The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[Hendsch]

Just got my SD-307's back from Rain and Tyler at Indigo Proof. I gave them free reign to do whatever needed to be done and boy did Rain go to town! So many little things that I did not notice have been fixed, replaced, or reinforced. If you have the time (took a loooong time) I highly recommend sending your stuff to them.  

 

Anyway here they are, maybe about 5 months of effective wear and countless washes:

 

Repair details:

Each button hole was reinforced:

 Cuff repair and reinforcing:

 

There is still more done to them that I'm randomly finding...

[xchen]

How long did it take to get them back?

[Hendsch]

Errr, close to 3 months... but in the long run it was worth it.

[chantheman]

how much did it cost for the repairs?

[oomslokop]

rising sun blacksmith, first wear 13 oct 2014, rotated.

 

 

 

my fave fading area, under the cinch where the excess fabric forms creases and folds from being pulled tight.

 

i like the royalish blue of the cone denim and the feel of it, smooth and soft but somehow also hefty. but the surface texture is pretty boring compared to jap denim. the cut on this is golden for me though, out of 6 jeans in my rotation at the moment, this gets first pick most times.

Edited August 17, 2016 by oomslokop

[itsbenhere]

Errr, close to 3 months... but in the long run it was worth it.

Holy shit, 3 months?! That's insane!

[swiss-jeansfreak]

rising sun blacksmith, first wear 13 oct 2014, rotated.

 

my fave fading area, under the cinch where the excess fabric forms creases and folds from being pulled tight.

 

 

i like the royalish blue of the cone denim and the feel of it, smooth and soft but somehow also hefty. but the surface texture is pretty boring compared to jap denim. the cut on this is golden for me though, out of 6 jeans in my rotation at the moment, this gets first pick most times.

 

 

 

Looking great! Love this kind of  shiny natural denim evo a lot too!!!!

[BrownMetallic]

Denim&Fit EVO: Samurai Yamato s001j :: 1st Ed. Lot 0-229 :: Black #DIY "Lazy S" :: Denim is 15oz, but feels heavier :: More streaky than slubby :: Ton of vertical falling.

Edited September 10, 2016 by BrownMetallic

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Great denim evo BrownMetallic!!

[pomata]

 

uniqlo jorts starting to look good after a few summers

[Naoto]

uniqlo jorts starting to look good after a few summers

 

Look good! Mine are retired.....I wish Uniqlo would sell AMIJ jeans again in the future.

[Cucoo]

x-post from TFH thread

 

F380 with 200 wear days since May 2015, right before their 11. machine wash:

 

 

 

 

Made two small amateurish repairs so far. Inseam started to unravel in the right leg:

 

 

And my phone started to punch through the left back pocket:

 

 

And here they are right after their 11. wash:

 

 

 

 

 

I'm very satisfied with how they're turning out. The streaky texture pops more with every wash.

 

[cmboland]

Oni 516 IDxID at 2 months. Daily wear and no washes.

 

I would be willing to bet this is the same denim as the PBJ indigo indigos models

[chambo2008]

Eternal 811 (Contest)

[chambo2008]

Skull 5010xx lots of wear/wash

 

[FALERBRAND]

^very nice.

[swiss-jeansfreak]

^^^

Chambo2008

Grest denim evo results!!!!'

Keep them alive for ever

[Hendsch]

Cross post from SDA thread:

 

Just a quick update. I've started to wash my 307's whenever they feel dirty, which is starting to be about once a week (18oz in LA heat). 

Here they are at just about 6 months of wear: 

Texture is really starting to pop:

 

[kiya]

My Stevenson 727 jeans.  3 years and 2 months of wear, 22 washes, 5 repairs (at SESF, SELA, SEPDX, and self-repaired twice while in Mexico).   I love these jeans, everything from the super functional curved rear pockets to the way every stitch and fold ages is pure perfection.

 

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Kiya

Impressing denim evo!!

[Grim Jarno]

 

Hi,

 

these are my TFH 1001's. I have this pair for 2 years and had about 1,5 year of heavy wear. I've washed them 5 times and they had a couple of soaks. They also have been repaired quite a lot (at this moment as well). I really like the evolution of the 16oz denim. Hope you like them too!

 

Best regards,

 

Jarno

 

(crosspost from The Flat Head forum)

[Lendo]

7 months later here's an update on my Orslow 107's

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Great updates Grim Jarno and Lendo!!!

[yo_mj]

Thought this looked cool.

http://i65.tinypic.com/29o4p38.jpg

IH634SR and Imperial Shearers 

Both need repairs, the Shearers especially. Was bending down to carry my dog into the car and as soon I bent all the way down heard a huge rip.. Was cracking up at what happened. 

 

[spitfiredealer]

props man for getting them to that state, but i think you need a new pair....

[chantheman]

Thought this looked cool.

http://i65.tinypic.com/29o4p38.jpg

IH634SR and Imperial Shearers 

Both need repairs, the Shearers especially. Was bending down to carry my dog into the car and as soon I bent all the way down heard a huge rip.. Was cracking up at what happened. 

fit pics anywhere?

[setterman]

props man for getting them to that state, but i think you need a new pair....

 

Yeah, proper repairs are going to cost more than a new pair of jeans.  I'd consider those pairs "done".  

[yo_mj]

To repair these would cost me $50 each give or take. If you find some Iron Hearts or Imperials for around that price let me know.. I thought I was done wearing both but for some odd reason I keep going back to wearing either one. Even if I have one side of my closet filled with jeans. You can see which I wear the most. 

Edit: I'll post some fit pics later. 

Edited September 23, 2016 by yo_mj

[swiss-jeansfreak]

To repair these would cost me $50 each give or take. If you find some Iron Hearts or Imperials for around that price let me know.. I thought I was done wearing both but for some odd reason I keep going back to wearing either one. Even if I have one side of my closet filled with jeans. You can see which I wear the most. 

What incredible amazing results!!

What would be the hardcore fraction of the raw denim community without you

Even non commercial the Jeansmuseum would fund you the repair cost. Or in case you wanna give them an eternal life at my place let me know

[setterman]

Glad you're able to find a price like that. Any work I've had done in the US was more expensive, and over a smaller area needing repair (but worth every penny).

Edited September 23, 2016 by setterman