Best fading denim

[markococo]

Just tossing up a debate as to what people think are the best fading jeans out there???

[toufu]

search button denim ftw!!

[Tisswat]

You be the judge: http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=20161

[kiya]

Depends on who you ask really.. it's all sort of subjective.

The Flat Head 3XXX denim won "best worn/faded jeans" in Lightening Magazine (japanese denim mag) for 2006 and 2007.

I've got a photo i took of the actual pair that won last year, i'll dig it up and post it..

[Cameland]

^I'm acutally quite eagar to see this Kiya.

[meader]

I really like the way many Warehouse and Fullcount look after a while.

[cheep]

samurai s0500xx has to be near the top

[denimdestroyedmylife]

my personal favorite (that is, from my own rotation) is the eternal 811

[watchman]

+1 on the eternals.

[Cameland]

Yeah the 811 also creates the best wear/crease patterns too. Def. up there.

[cheep]

yeah... something about the cut makes for great lap creases... i tried on a pair and could already see the famous 811 pattern.

[watchman]

plus that vertical falling, you cant go wrong. does "anything Ryu has worn" count as a type of denim? i dont always love cane 47's but as we know his are pretty incredible.

[closingtime]

another +1 for eternal...

[Cameland]

I've got a photo i took of the actual pair that won last year, i'll dig it up and post it..

That bump just reminded me that this never happned. I really wanted to see it..

[viv1984viv]

Although I dont own the 811 I do own the 868 and they are my favourite fading jeans....

PBJ seem to take their time but give a cool speckled fade... personally im beginning to think project jeans are best left without too much slub..

My Edo Ais just dont fade, does anyone have sc40500 that have faded????

s0500 pretty much blew me away - I dont own a pair but the comp really made me think "mmm I need some texas cotton in my collection" !

I posted in another thread about the problems of judging things like fade, and fabric,..... the thread title contains what I like to think of as a "grey word"... 'best' being subjective etc etc

So I think asking for best fade is pointless - however this thread could be a good place for people who own the jeans to comment on their fading characteristics, in relation to other jeans - e.g. - my eternal 811 have more vertical falling than my APC jeans... I guess after umpteen people have said that you can safely say 811 have more vertical fading than APC jeans...

I would like to hear more comparisons (SP?) between 811 and other structure denims . Is eternals denim really that unique or do samurais and TFH etc all come very close? I know TFH appear very streaky in the evo thread...

waffle on

edit- shit closingtime that was a cheeky bump, guess I fell for it, pah

[lilodxd]

i'm a real big fan of the way pjb xx005's fade. especially that speckled fade that viv mentioned.

[john11f]

The Eternal 811 & 45rpm Sorahiko....

[Corbin Law]

i would agree with the man above me

ive seen some mindblowing 811's and sorahikos have never yielded an unbeautiful result even if they arent worn to shit for 1000 years.

[flex0r]

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I would like to hear more comparisons (SP?) between 811 and other structure denims . Is eternals denim really that unique or do samurais and TFH etc all come very close? I know TFH appear very streaky in the evo thread...

Though I don't own a pair, I remember Ryu saying Skulls are 'structure denim' as well, though I don't remember seeing a pair with the same sort of vertical fade as Eternals.

[denihilist]

PBJ seem to take their time but give a cool speckled fade... personally im beginning to think project jeans are best left without too much slub..

I'll second that. My PBJs are taking forever to really fade but the color is really great.

I'm really curious about the XX-006 denim because I love the cut of my 003s.

[Guest jeffvyain]

Howabout these new contest jeans! I certainly don't have any experience, but the denim is proven.

[iamstarwars]

My 006 take forver to fade as well... I'm really liking the denim used by Kapital. It should fade very nicely.

[flex1]

Through all the jeans that I have seen, I think I can honestly say that I think tat APC slimmer models NS and New Cure have the best fade. They might not be very high on quality compared to japanese counter parts but they sure get a mean fade and fast as well.

It is also true they don't have much vertical fading but their honeycombs stand up to the best of them.

[gfunkdocta]

k aren't the eternal 811s one wash?

is one wash hypothetically the same as raw+initial soak?

[poly800rock]

k aren't the eternal 811s one wash?

is one wash hypothetically the same as raw+initial soak?

typically yes, they do sell raw 811's though.

and yes again, but also probably a dryer thrown in there as well

[erbs]

APCs have great fade patterns, but the color depth isn't quite there. They seem to be a bit "flat" after a wash or two.

I would have to second the Sorahiko, Warehouse, and Fullcount. I definitely think non-slubby denim fades better in the long run.

[sont]

this thread makes me really excited about my 811's i got a few days ago. I have never seen a faded pair besides a few that i dug up on this site prior to the purchase. I think that they'll make for great winter jeans considering how thick they feel. How do you guys go about washing them? I was thinking of going with more frequent washes being that i want a more gradual classic fade. cheers!

[poly800rock]

811's are to me what SDA's are to a lot of other people. I know that they'll be there in the future, so i haven't pulled the trigger, but I know that they'll be there for me when I do..

[gfunkdocta]

oh i missed the dryer part...

+rep for u poly, if that matters.

[ayn]

I've seen some faded Fullcount that look pretty fucking amazing too... I wear mine once every other week and they've faded more than my Jomons... lol