The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[TragicBliss]

Continued from last post:

True.

[Mr Calvin Oscar]

Those are awfully light...

welcome back?

[sunshkine]

not a fan of the brass knucks, but a fan of the honeycombs. some interesting fading as well..

[TragicBliss]

Those are awfully light...

welcome back?

They aren't really that light. It's hard to show the exact tone of the denim in photographs. I tried to show some flash, some natural light photos. I guess you'd just have to see them, but the indigo is definitely gone in a few places for sure...

[BrokenGlass]

been wiating forever for an update on those and your diors tragic, looking nice. earlier pics looked way too contrasty. could have been the photos, or have they calmed a bit? They look pretty rad here.

[TragicBliss]

Thanks BrokenGlass. I might have been fucking with Photoshop too much in the last set. Whatevs.

[johnnay]

those ankle honeycombs are nuts! i think the jeans came out super nice tragic.

[toufu]

what size are those tragic?

[TragicBliss]

what size are those tragic?

They're an unhemmed 28.

[toufu]

what's your true waist and what has it stretched to now?

[viv1984viv]

tragic those are awesome, makes me persevere with mine, i noticed how the whiskers on the thighs are much more difined on one leg because of the weave.... so true, they look excellent.

[Superstar]

Tragic the combs in your Diors are SWEET !

[likewtfyo]

Tragic the combs in your Diors are SWEET !

damn i'd say those in the apc are much better. but that's me. this is premium denim porn.

[Superstar]

Haha, could be funny if someone catched their friend jerking off to a pair of jeans !!

[denimdestroyedmylife]

welcome back, tragic! your photos are always top notch.

nice to see you are still working on those APCs. they look great!

i'm off to check out your diors...

[cheapmuthafukr]

good shit tragic.... i was wondering when youd pop up again.

[sam113]

These had stretched so much that I had to wash them to shrink them up.

I didn't want to initially, but they were really baggy. I decided that as long as I was going to wash them earlier than I had planned, I might as well achieve as much change as possible, both color-wise and size-wise. So I washed them in hot, long cycle. Hang to dry.

They shrank a full two sizes. Exactly what I wanted. And I'm quite pleased with the color.

These were size 30/32 and had stretched to 32 waist. Their post wash measurements are

W- 30

Thigh- 22

KNee- 16

Hem - 17

Inseam - 30.5

[sam113]

[Heroshima]

Very nice jeans tragic..I hope mine end up looking half as good as yours..

[mr fluffernutter]

Ande Whall Grifters (V2) - Nearly 3 Months

In sunlight:

The fading is a lot more apparent in sunlight.

[BrokenGlass]

the denim on those grifters looks soo different. can't wait to see how they look at 10months. awesome jeans

[dave023]

those honeycombs are just insane!!!

[jake431]

...They shrank a full two sizes. Exactly what I wanted. And I'm quite pleased with the color.

These were size 30/32 and had stretched to 32 waist. Their post wash measurements are

W- 30

Thigh- 22

KNee- 16

Hem - 17

Inseam - 30.5

I've been told that Nudies don't shrink lengthwise - but from your post that would appear to be incorrect. If I stretch the legs while damp, should I be able to avoid the shrinking?

-Jake

[viv1984viv]

shiiiiiiiiiit, those grifters are quite something! Imagine all the crazy fades if the contest was in andys stuff, wow! AW jeans back on my to buy list. The fabric looks beautiful and the fades are impressive for just 3months.

[sell veg]

Ande Whall Grifters (V2) - Nearly 3 Months

Is that selvedge peeking through?! I thought Ande didn't use selvedge? regardless, the color on those is amazing. reminds me of the nudie svenska denim, but better.

[sam113]

I've been told that Nudies don't shrink lengthwise - but from your post that would appear to be incorrect. If I stretch the legs while damp, should I be able to avoid the shrinking?

-Jake

Yeah- you should be able to at least minimize the amount they shrink lengthwise by yanking on them while they are wet. You'll probably still experience some shrink, but not as much as I did.

[andewhall]

This Denim Mr. Diamonds Grifters are made from is different than my new stuff. It was from an old supplier and they never carry much stock and don't really specialise in denim, (carry more knits etc) they only had about 60m in stock which was lame. They are also really overpriced and I try to avoid them whenever possible for trims, thread etc too. I kinda like that denim though, very streaky.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

yeah, the streaky denim on those grifters...

:ugh ugh ugh ugh:

[poly800rock]

yeah, the streaky denim on those grifters...

:ugh ugh ugh ugh:

is that a bad thing? those ande whalls from diamonds are ace imo. the streaky dies down once faded through as diamond is doing very quickly!

[denimdestroyedmylife]

oh, sorry i wasn't clear. i was busy humping my monitor.