{"id":202982,"date":"2023-05-12T01:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/?p=202982"},"modified":"2023-05-11T01:42:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T07:42:05","slug":"fade-friday-samurai-x-benzak-denim-developers-bddxsam-01-1-5-years-5-washes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2023\/05\/fade-friday-samurai-x-benzak-denim-developers-bddxsam-01-1-5-years-5-washes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fade Friday &#8211; Samurai x Benzak Denim Developers BDDxSAM-01 (1.5 Years, 5 Washes)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re familiar with <a href=\"\/tag\/samurai\"><strong>Samurai Jeans<\/strong><\/a>, you&#8217;ll have recognized this gorgeous grainy textured faded denim straight away. The Osaka brand&#8217;s signature 19 oz. raw selvedge denim has been a darling of the raw denim niche for years now, and it&#8217;s submissions like this one from Ugo Duchamp that will help keep that indigo flame burning.<\/p>\n<p>Ugo wore this pair of <a href=\"\/tag\/benzak-denim-developers\"><strong>Benzak Denim Developers<\/strong><\/a> x Samurai BDDxSAM-01 jeans for around 400 days as part of the 2nd Benzak x Samurai fading contest, which ended in September of 2022. And while we&#8217;re not sure where Ugo placed in the contest, they shouldn&#8217;t really care, &#8216;cos these fades are prize enough.<\/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\/2011\/06\/fade-friday-nudie-jeans-slim-jim-dry-grey-coated\/\"><h4>Fade Friday &#8211; Nudie Jeans Slim Jim Dry Grey Coated<\/h4><\/a><\/div><div class=\"related_post w-1\/2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2021\/01\/fade-friday-iron-heart-ih-777n-4-years-1-wash\/\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/fade-friday-iron-heart-ih-777n-4-years-1-wash-front-back-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fade-Friday---Iron-Heart-IH-777N-(4-Years,-1-Wash)-front-back\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/fade-friday-iron-heart-ih-777n-4-years-1-wash-front-back-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fade-Friday---Iron-Heart-IH-777N-(4-Years,-1-Wash)-front-back\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript><h4>Fade Friday &#8211; Iron Heart IH-777N (4 Years, 1 Wash)<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>That aforementioned 19 oz. raw selvedge denim has aged beautifully, forming a rough and grainy texture peppered with cobalt blue tones and crispy crease lines. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2011\/05\/fade-types-whiskershige-honeycombs\/\">Honeycombs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2011\/05\/fade-types-whiskershige-honeycombs\/\">whiskers<\/a> \u2014 all that good shit. My personal highlight, though, is the heavily faded lap and knee sections, the dye loss from which tapers off towards the darker indigo hems. There&#8217;s also some sexy crocking throughout the jean and some cheeky pocket fades that give the heavyweight denim that <em>&#8216;lived in&#8217;<\/em> aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps the most satisfying element of Ugo&#8217;s submission is that they report having machine washed these bad boys 5 times during their 400-day tenure. That&#8217;s a case for more frequent washing if I&#8217;ve ever seen one. In fact, we&#8217;re getting loads of submissions with 5 or more washes\/soaks per year, so maybe the days of stinky denim are coming to an end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re familiar with Samurai Jeans, you&#8217;ll have recognized this gorgeous grainy textured faded denim straight away. 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