Jeans worn to lightest blue possible?.?.?

[married2denim]

Does anyone have pictures of there jeans they've worn to light blue denim. I've been trying to do this with out washing but it hasn't happened yet.

If you do post your pix.
Thanks

 

[metkirk]

It takes a loooooooooooooooooooooong time without washing

 

[married2denim]

so it is possible... I guess i'll just have to wash. Any suggestions on washing techniques?

 

[Kewan]

To lose the most indigo wash them right-side out in hot water. Don't expect much for high contrast fades if you're going to be washing them often in warm water though.

 

[metkirk]

It depends on the kind of jeans. With dry jeans most people here wash them after 6 months or longer than that, with the pre-distressed one then you can wash it anytime you want.

 

[married2denim]

I'm starting with raw denim. That is normally how I do it, 6-9 mos before washing.

 

[ang_kangkong]

There's a post pics of your denim thread pinned on this forum. You could look there and see how light jeans can get.

There's also the other SF with the evolution of jeans thread:

http://supertalk.superfuture.com/showthread.php?t=3526

and tony_hige's 45rpms

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[married2denim]

God those are beautiful!!!!
Is there a picture of the back.

 

[DNW]

Originally Posted by married2denim

Does anyone have pictures of there jeans they've worn to light blue denim. I've been trying to do this with out washing but it hasn't happened yet.

If you do post your pix.
Thanks

You'll have to wash your jeans if you want them to lighten up. Here's my oldest pair of Levi's 501xx. These used to be raw.

 

[married2denim]

Those are really light. How long did you wait until you washed them the first time.
Do you have pics of the back?

 

[DNW]

Originally Posted by married2denim

Those are really light. How long did you wait until you washed them the first time.
Do you have pics of the back?

I've had these for a long time, long before the 6-month standard was the norm. They were washed every few weeks or so.

I'll see if I can get a pic of the back when I get home.

 

[married2denim]

DarknWorn that would be great. I love the fact that there are no big rips. That's what I'm trying to avoid. I have a pair of 501's from '92 but the knees are totally blown out.

 

[ang_kangkong]

Originally Posted by married2denim

God those are beautiful!!!!
Is there a picture of the back.

Yeah, that's the standard reaction...

check out that link I put down. It's got hella tons of pages and pics. I don't remember if there was a back pic. Jeans Appreciation, basically.

 

[married2denim]

Yep I'm still looking through the thread it's huge. But great denim Appreciation!! thanks

 

[ang_kangkong]

I think that after this, you should read this thread:

http://supertalk.superfuture.com/sho...ht=crazy+canes

click on mizanation's first link, it's in Japanese, but just keep clicking the next button at the bottom. This guy washes his jeans monthly. He's also got a ton of way cool faded jeans.

Don't really know how far you want to take your interest in jeans, but that'll do for a start.