how do you rock 'em jeans? : Fit Pics & Description - Page 6

'bin sorting/compiling photos + evos [as things progress ] for a more expeditious referencing... plz, pardon the move.



height= 5'11" :: weight= 180 lbs approx. :: jeans size= W33x32, 33-34 w/cuff

Fullcount x BiG x SuFu= FC 1108C :: 15oz Zimbabwe :: size -1 @W32

@9 mos x 3 cold washes :: current measurements : w= 34, ins= 34, f/r= 11, b/r= 14.5, u/t= 11.75, kn= 8.5, l/o= 8


Samurai s710 :: 19oz :: TTS @W33 lot 9 [could've sized down 1]

2.5 yrs :: current measurements : w= 34, ins= 33.75 , f/r= 11, b/r= 14.5, u/t= 12, kn= 8.5, l/o= 7.5



s710 vs 1108C :





s710xx




FC 1108C : 1) RAW --> post soak fits :: 2) 2 mos x 2 soaks x no wash :: 3) 3 mos x 3 soaks X no wash :: 4) 5 mos x 1 coldwash :: 5) after 4th wash x 9.5 mos :: 6) before 5th wash x 11 mos






5th wash @11mos+20days

PBJ 007 :: 14.5oz :: TTS @W33

@4.5 mos [effective wear] x 3 hotsoaks :: current measurements : w= 34, ins= 33, f/r= 10, b/r= 14.5, u/t= 12, kn= 8.5, l/o=8.75

tnx for the huge compliment on the jeans, man. but, as far as proper break in & care for jeans, there's no singular tried & proven way. every1's got their own little kinks & quirks to it. the collage of fades, tears, frays, stains, reinforcement stitches, patches, etc.__ make each pair unique and personal. i could go through identical pairs of jeans [in succession] and come out with 2 entirely different evos/results.

early on, i knew the toughness & roughness [like burlap] of the denim seemed an overkill for the 100% cotton thread, so, i figured i should not treat them like breaking in [a usual] raw denim pair. the denim was ultra stiff and heavily laden with starch. breaking them in [as is] would have been like operating a machine without lubrication. i had to either double wash right away to flush out most of the starch & start to temper the yarns [on both fabric & thread] or take a more leisurely break in process [and soak on shorter intertervals] until the fabric softens up to certain degree and becomes more pliant__ @which stage i can really start to rock 'em harder.

i decided on the latter cuz the denim was a new production and untried... 'afraid the waist would shrink beyond expectation. 'seemed on the 1st 3 soaks, the denim resets back to [almost] new condition and the weave got even tighter on each soak. good thing i was able to keep the waist @ a manageable 34".

don't know how the denim will behave after a full wash [and beyond], but i'm not expecting for high contrast or even for the high traffic areas to fade to white. but, there's gonna be greycasting + some massive vertical falling due to the linear slubbing.


current: @1 y/o = 5 mos [effective wear] x 4 soaks [3 hot + 1 warm] :: n0 wash :: n0 thread breakage [ei, due to preventive reinforcement on pressure points + "tempering" by muliple soaks]