I have a jean...(The Ultimate Jean Thread For Beginners) - ask questions here. - Page 1196

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Originally Posted by Del-Toro 

Yeah, it's harder to get the higher contrast back of the knee fades but still possible, just not high contrast. 

 

What is the waist measure on your 33 Balenciaga's?  Want a pair but I think they might be to small.

I would say between 17.5 and 18", they fit big.  If you're interested I can check for you once I'm home.

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Originally Posted by KingJulien 

 

I would say between 17.5 and 18", they fit big.  If you're interested I can check for you once I'm home.

Okay.  Thanks.  I think they might be a tad small because I need to have at least 13" in the upper-thigh to achieve the fit I like with denim.

They have a pretty loose top block for designer jeans but that's pretty big.  I'd guess it's more like 12" but I'll check for you.

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Originally Posted by KingJulien 

They have a pretty loose top block for designer jeans but that's pretty big.  I'd guess it's more like 12" but I'll check for you.

Cool, thanks.

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Originally Posted by BuffaloWang 

Got a question on washing your jeans. I see that people mention x washes and x soaks. So how do you wash your jeans?
I hot soaked mine to get rid of any shrinkage but what's the diff between a soak/wash?
Just wondering. Mine are 8 months and don't need a cleaning yet.

You can wash your jeans anyway you want to.  Generally, I always wash with Woolite or any other non-abrasive detergent.  There are plenty out on the market so take your pick.  How often is and will always be a debate.  I like to wash my jeans whenever they get dirty.  Other people wait six month.  Some people avoid washing all together.  It's just a personal preference.  You have to remember that jeans are designed to be worn hard and worn over and over.  They will take on your own personal characteristics and no one will have the same fades, which is why it is really weird to try to duplicate another persons fades.  Use your jeans how you want to and they will reflect that.

A soak generally refers to soaking the jeans for 15-45 minutes in a bathtub, bucket or even in a washer with a soak option and is usually done w/o detergent.  The main idea behind this is to; one, get rid of the starch from raw jeans so they set in properly, and/or two, to shrink down the jeans after they have stretched out.  Or, any combination of the above.  So the main difference between a wash and soak is the former uses detergent and also goes through spin cycle.  I always wash on the shortest cycle possible and prefer to use cold water.  If I need to really shrink them down I will use a hot cycle but try to avoid this whenever possible.  Don't use the dryer.  In fact, I rarely use the dryer.  It is really bad for clothes.  You can wash inside out but I usually don't.  This is just my preference.

Hey guys!

I wanted to thank you all for your insights.  I ended up walking to the Marc Jacobs store on Newbury St. today and did a little investigation in person.  It turns out that the jeans I found are their "Special Item" jeans that are available in all Marc Jacobs stores.  I found out that not all of his stores sell mainline merchandise (the closest one to me is in NYC.  His "Special Item" jeans retail for $78.  Not exactly what I was hoping for, but still not bad for jeans I picked up for $6.99.  

Now we know, lol.

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Originally Posted by Del-Toro 

 

You can wash your jeans anyway you want to.  Generally, I always wash with Woolite or any other non-abrasive detergent.  There are plenty out on the market so take your pick.  How often is and will always be a debate.  I like to wash my jeans whenever they get dirty.  Other people wait six month.  Some people avoid washing all together.  It's just a personal preference.  You have to remember that jeans are designed to be worn hard and worn over and over.  They will take on your own personal characteristics and no one will have the same fades, which is why it is really weird to try to duplicate another persons fades.  Use your jeans how you want to and they will reflect that.

Jeans are personal, I definetly agree. I have an Acne Roc Soft Raw (2% Elasthane), which was in the machine quite often and even made it to the dryer some times (shrinks elasthane models pretty well). I still have some fades, they are just more blurry (some very good cell-phone fade though) and honeycombs are hard to get like this. So if you have that Selvedge model you want to get crazy fades out just do less washes and it will already influence the result. I think its pretty simple: If they are dirty as in there is a huge blood stain on them, put them in the machine. If they are just "worn-in" a little, a soak will probably do. Smell can be worked around by freezing denim. If you want to have a "greasy" jeans cleaned, dry-cleaning could do that without inhibiting your future result. Some jeans fade very slowly, some faster. A friend of mine is wearing his N&F red weft as lounge-pants to get fades faster.

If you're itnerest in it you could buy some cheap raw pairs like Weekday's or so (have one, it fades rather fast) and have different lines haha. I experimented with chloric acid to bleach the backpocket, its totally white now. if you use less concentrated versions of it you could also fake fades (Noting for the real denim afficionados tho ;) ).

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Just do a wash if you plan to use detergent.  I would use the shortest possible cycle, which is usually 15-20 minutes.  It will be way easier to try to remove all the soap from the jeans.
 

Hey Guys,

Posted something similar in the nub thread, but altered it here towards denim.
 

Upgrading my wardrobe (long needed) as I move through college and just got some shoes, both from Clae. I got these and these and I'm figuring out what would look good paired with them. I'm not too worried about the Ellingtons in acorn (first pair) - although any input on which (if any) jeans would look good with those would be helpful. But mainly, I haven't owned grey shoes before so I was thinking a pair of dark blue, cuffed jeans might look good - but any input would be great.

I'm a poor college student, so I'm looking at a max of $150? Might be a little low, but that's all I can do right now. A 33" waist is usually perfect, I'm 6'2" and about 210 pounds with pretty large legs - and no, it's not fat. I like to have a slim/straight cut, but I can't wear anything with too thin of thighs or else I can't get into/out of them. 

For comparison, I own these and they're snug in the thighs, just long. So they fit me much better than the picture I'd say. (32 - 33" inseam is usually perfect).

Sorry for the length!