THE REVIVAL AND THE ORIGINAL

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THIS IS WORTH FEATURING AGAIN.  VINTAGE BLUE REVIVAL

CLEAN JEANS

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THERE IS NO DENYING THE INCREDIBLE FADES THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH MONTHS & YEARS OF CONTINUOUS WEAR WITHOUT A WASH.  I USED TO PRIDE MYSELF ON I USED TO PRIDE MYSELF ON ACHIEVING UNIQUE VINTAGE FADES BY NOT WASHING MY JEANS.  BUT THIS COMES AT THE EXPENSE(IT'S LITERALLY QUITE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR) OF PREMATURE HOLES & CROTCH BLOWOUTS.  THIS IS CAUSED BY THE DIRT BREAKING DOWN THE WEFT YARNS.  SO NOW I PERIODICALLY GIVE MY JEANS A GENTLE SOAK WITH A LIGHT DETERGENT BEFORE THINGS GET TOO GRIMY.  I DID NOT EMPLOY THAT TECHNIQUE ON THESE JEANS.  REPAIR PICS TO FOLLOW.  SEE PREVIOUS POST FOR PRE-WASH.

SAMURAI SOAP FROM BLUEINGREENSOHO.  THOSE POCKET BAGS ARE GNARLY

DIRTY WATER.  THIS IS THE INITAL SOAK WITH THE SOAP.  I FOLLOWED WITH A RINSE

SOME OF THE TINT HAS REMAINED.  

AIR DRY

POST WASH THEY STILL LOOK AMAZING.  THE WHISKERS/ABRASION REMAIN.  YET,  SO FRESH SO CLEAN

AFTER WASH/BEFORE WASH

HELMUT NOT APC

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EVERY TIME I LOOK AT THESE I THINK APC.  IT'S NOT ONLY THE HARDWARE. THESE HAVE EVEN  FADED LIKE A PAIR OF APC'S.  BUT, THEY AREN'T SELVEDGE.  I PICKED THEM UP YEARS AGO AT A HELMUT LANG SAMPLE SALE.   WHEN THE CUT NO LONGER SUITED ME I PASSED THEM ON TO MY BROTHER.  HE'S BREAKING THEM IN FURTHER.  WASH PICS TO FOLLOW