{"id":130332,"date":"2019-02-18T05:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/?p=130332"},"modified":"2019-02-15T22:20:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T05:20:05","slug":"fade-day-levis-501-stf-5-years-5-washes-1-soak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2019\/02\/fade-day-levis-501-stf-5-years-5-washes-1-soak\/","title":{"rendered":"Fade of the Day &#8211; Levi&#8217;s 501 STF (5 Years, 5 Washes, 1 Soak)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes all you want from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/fades\/fade-of-the-day\/\">Fade of the Day<\/a> is a classic pair of Shrink-To-Fit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/tag\/levis-2\/\"><em><strong>Levi&#8217;s<\/strong><\/em><\/a> 501 jeans. Lucky for us Trent Beckenham of Brisbane, Australia delivers just that with his five-year-old pair of that most classic of jeans.<\/p>\n<p>This pair got started the old-fashion way with a warm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2011\/03\/soaking-raw-denim-the-critical-preliminary-step\/\">soak<\/a> in the tub. Ever since, Trent has consistently put these jeans through their paces, leading to distinct button fly imprints, brightly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/fades\/\">faded<\/a> thighs, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/dictionary\/honey-combs\/\">honeycombs<\/a> which call to mind ripples in water.<\/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\/2017\/07\/fade-of-the-day-unbranded-ub421-6-months-5-washes\/\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/fade-of-the-day-unbranded-ub421-6-months-5-washes-front-back-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fade-of-the-Day---Unbranded-UB421-(6-Months,-5-Washes)-front-back\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/fade-of-the-day-unbranded-ub421-6-months-5-washes-front-back-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fade-of-the-Day---Unbranded-UB421-(6-Months,-5-Washes)-front-back\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript><h4>Fade of the Day &#8211; Unbranded UB421 (6 Months, 5 Washes)<\/h4><\/a><\/div><div class=\"related_post w-1\/2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2018\/08\/fade-of-the-day-leather-thread-wallet-17-months\/\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fade-of-the-day-leather-thread-wallet-17-months-front-right-leg-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fade-of-the-Day---Leather-&amp;-Thread-Wallet-(17-Months)-front-right-leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fade-of-the-day-leather-thread-wallet-17-months-front-right-leg-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fade-of-the-Day---Leather-&amp;-Thread-Wallet-(17-Months)-front-right-leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript><h4>Fade of the Day &#8211; Imogene + Willie Willie and Leather &#038; Thread Theca Card Case (17 Months)<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>When you wear jeans for 5 years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2012\/10\/how-to-a-simple-guide-to-diy-denim-repairs\/\">repairs<\/a> are to be expected. So far, Trent has maintained the crotch of these jeans with three expert repairs. The next repair will be on the back pocket. Though five years in, he clearly wants to keep these babies alive so he can fade them even harder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes all you want from a Fade of the Day is a classic pair of Shrink-To-Fit Levi&#8217;s 501 jeans. 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