Tea-Stained Denim Experiment (with large pictures)

[Bam!ChairDance]

My guess is this sort of dye job would produce a better effect with more homogeneously colored jeans-- the tea color is much more visible in the faded spots, creating that "oops my life partner shat on my thighs again" look that Diesel loves so much. I really do like the tone of the blue outside of those faded areas, though. Much better than the original aqua blue.

Have you considered green tea (or yerba mate)? I'd like to see what a more greenish hue would do as opposed to the brown.

 

[Racove]

I have a BoO Earl Grey Overdyed Oxford..... but I dont think they use Earl Grey tea.

 

[Despot]

Would it make a difference if they were dyed inside out?

 

[Ludeykrus]

No.

 

[Gus]

If you want to stain your jeans (or khakis or work boots) try this. I had to repair a spot in our road with "cold patch" which is a cold asphalt product available at most hardware stores. The "goo" that binds it together is a very dark brown syrupy stuff mixed with gravel. It will stain your jeans, your gloves, your shoes, t shirts and anything else you touch on a fairly permanent basis. It is probably more effective for spots or areas such as rubbing it near pockets, the thigh area, etc. I'm sure it is the same thing that Levis used on some of their more interesting LVC jeans in early 2000-2005.

 

[dfagdfsh]

huh? ^

 

[cldpsu]

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

If you want to stain your jeans (or khakis or work boots) try this. I had to repair a spot in our road with "cold patch" which is a cold asphalt product available at most hardware stores. The "goo" that binds it together is a very dark brown syrupy stuff mixed with gravel. It will stain your jeans, your gloves, your shoes, t shirts and anything else you touch on a fairly permanent basis. It is probably more effective for spots or areas such as rubbing it near pockets, the thigh area, etc. I'm sure it is the same thing that Levis used on some of their more interesting LVC jeans in early 2000-2005.

I've been wondering for a while: Who's ******* are those?

 

[samurai]

Some kind of resin perhaps. Who really knows what kinds of weird stuff jeans makers use to age/distress their product. That's why I say, if they do some odd things so can we. Blue jeans are not the Dead Sea Scrolls...

 

[samurai]

Originally Posted by samurai

Some kind of resin perhaps. Who really knows what kinds of weird stuff jeans makers use to age/distress their product. That's why I say, if they do some odd things so can we. Blue jeans are not the Dead Sea Scrolls...

Ummm... maybe some are...