Ok so first some info: I mostly paid under retail for these, I've been buying them for almost a year, and there are two which aren't pictured (brand new KMW 1980 black chinese denim, still at work, and samurai S5000VX - on my butt right now):
Going top to bottom, left to right in each photo:
1) RRVS flame selvage. Worn maybe 10 times. Will eventually really work on these because I love them.
2) Levis eco 501 STF green selvage. Hot soak, worn twice.
3) Nudie RRDS. Washed too early back when I couldn't wear jeans to work that often. They still have potential but I have other nudies even that I like more. Maybe 3-4 months and one wash.
4) TR billy raws. Dont really wear these anymore but I keep them around.
1) KMW 1950 indigo, chinese denim. Love the fit on these and they started getting wear REALLY fast but I'm working on other things.
2) PBH xx-006. Great denim, just OK cut. My first unsanforized jeans. I will eventually wear these for a while, because they can achieve greatness.
3) Earnest Sewn cut&sew full selvage japanese denim. These bleed a TON and are a little too big for me. I got them on ebay and LOVE them and actually totally forgot I had them even! Paid like $80 for them and they were like $350 new I think.
4) Diesel Ranan 83D. Waiting to take these to the tailor for a complete overhaul before I wear. denim is SO nice but cut is just so-so.
1) RRDS (see above)
2) TR (see above)
3) RRVS - these have a fair amount of time put into them and the denim is SOOOOOO pretty and nice but after all the wear I have very little to show for it and they're super tight which kind of isn't my thing at the moment.
4) Sugarcane hawaii. LOVED these after the first soak but they shrunk a TON after first machine wash, so put them aside for now. GREAT GREAT jeans though...
The only NEW jean in this one is the bottom-right which is an APC rescue in size 35. Great jeans, just no time for them yet.
Only new jean here is the bottom right again, sugarcane okinawa one-wash. Another great jean that I dont have time for. Brand new.
Bottom row is new here:
1) Oni Shoai hank-dyed natural indigo 19oz awa jeans. I paid an OBSCENE amount of money for these (but less than US retail!) and the denim is amazing but they're kind of uncomfortable owing to the amount of slub. They also get wear about as fast as a piece of solid diamond in a gentle stream.
2) LVC 646. Paid $50 at barneys. love em, just no time.
3) Ironheart 21oz bootcut non-selvage. The rise on these is SO low but I love the cut. Probably closest to zathan of any raw I've seen.
The only new one here is the RRL which are REALLY nice and REALLY cheap. Put in maybe 2 months on these before I got interested in something else. I have two pairs of these.
The tan ones are samurai S5000CX. LOVE these but they're warp and weft dyed so not much wear and they're also relatively new.
Bottom left is my pair of eternal 811 which has the second-most wear of all my raws to-date. LOVE these but one of the button holes is starting to wear through so waiting until i can bring them to the tailor to fix before I wear some more.
bottom-right is newest purchase from BiG 20% off sale. Oni rope-dyed natural indigo. Maybe 5 wears on these. Love them but yet again not enough time.
Going top to bottom, left to right in each photo:
1) RRVS flame selvage. Worn maybe 10 times. Will eventually really work on these because I love them.
2) Levis eco 501 STF green selvage. Hot soak, worn twice.
3) Nudie RRDS. Washed too early back when I couldn't wear jeans to work that often. They still have potential but I have other nudies even that I like more. Maybe 3-4 months and one wash.
4) TR billy raws. Dont really wear these anymore but I keep them around.
1) KMW 1950 indigo, chinese denim. Love the fit on these and they started getting wear REALLY fast but I'm working on other things.
2) PBH xx-006. Great denim, just OK cut. My first unsanforized jeans. I will eventually wear these for a while, because they can achieve greatness.
3) Earnest Sewn cut&sew full selvage japanese denim. These bleed a TON and are a little too big for me. I got them on ebay and LOVE them and actually totally forgot I had them even! Paid like $80 for them and they were like $350 new I think.
4) Diesel Ranan 83D. Waiting to take these to the tailor for a complete overhaul before I wear. denim is SO nice but cut is just so-so.
1) RRDS (see above)
2) TR (see above)
3) RRVS - these have a fair amount of time put into them and the denim is SOOOOOO pretty and nice but after all the wear I have very little to show for it and they're super tight which kind of isn't my thing at the moment.
4) Sugarcane hawaii. LOVED these after the first soak but they shrunk a TON after first machine wash, so put them aside for now. GREAT GREAT jeans though...
The only NEW jean in this one is the bottom-right which is an APC rescue in size 35. Great jeans, just no time for them yet.
Only new jean here is the bottom right again, sugarcane okinawa one-wash. Another great jean that I dont have time for. Brand new.
Bottom row is new here:
1) Oni Shoai hank-dyed natural indigo 19oz awa jeans. I paid an OBSCENE amount of money for these (but less than US retail!) and the denim is amazing but they're kind of uncomfortable owing to the amount of slub. They also get wear about as fast as a piece of solid diamond in a gentle stream.
2) LVC 646. Paid $50 at barneys. love em, just no time.
3) Ironheart 21oz bootcut non-selvage. The rise on these is SO low but I love the cut. Probably closest to zathan of any raw I've seen.
The only new one here is the RRL which are REALLY nice and REALLY cheap. Put in maybe 2 months on these before I got interested in something else. I have two pairs of these.
The tan ones are samurai S5000CX. LOVE these but they're warp and weft dyed so not much wear and they're also relatively new.
Bottom left is my pair of eternal 811 which has the second-most wear of all my raws to-date. LOVE these but one of the button holes is starting to wear through so waiting until i can bring them to the tailor to fix before I wear some more.
bottom-right is newest purchase from BiG 20% off sale. Oni rope-dyed natural indigo. Maybe 5 wears on these. Love them but yet again not enough time.
