{"id":154080,"date":"2020-04-24T01:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/?p=154080"},"modified":"2020-04-24T02:06:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T08:06:49","slug":"fade-friday-japan-blue-0412-2-5-years-unknown-washes-soaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2020\/04\/fade-friday-japan-blue-0412-2-5-years-unknown-washes-soaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Fade Friday &#8211; Japan Blue 0412 (2.5. Years, Unknown Washes &amp; Soaks)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eat, sleep, wear, wash, repeat\u2014this is the life denim heads choose for themselves. It&#8217;s very hard since you can&#8217;t restart the cycle until you complete that last step. I haven&#8217;t eaten in 6 months.<\/p>\n<p>But seriously, Ryan Rudolph has kept it simple for the last 2.5 years while creating these lively fades with a pair of <strong><a href=\"\/tag\/Japan-Blue\">Japan Blue<\/a><\/strong> jeans. Worn for a year before their first wash, and then tossed in the laundry whenever necessary, allowing Ryan to have his denim and wear it too.<\/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\/2018\/07\/fade-friday-samurai-jeans-s710xx-21-months-3-washes\/\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fade-friday-samurai-jeans-s710xx-21-months-3-washes-front-back-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fade-Friday---Samurai-Jeans-S710XX-(21-Months,-3-Washes)-front-back\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fade-friday-samurai-jeans-s710xx-21-months-3-washes-front-back-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fade-Friday---Samurai-Jeans-S710XX-(21-Months,-3-Washes)-front-back\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript><h4>Fade Friday &#8211; Samurai Jeans S710XX (21 Months, 3 Washes)<\/h4><\/a><\/div><div class=\"related_post w-1\/2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2012\/03\/fade-friday-atelier-ladurance-prescott-sterling-8-years-washes-unknown\/\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fade-friday-atelier-ladurance-prescott-sterling-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fade-Friday-Atelier-LaDurance-Prescott-Sterling\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fade-friday-atelier-ladurance-prescott-sterling-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fade-Friday-Atelier-LaDurance-Prescott-Sterling\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript><h4>Fade Friday &#8211; Atelier LaDurance Prescott Sterling (8 Years, Washes Unknown)<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>What I mean by this honestly very clever adaptation of the classic saying is this:\u00a0 waiting a year for the first wash allowed the fades to confidently form and solidify their shape and the subsequent frequent washes allowed the fades to get real bright. A good example of this package working in harmony is the blend between the light-colored lap and the thin, creeping whiskers, which both work together to create an ethereal look.<\/p>\n<p>As the jeans began wearing thin, Ryan turned to a combo of ripstop and Sashiko to produce beautiful and fortified repairs throughout the jeans adding even more character to this wicked pair if Japan Blues.<\/p>\n<p>You can follow Ryan on Instagram @technicolorsound<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eat, sleep, wear, wash, repeat\u2014this is the life denim heads choose for themselves. 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