What are your jeans doing today?

[zeen]

sadly for all of us you are completely wrong. "we" (i would like to refer to "we" as "they" actually) only carry swedish brand dr denim jeans, a small selection of naked and famous as well as a few unpopular models of edwin (think weird furry iron-on-like patch as the leather patch) and a pair of KMWs which are too huge for asians. the market in singapore is too saturated with nudie wearers. not many people are willing to pay prices of up to 250USD for a pair of jeans that they dont know much about. nudie is god-like for everyone here, the bigger and more prominent the arcs, the better. also, skinnies are the only things people wear. of course there are a select few who are different but that remains few. is this the same everywhere else?

My sentiments exactly! Whats worse is that they try their very best not to stretch out their jawnz too much so as to preserve the 'rawness' of their fucking nudies. Jeans are worn to be wrecked in your own kinda way!

[entropy kid]

I'll trade the ugly superdistressed D&G/DSquared kids aspire to around here for your pristine Nudies anytime.

The sad thing is that this stuff is at least as expensive as the real denim that is available without problems in my town (2 shops that sell SDA/SC/IH/FH and stuff plus a bunch that sell LVC).

[entropy kid]

@ -z-

Don't you have a wife and a kid? Most guys in that situation google "How the fuck can I avoid doing what the wife and kids want me to do today".

[mtchfrnk]

Didn't get these organized until just now.

I got out of the city for my older bro's bachelor party:

I was too drunk to take photos the first night. But the next day, after an aggressive boot-and-rally campaign, we went to the beautiful Finger Lakes Distilling showroom.

It was full of barrels,

Brown liquor,

Bubbling fermentation tanks,

And dead bugs.

We got to sample straight from the barrels,

And have dinner with Brian McKenzie, the President of Finger Lakes Distilling, and Thomas Earl McKenzie, the Master Distiller. (They are not related).

Thomas Earl's Family has been distilling booze for 100 years. He's the first of them to do so legally. AWESOME. This is TE:

And this is Brian, looking presidential:

Everything we sipped was great. Their rye whiskey, in its second batch, was really phenomenal. We left with twelve bottles of it.

[mtchfrnk]

Then we drove (carefully) back to the cabin and had a nice little campfire. Gotta love glowing embers.

The next day I went exploring and made some friends.

I didn't know millipedes came this big, this far north.

Bufo Americanus, perhaps the world's best amphibian. American [toad] and proud of it.

And then we went back to NYC which, as great as it is, still smells like hot trash. I would much prefer to smell fermenting grains all day. Oh well.

[cheapmuthafukr]

before i fell asleep this morning, i made a wallet for myself... finally starting to be kinda happy with how it turned out.

[corporalclegg]

Flat Heads took a kayak around Wyoming

[MikeS]

before i fell asleep this morning, i made a wallet for myself... finally starting to be kinda happy with how it turned out.

Nice, love the tweed.

[therelativity]

@Lark today (https://www.lark.me/)

Both of the Lark ladies wearing jeans in the photo

will post more photos later

[-Z-]

jeans began with a walk down these for a few miles...

passed by some grain elevators

the buddha??

washed out.

finally reached my destination.

Here was my way in...

[-Z-]

Some more shots and details from this place. This place was filled with some of the coolest junk that i've ever seen in one spot. it is attached to the back of a large salvage yard, but is basically just a series of old blown out buildings strewn out between an industrial street and an old abandoned ADM plant along the major train yard in Saint Paul. one of my favorite places to go hang out and shoot. thought I would share it with you all!

aaaaand a pair of "vintage" soaking wet jeans, not vintage. but definitely wet.

[ranonranonarat]

cool pictures as always, cant rep but there are lots of lovely locations that you find. how do you get to find out about them?

[-Z-]

mostly they are places i notice from the road while driving, or have seen while wandering, some are local legends. most of them are on or close to railroad tracks, which i use to get around without having to deal with fences / walls, other things that keep me out of said sites...actually most of these places are big enough that you can see them from a ways off, and i just head that way, encountering more than I bargained for on my way there. Since i've really been focusing on the decaying, run down elements of my city, i'm quite amazing at just how much space, how many of these places there are! there was a while where I felt like I would quickly run out of subject matter for this stuff and move on to some other genre, but I keep finding more and more interesting stuff to keep me interested in documenting these places.

thanks as always for the kind words!

[Guest I LOVE LFC]

The day has arrived...

Like a kid in a sweet shop!!!!

Front fit

Rear fit

Patch detail

Pocket ( rear pockets are lined with the same fabric

Daughter and ladys initials plus rivet detail

Sorry the pictures arn't the best.

Will post better ones in decent light tomorrow.

Currently soaking in the bath.....

