Skull Jeans by An Alchemist

[duce.]

thanks, appreciate it. got a size 28. i'm 5'5"/125lbs

[BlakFate]

great pairs of skulls.

BlakFate: Was that only from 6 weeks of wear? Very nice

the first set is from 6 weeks

the second set is from one year

[ronaldlsh]

Hi guys I need help!

I just ordered 5010xx 6x6 from selfedge. I'm debating if I should pre-soak the jeans. I want the jeans to shrink in terms of length and I really don't want my honeycombs to move northwards after I wash it 6months later. At the same time, I'm afraid that the pre-soak will soften the jeans. I'm a big fan of stiff and rigid jeans.

What should I do??

[kino]

even after soaking skull jeans normally stays crispy. the shrinkage would be very minimal with skull jeans so it wouldnt be much of a difference if you decide to wash/soak it down the track

[blosom]

i think skulls shrink quite alot with a soak. they do for sanfo jeans. you could soak them for the first time, it wouldnt get all the starch out anyway, unless you kept changing the water and soaked them for aaggeess. i think the skulls are better afetr a soak imo. it brings the lovely denim to life, and if your worried about your combs not setting, they will set starched or not.

[ronaldlsh]

Thanks guys. Then I guess I'll give it a quick soak, maybe 5-10 mins. Hope that it would shorten the inseam, but with minimal lost of starch.

[blosom]

id probably do it longer than that, maybee 45 mins, it wont lose much starch because the starch will be in the water, soaking into the jeans, if you change the water and soak again that would lose the starch. i think a first soak 45 mins, warm water, if you want them to shrink a bit......thats what i would do anyway if they were raw. if they are one wash you wont get no shrinkage out of them, its all been done.

[ronaldlsh]

Thanks a lot. Hmm. Then did u hang dry it? Or squeeze dry?

[Dchill]

Hey ronaldlsh, I would hang dry them, squeeze dry may cause weird wrinkles/creases.

[duce.]

fit pics..opted not to soak em

[beatle]

I always like skulls being worn a tad too loose and sagging...dope

[mr.invincible]

^ i agree...i think skulls is worn better as sagging and loose

it's a really good fit, duce. how did you size on those?

[duce.]

^ thanks for the comments

got a size 28. i'm 5'5"/125lbs

[mr.invincible]

is that TTS?

you and i are about the same size. i wear 28-29.

i think im going to pull the trigger on black skulls 5010...but where??????

[duce.]

yeah i'd say they're just about tts..maybe slightly bigger cuz i'm normally a 29 in flatheads. but then again, i didn't soak these.

there's someone on HB selling blacks (28) for really cheap. DS iirc

[mr.invincible]

what is HB?

[duce.]

http://hypebeast.com/forum/showthread.php?t=122400

[mr.invincible]

^ thanks..im probably aiming for a 29.

[nicholasch]

Skulls 5010xx bought in nov 2007, unwashed for 1 year. washed at least 7 times since:

[Banana_Boy]

I ended up soaking my 5507, and now i miss the shine:( , i hope it was worth it for setting the creases in better

[Heat_Seek3r]

DUCE.

Great job NOT soaking skull its better not too

Im curious how your pair looks baggier than mine when u weigh 10 pounds more than me (maybe that angle OR you sagg more than me)

Im 5'3 with the 37 inseam so i dont sagg at all maybe thats it

Also Once Slefedge or BiG get a 29 black skull im robocoppin

[jun41]

Hey gaiz. Skull 5010XX ~1 year of wear and repaired recently by the guys at htc! Will post repair pics later.

X-post from scones and tea.

[ronaldlsh]

How to achieve high contrast fades like this?? ^^^

[kino]

photoshop?

[dawei69]

photoshop?

Yep, i think so... used colour saturation?

[tjonow]

he posted those before and they were super contrasty. I think the color is spot on considering seeing his last pictures.

[jun41]

How to achieve high contrast fades like this?? ^^^

Patience, persistence and a strong nose.

photoshop?

Nope(0).

Yep, i think so... used colour saturation?

Nope(0).

he posted those before and they were super contrasty. I think the color is spot on considering seeing his last pictures.

Yes!! ^^^

[giantsdrink]

Evolution from this

5010XX about 10 months.

To this

Skull 5010XX ~1 year of wear

look pretty normal with a wash sometime between those picture sets.

Great work Jun.

[ronaldlsh]

Jun, did u pre-soak? And how many washes in the year of wear?

[jun41]

I did presoak and have had a few mini-soaks randomly the past few months.