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^ I hope thats not you holding themOriginally Posted by sle-z-e
No, that would be my lovely assistant
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Post pics of your denim - denim fades and evolution
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No, that would be my lovely assistant
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Originally Posted by Cool The Kid
Weird wear on the crotch is from a bolt sticking out of my bike seat... bolt's been fixed, I will patch as required. Can't believe the whiskering already lol. I bought and have been wearing these since March 1st... gonna go for my first wash on June 1st.
They're going to look like **** if you wash at 4 months, trust me. After you wash APC they go completely limp, which means they won't really get anymore distinct fades.
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They're going to look like **** if you wash at 4 months, trust me. After you wash APC they go completely limp, which means they won't really get anymore distinct fades.Originally Posted by hamish5178
That is good to know.... I will try and hold off. They're not smelly though Would starching help at all after a wash?
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They're going to look like **** if you wash at 4 months, trust me. After you wash APC they go completely limp, which means they won't really get anymore distinct fades.Originally Posted by hamish5178
Flat out bollocks, just keep washing and wearing them
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Flat out bollocks, just keep washing and wearing themOriginally Posted by km83
I don't know about completely limp and never able to get distinctive fades... but washing them DOES change the denim completely- it turns real soft, and while they will still fade, the base color will be much lighter and will lose the sheen completely.
In other words: if you want to clean, soak.
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Was finally able to shrink down this picture (it's probably 2 months old)
L to R: 501 - S5000VX - SFx5EP 501 - 2 months of work wear, one initial hot soak S5000VX (retired) - 2 years of work wear, and that's liquid nail on the left leg...it'll never come out SFx5EP - off and on since they were released. I beat the HELL out of these jeans and they don't show it one bit.
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Damn those middle ones look awesome man. Are those 501 STFs? That's pretty incredible wear for 2 months.
*EDIT* Ah the middle ones had 2 years of wear. Makes sense with the Liquid Nail. Still, pretty good stuff. How many times did you wash em? I imagine pretty often.
*EDIT* Ah the middle ones had 2 years of wear. Makes sense with the Liquid Nail. Still, pretty good stuff. How many times did you wash em? I imagine pretty often.
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Flat out bollocks, just keep washing and wearing themOriginally Posted by km83
Have you ever owned a pair of APCs? They aren't high quality Japanese Denim that have been dyed really well. You cannot wash them early/often and expect high-contrast fades. Sure, you will continue to get whiskers post-wash, but they will not be stiff enough to hold real honeycombs. Also, mine never stacked the same way again after I washed them, so they didn't continue to fade there either.
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