[k4727]

Im currently spending a month in pakistan which is currently an insane mess right now. Daily terrorist attacks, 20million people displaced by the floods and the nations grain surplus destroyed, constant power failure. The insane imbalance of wealth between the rich and the poor has led to a situation where 1% of society lives in a bubble of privilege and influence. No one is affected by the insanity in the country, ive spent 1/12th of my life here and today was the first time i ever walked on the streets. Drive out of my house and the streets are filled with honda accords and land cruisers (cars are insanely expensive here, honda accord=140,000USD Land Cruiser=250,000 USD) drive two blocks and poverty is everywhere

[k4727]

SRRY for the pic overload

[almostnice]

no overload at all with such well done pics,despite the situation there.

[mtchfrnk]

most of them are on or close to railroad tracks, which i use to get around without having to deal with fences / walls

Is there a rail-to-trail movement up there? On the east coast a lot of old railroad tracks are converted into hiking/jogging/mountain biking trails. It's a cool reduce/reuse strategy, but I bet it wouldn't be good for your photography--too many white folk in jogging shorts.

[lance]

a.khan12390 incredible, keep em coming!

[ranonranonarat]

i feel embarrassed now paying top dollar for denim when looking at the situation in pakistan, food is scarce and times are hard. : (

[shubharamani]

Wow a.khan. Great pics ! This forum is wonderful...you get to travel without ever leaving your couch !

[pomata]

it's been raining all day so I've been working my fingers on the bass

rRrnd18SUtY

[Farhad]

A.khan awesome post. It's important to remind ourselves that we are fortunate to have what we have. would love to see more pics.

[almostnice]

nice try,but truly pathetic,pomata.my kids will outplay you anytime.

[pomata]

edit: this is slowly becoming the hugging and kissing each other-thread.

great. you can start kissing my ass then, Markyy

I love you too

[ThinFinn]

well captured A.Khan. pics of the daily life in such countries are just awesome and give you even more the feeling the be thankful for everything in life...+rep

nice to listen to your sounds there ale. sounds good. more plz!

[almostnice]

great. you can start kissing my ass then, Markyy

I love you too

well,regarding to the Denime contest-thread,its all a matter of money.

[pepper davies]

it's been raining all day so I've been working my fingers on the bass

I love that you can hear the rain in the background. I've been playing the double bass for 10 years. Cheers!

[Farhad]

Went down to OC yesterday to visit friends

I'm all into craft beers and Patrick at the Bruery is making some sick brews.

If you're ever in OC go there for a beer or 3

My buddy was double fisting

Lot's of good barrel aging going on in the background

Kogi truck was in the parking lot. what else would you want.

[shubharamani]

Hello All ! This morning, Mom and I took a walk around Lake Merritt (the crown jewel of Oakland). Lake Merritt is where Oakland-ers congregate for a stroll, a run, or just hanging out. It's usually always crowded, even during (rainy) winter-time.

The next two photos show typical Oakland houses. Most homes in Oakland were built in the early 1900s. Victorian-style homes are plentiful in Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco.

The reason this couple looks bundled up is because, surprisingly in the middle of August, it's a bit chilly -- especially during the morning. The one on the left is wearing an interesting hat -- shaped like a bear's head. I can wear Iron Heart all-year-round in Oakland without difficulty...and I can almost always justify wearing a jacket -- the weather is so moderate here.

Oakland's Whole Food Market -- right by Lake Merritt. Whole Foods is an upscale grocery chain in the US. Located in "affluent" urban areas, the food available at Whole Foods is organic, very high quality and costly. It ain't cheap to shop there, which is why people often call it "Whole Paycheck". Trust me, feeding a family on Whole Foods foodstuff makes Japanese denim look inexpensive ! I met a young German man (from Hanover) on my recent flight to Boston -- he had spent the past year in the US and exclaimed that, yes ! he loved Whole Foods (who doesn't ?), but only that such high caliber food is available in Europe as "default", and at reasonable, affordable prices for all.

Morning scene at Lake Merritt:

Oakland hosts a wildly popular art n' jazz festival every year -- I've lived here 7 years and am ashamed to admit that I've never even been once. Maybe this year is the year ?

I've been informed by Mom and Sister that I'm seeing "Eat, Pray and Love" with them today. Sister and family are visiting Oakland for the day. I'm a typical chick...I like chick flicks. I hated the movie "Inception" (along with most women I know who saw it).

Me and Lacy at the local Farmer's Market. I'm wearing : Lululemon Scuba Hoodie (I LOVE THESE -- I own a few), random tie-dye T, Iron Heart 301s, and Sperry Topsiders.

That "For Lease" sign reflects the sad state of affairs in the American economy -- affecting many urban retail establishments and eateries. People just ain't buyin' shit, and they ain't eatin' out -- causing local neighborhood establishments to shutter. Is America's prosperity on an irreversible decline ? I sure hope not...but only time will tell. Here's me with my mommy (whose signature fashion style is "bohemian hippie chick").