Warehouse Denim Contest [pics and discussion]

[showbiz00ditc]

im still in it.

I'll be taking them with me on my trip to New Zealand for 5 months.

[Chicken]

in it to win it.

would be cool.

[JohnnyRed]

I'm here, finally making a dent in these. Was paying way too much attention to my Sammies, but now these are really coming into their own

[piedmont]

Still in and worn everyday since 11/9. I need to get my camera back.

[rome1]

thread needs pictures!!!! sneak peeks of more to come!

[rnrswitch]

I am still down... like four flats on a dump truck.

[Charlie Delta]

It pains me to have to admit that I have not worn these jeans any longer than the bathtub soak and the fit pics.

I simply couldn't commit to any other jeans than the ones I've been wearing fro 266 days now...

I failed the contest by default, but atleast I have a nice fitting pair of jeans waiting for me when I feel like a "quick fade fix"...

[beatle]

I'll probably start wearing these when everybody else is done...I have to keep going with my FH3001...

[shekki]

i been wanting to quit, but im still wearing them...

[jo3 b]

how does that patch look so pristine.

mine is torn to shreds.

[>++fishb0neR]

will get some outdoor pics in the next week or so..

they have a really dirty/natural hue to them now-

the sun makes the indigo really jump

[rome1]

how does that patch look so pristine.

mine is torn to shreds.

I've oiled it 3 times with obenauf's (right after each wash) and probably because its always under a belt, damn thing is really soft too.

[grouse_allergy]

rome1, very nice! I really the patch, especially the "pucker" wrinkle under the design, like a little asterisk.

[kenthenoob]

ah... after getting my jeans hemmed, i need to get them re-chainstitched... haven't been wearing these lately since igot my skulls. blah.

[MirrorLockUp]

I'm still in this, but the crotch of my jeans is starting to look awful. Part of the problem is that I didn't do a good enough job repairing them, so even the repairs are coming apart, which just looks cheap as hell. I've started getting tired of explaining to people why I don't just buy a new pair of jeans based on the state of my current pair. Then they usually ask why didn't I just buy a nicer pair of jeans in the first place - one that doesn't fall apart after 5 months. You know... like Levi's? Diesel also has nice jeans apparently (sarcasm).

Hopefully when I get back to New York I can take it somewhere to get it repaired professionally and they'll look nicer. I've started to rotate these jeans in with my Hawaiis. I figure even if I don't win the contest, they'll still look fine, and then I'll have two pairs of lightly faded denim as opposed to one pair of unfaded denim and one tattered pile of denim that represents the remains of my contest jeans.

[>++fishb0neR]

I'm still in this, but the crotch of my jeans is starting to look awful. Part of the problem is that I didn't do a good enough job repairing them, so even the repairs are coming apart, which just looks cheap as hell. I've started getting tired of explaining to people why I don't just buy a new pair of jeans based on the state of my current pair. Then they usually ask why didn't I just buy a nicer pair of jeans in the first place - one that doesn't fall apart after 5 months. You know... like Levi's? Diesel also has nice jeans apparently (sarcasm).

Hopefully when I get back to New York I can take it somewhere to get it repaired professionally and they'll look nicer. I've started to rotate these jeans in with my Hawaiis. I figure even if I don't win the contest, they'll still look fine, and then I'll have two pairs of lightly faded denim as opposed to one pair of unfaded denim and one tattered pile of denim that represents the remains of my contest jeans.

just a question..

How often (or not) did you wash your 660's?

I read this, and look at N-Tice's pics and all i can do is giggle because people never freaking wash their clothes, but expect them to last a lifetime.

it's a woven cotton fabric, it's in your sweaty (warm, humid) crotch for months at a time (5-6) and somehow it's magically supposed to stay as strong as it was on day 1..

i've said it before, but since i had to reinforce the stitching (just the thread) in my crotch area, these jeans have held up for months, and have maintained a LOT of indigo in the low-wear areas

alli can say to people is that I've put these things through hell.....and washed them..at least twice a month

and the denim is in better shape than some pre-washes i own, as well as my pbj007's, which i wore for an unbearably long time before washing.

contest or not i have some sweet jeans that are going to be around for a while.

wash your denims, and they will take care of you.. simple shit.

[opethrapture]

^^

Post some pics of them please!

[spunkey]

^^

Post some pics of them please!

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[MirrorLockUp]

just a question..

How often (or not) did you wash your 660's?

You're probably right. I've washed them 2 or 3 times since the first wash, and they probably wouldn't be so worn out if I had washed them earlier. But I think 2 or 3 washes in 5 months is a pretty good number. It's at least average or above average for the other jeans in this contest.

[Chicken]

day 183 (about halfway-point)

finally washed them with a little soap. jeans were pretty funky.

could really see the wallet shapes now.

[aho]

:eek:

...coming along perfectly....

[opethrapture]

^^

They look amazing Chiken.

[beatle]

Very very nice, indeed, Mr. Chicken !!

[fre-co]

looking great Chicken. I don't seem to recall what wallet you are using....?

[MirrorLockUp]

Jeans look killer Chicken. Way to represent.

Also, I don't know what kind of lighting set-up you use in those full length photos, but I love the texture it brings out in your carpet.

[Gang]

Is that true?

Chicken... we're wearing same jeans, same size...

but significantly diffrent results... OTL

[ChattyPuma]

Chicken,

Do you color correct or mess with your pictures at all? If not, can you tell me what kind of camera and lense you are using?

[Chicken]

thank you thank you.

man but i can't believe it's already six months.

fre$co, my right wallet is a skull half-wallet, and my left wallet is a muji card case holding my razr. i think i've shown them in the dirty dozen and the leather threads before. speaking of, maybe it's time to post some updates on those, too.

mirror, i think the trick is in having a strong single light source and to angle it down so that it brings out the textures in the jeans (as well as the carpet in my case). i've been reading how some denim bloggers photograph their stuff, and i was surprised at how number of them seem to shoot their stuff indoors at night, with their desk lamps and stuff.

[lilldavid]

lookin beautiful

[Fookums]

Damn nice whiskers chicken.

Definitely gonna try out that single lightsource at night shot next time I decide to take evo pics [prolly next month or so when I hit my 6 months].