Fade Friday
Fade Friday – LVC 1944 501 (7 Years, 1 Month, 4 Washes)
After 7 years of regular wear and some repairs along the way, these LVC's look like a vintage barn find rather than a pair of modern repros.
Fades
Fade Friday
Fade Friday – Momotaro Unknown (2 Years, Unknown Washes, 2 Soaks)
Fade Friday is here and this week we have a mysterious pair of unknown Momotaro jeans that have seen lots of wear in the art world.
Fade Friday
Fade Friday – The Flat Head FH1001 (~5.5 Years, Unknown Washes, 1 Soak)
The Flat Head has always been known for its fast-fading selvedge denim, but this pair has been cured over half a decade of rough wear.
Fade Friday
Fade Friday – Red Cloud Overall MFG Co. Lot. r424SP (1 Year, 1 Wash, 1 Soak)
This week's Fade Friday comes courtesy of Upcap over in Thailand, who's shredded his heavyweight Red Cloud jeans in just over one year.
Fade Friday
Knickerbocker Mfg. Co. x Manready Mercantile Indigo Dyed Crewneck (Many Washes)
To wash or not to wash? Reader Daniel did both and you can see his results on two identical indigo crewnecks.
Fade Friday
Fade Friday – Iron Heart 25 oz. Denim (4 Years, 10 Washes)
Another quality submission from the denim fading epicenter that is Southeast Asia comes from Affendi, over in Malaysia.
Fade Friday
Fade Friday – Sage Marcher (8 Years, 1 Seawash, 7-8 Normal Washes)
Budi's Sage Marcher jeans have been through it al. But most symbolically for him, the journey from student to professional.
Fade Friday
Fade Friday – Iron Heart IH-666 18 Oz. (10 Years, Countless Washes)
If you wear a pair of 18 oz. Iron Hearts in the tropical heat of Indonesia, you're practically guaranteed Fade Friday-level raw denim fades.
Fade Friday
Fade Friday – Wingman Denim Sherman Mk. II 23 Oz. (8 Months, 2 Hand Washes)
For many, a wingman might be a friend at the bar but for Steve in Indonesia, it refers his Sherman Mk. II 23 oz. jeans from Wingman Denim.
Op-Ed
In Defense of the Frequent Wash
Karu reflects on a collective fear of washing raw denim that has swept the niche for decades, writing in defense of the frequent wash.
