Cultizm LVC Contest

[Medine]

Im not sure how many washes.. probly somewhere between 10-15

[Bob*66]

same same - but different

8 month report

[Headmut]

10-15? i've washed mine once....but than again they look like they've been washed once.

[entertainment!]

is it me or does the right pocket of the 1944 have a little error with its pattern... every single 1944 i've seen has it's right pocket fabric hanging out... and this is happening with my one as well

I always assumed this was because Levi's was conserving denim for the war effort. But that was just my guess and maybe I am giving LVC too much credit.

[LC_Miey]

Update on my pair LVC1947 555

Lost count on how many washes but i think around 4-5 washes? Handwash every time. Rotating them with my ooe..

Love to see updates from other contestants..keep em going

[habitzzz]

xpost from photos thread:

Some photos of my 47's, almost 9 months worth of wear, 2 washes.

[habitzzz]

xpost from photos thread:

Some photos of my 47's, almost 9 months worth of wear, 2 washes.

[jyoni]

Nice progress all around!

I've lost 15 pounds in the last month, working out of town with a staple diet of lunch meat sandwiches and water. I'm not surface heavy...this is deep weight disappearing. It's really starting to kill my fit

[runormal]

Medine, Bob_66, LC_Miley & jyoni - all looking great!!! Here's a photo of my 67s I took this morning:

On a total side note: the past 9 months my weight and waist line has changed a lot: contest start 165lbs, april 185lbs, and today 155ish. In the future I probably won't downsize when buying jeans, from 175lbs and up the waist was tight enough that I was getting lower stomache aches and pains by the end of the day so I stopped wearing them. I became a poster child for "I can't eat like I did at 16"....

[LC_Miey]

looking good runornal ! i agree with the sizing down but i'd rather have them tight kidda remind me everytime to watch my food. i can eat like a pig sometimes...

[LC_Miey]

btw anyone knows where to chainstich in Australia? it feels not right wearing lvc without chainstiched hem...

[delvin1422]

Mikhail from "THAT STORE" in sydney Chatswood does chainsittich for his customer. I think he can arrange something for you if you are from other states. Just give him a call.

[Headmut]

1967 505's at 2 washes. 8 month's.

[jyoni]

xpost of some gratuitous daylight pics

More damage:

Macro of fabric

About that tear, it is surrounded by an area that is badly weakening in general. I think I'll patch on the outside, just dry black for now since it's the only material I have.

[Medine]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to jyoni again.

[LC_Miey]

jyoni is killing it again!

[jyoni]

Glad you guys like em! Man, these things are wearing out. It seems like the whole lap is getting ready to rip. If it doesn't happen before the 1-year mark, I think I'm going to go ahead anyway and patch the entire swath of lap with some heavier weight denim. Hate to see it buried, but I would need time to refade.

[Medine]

My LVC's got stranded for a week in my friends property in the forest after a camping trip. They got pretty filthy so I gave them a double wash (Once in the machine with normal detergent, then another round in the machine with some nice soap)

Right After Recovery from the forest..

After double wash..

They're still pretty dirty so I'll probly give them another wash in a week or so. I got more repairs to do too, so more pics to come..

[erk]

my 1915s got another wash after the latest tour:

best patch leather patch I've seen on LVCs. its been aging beautifully

1915 501 ultimate denim

[entertainment!]

Beautiful erk. Nice job flattening the rivets too!

Still can't rep you, but will when I can.

[Dr_Heech]

Beautiful erk. Nice job flattening the rivets too!

Still can't rep you, but will when I can.

Done and dusted.

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[erk]

thanks guys.

the pictures are a little foreshortened cause of the angle I shot them and the wide angle lens. So I'll try and make some others soon.

[jyoni]

Those are looking great, erk! My thigh is in a tragic state. Guess I'll pull the patches, soak out the stretch, and run a big gusset over the whole works. All the fibers in that area are weakening severely, so there is no sense patching from behind.

[Medine]

Guess I'll pull the patches, soak out the stretch, and run a big gusset over the whole works.

I can't wait to see this, I expect nothing but good things to start evolving from this point on. Wish i could rep every one

[LC_Miey]

i just patch the right knee of my pair. i thought of doing the repair by hand but ended up using the machine... they are soaking now, latest pics when they dried up..

[jyoni]

Yeah, this is a good stage, more people catching up with Medine in the repair department.

Mine will be hideous at first. The only sizable remnant I have is Nudie dry black. It will fade though. Actually it will be interesting to see HOW that stuff fades. It's a beautiful fabric. I've got a line on some Cone from tg, but I'm waiting til at least January, or until the whole lap collapses, whichever comes first.

[giantsdrink]

Looking good everyone... a lot of wear on a lot of theses jeans - awesome.

I busted the zipper on my '67s and will have them fixed next week. More pics to come afterwards.

[setterman]

Had to patch the inside, upper part of the left pocket of me jeans, since the pocket bag was tearing. I'm afraid there will have to be some patching of the legs for the end of the contest though. I can really notice the worn areas of the knees and thighs thinning out compared to the rest of the jean. Not very happy about that when I've really only had around 160 days of wear.

[jyoni]

I know what you mean, setterman. These are quite lightweight, so I'm not overly disappointed, but I gave up hope on a clean fade pretty early on.

Well, I used one of Mama's old tricks to shore up all the damage. Not exactly a pre-war fix, but I didn't know what else to do, short of quasi-darning completely over an outside patch. I'd rather save that for the REALLY big patching I am anticipating.

If you look closely at the tiny bright bits popping through, you can see how the warp is just failing all over the place. I'm tempted to just leave it. Think it looks kind of good. But I know it will just continue to worsen if I do that.

More pics once I finish the exterior patch.

[Reggie Died]

These haven't seen much action since June 1st because I've been wearing shorts to work. Been wearing them daily the past two weeks, time for a soak/wash.

P1000620 by Reggie Died, on Flickr

P1000618 by Reggie Died, on Flickr

P1000622 by Reggie Died, on Flickr

P1000621 by Reggie Died, on Flickr