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    Sugar Mountain
    Joined: 18 Jan 2012

    The creases will set back in easy enough after a wash - particularly if you forego a machine wash and do it by hand. You may or may not get super sharp creases (and thus high contrast fades) if you wash them after three months but this depends as much on the denim and the cut of the jeans. As long as you have eliminated all the shrinkage from the jeans before starting to wear them, your creases will not shift.

    People are happy to help around these parts so don't worry. Most would advise you not to think too much. They are "just jeans" after all.

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      hectic
      Joined: 24 Sept 2009

      Yeah, dont worry about noob questions, its all good. (Just remember to use the search function for specifics you are interested in).

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        Seul
        Joined: 24 Nov 2009

        @motiono:

        After you wash denim, wouldn't the creases go away just leaving the fades? Or will the creases always be there/set, even after wash after wearing them for months?

        Yes. Couple of hours of wear and they're back, though…

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          Seul
          Joined: 24 Nov 2009

          What size would a hat with a 22.5" circumference be?.. €uro size I mean (I don't know jack shit about hat sizes, only that I have a size 57 here and it's too big)…

          Cheers...

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            hectic
            Joined: 24 Sept 2009

            Seul, that a 7 and quarter. A Large I think.

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              Seul
              Joined: 24 Nov 2009

              Thanks - and damn it  😠

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                injunjack
                見習いボス
                Joined: 19 Feb 2010

                yea 22,5 is about 57

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                  Guest
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                  @Giles:

                  Believe me, that is a PHD level question compared to some I get asked.    If the creases are well set, they will not move when you wash them.  For people who want well defined combs and whiskers, setting the creases is the primary reason they delay the first wash for as long as possible…

                  Thank you for the reply Giles!

                  What would be a recommendation to get some pretty high contrast fading going on in terms of washing?

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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    Wear for as long as you (or your close associates) feel you can.  Soak in warm water, pop in the washing machine inside out and at about 30C, drip/air dry.  Voila….

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      Morose_Penguin
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined: 29 May 2011

                      And a dilemma: I have a "Blue Bag (of goodness)" arriving today, which is fantastic and just the sort of excellent retail therapy I need after a truly horrendous couple of weeks… But, everyone will be out earning a living (or a close approximation of same). Do I wait in (technically it's my day off though I've said I'll go in) and make sure? Or do I dash back in my lunch hour and hope that it arrives in the 40mins I'll be in?

                      At the moment I'm currently owed two days and 4 1/2 hrs overtime from work. If I go in today (5hrs and counting :() then I'll a) feel like, and probably be treated like shit b) possibly have to wait almost a week for my next consignment.

                      On the other hand, I did sort of promise the only member of staff (in a position of authority) that I have any respect for that I'd be in...

                      Hmm...

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                        Seul
                        Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                        Go in, leave note (always leave a note) with addy of your work for UPS courier, pray.

                        Sent from my BlackBerry 9520 using Tapatalk

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                          Morose_Penguin
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 29 May 2011

                          Currently leaning towards: Phone up, explain I'm waiting on a parcel, go in after it arrives. With going in earlier/staying later (to extend lunch break) a distant second… The trouble is my Dept head gets into work only an hour before I'm due to start.

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                            JCar2666
                            Joined: 8 Apr 2012

                            Why is it all if not most of these Japanese denim brands use English as their primary language on patches and slogans etc etc…...?

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                              Chris
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                              The Japanese obsession with Americana?  I dunno.  Personally, I'd like to see a bit more stuff with Japanese kanji instead.

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                                JCar2666
                                Joined: 8 Apr 2012

                                I tend to agree with you on that one Chris.  I have a bunch of my own theories.  Another one being to appeal to the masses.  I find it funny that they use so much English when most of them can barely speak it and vice versa.

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                                  Megatron1505
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                                  Most Japanese can speak English far better than us from the US/ UK can speak Japanese, they're all taught English to a basic level at school, but in my experience there is some shyness about using their English to someone who speaks it a their native language.

                                  I think that certainly most denim companies are strongly influenced in their designs by the old school heavy hitter denim brands like Levi's, Wrangler and Lee, including the labelling. Most of this stems from the clothing and styles worn by the occupying GI's after WWII.

                                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

                                  last edited by 4 Jun 2012, 05:56 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    Has anyone had trouble getting through the airport scanner while wearing Iron Heart denim?

                                    I flew roundtrip from ABQ to Dallas wearing my SR's and was patted down at both airports.  The two individuals who performed the security check said that the reason was probably my jeans.  One was mumbling to himself, "These things are thick!  They probably couldn't see through all these creases."

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                                    • Finn666F
                                      Finn666
                                      Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                                      i had it once…but i just heard the security said something like..."damn, are those still jeans or what!?" 😉
                                      the only thing i had "problems" with is with wearing boots during the security check. i had to take´em (Red Wing GT & Yuketen Johnson) of after the scanner made some noice! 🙂

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                                        LandoCal126 0
                                        Banned
                                        Joined: 2 Oct 2009

                                        @Finn666:

                                        wearing boots during the security check. i had to take´em (Red Wing GT & Yuketen Johnson) of after the scanner made some noice! 🙂

                                        Here in the states we get to remove our shoes EVERY time we go through security. SO much fun.

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                                          AND they make you stand with your feet inside the yellow outlines on the mat, so disgusting.  Just think of how many sloppy people's fungusy feet have been in that exact same spot wearing sweaty socks…EWWWW.

                                          I try to stand on the sides of my feet to make as little contact with the mat as possible.  Lovely world we live in.

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