Levis 501 new fit

[changed]

Originally Posted by aqhong

I don't think I've ever seen a pair of nicely faded black jeans (that were not pre-distressed).

 

[aqhong]

^ Nice. I guess now I have. How long were those worn?

 

[changed]

no idea... found those on first page of google.

 

[TDV]

Both the black and blue use synthetic indigo and will fade the same way. Natural indigo (plant dye) is blue but synthetic indigo can be made into pretty much any color. What makes indigo special is the size of the molecules, which have a hard time permeating through cotton fibers and allow it to flake away easily, vs ink.

The people who do a crappy job fading the black ones usually do poorly with their blue jeans. I have seen a couple of black ones that had nice fades just like I have seen dozens of blue STFs that looked terrible.

I thought by presoaked he was talking about the preshrunk ones, which have a noticably different color than STFs... that is until you wash them once.

 

[TDV]

*edit, double post.

 

[TDV]

Originally Posted by changed

lol those aren't even STFs, those are samurais.

 

[changed]

Originally Posted by TDV

Both the black and blue use synthetic indigo and will fade the same way. Natural indigo is blue but synthetic indigo can be made into pretty much any color. What makes indigo special is the size of the molecules, which have a hard time permeating through cotton fibers and allow it to flake away easily.

The people who do a crappy job fading the black ones usually do poorly with their blue jeans. I have seen a couple of black ones that had nice fades just like I have seen dozens of blue STFs that looked terrible.

I thought by presoaked he was talking about the preshrunk ones, which have a noticably different color than STFs... that is until you wash them once.

I know this isn't the thread for it, but when you say "do a crappy job fading," that seems to imply that there is a correct and incorrect way to get fades. I started with a pair of Nudie Even Stevens and wore them for 5 straight months. I washed at 5 months and saw almost no fading. This leads me to believe that I did something wrong (wore them wrong?)

How do you achieve the correct fades?

 

[changed]

Originally Posted by TDV

lol those aren't even STFs,

those are samuaris.

I know- he said he hadn't seen a good pair of black fades- didn't specify Levi STF

 

[TDV]

Originally Posted by changed

How do you achieve the correct fades?

depends on many factors, excessive washing, poor fit, poor choice of activities.

 

[changed]

Originally Posted by TDV

depends on many factors, excessive washing, poor fit, poor choice of activities.

hmm... didn't wash until 5 months. wore them to class, wore them to the bar, ran and wrestled drunk in them, climbed trees...

 

[Big Pun]

Just to clarify... i was talking only about the Levi's 501 Shrink to fit jeans. When you buy them, they have a shiny grayish hue from starch. After you soak them, they get a deep dark blue which I dislike.

 

[TDV]

yeah I know, I also don't like them as much after a soak, they get hairy and soft..

a lot of people don't soak them for that reason, they just buy true to size, wear them for 6 months and keep that nice sheen for as long as possible.

 

[TDV]

Originally Posted by changed

hmm... didn't wash until 5 months. wore them to class, wore them to the bar, ran and wrestled drunk in them, climbed trees...

how did they turn out? pics?

 

[changed]

Originally Posted by TDV

how did they turn out? pics?

just like they did the day I got them, except hairier and floppier than Jenna Jamson's ******.

 

[aqhong]

Originally Posted by changed

How do you achieve the correct fades?