Atelier LaDurance

[Giles]

And how old are the jeans?

[madmonday]

oh, Lord

i can't believe all that pale flesh, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

& no piggies in the bathroom, WTF seul, hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

sorry having too much fun today.  must get back to work

[Seul]

@Giles:

And how old are the jeans?

Too much math involved - back to my drink.

I was really too lazy to put on my shirt again to take the pic - just wanted a 'before' shot, not that there will be much/ any fading… Just wanted to clean them a bit...

[Seul]

I wanted to take some pics out in the sun, comparing my new, unworn pair and this'un, but it's been pouring with rain for hours so… Crappy pics for now, better pics as an edit hopefully soon... But checking these weather previews... Oh maron!..

[Guest]

My ALD Frontiers (non-selvage) bought in December 2006. Worn on and off, countless soaks and washes. Borrowed a friend's shitty Kodak Easyshare C813 (??). What a piece of crap, man. XD A little contrast and sharpening in Lightroom, natural light. In reality they a are quite a bit brighter.

Sadly they are beyond repair, the denim is all brittle and tears up fucking everywhere… Maybe I'm gonna salvage the leather patch and use it as a coaster or something. Or sew it on my current (and quite shitty) Levis STF to give em a little bit of class. 

[Seul]

I've been meaning to ask you to post pics of your ALDs and here they are…

**HOLY

FUCKING

COW

LAD**

That's EPIC!..  ??? I feel like DONATING my darktone Prescotts I keep in stock to you just to see what you do to them (and because having to wear Levi's STF must be quite horrible the experience hehe)…

[Guest]

Thx, man! Those darktones look really nice. Frankly, if ALD hadn't gone out of business I would have bought a pair.

Donation, haha…. I couldn't accept that, too generous. But even if I could. I'm a 36 in ALDs, no way yours would fit. 

Levis STF are alright for the price tho... I mean, for some time I thought, any raw cheap denim would do, if I wear it enough. But I went through 2 pairs of H&M in like 4 month. And those motherfuckers stretch like crazy, too. The Levis don't feel as good as the ALDs and lose indigo much quicker, but at least they've lasted for a while now.

[jimmy]

UNBELIEVABLE…....

[arcanum]

thanks beats !!! unfortunately these will have to wait for couple of months because at the moment the jeans are still in my cousin's possesion

and the best part

[hajduk]

Not made in Les Baux-de Provence ;D! for sure! i am from this corner…
if someone know where in France...?
or more exactly, where not made in France...?
anyway they made nice jackets. i own 2 of them.

[loghill]

@holla:

My ALD Frontiers (non-selvage) bought in December 2006. Worn on and off, countless soaks and washes.

Amazing! I have non-selvage frontiers too, bought from 14oz Berlin around 2007. Never washed, but nowhere near looking like that!

[loghill]

I have a pair of selvage Prescotts too.

Here as new:

1 month (nothing):

3 months (still nothing):

And then I got my first pair of 634S and have worn Prescotts maby 2 times since. I have lost weight since those pics too, so they are a bit looser fitting.

[Seul]

@hajduk:

Not made in Les Baux-de Provence

They were apparently made in Les Beaux-de Provence, though… First models, of course...

Loghill: nice fit. Try to rotate them with the 634S'es, perhaps?..

[loghill]

@Seul:

Loghill: nice fit. Try to rotate them with the 634S'es, perhaps?..

Thanks. I rotate my 634S with… 634S-B. I just like the IH cut and quality so much better.

[Seul]

Sz. 30 darktone. Size 30?.. Size 30… 32 had too much hip flare and was too baggy... And since ALD never did a size 31... Size 30... Two buttons are done, awaiting some stretching to button up... All in all I'm sure these 'll work... Gave the 32s to my dad btw...

[Seul]

Fully buttoned up, even tucked in a t-shirt… Might work in them tomorrow...

[Giles]

Not wanting kids then?

[Seul]

In falsetto voice: I do indeed hope that area stretches as well cause right now I'm just glad it's so cold outside…..

[rocket]

honestly Seul, these are too fecking tight

[Seul]

I've been wearing them for about 2 hours… Trust me, when it comes to these jeans, I know what I'm doing!.. 

They are comfortable as long as I don't get excited…