The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[dk7m]

Ones up top look like 38" waist while the bottom pair look like 33-34" ..

What gives ?

Those yours seriously ? lol

Major stretching + major shrinking? haha

[__3xL]

Major stretching + major shrinking? haha

yeahhh no shiiit wow those are sexy .. somebody buy that dude some seriously HEAVY denim 17oz or betta ...

he wins some kinds sf prize ..

[ang_kangkong]

I usually starched once every two weeks to a month.

I soaked them in warm water for 3 hours and let them hang dry before wearing.

And when I washed them I put them in the machine on a hot/cold rinse and used a little detergent and a small amount of bleach.

I actually yelped a little when I read that bolded part (bolding mine).

Seriously? Bleach?

Really cool fading, but I still wouldn't do the bleach.

Nice entry.

[eastcoastrider27]

Very nice HighHopes.

Did you remove the backpocket stitching and size tag?

[HighHopes]

I was skeptical about bleach the first time I ever did it, but a few friends of mine had done it and they came out really nice.

Before I washed them they stretched alot, and they shrunk a little too tight after one wash, but stretched to be perfect again quickly.

I'm not sure how many ounces the Nudie RRDS's are, but those are the next pair i'm doing, I'm 5 days into them so far.

Edit: Yes, I removed both the stitching and the size tag, but I kept the red tab on there.

[diewhitegirls]

I was skeptical about bleach the first time I ever did it, but a few friends of mine had done it and they came out really nice.

Before I washed them they stretched alot, and they shrunk a little too tight after one wash, but stretched to be perfect again quickly.

I'm not sure how many ounces the Nudie RRDS's are, but those are the next pair i'm doing, I'm 5 days into them so far.

Edit: Yes, I removed both the stitching and the size tag, but I kept the red tab on there.

Bleach! That's intense. Did you mix it in with the water before you put the jeans in, or did you just go gung-ho?

[HighHopes]

My washing machine has dish on the side to pour the bleach in, so I guess it goes into the water stream as the washer fills up. I didn't use much at all. Probably the equivilant to half a shot glass maybe?

[diewhitegirls]

Good stuff. Last time I tried bleaching something, I turned a blue shirt into a pinkish red.

>_>

[watchman]

eternal 811 update

[Double D]

Levis 501xx from sears. Wore them for 4 months before first wash. I skated them real hard so they wore in real quick.

Shiiiit, my 501s at the almost exact same age are like 10 shades darker than that. I'm seeing more vertical falling than actual crease fades thus far

[40ozprophet]

These are a pair of Levis i picked up. been wearing for three weeks, did a cold soak and let them dry on me in the second week. hand them up and starch everynight.

[andewhall]

On a related note, I was watching a programme yesterday on the "Worlds most Dangerous Animals" and they extracted some snake venom, rubbed it on dirty jeans and cleaned em' like no other. It was kinda funny, they actually showed the Jeans, the washing machine and all.

Get your snake venom now at selected outlets.

[holotekor]

On a related note, I was watching a programme yesterday on the "Worlds most Dangerous Animals" and they extracted some snake venom, rubbed it on dirty jeans and cleaned em' like no other. It was kinda funny, they actually showed the Jeans, the washing machine and all.

Get your snake venom now at selected outlets.

what was the effect of the snake venom? did it act as some sort of bleach?

[realtalk]

Been wearing these for about a month. ALL NATURAL! No starch

[Dick Danger]

^^

How much starch did you use?

[realtalk]

^^

How much starch did you use?

.......None

[jooky]

what are 'these'? they look like they're holding their creases pretty damn well while just hanging...

[BrokenGlass]

what are 'these'? they look like they're holding their creases pretty damn well while just hanging...

My rag&Bones did the same.

and the denim on those grifters is amazing.

[Superstar]

Creases on the grifters keeps staying on when they are just hanging aswell...

[jwied82]

My very dirty pair of bootcut ola's. These things are sooo slow to show much wear, but also i dont wear them too often. They have stretched quite alot and i am always tempted to wash only because i want them to get back their shape and fit better.

[interp]

My very dirty pair of bootcut ola's. These things are sooo slow to show much wear, but also i dont wear them too often. They have stretched quite alot and i am always tempted to wash only because i want them to get back their shape and fit better.

How long were they worn for? I see some nice subtle overall fading going on.

[jwied82]

honestly its hard to approximate. Ive had them for maybe 9 months, and i basically throw them on when lounging around the house and whatnot, and since i (like alot of us here) have too many pairs of dry denim, i end up wearing several different pairs for a few hours each day.

as you can see, i also tend to put on the olas when doing things where i'll get pretty dirty, like yard work. Also wore them on a weekend camping trip and several day-hikes, so they do tend to see harder wear than my other denim.

[Thorns]

Those olas look exactly like my 8 mo fgs. That stinkin denim is soooo hard to break in. I did a ton of yard work in 'em and now I barely touch 'em cause I'm onto my sammies.

[johnmilner]

Been wearing these for about a month. ALL NATURAL! No starch

I'm also curious to know what these are, they look nice.

[PG2G]

Kicking Mule's again.

Edit: swapped pic

[johnmilner]

^^^ Those look almost purple on my screen.

[PG2G]

^^^ Those look almost purple on my screen.

Yeah, I should learn to use my camera one day

[realtalk]

I'm also curious to know what these are, they look nice.

Believe it or not they are levi's 501 stf's

[johnmilner]

Believe it or not they are levi's 501 stf's

I believe it, I've seen plenty of those turn out real nice.

[poly800rock]

Kicking Mule's again.

Edit: swapped pic

those look really good. i'm becoming more interested in kicking mule after reading the other SF concerning the special dyed ones...