Wow, it’s already Day 32! When I first had the Kims, the breaking-in process crawled by ever so slowly. Too optimistic about my own size, I bought a pair too small and endured bruises on my hips and uncomfortable sitting positions. I was much more realistic this time, and the Slings are stretching out comfortably to a customized fit and look!
The whiskers and honeycombs definitely aren’t coming along as fast as Reid’s Samurais are, mainly because the 5% polyurethane makes the S&S denim more elastic (versus Samurai 100% cotton denim) and thus does not create the sharp creases needed for very distinct atari (”wear”) in the denim. Sadness. However, you can see the slight hue difference where the creases have formed. Exciting!
You can also see where I sat in someone’s food at the UC Davis Picnic Day. Raw jeans are hard to spot-clean without removing indigo in the process. :(
These raw denim jeans should be like a blank canvas on which to paint your lifestyle, whether it be biking, skateboarding, painting, etc. Well, my lifestyle involves a lot of sitting in a cubicle. Exhibit A:
Yeah, not much wear there. Draw your own conclusions… haha :)
Reid
on Apr 27th, 2009
@ 8:04 pm:
do you put anything in your pockets? I think that’s another reason why my jeans have wore a little quicker…at least in those areas
nelson
on Apr 27th, 2009
@ 8:55 pm:
the creases still look pretty impressive!
kolinateng
on Apr 27th, 2009
@ 9:04 pm:
@reid nope but i did get a chapstick fade in my last pair!
@nelson YES. come to the dark sideeee..
Winnie
on Apr 28th, 2009
@ 7:58 pm:
*blink* that was a very thorough post about jeans…