Earnest Sewn Fulton Patriot

[Becks23]

i just bought this earlier today, i tried looking on the site, didn't get the info i was looking for but just to confirm some questions...

1. How will these turn out different from say the line dry fulton's or other purely dry jeans?

2. Will this shrink at all in a wash?

of the 3 pairs there i tried to pick the least honeycombed, but from these pics they look pretty dry.

for the canada peeps, i picked them up at winner's actually for $140 tax in (alberta).

Edited by Becks23 on Mar 25, 2006 at 10:05 PM

[dmaz]

whats up becks

on the pocket lining there should be something that reads WET PROCESS, where it tells you what they did in terms of laundering and by whom. Its pretty obvious that they have been hand sanded, so I wouldnt be surprised if they have been washed as well. I have the filson dry...gave them a cold soak a while back and they did not shrink too much.

[Becks23]

yes it does indeed have a laundry date on it. it just has a date though.

i'm wondering if i should soak, i did spray startch them quite a bit already.

[TheGrapist]

These are light and fade superfast. If you're not careful (like me ) they can rip easily. They will shrink back to their original size after you wash them, and MAYBE a tad in the length. I may have measured a quarter of an inch of loss in the length, but that may have been because of the honeycombs that developed.

These are my jeans after 5 weeks of wear and an unavoidable wash:

Edit: Fixed the first two pics, as they originally came out a bit too dark.

Edited by TheGrapist on Mar 26, 2006 at 12:06 AM

Edited by TheGrapist on Mar 26, 2006 at 12:42 AM

Edited by TheGrapist on Mar 26, 2006 at 12:43 AM

[Becks23]

wow those did wear fast...so should i soak first or not?

thanks for the pics btw

[TheGrapist]

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wow those did wear fast...so should i soak first or not?

thanks for the pics btw

--- Original message by Becks23 on Mar 26, 2006 12:07 AM

Don't soak them. Actually, if you can, I'd recommend picking up some Fulton XX's, they should be about the same price, maybe a bit cheaper. Fully dry, using Japanese denim. If you can't find any, I'd be willing to pick them up at an Earnest Cut and Sewn when I pick up mine next week.

[nased]

not really on topic, but i do have a question about earnest sewns

are the Earnest Sewn Filson 50 Line Dry, actually dry jeans...if not will they fade over time

im going to check out my local winners and see if i can score some earnest sewns

[PG2G]

All denim will fade over time, dry or not. That said, I'm not 100% sure about the Line Dry. They feel pretty damn stiff though, so I wouldn't be suprised if they were dry.

[TheGrapist]

They're pre-soaked dry jeans. No abrassions, but some pairs are stiffer than others. You may need some starch. Either way, as I said before, if you're going to spend money on the Line Dry, the XX's will be about the same price, and will use better denim.

[Becks23]

i bought these at a clearence store so there weren't any other earnest sewns around just two other Fulton Patriots. I thought the fulton XX's were ~$190-$200 USD?

[dmaz]

wow grapest, 5 weeks? are those the line dry or or xx? ive worn my xx's japanese selvage for about 3 months with no wash and they def have begun to fade, but not like yours. ive just started working on a pair of 5ep 1 wash so im giving the ES's some rest. where did they rip btw?

becks, they are def washed and will shrink minimally. and yes, the xx's are around $200 but ive seen them online for much cheaper.

[Becks23]

i found these for about $111 USD so i can't really ask for too much. Sometimes hit or miss not buying off ebay because sellers sometimes decide to ship courier as opposed to USPS.

[TheGrapist]

Patriots, just like in the first post.

I wear them supertight, which is partially why they ripped easily. They ripped near the belt loops and at the crotch.

Where did you see the XX's for cheap online?

[dmaz]

i guess i only saw the line dry for $95 on gotdenim.com...yeah ES denim is so damn thin. i wear mine super tight as well so i guess i have to look forward to some premature rips.

[nased]

i just picked up a pair too at my winners! they had lotsa these plus maz's

i was going to order the line dry's from gotdenim.com

hopefully they turn out well as im still breaking in my regular ralfs

winners = teh win