{"id":126635,"date":"2018-12-21T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T07:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/?p=126635"},"modified":"2018-12-15T23:55:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T06:55:22","slug":"fade-friday-samurai-jeans-s5000vx-19-months-unknown-washes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2018\/12\/fade-friday-samurai-jeans-s5000vx-19-months-unknown-washes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fade Friday &#8211; Samurai Jeans S5000VX (19 Months, Unknown Washes)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/fades\/\">fade<\/a> level of these jeans&#8230;it&#8217;s over 5,000!<\/p>\n<p><em>Dragonball<\/em> jokes aside, it&#8217;s seriously impressive to see fades like these on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/brand\/samurai-jeans\/\"><em><strong>Samurai<\/strong><\/em><\/a> 5000VX, the widest of the Japanese brand&#8217;s cuts. But Singapore&#8217;s heat and humidity have lent a helping hand to Ahmad Ibrahim&#8217;s fading efforts over the last \u00a0year and a half, which is why they&#8217;re this week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/fades\/fade-friday\/\">Fade Friday<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"related_posts evergreen_funnels\"><h3>Like this? Read these:<\/h3><div class=\"flex space-x-4\"><div class=\"related_post w-1\/2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2022\/02\/fade-friday-pure-blue-japan-unknown-model-10-years-5-washes-2-soaks\/\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fade-friday-pure-blue-japan-unknown-model-10-years-5-washes-2-soaks-front-back-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fade-Friday---Pure-Blue-Japan-Unknown-Model-(10-Years,-5-Washes,-2-Soaks)-front-back\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fade-friday-pure-blue-japan-unknown-model-10-years-5-washes-2-soaks-front-back-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fade-Friday---Pure-Blue-Japan-Unknown-Model-(10-Years,-5-Washes,-2-Soaks)-front-back\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript><h4>Fade Friday &#8211; Pure Blue Japan Unknown Model (10 Years, 5 Washes, 2 Soaks)<\/h4><\/a><\/div><div class=\"related_post w-1\/2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2018\/04\/fade-friday-warehouse-x-big-660-1-5-years-1-wash-1-soak\/\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fade-friday-warehouse-x-big-660-1-5-years-1-wash-1-soak-front-back-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"fade-friday-warehouse-x-big-660-1-5-years-1-wash-1-soak-front-back\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fade-friday-warehouse-x-big-660-1-5-years-1-wash-1-soak-front-back-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"fade-friday-warehouse-x-big-660-1-5-years-1-wash-1-soak-front-back\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript><h4>Fade Friday &#8211; Warehouse x BiG 660 (1.5 Years, 1 Wash, 1 Soak)<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/tag\/heavyweight\/\">Heavyweight<\/a> 21 oz. denim in the tropics has caused pretty much all of the indigo from the knees to the pockets to pack up and get the hell off of these jeans. Aside from the eye-popping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2011\/05\/fade-types-whiskershige-honeycombs\/\">whiskers<\/a> and honeycombs, there&#8217;s also an impressive level of pucker fades on the hems without much serious roping.<\/p>\n<p>You can follow Ibrahim&#8217;s fades on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/j_kaminari\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fade level of these jeans&#8230;it&#8217;s over 5,000! 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