. i love em' raw, i love em beat to shit. what i hate is when people complain about how their denims aren't fading fast enough( wear them HARDER!). im not accusing dude with the SDAs of this( i +repped him, ask him) and i like how his denims are turning out. i especially love him buying SDAs in the first place, cause not enough cats cop them, and they were the first of the Osaka 5. but i HATE that some noobs avoid SDA cause they fade 'too slow' . when i buy denim i don't take fade-speed into account@ all. japan has a shit load of quality denim brands, and not enough cats branch-out into the lesser known brands... until some posts a dope pair in the evo thread, then its dick-ride central...thats what i meant by my post.

BTW: if you want to make me happy, cop me a pair of SDAs:D you big baller you!

[6ixes&7evens]

very cool, how many washes?

9 washes so far

[cure]

So are you trying to say that one can't get instant gratification from denim?

I am soo hardcore that, I don't even wear the jeans for the fade, I wear them and then there is this biproduct of a beautiful pair of jeans. Sometimes I am like, "oh man these jeans look nice." Then I look at them and am like, "man i miss them in there raw state, they were beautiful." I get yanked in two directions. Ahhhhhhhhh, what to do. Life is so difficult!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i feel like this is the same way i feel about raw denim minus the being hardcore claim, haha. i love my denim raw and dark as fuck and i kinda miss them that way, but i enjoy the way denim ages and shit. I understand where salaami is coming from because quick fades made a.p.c. jeans less desirable than others. salaami made the same point about the flatheads, but i fuckin' love my flatheads. sure they fade fast, but the fit is what sold me on those.

i think it makes sense to post evo pics even when the fading isn't such a great contrast so you can just keep watching them change like sidneylo's, but posting pics looking for comments on 2 weeks of wear is dumb

[Greglow99]

Nudie Even Steven Blue Black (ESBB) 32/34 18 months, washed once at 12 months.

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[lenn]

^ looks good, one of the nicer denims from nudie. still, i think of it as a poor man's pure blue japan 007.

[ruprecht]

Doubled up post from Samurai thread...

These are my Sammy 710WXs, which have had about 7 or 8 months' wear now. Washed around 5 or 6 times, all after 4 months' wear, always at 40 degrees, always with Bronners. All pics taken in natural daylight (and probably a bit too dim). Colour's a bit richer in real life. I love these jeans.

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[lilldavid]

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