The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[mlwdp]

Trophy narrow denim

 

Edited June 7, 2022 by mlwdp

[UkeNo]

These Momotaro’s have hit the sweet spot after this wash. 
 They’re a couple of years in and been washed less in first year then monthly or so. 

[Jared_Lee]

Beautiful, @UkeNo. Collect produces some of my favorite non-repro fabrics. Such great indigo tones as they wash and fade. Really good texture while still soft to wear when new.

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

Motor “new vintage” old baggy jeans, just out of the wash. I’ve had them since last November I think but only started wearing them after the tcb contest was done. They are my widest pair of pants and they evolve very different than anything I had before. Will be interesting to see how they’ll be in the future. 
 

 

[LazyS]

wh 800 fw s601 comparison.

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

Another Moto update. Need a thread for the brand…

they’re about 10 months old  worn quite regularly. I enjoy the slow process of fading wide cut jeans quite a lot  

 

Edited September 1, 2022 by Hopethisoneisnttaken

[NilsLW]

I've been into quality denim for a little over a year now, inspired by b_F's Resolute 710 shade card on reddit I decided to make my own with my three pairs of jeans.
From top to bottom:
TCB 505 one month
Sugar Cane 1966 four months
TCB 40s twelve months

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Those are really nice looking!

[NilsLW]

Thanks!

[Cold Summer]

That's an impressive amount of fading for just a year or so.

A lot of times when I see faded TCB 40s jeans I think, this denim looks just like my dad's $20 Wrangler jeans after he's tumble dried them a hundred times.

[1fookntitefd]

Warehouse 800 @ 1.5 years. Too many washes to count.

[FurnitureMaker]

On 9/9/2022 at 8:05 AM, Cold Summer said:

A lot of times when I see faded TCB 40s jeans I think, this denim looks just like my dad's $20 Wrangler jeans after he's tumble dried them a hundred times.

Ouch. 

[Cold Summer]

I think it's probably less the denim itself and more the treatment (where in the contest a lot of people washed + tumbled their jeans all the time.) There's this sort of thing that happens to denim when it's tumble dried a bunch, the way the seams pucker and crinkle and have this accompanying contrast around the coin pocket, waistband, etc that looks very dad-jeans to me, and I feel like I'm seeing the characteristics of the washing/tumbling more than the denim itself. This is one reason why I wash sparsely, aside from Sick Fadez Contrast, my jeans never develop that sort of characteristic. But it all comes down to personal preference I guess, obviously some people here like that look and certain types of denim with marble characteristics (WH Banner, Denim Bridge fabrics) seem to reward that type of treatment.

[scooby]

Been in these 01s since June. XX2 denim is good me likey

[MJF9]

3 months Scoobs??? Lovely fades

[mackie]

Denime 66OW, intermittent wear over about 8 months, documenting before a first wash. The last two are with some older 66s, machine washed and dried many times.

[MileHighEvertonian]

TCB 20s contest pair. Never quite kept pace during the contest, but I made them my go-to yard work/home renovation pair this summer. To quote Hemingway, they evolved "gradually, then suddenly."

 

[Duke Mantee]

Freewheelers 661zxx

[aho]

 

On 9/12/2022 at 4:34 PM, Cold Summer said:

I think it's probably less the denim itself and more the treatment (where in the contest a lot of people washed + tumbled their jeans all the time.) There's this sort of thing that happens to denim when it's tumble dried a bunch, the way the seams pucker and crinkle and have this accompanying contrast around the coin pocket, waistband, etc that looks very dad-jeans to me, and I feel like I'm seeing the characteristics of the washing/tumbling more than the denim itself. This is one reason why I wash sparsely, aside from Sick Fadez Contrast, my jeans never develop that sort of characteristic. But it all comes down to personal preference I guess, obviously some people here like that look and certain types of denim with marble characteristics (WH Banner, Denim Bridge fabrics) seem to reward that type of treatment.

I've been summoned! 

Of course, I'm a proponent of washing one's jeans in regular intervals both for the health of the fabric, and since I've always preferred "vintage" fades overall. Heck, I even like the $20 over tumbled Wrangler dad-jeans look! 

[Cold Summer]

In my experience, I've never really had much trouble with the integrity of the fabric from washing at 2~4 month intervals on most of my pairs. What seems most affected is the stitching - if it's 100% cotton, infrequent washing seems to lead to vastly more breakage, while similar jeans washed often seem to have little issue with thread integrity, at least for a while. However, I have pretty slim thighs for my waist size, so there's less stress/wear and tear at the crotch, maybe counteracting the effects of less washing in my case. Interesting to me how all these factors interconnect to make each pair of broken-in jeans unique from one person to the next.

[Broark]

On 10/2/2022 at 4:37 AM, Duke Mantee said:

Freewheelers 661zxx

These look great, how long have you been wearing these roughly?
Inspired me to start wearing my pair more regularly. 

[Duke Mantee]

1 hour ago, Broark said:

These look great, how long have you been wearing these roughly?
Inspired me to start wearing my pair more regularly. 

Thanks B - I honestly don’t know how long I’ve worn them, maybe 40-50 days? I tend not to keep track, I get that process for competitions and stuff but generally it’s a pointless exercise for me. I just rotate through my denims randomly wearing whatever pair I think looks best with whatever other stuff I’m putting on.

[Broark]

I hear 'ya Duke, the days of counting wears are long behind me. A rough estimate is all I was after!

[Maynard Friedman]

They look more like they’ve been worn for 6 months than 1.5!

[MJF9]

The duration is 9 years though as they’ve been in Duke’s rotation with 184 other pairs of other trousers  

[Duke Mantee]

4 hours ago, Maynard Friedman said:

They look more like they’ve been worn for 6 months than 1.5!

It’s not been 40-50 straight days - but probably 40-50 occasions maybe a little bit more but I doubt it - I’ve been wearing too much other stuff for that to be the case … although I did wear them for a couple of weeks constantly while I was helping fix up my pals’ shop; there was a fair bit of sweaty development then - lots of crouching and kneeling (both knees had no fading before I started that)

[Duke Mantee]

5 hours ago, Broark said:

I hear 'ya Duke, the days of counting wears are long behind me. A rough estimate is all I was after!

It’s the same denim as the other stuff so you’ll know how it can evolve. 

I tend never to get any of that ‘honeycomb’ fading but because of what I said to Maynard and because they’re slim around the knee down there’s a bit of that going on - but not much really.

I always wear out the back pockets quickly because I’ve usually got my phone in one and wallet in the other - plus my arse is well built  

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

Tcb 20s (left) and Moto old baggy jeans. 
 

We moved this week so I had to repaint the old house and some parts of the new one so the Motos got splashed a bit. It’s much less noticeable after one wash. It’ll probably chip away with time and wear and wash. 

[aaronmetcalf]

my 6 or 7 year old strike gold sweater

[blooming]

I hope my hoodie looks that good in a few years. Damn.