weekend/evening warriors?

[Bona Drag]

so, i don't why it took me this long to figure this out, but my guess is that the vast majority of frequent posters here are students or work jobs that allow them to wear jeans every day

i'm curious - how many fade obsessives have to wear chinos, dress trousers or suits to work?

is this whole thing a pointless endeavor if one falls into this category?

are we talking two years of part-time wear for good fades?

i haven't been in the game long enough to know the answers

plus, i'm curious to hear people's thoughts on this...

[constant struggle]

i fall in this category, it'll just take more time to get the fades, i mean i have fades coming in on my apcs, they are 4 months 1 week, and look like most ppls at 2 months, just cause i get to wear my jeans alot less

[Cali]

It is not pointless to buy higher quality jeans in general, many people here like keeping jeans dark especially for 'dressier' occasions. I know that the quality of the material, fit and finish and all the little details make my japanese jeans that much more special even without fades.

That being said, you might want to pick up some denim that will show wear faster if you will not wear them frequently. I might suggest Flat Head 3xxx or Eternal but I am sure there are others.

[snugglepony]

stuck in this group, too, though i've just started to say "fuck it" and have been wearing jeans for the latter half of the week lately...

desk job + several pairs of jeans in rotation = slow-ass progress, but i'm not in any rush.

I might suggest ... Eternal but I am sure there are others.

i'd put eternal in the exact opposite camp, actually -- a serious bitch to fade, but they're beautiful once they come around...

[Bona Drag]

It is not pointless to buy higher quality jeans in general, many people here like keeping jeans dark especially for 'dressier' occasions. I know that the quality of the material, fit and finish and all the little details make my japanese jeans that much more special even without fades.

yeah, i almost considered adding this disclaimer to my post

i hate the appearance and overall concept of predistressed anyway, so it's not like i was going to change my buying patterns

just curious

anyway, i need to get myself to that 'no more denim' thread - as a part-time wearer, i've got enough jeans to last me well into my 30s

that said, i'm between jobs at the moment, and there is a chance that wherever i end up next might allow jeans some, most, or all of the time

plus there's three years of dress-code-free grad school in my future...

[Guest DUM]

That just means when you do wear the you've gotta be more adventurous. Get your puke,vag,blood,beer stains all in one night. Jump fences, run from cops or atleast do some lunges.

[Cali]

...run from cops...

This leads to the authentic vintage-style bullet holes. Sure to increase your Sufu cred

[fallen angels]

i am a weekend/evening warrior for sure... the first thing i do when i get home from work is change out of my work clothes and into my jeans. and i wear my jeans all weekend, even if it's mid summer. fades definately take a lot longer, but what can i do? i just try to wear them every chance i can... i only have one pair of "focus" jeans at a time though, to maximize wear/time.

[jubei]

same here... sometimes during the winter, when I really miss my jeans, I'll wear them underneath my work pants, lol

I just try and hide the hems because my jeans are usually longer than my work pants.

coincidentally, not being able to wear jeans at work has helped foster my dreams of getting a new job where I do get to wear jeans... or at least go to grad school full time.

*sigh*

btw, the fastest wearing jeans these days are greycast jeans (put out by Nudie and Edwin Europe) and the XX-006 and XX008 by Pure Blue Japan. I'm considering picking up one of the PBJs as my next project for the very fact that it wears in faster.

[Guest]

^^ Haha that's fucking wierd but i can actually see myself doing the same in the future

[Chicken]

this might come as a surprise (it did to me), but TAKASHI-san achieved his holy grail fades as a weekend/evening warrior too.

:eek:

[Ahlvahroe]

at my job i have to wear slacks, we used to have casual saturday then we got a new regional director and she got rid of this, so i really dislike that bitch, and now my jeans get even less wear.

[Noddy]

me too.. stuck in pants for most of the week except for weekends...... but i still take dry jeans over a washed one anytime...

[kiya]

I wear jeans 24/7..

I get all flustered when i have to go to an event that won't allow jeans.

Shit, i'm getting married in two weeks and i'm wearing a custom tailored Flat Head 3XXX full denim suit.

I'll die in denim.

[black.shadow]

I wear jeans 24/7..

I get all flustered when i have to go to an event that won't allow jeans.

Shit, i'm getting married in two weeks and i'm wearing a custom tailored Flat Head 3XXX full denim suit.

I'll die in denim.

that's beyond epic.

[john11f]

I used too be a weekend/evening warrior then i got poached by another firm that allows me to wear jeans as long as i dont have meetings with clients (which is just like 3x a month). now, i can rotate 3 of my projects every week. that makes me sooooo happy.

[Fookums]

I wear jeans 24/7..

I get all flustered when i have to go to an event that won't allow jeans.

Shit, i'm getting married in two weeks and i'm wearing a custom tailored Flat Head 3XXX full denim suit.

I'll die in denim.

!!??

We HAVE to see pics. Wow, you have to wear that more than once, I'm so curious on how it'd fade >_>;

[constant struggle]

although as much as i like wearing denim, if i can wear a nice suit or a nice pair of pants it doesnt bother me, i just wish i could wear denim more often, and at work, maybe one day

[jubei]

this might come as a surprise (it did to me), but TAKASHI-san achieved his holy grail fades as a weekend/evening warrior too.

:eek:

!!!!!!!!!

the legend continues!!!!

[hawkeye]

I can't even wear jeans on Fridays, that was one of the first things they told me about the job during my first week, just my department though, everyone else wears jeans whenever they want... I have a pair sitting in my bag right now though, waiting for 5:30.

[Chicken]

!!!!!!!!!

the legend continues!!!!

he said his eternal 811s, warehouse 1001XXs and flathead jacket were all worn on weekend/evenings. and that he's a bit frustrated at how slowly his fades come along.

crazy.

[coleslawyum]

Now thats crazy. I think it depends on what you do in them too. My job requires a lot of ass-sitting. My jeans still look brand new after wearing them over a year. My denim jacket on the other hand is a different story.

[Chicken]

yeah me too. even though i wear my denim at work, the only fades i get at work are ass and backpocket fades for sitting on my ass all day.

most of my fades seem to come from my daily commute and outside activities.

maybe i need a more physical job.

wonder why your jacket fades faster.

[ang_kangkong]

wonder why your jacket fades faster.

He's a leaner, I think.

[coleslawyum]

^^Because I rassle in them.

In high school I used to get better fades because I would play sports in them. My guess jeans got some nice fades back then, but I would wash them once a week because that was the only pair I had.

Some denim tackle football maybe?

[Chicken]

that's a funny idea. maybe we can get all the new york denimheads together every weekend to play some tackle football. a little grass stain might add some flava.

[Remus 13]

"Ain't no grass in NYC" ..hehe

Tackle on concrete isn't so bad, though. Just ask everyone that played in JHS.

[jubei]

that's a funny idea. maybe we can get all the new york denimheads together every weekend to play some tackle football. a little grass stain might add some flava.

Hilarious... that would be a totally new level of denim nerdiness

and then after the game we'd all be like:

"awesome fades bro! Thanks for tackling me"

[Bona Drag]

yeah me too. even though i wear my denim at work, the only fades i get at work are ass and backpocket fades for sitting on my ass all day.

really?

based on my (much more limited) experience, you get good comb, knee and lower thigh fades by sort of sitting forward in your chair and bending your legs back underneath you

oh, and biking is where it's at

isn't that poly's secret?

[Chicken]

but then you'll have to deal with potentially embarrassing crotch wear.

unless you're like sid -- no seat.

i don't know if i'm willing to try your chair method, though.

i'm afraid i might look a little too "special."