The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[khoiphan92]

FH1001 worn 6 months, washed once. 

Also these are now for sale in the supermarket, I havent worn them in years - figured i'd clear out my closet for someone who wants them.

Supermarket:

http://supertalk.superfuture.com/index.php/topic/159930-flathead-1001-fh1001-30-x-36/

[khoiphan92]

FH1001 worn 6 months, washed once. 

Also these are now for sale in the supermarket, I havent worn them in years - figured i'd clear out my closet for someone who wants them.

Supermarket:

http://supertalk.superfuture.com/index.php/topic/159930-flathead-1001-fh1001-30-x-36/

[devilva]

APC NS about 5-6 washes

 

[Blue Nemo]

^nice blog!

[KrisB]

Hello Guys,

 

I've got a couple pairs that I haven't posted about in a while so I put some time aside to snap some photos.

 

This first piece is a pair of Iron Heart 634 XHS (25oz)

 

I wore these super hard throughout my senior year of high school; skate boarding everyday, biking, hiking in the rain, where ever.

The story: I had some friends who were into raw denim and at first I opposed the whole lifestyle because at the time as i couldn't justify the price and I actually thought the whole heavy weight thing was whack and weird (obviously that didn't stick). So my curiosity got to me and I bought a pair of STF 501's and I wore those for about a year. Then out of no where an opportunity came up to buy a pair of Iron Heart's for a slight discount. Turns out a friend of mine at the time had this exact pair on ice BNWT but he had a hard time selling it as it's hemmed 32. So i saved up all my lunch money every week until I had the means to buy them (i starved haha). Finally I bought them then a year and three quarters worth of intense hard wear passes and they look like this.

 

Currently they're hanging in my closet and don't get too much wear as they are starting to fall apart. I sent them to Rain when she was still at SESF and she did an amazing job, but the continual wear caused more damage in the knee and seat. If i wear these out and skate then my ass will be hanging out in a matter of minutes haha. Maybe one day these will be back in action, but for now they're more of a reminder of my high school days.

 

 

 

 

Left: Some of Rain's work around the hem/ cuff area (she's a darning wizard)

 

Right

 

 

 

There's the damage on the seat / cheek area +some of the intense work Rain did on the right pocket and the crotch area

 

 

Yup crotch blow outs for days...

[KrisB]

Here's my second pair, its the Self Edge x Iron Hear collab that happened early 2014 (SEXIH22)

 

I got these because I wanted another pair of jeans after those above^. These are what I personally consider my holy grail pair thus far. My XHS's are super faded but these aged so gracefully and it was so much fun. 

 

These jeans are special to me as i set out specifically to not give a f*ck about how I wash, cuff, wear, or any of those thing us denim head trip about. Towards the end of my run with the XHS I was tired of wear tighter fitting jeans as I gained a bit of weight, so with this pair I sized up from 33 to 36. I wanted to go for a looser anti-fit for comfort and to avoid crotch rips (which is exactly what happened). I washed/ soaked very often, and even went running and sliding through puddles shirtless in heavy rain after I had finished all my finals in these.

Aside from all that, these were subjected to the same heavy wear as my XHS through skateboarding, hiking, active stuff.  

 

 

 

Thats 25oz denim under there 

 

 

 

My most favorite detail on this pair is that streak along the hip and the other streaks that are parallel 

 

train tracks

 

Another detail i love is how the denim under the pocket will remain dark and directly next to it is extremely faded

 

Edited January 8, 2016 by KrisB

[chantheman]

fit pics on the above?

[chicote]

Dude! So good, holy smokes. Possibly my favorite couple of IH i've ever seen...

[Maynard Friedman]

KrisB, both pairs look fantastic. Some grail fades there for sure.

[swiss-jeansfreak]

KrisB

Amazing denim evolution indeed!!!

They deserve an eternal life for sure!!

