{"id":102749,"date":"2018-03-15T03:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/?p=102749"},"modified":"2018-03-15T08:24:12","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T14:24:12","slug":"fade-of-the-day-gustin-heavy-american-2-5-years-5-washes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2018\/03\/fade-of-the-day-gustin-heavy-american-2-5-years-5-washes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fade of the Day &#8211; Gustin Heavy American (2.5 Years, 5 Washes)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for a slice of faded goodness, and today we have a pair of <a href=\"\/tag\/gustin\"><strong>Gustin<\/strong><\/a> Heavy American jeans that are living up their name with some powerful, heavyweight fades. NYC-based Kris Chu has been wearing these jeans for two-and-a-half years, earning a solid wear pattern that makes the cut for this edition of Fade of the Day.<\/p>\n<p>All the usual suspects are out in force here\u2014a heavily faded lap adorned with whiskers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/dictionary\/crock\/\">crocked<\/a> back pockets with an icy-white pocket fade, and a set of shredded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2011\/05\/fade-types-whiskershige-honeycombs\/\">honeycombs<\/a> that stack up and up. We&#8217;ve also got some strong stack fades towards the hems, which have developed some roping fades of their own as a bonus.<\/p><div class=\"related_posts evergreen_funnels\"><h3>Like this? 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