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By the time you find the right pair of raws, they're going to write some shit like bro wtf man make up your mind lmao Your olfactory sense will be hit with wonderful aromatics courtesy of the ocean and its inhabitants fecal matter coupled with the natural oils, sweat, and odor your body produced. Imo it's the cringiest shit ever, bro. Rubbing sand against the jeans will help speed up the wear, no doubt. But soaking/washing? sigh I'm extremely self-conscious so I laugh at people talmbout: I dOn'T sMeLL wHeN i SweAT Just because you can't smell yourself doesn't mean other people can't either. I know there's some people who don't sweat as easy as others, but not the majority. It doesn't help the fact that I know someone who brags their girlfriend "doesn't notice" he smoked cigarettes before kissing or his shit don't stink when she goes down on him when he's geeked up on Adderall. She's a dentist and they aren't together anymore. Fuck, man. It took a while for me to suppress this shit and you got me in ten words hahah. I find soaking your jeans in the ocean to be gimmicky. Unless you have access to a body of water that smells "good", it would be in your best interest to soak the jeans again when you get home, imo. I don't see any benefits with soaking jeans in ancient water or freezing jeans. The latter just makes the bacteria feel like they're throwed from that Sprite and Tussionex. Once they get to room temp, they'll just fire up the odor. However, I suspect salt water removes oils from your jeans the same way it does your hair more effectively than a fresh water soak. If that's the case, I'll brine my jeans in the bathtub with Himalayan salt since the oils don't actually start extracting until half an hour to an hour later. I believe salt helps reduces dye loss too.

@glorydaysnah, just "cold" haha. I should actually check the water temps though. That's actually a fun idea. Generally speaking, would "cold" be considered 30*C because that's damn near 90*F.

So the cold water is warm here. Thinking about using ice to make the water cold when I soak to reduce dye loss. 🤔

I went into this thread not knowing who this person is. I'm now leaving the thread more enlightened and not thirsty. Thanks, Casek.

TF Oud Wood and Sole de Positano should be arriving later this week. Looking forward to having sex with myself while wearing Oud Wood. @ndv thoughts on Baccarat?

Genuinely curious about this guy. Mind if you PM me his deets/site? I would like a pair of 1's, but nothing "speaks" to me yet in terms of cw. I just learned about (the grey) Fugazi 1's and they look sick. The Tokyo's and Air Dior's are nice, but I'm honestly leaning towards buying knockoffs because fuck these resell prices. Spoiler: never owned 1's. I had the 72-10's but sold them just shy of retail and regret it now. I bought them to accrue cc points. I like the cw they're dropping this Christmas though @ 11's

¿Cómo? You mean shrinks up? New jeans, I measure before wearing. Then I measure again post soak to compare.

True. I do the same hahah Gauge how I will wear them > presoaked > measurements > soak > measurements wear them > see what length I want them hemmed to

Lmao yo. Definitely exchange them. Based on their chart, they do vanity sizing. If you're getting the 35's, definitely wear them around a little before soaking otherwise I'd go with the 36 if you want to be comfortable.

I'm curious as to why you wear them for a little before soaking. Is it to set the creases?

Tom Ford just dropped Bitter Peach. Going to get a sample sometime. https://redd.it/izprb3

Yeah, it looks like it had a good amount of dye. That veg tanned leather patch is going to look absolutely lovely over time no cap

I'm thinking of the large companies that source (and manufacture) their denim in Japan. I read/watched something about a small brand bumping into a rep for a designer brand at the same mill (maybe Weaving Shibusa or an article that references it). If MIJ (as a whole) truly means 100% natural indigo is used on denim; then I can stop wondering :3 bout to just hit up the nerds on r/rawdenim or SuFu haha. Maybe I'm just thinking too much

Yo!! I thought the same. You have it backwards too!! 🤣 https://theunbrandedbrand.com/pages/rawdenim Vat dyeing is the fuccboi way. I wonder if there's Japanese denim mills that use synthetic indigo. Just noticed that can be used as JDM lolll What shoes you wearing with your raws? Wheats?

I've just come to the realization my SLP jeans are all rope-dyed. Just end me, fam 🤦🏻‍♂️ Edit: actually, all my denim is rope-dyed smmfh

Ahh yes. Nostalgia is a marketer's wet dream.

Selvedge is mainstream now, family. I wonder how many people have gotten into raws/selvedge now. Probably not a lot. Oh yeah, I forgot to write this last week. Circling back to the Japanese YT video you shared, When I saw the all those vats filled with water and dye, it put things into perspective in terms of waste, (water) consumption, chemicals, etc. on a mass scale. It reminded me that global brands more than likely are not green and I should stop supporting it. That I'd block out the negativity. Isn't that cognitive dissonance to a t?

It's those jeans in the second and third pic! Ahh I totally forgot they did it with Krew. I think I still have that coin wallet thing haha.

Y u gotta attack me like that 🤣 I had a pair of Crooks and Castles selvedge that I gave to my friend. I actually posted it in this very thread many years ago and holy shit. I still remember it as if I posted it yesterday talking about the fuzziness of the cotton. So cringe. He loves them for how skinny they are and wants a new pair with that cut but without the dye loss or fades. I was like But really I was like

Lmk if there's brands that are wax or resin coated. About to see if N&F have it for the this season now haha

@glorydays my denim is between 10oz-12oz. I've handled a 12oz pair of selvedge chinos so I suspect the jeans above are 10oz. I prefer lightweight because of the weather here. However, I do have some cold weather denim. I dream the day I find another pair of coated denim like what Yeezy wore (Dior Homme Holy Night).

@glorydaysDamn there's so much starch left in the jeans. The honeycombs and stacks look paper thin and brittle, they'd shatter if you throw them to the ground. Did you pinroll the Unbranded's because that's a serious taper at the end. Here's my MIJ SLP's. Left is 100% cotton selvedge and taper work. Right is stretch cotton; originally looked like the left; no chainstitch. Had the crotch reinforced on both recently.

and a pair of khakis

Gotta live gatekeepers Yes. Destroyed denim was cashing in for the longest time. That and biker/motorcycle jeans a la Balmain and Saint Laurent Paris. Glory days already posted an example. I'll extend it even further. Margiela came out with the "bird splatter" GAT's, it was slept on but gained mega traction through the years. You can also do this with acrylic paint. Ngl, first collection was best bahaha Pic for reference:

Random thought: It surprised me luxury designers don't market or share anymore info on the details of their jeans. I have a distressed pair that's LHT. I suspect it's to balance the feeling of the patches of fabric sewed on the inside rubbing against your skin. The color is amazing too.