And I was really impressed about how many awesome faded jeans are updated here over the last 4 months reflecting the full power of natural denim evolution at its best and help keeping the raw denim spirit alive that way!!

Just mentioning the legendary raw denim trasher cander49, or dylanbooth78, pojutr, Rob060, xchen, Anteezy, chantheman, kooklive, tobydoo, chicote, Cartel, denihilist, dkatz, hajileo and other great updates!!

I just can't stop watching all those Holy Grail items which made my day!!

Have fun and keep go enjoying all your raw denim projects during 2016 as well.

[Sugar Mountain]

X-post from the Canes thread...

 

Sugar Cane 1947 at eight months of frequent wear and four washes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[KrisB]

Thanks guys, much appreciation @chicote @maynard @jeansfreak

fit pics on the above?

I'll try to get a couple snaps up by tomorrow Edited January 10, 2016 by KrisB

[KrisB]

@chantheman

 

Here are some older photos that I snapped of these early last year. The 634 photo is pretty accurate in terms of color, but the photo of the 633's are pretty old so the shade is darker

 

 

 

 

[Rob060]

these ande whall cougars from 2009 stayed in my closet for a few years until i could fit into them comfortably. after a couple months and a wash, they're starting to look good.

 

[swiss-jeansfreak]

^^

Looking awesome Kris

[cmboland]

10 months on my The Flat Head x Naked and Famous x Tate and Yoko

 

[Rain Dogs]

Warehouse 800's. Sorry for the crap pics. These are just a couple weeks shy of 1 year old. Worn sparingly throughout the summer months, but otherwise have been worn everyday. I'd say about 5 washes so far. Just wondering how long I should let 'em go before I have the cuffs repaired.

[Max Power]

I wonder what I'm doing wrong that I never get that marbling. I even washed more often than you - maybe I need an amercian washing machine and a dryer.

 

Regarding the repair: I'd say get them repaired now - either have them darned or just do it yourself using some scrap denim that you sew in on the inside. As you seem to cuff them anyway it's just about preventing further fraying. I did this on my Eternal 888 and it worked pretty fine.

Edited January 18, 2016 by Max Power

[Rain Dogs]

Thanks Max. I need to get another pair before I send these off. I'm down to only one pair of jeans right now, ugh.

As far as the marbling, I couldn't tell you. I don't do anything special, just wash them when they're dirty. I'll generally toss them in the machine and let them wash until the rinse cycle, at which point I take them out and rinse them by hand to avoid crease lines and whatnot. Then hang dry for however long it takes. Sorry I can't of more help.

[JohnM]

Max, forgive the dumb question but what exactly is 'marbling'?

 

John

[setterman]

 

 

JohnM the texture under the right pocket (and really through the wear areas) is a good example of what would be considered marbling.  There's enough raised and low spots to produce blue and white in a worn area, rather than straight white.  Max is getting it on his 800s, just not as well as he'd like.   

[aho]

Speaking of marbling, there's a pair on the bay right now (which I won't post because I'm bidding) that's an awesome example...Will post once it closes lol

[KPJ]

Momotaro 0305-18 ~11.5 months ~3 washes

[Rob060]

ande whall caribou

4 years old or so

 

cougar

Edited January 24, 2016 by Rob060

[Paul T]

Just washed my TCB 50s contest jeans and Euro Lee Riders.

[poly800rock]

 

s5000bk since 2006!

[Lendo]

Orslow 107

Had these since Sept 2015. They've been machine washed & dried a few times, great cut and big fan of the denim.

 

 

[Shark Cat]

Naked & Famous Frankenstein 1s

[dylanbooth78]

Not too much evolution, but i just washed these and I love the way the denim has turned out!

... Sorry about the crappy phone pictures, they don't really do the denim justice. I must get a decent camera soon!

[digitalboy]

Indigo Denim Contest final updates

Warpweft.co SP-07

Since February 2015

1x Initial soak, 1x Machine Wash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wish me luck