If you aren't aware, I've been wearing the same pair of jeans almost every day for the last year. I dont' wear them every day - more like every other day on average. It's been my pet project for the last little while, so I guess it's my sense of dedication and commitment personified.Samurai is the brand - a relatively small one based in Osaka with a bit of a cult following around the world. The only retail outlet outside of Osaka is in NYC - Blue in Green, which is where I got mine.
Anyway, here they are - or were - last year pictured above at 1 month old, and below how they look today, almost a year later. (click to enlarge)
Most of the fading is from just everyday wear. I don't do anything particularly intense or rough in them, so I guess the fading is modest when compared so some of my other pairs. A lot of the wear is actually from my canvas messenger bag. I do alternate shoulders, not so that the fading on my jeans is even, but moreso because I ended up with a pinched nerve from shoulder muscle imbalances last year. I have some salt splatter from the GD sidewalk slush. My grossly oversized wallet busted a hole in the back pocket, and since it was fucking freezing cold today, I stayed in and did some hand-sewing. Just patched with a small piece of scrap denim from another pair that got hemmed.
Yeah, the crotch is blowing out. They'll probably be NSFW in a few more months - according to the company's style guide. I guess I'll start working on another pair.
3 comments:
haha, I love experiments like this. Do you remember how much the jeans cost when you bought them?
USD $330 +S&H
Yes, it's a lot to pay for jeans. I also have a pair of Levis 501 Shrink-to-fit which clocked in at $36. Are the Sams 10x better than the Levis? No.
Would I buy another pair of Sams? Yes.
-d
So a couple of questions...where did you get the cool wallet? How is it you are in Toronto with such cool style? That is a rarity. I write the blog on Vintage Leather Jackets...and I can say there are maybe 10 people into vintage brands in the city ;O). Have you checked out my new project www.himelbrothersleather.com I am curious because I figure you might find it interesting to see jackets made in Toronto.
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