Post pics of your denim - denim fades and evolution

Black Cherry · Mar 12, 2008

Really nice. Very.. "vintage". Usually not fond of that word when describing fades but I guess it applies. Authentic might be a better word.

One of my friends installs appliances and such and I've been trying to get him to try raw denim but no dice. He could be missing out on amazing results like these! But the whole not-washing-your-jeans thing is a hard sell for some people.

whodini · Mar 13, 2008

Lost: those are the real deal.

Fade to Black · Mar 13, 2008

here's a picture of my collection, don't think i'm ever buying jeans again...most of the stuff here probably isn't up the alley of SF since a lot of them are treated/distressed jeans: Regular pic:

with sunlight:

top row, left to right: -F/W 07/08 21 cm black overdyed blue jeans, Dior Homme -S/S 03 19 cm clawmark black painted blue jeans w/ baked in creases, Dior Homme -F/W 04/05 21 cm orange overdyed blue jeans, Dior Homme -S/S 05 21 cm orange overdyed blue jeans, Dior Homme bottom row, left to right: - APC original standards - 45 RPM broken in one-wash Sorahikos - 45 RPM prewashed sulfur dyed blue sorahikos and then the jeans i'm wearing today:

-F/W 06/07 19 cm broken dust wash jeans, Dior Homme

Black Cherry · Mar 13, 2008

Ande Whall Streaky Grifters at 4 months, wash every two.. These definitely hold indigo better than my APCs. I have a feeling they'll be more attractive in the long run though, definitely some nice blue hues that my New Cures just don't have.

Right knee is sporting a nice new rip/hole which was just a little fraying before the second wash. Should have taken them off of work duty sooner. All that kneeling on wet, salty concrete really took its toll.

whodini · Mar 13, 2008

That's really a nice, tear-drop effect.

I'm looking forward to get the same thing going with my Sven's once these 5eps are good and washed, what with the mindblowing and all.

onion · Mar 13, 2008

Originally Posted by Black Cherry

Ande Whall Streaky Grifters at 4 months, wash every two.. These definitely hold indigo better than my APCs. I have a feeling they'll be more attractive in the long run though, definitely some nice blue hues that my New Cures just don't have.
I like the streaks a lot. They are subtle, yet still pretty visible. Pretty cool overall effect. Also noticed the back pocket stitching, to me, looks similar to Imperial's, which is one of my favorites.

whacked · Mar 13, 2008

Originally Posted by lost in va

S5KVX 98 days of wear at least 8hrs a day...3 hot soaks 1 wash.

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Originally Posted by Black Cherry

Ande Whall Streaky Grifters at 4 months, wash every two.. These definitely hold indigo better than my APCs. I have a feeling they'll be more attractive in the long run though, definitely some nice blue hues that my New Cures just don't have.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9...frontlodq1.jpg http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9...hbackloby2.jpg

Right knee is sporting a nice new rip/hole which was just a little fraying before the second wash. Should have taken them off of work duty sooner. All that kneeling on wet, salty concrete really took its toll.

All this fading after 4 months or so? You people obviously wear the jeans hard. Amazing.

Fade to Black · Mar 13, 2008

yeah the knee caps on Black Cherry's jeans is impressive. With my lifestyle, there's no way i can get to something like that in 4 months. There's starting to be some whiskering and signs of a back pocket fade on my APCs, but i wear them infrequently so it's gonna be a while before anything notable comes out of it.

Serg · Mar 13, 2008

Those types of knee cap fades certainly do take a "life style" choice

I kidd.. but really how do you get crazy knee fades but no other crazy fades.

datasupa · Mar 13, 2008

s5000vx never disappoints

Black Cherry · Mar 13, 2008

Originally Posted by Serg

Those types of knee cap fades certainly do take a "life style" choice

I kidd.. but really how do you get crazy knee fades but no other crazy fades.

Wearing them in fall/winter so kept me from doing any yardwork in them, so the whiskers/combs aren't anything special. However all the kneeling I do to scrub toilets and floors and wash windows results in the crazy knee fades. They're retired from anything requiring kneeling now. Definitely going to give them the wearin' they deserve when the weather improves.

Black Cherry · Mar 13, 2008

skunkworks · Mar 13, 2008

lost in va · Mar 14, 2008

Originally Posted by whacked

All this fading after 4 months or so? You people obviously wear the jeans hard. Amazing.
My 98 days were of actual wear. 5 days a week (maybe more depending on what I'm doing over the weekend) 8+ hrs a day.

I wear them to work where I set up hot tubs/pool tables/pools so they get beat up pretty bad.

The only hard part about this whole process was dealing with my coworkers comments on the size of the jeans and fact that I didn't wash them but I came to work the other day in my 5EPxSF's after a long night of drinking and I think they realized that the samis were nothing compared to what I wore out.

Surfrider · Mar 15, 2008

Originally Posted by Black Cherry

Crosspost-- APC New Cures at 4 + months. Washed once at 2 months and just washed again. Only been wearing them once a week at most since I've been working on my grifters.

I know this is a little late, but damn, that's some serious vintage furnishing and wall covering action you got goin' on there. I can't decide if I think they're incredibly ugly, or incredibly cool. Or both.

Nice jeans, btw.

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