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[Evodem]

Kind of sort of denim related. Indigo dye is transferring to my leather sneakers, anyone have any idea how to best clean them?

 

[JjasonL]

Kind of sort of denim related. Indigo dye is transferring to my leather sneakers, anyone have any idea how to best clean them?

depends on the color of the leather.. if they are white.. try some white rubbing alcohol and then some leather cleaner/ conditioner...

 

[JjasonL]

why are my pbj xx012 taking forever to fade... have had them for about 2 months albeit i have only worn them for about one. only seeing a bit of fading on the ass area. when is everyone else starting to see fading in their jeans?

 

[Jompso]

I'm looking for something with this look:



They're the Universal Works slim jeans, I think I'm just gonna eat the conversion rate and get them. The flatheads are too long and I'm not looking for anything that stacks.

Have you check out the Baldwin Henleys? They look like the same exact fit as those. Yea flatheads are extremely long and having them hemmed increases the cuff considerably, I forgot about that. My Flat Heads at a 39 inch inseam pre-soak.

 

[Jompso]

why are my pbj xx012 taking forever to fade... have had them for about 2 months albeit i have only worn them for about one. only seeing a bit of fading on the ass area. when is everyone else starting to see fading in their jeans?

For lack of a better word, PBJ's are a ***** to fade. They take forever, but once they start, they have some of the nicest results out there. Patience.

 

[personone]

Bought a pair of Diesel "Safaldo" (slim-straight) jeans.

The legs are exactly what it says on the tin, slim-straight, but the waist ballooned out two inches. Anyone encounter this problem?

 

[Evodem]



depends on the color of the leather.. if they are white.. try some white rubbing alcohol and then some leather cleaner/ conditioner...

Yeah it's white leather, thanks I'll give that a try.

 

[Jompso]

Bought a pair of Diesel "Safaldo" (slim-straight) jeans.

The legs are exactly what it says on the tin, slim-straight, but the waist ballooned out two inches. Anyone encounter this problem?

No, never owned a pair, but if they're not raw, put them in the washing machine, set it to the highest heat so it shrinks the most, hang dry so the cotton fibers aren't damaged by the dryer, and wear a belt so it doesn't stretch out.

 

[Jompso]

Yeah it's white leather, thanks I'll give that a try.

If these jeans are raw, I would wait until most of the excess indigo has rubbed off and then take your shoes to a leather repair specialist. They have the products to clean your shoes you may not, techniques you may not know, and have white dye to cover up any irregularities in the white leather. They'll have them looking brand new once they're done with them.

 

[Evodem]

If these jeans are raw, I would wait until most of the excess indigo has rubbed off and then take your shoes to a leather repair specialist. They have the products to clean your shoes you may not, techniques you may not know, and have white dye to cover up any irregularities in the white leather. They'll have them looking brand new once they're done with them.

This is a great idea, only thing is these shoes aren't nice enough to warrant all that. I'll just see what I can do myself and definitely going to keep this in mind for when I eventually get my CPs. Thanks man.

Also, does anyone have measurements on the RgT SKs? Are the 27s seriously a 15 inch waist?

 

[guitar2013]

I buy Uniqlo jeans. In the washing instruction, this is a section what it says:
"Wash dark colors separately. No optical brighteners. Do not soak. Wash separately. Color may fade..."

What do they mean by "Do not soak"? I intend to soak them before hemming, as recommended by a few members here.

Thanks.

 

[maze]

I buy Uniqlo jeans. In the washing instruction, this is a section what it says:
"Wash dark colors separately. No optical brighteners. Do not soak. Wash separately. Color may fade..."

What do they mean by "Do not soak"? I intend to soak them before hemming, as recommended by a few members here.

Thanks.

I wouldn't worry too much about the "Do not soak" instructions. It's hard to tell if this warning exists because they are trying to protect other clothes from the dye or if they just think a lot of dye will bleed away. Either way, if they are fine to be machine washed, they are fine to soak alone for a bit.

 

[Jompso]

I buy Uniqlo jeans. In the washing instruction, this is a section what it says:
"Wash dark colors separately. No optical brighteners. Do not soak. Wash separately. Color may fade..."

What do they mean by "Do not soak"? I intend to soak them before hemming, as recommended by a few members here.

Thanks.

It may also mean that they may not need to be soaked. They are most likely sanforized so just about all of the shrinkage is out, so it says don't soak so you don't lose any dye because you don't need to do it in the first place. I could be wrong though.

 

[comeonyouspurs]

I got a pair of N&F Weird Guys in the non-selvedge Indigo raw on deep discount recently. They need to be hemmed badly, as I am short and the inseam seems to run until the Earth's end. Last time I got a pair of jeans hemmed (luckily just some Unbrandeds that I also got on discount) at my local tailor I asked for an original hem and the results were disastrous (Some may rmbr the "taco meat" fiasco). Normally my confidence would be shaken, but because I got the jeans for such a good price I figured I try again (at a different tailor of course). I've done a ton of searching but I can't really find a definitive answer on whether or not to keep the original hem. The Weird Guys are just indigo, with no distressing or anything (haven't worn them yet). I don't plain on wearing these cuffed at all. I do plan to wash once before getting hemmed but I think that a normal fold-up hem would suffice. Am I wrong on this? Thanks in advance.

 

[Jompso]

I got a pair of N&F Weird Guys in the non-selvedge Indigo raw on deep discount recently. They need to be hemmed badly, as I am short and the inseam seems to run until the Earth's end. Last time I got a pair of jeans hemmed (luckily just some Unbrandeds that I also got on discount) at my local tailor I asked for an original hem and the results were disastrous (Some may rmbr the "taco meat" fiasco). Normally my confidence would be shaken, but because I got the jeans for such a good price I figured I try again (at a different tailor of course). I've done a ton of searching but I can't really find a definitive answer on whether or not to keep the original hem. The Weird Guys are just indigo, with no distressing or anything (haven't worn them yet). I don't plain on wearing these cuffed at all. I do plan to wash once before getting hemmed but I think that a normal fold-up hem would suffice. Am I wrong on this? Thanks in advance.

People usually ask to keep the original hem because most tailors don't have the proper machine to recreate a chainstitched hem, the hem most commonly found on high end, high priced denim. I am not that familiar with N&F and I wasn't even aware they had a non-selvage line, however I would think that if they are not selvage, they most likely have a lockstitch hem, which is a more durable stitch and much easier to recreate and something that can be done by, I would think, most tailors. Check to see whether yours are lock stitched or chainstitched, and then you'll know if you need to ask for the original hem.