The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[rockon99]

[x-posted from the sc thredd]

I gave my BSPOW a soak after 2 months. I wish it were sunnier, but this early evening overcast light must do.

I'm really enjoying how the seams are puckering. And this is some great leg twist! The fabric itself is still pretty neppy as they've only been in rotation for a couple months. They're my new favorite pair after the soak though. Cheers

[mlwdp]

Kind of early.  Just a few months of Phigvel model 302 is getting there.  Will be interesting to see how these turn out with 1 year of wear.  One soak/wash so far.
 

 

[blooming]

 

 

First evo post here! Here's my Warehouse 800xx after their second wash with about 3-4 months of being in a rotation (a few times a week at least).

[mlwdp]

Trophy Denim 1607 

 

[M1stral]

Crosspost from Japan Blue Momotaro thread.

0701’s. A bit old, in need of repaired. Maybe 2 years of actual wear, but owned way longer.

[mlwdp]

Phigvel 301 Black coming along nicely after a soak and two washes.

 

 

[shredwin_206]

[MJF9]

^ f me they've been shredded!!

[cultpop 0217]

LEVI'S 501 STF 

Indigo x Hot pink 

Soaked and worn till dry, then tailored to a slight taper, my  first wear was May 5th 2021. Probably worn 2 to 4 times a week on average. 

 The Indigo warp is fading to a bright baby blue which is contrasting gorgeously with the ever softening pink weft. 

 

[scooby]

my jacket

[AnOldFolkSong]

Turns out that I was sent the black Boncoura 66 instead of the 9th anniversary…womp womp womp. They faded fine anyway.

Edited March 14, 2023 by AnOldFolkSong
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[beautiful_FrEaK]

They do look great, that#s for sure. You asked about them on Discord, right? Why do you  think this is the regular black instead of the 9th anniversary? And what exactly is the difference? Please remind me again  

[AnOldFolkSong]

I think maybe they just didn't have the 9th anniversary in stock. I had planned on buying the last pair of them on black friday. What they sent was the black x white, instead of sumi ink over indigo x white. First it is dipped in indigo then dipped in sumi ink. The weft is bleached white thread. Nearly a year later someone pointed out that I had been wearing black with no indigo whatsoever. I had already been a part of the indigo invitational for 11mos. Just coasting for the last couple of weeks.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

@AnOldFolkSong Where do you have the info from that the 9th Anniversary jeans are an indigo warp with a sumi-ink overdye? All I can see on the Japanese sites is just a standard black (sumi-ink) x white denim. And the new 11th anniversary are using the same dye but this time a black warp and weft. Again no mentioning of indigo underneath the sumi-ink. They just say it will fade like indigo does.

 

Edit: ok I saw that Heddels mentioned it and they probably took that from Corlection. But even Boncoura themselves are not saying anything about an overdye. So not the first time Heddels or a retailer are wrong. And since the Black 66 seems to be just the regular version of the 9th anniversary model they would be the same jeans anyway.

Here are the blog entries about the 9th Anniversary and I can't find anything about overdye:

https://boncoura.jp/archives/「黒」.html

https://boncoura.jp/archives/boncoura-gジャン-1st-黒.html

https://boncoura.jp/archives/「黒」Ⅲ.html

https://boncoura.jp/archives/「黒」Ⅳ.html

https://boncoura.jp/archives/「黒」Ⅴ.html

https://boncoura.jp/archives/「黒」Ⅵ.html

https://boncoura.jp/archives/「黒」Ⅶ.html

[AnOldFolkSong]

I'll just link the two articles for posterity's sake:

Heddels

Corlection

One good thing though...the 9th anniversary edition

showed there was a market for this to have

a permanent place in their line-up.

Edited March 15, 2023 by AnOldFolkSong

[aaronmetcalf]

cone 12oz party shorts startin to look good

[Cold Summer]

Cross-posting from WH thread: Warehouse 800xx, 9 months, three washes, since fall 2020.

I really love these jeans, probably the best-fitting pair I've ever worn, wonderful denim, nice detailing, everything about these is just right. Now focusing on my 1001xx, which is around 6 months of wear. Guess I'll try to photograph those soon, too.

[Bobbo]

It’s been a while. Looks like I have some reading up to do here. Throwing in some Resolute 710’s for good measure.

[Maynard Friedman]

Welcome back @Bobbo!

[MJF9]

@Bobbo good to see you on Sufu again matey

Edited March 22, 2023 by MJF9

[Geeman]

Been a while,  hope you're well 

[Bobbo]

46 minutes ago, Maynard Friedman said:

Welcome back @Bobbo!

Thanks Maynard! Great to see you’re still around!

42 minutes ago, MJF9 said:

@Bobbo good to see you on Sufu again matey

You can take full credit on this one mate! 

 

1 minute ago, Geeman said:

Been a while,  hope you're well 

Thanks Geeman. Lots of work and doggo dad-life so it’s all pretty good.

[cultpop 0217]

This pair of vintage Levi's gotten a little bit loosey goosey so I gave them a good hot soak with a bit of Bronner's (no agitation). 

 As they were drying the colors were really popping so I took a few shots in the sun light. 

I love how you can see in the entire lifespan of the fabric in that waistband. Frayed and faded on the edges but the indigo is still inky and dark and the denim is still hairy in the middle. 

Levi's 501 shrink to fit, Made in USA late 80s

[rockon99]

Rediscovered these old Eternal joints from ages ago. They suffered a crotch rip that I had repaired and promptly ripped again slipping on wet grass. It’s in a spot that looks difficult to fix adequately, but let me know if you can think of solutions. They have so much life left tbh
 

[AnOldFolkSong]

66 black Boncoura 9th anniversary 

Edited May 1, 2023 by AnOldFolkSong

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

@rockon99 if they were mine I'd just sew a patch by hand and reinforce with some sashiko style stitching. The fabric looks beautiful.

[cultpop 0217]

@rockon99 Those might be a good candidate for reweaving.

[chicote]

Pulled these all out of the repair pile, resting alongside their fallen comrades (tender 128s, Stevenson 767, red cloud r400h) who have all been too shredded and/or used for patches…

left to right: tcb 40s, sugar cane 40601 “slack denim”, tender 129s. All great pairs of jeans. may I hopefully get around to fixing and wearing them in more, though they’re all in a similar state of needing new repairs every other wear…

[oomslokop]

which one has yr fave fabric? i think these days the tender denim is my no. 1, along with the sda standard denim (103 etc series), and they're very similar, super deep dark blue, veiny with wash, still contrasty even with frequent washes, the sda is just a bit lighter in oz-ness. i've always wondered if they come from the same mill. 

[chicote]

@oomslokop Definitely tender denim is my all time favourite, and now that you mention it it is pretty similar to the sda 103s i used to have, which even had a blue selvedge ID just like the tenders. I used to get jeans specifically for the denim which is how I ended up w these three pairs in particular, plus the twisted-weft hemp fabric on the red clouds, but now fit and durability have become my main priorities and sadly the options aren’t always quite as interesting. tender denim or any of the 50% sugarcane denims, for example, those are the kind of fabrics that put you in a trance. but the sugarcane fabric got so thin that it’s started shredding at the thighs, and the real weak point of the tenders is the stitching… which although its part of the philosophy of the brand n i wouldn’t want william to change it, it’s started feeling incongruous having this monstrous 17oz denim with all cotton stitching, n trying to force the split yoke thru my sewing machine for the 3rd time when the fabric itself is hardly worn at all made me realize sadly they might not be the best-constructed jeans for my application. but u asked about the fabric and I def agree with u that tender stands alone in that regard.