Denim worn over 2 years

[aho]

The ironic thing for me is that the video shows just how beautiful/iconic the Levi's arcs and tab are especially with wear and makes me wish repro brands never had to stop repro'ing them...At least things are starting to ease up lawsuit wise it seems...

[Stacks]

echoing the great video remarks, levi's should buy the rights to it and use it as a commercial.

[salaami]

10 year FC are the ultimates, those and the spellbound are absurd.

video is dope too, i made my lil sis watch it

[CrashTestBrummie]

Not sure if the purists (fascists? ) would agree with these going in here, but...

Evisu No.1 Special Lot 2001, started wearing these two years ago and they're still getting a couple of days wear each week as my wardrobe 'staple' jeans... some proper vintage fades...

[faustov]

daniel cremieux. 36 months. one repair.

[jyoni]

http://vimeo.com/8050293

great video.

Nice! Wish there was more documented than just booty fades

You should crosspost that in Raw for Women.

[kai0ty]

Posted these in the wrong place. My PRPS after 2 years, 5 washes, countless patches and worn 7 days a week:

My favorite part:

[tahonng]

I've thought about it, for sure, so I guess I should talk to Self Edge or Denim Doctors to see what they could do for them. The damage to the crotch is really extensive - you can't see it very well from those photos. There basically is no crotch. I'll get some detail photos up eventually.

Have you considered taking your jeans to Blue Owl Workshop for your repairs? They have a thread on here, and jaydee who I guess runs it, is a forum member. I like how they don't try to make the repairs look invisible. I know I'd get my jeans repaired there. + rep for those APCs, by the way.

We do both hemming and repair work. Our machines are in Seattle area, so locals can drop denims off or they can be mailed to us. Here are some details:

Hemming: Our hemming is done on a Union Special and we recreate (or in some cases improve) the exact hem using identical thread and thread color done by the manufacture/designer. Cost is $25 per denim and if you purchase denim at Blue Owl at full retail price, we hem for free. For those in the Seattle area, you can drop off at the showroom in Bellevue or we may be able to meet up in Seattle. For those outside of Seattle, you can ship them to the showroom and we ask that you cover the shipping both ways. We ship back via USPS Priority and provide tracking numbers and cost is $10 in US. Here is a link to our website with more information about the Union Special and hemming:

http://blueowl.us/scripts/psp/VB_Bridge3.dll?VBPROG=\bin\shop.prodt.detail&SKU=1

Repairs: We do not believe in recreating what the manufacture created when it comes to repairs, instead, we aim for a lived in look. Denim should show the characteristics of the owner, the wear-and-tear of everyday abuse, and become a living example of hard work. Depending upon the repair needed (location, weight of denim, color of denim, fade locations), we will use either a denim backing of similar weight and color or using a "facing" style backing which is strong white cloth and very soft and comfortable. We do not have structured pricing for repair work, it is basically by bid depending upon the work needed, but generally we charge $25. For instances if you needed a crotch repair and a little touch up to replace stitching around the waist band or pockets, we charge $25. If you are looking for more custom work, then we will need to discuss. Basically, take a couple pictures of what needs to be fixed and e-mail them to me and we will give a price. Here are a couple of repairs to give you an idea:

This is a personal pair of a Mr. Olive washed denim with a repair under the back right pocket:

Before

After

This is another personal pair of a Mr. Olive washed denim (different pair from above). This model orginally had a damage area as part of the design (which was a great touch for this denim and looked great for about the first 8 months) that was right in the middle of the front right pocket which is where I carry my keys. After about 1 year of solid wear the hole grew and here are couple pics of the repair. This is by far my favorite denim and wore easily for 1 year after this repair job and it is holding tight.

Nudie Dry Cast Regular Ralph crotch repair.

before

after

Same Nudie Dry Cast Regular Ralph as above. This is a comple reconstruction of the hem. The repair job does not show it in the picture, but the denim used was dry cast Nudie denim and after a bit of wear it should blend pretty well.

before

after

Hemming and Repair work is not something we do to try to make money, this is something we do because we love denim and we want our customers to continue to enjoy some of their favorite pairs of denim for a while longer. The prices we charge are basically our cost in labor and materials to do the service and we try to keep the price as minimal as possible.

[thelion1856]

wow i just found this thread, u guys got some rugged wear on here, i'll have to post my samurai's i've had since 06 on here, still wear em to this day.

[methodphoto]

These were part of the Levis x Andy Warhol Factory collab a couple years back.. Retailed for $400 at Barneys on some exclusive sh*t (1000 pairs). I picked em up on eBay for $20 bucks in summer of '08 (no joke). They've been part of my general rotation for two years now.

Will post fit pics if requested, the fit is the #1 reason i love these so much. "Tapered Lux" is the name-- Levi's doesn't even make this fit for any other jean as far as i'm concerned.

#2 reason is that i'm the only person i know or has ever seen with them!

#3 reason is.. well..

[CrashTestBrummie]

My Evisu Lot 2000 have just hit the two-year mark...still going strong...

[chantheman]

those levis are nice

[Lendo]

RRL Slim Bootcut, tapered to a straight leg. 2 1/2 years wear, no idea how many washes. Arguably one of my favorite pair of jeans.

More of vintage style fading on them as i am not really a super tight denim type of guy.

[Farhad]

Poly- sick video!!! thanks for sharing + rep fo sho

keep dem jeans comin

edit: here are my slim fits from the RRL thread that beatle put in the archive thread

[CrashTestBrummie]

Great jeans keep on popping up in this thread...rep all round...

[Leonard Leroy]

three years, still going on.

[beatle]

really like the hem repair on the RRL's...

[ranonranonarat]

those RRLs are amazing. massively underrated pair of jeans. i repped you once before but will not hesitate to do it agian. lovely.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

and we all know that Leonard's Samurais are crazy. 3 years is dedication!

[aho]

Lovely pairs everyone....Not sure where to post this link (and it's not something we all haven't seen yet probably) but when I am bored or just having a bad day, I click on this link for denim perfection...Guessing many of these have 2+ years on them...

http://auction.denimba.com/archive

Good luck not getting lost in the blue!

[lostinthesupermarket]

I ain't even going there....

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Didn't now that link. Unbelievable pairs there!

Thanks for the link, would rep but I'm all out...

[aho]

Only thing is that because they are all auction links some may have died but you can sometimes scroll down and see the magic from the closed auction...

[drz]

I think denimba also have a flickr account here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/denimba

[chambo2008]

three years, still going on.

yo len, clear your pm's!

[sixsixtie]

Ok its that time.

Samurai 5000vxs 210z

Two years 2 days.

Every single day first 13 months then intermittent.

[thedoad]

Ok its that time.

Samurai 5000vxs 210z

Two years 2 days.

Every single day first 13 months then intermittent.

Crap. These are too nuts.

[everyinchofgod]

Wow, sixsixtie. Just Wow. Must spread blah blah blah, but Wow.

[Vanquish Gold]

Sick Zero................

[ranonranonarat]

sixsixtie sick sick sick sick sixtie. love that crazy cracking effect on the whiskers.