The Evolution of Iron Heart

Dirty Denim

Those are almost 3 years btw, Finn I'm with you, I would like those fades better if they were cleaner but he likes that look. It's a little bit the unbleached weft as well, and dirty, indigo settled?

I mean if u wash ur jeans the indigo will stick better..if u wash its hard to get fades like when raw..Right?

injunjack

fekk, even though I rotate approx 4 pairs all the time, about 3 weeks is longest for me without wash. I use 1 pair for 5-7 days in a row, and change, used pair gets aired 24-48 hours…

MikeC

Two shiny spots on your ass means one of two things:

1. You shave your ass.
2. You are partially or fully Asian.

(I'm a 2, so now you know my ass is shiny too)

DougNg

@Dirty:

@nerkg:

Those are almost 3 years btw, Finn I'm with you, I would like those fades better if they were cleaner but he likes that look. It's a little bit the unbleached weft as well, and dirty, indigo settled?

I mean if u wash ur jeans the indigo will stick better..if u wash its hard to get fades like when raw..Right?

Indigo is not a permanent dye. It sits on the surface of the threads

When you wash, the indigo comes off the thread and either floats away or dries back on the surface of the thread or a different thread (redistributing)

When you don't wash, the loose indigo stays on the surface of the thread. Its loose, but it's still there. I believe (and it's only in theory) that when you don't wash for a really long time, a biofilm forms and the indigo is less likely to move for float off.

Long story short, so long as the creases are set, the white areas are going to be white no matter how often you wash. It's the dark areas that will change their level of color (hence the term "high contrast")

All this being said, biofilm is disgusting and I would rather wear cheap, crappy jeans than wear high end jeans with a sheen of dead bacteria and protein on it

Dirty Denim

@MikeC:

Two shiny spots on your ass means one of two things:

1. You shave your ass.
2. You are partially or fully Asian.

(I'm a 2, so now you know my ass is shiny too)
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DougNg

@MikeC:

Two shiny spots on your ass means one of two things:

1. You shave your ass.
2. You are partially or fully Asian.

(I'm a 2, so now you know my ass is shiny too)

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Fully Asian

I have one hair on my chest. His name is Victor

Dirty Denim

@Dirty:

@MikeC:

Two shiny spots on your ass means one of two things:

1. You shave your ass.
2. You are partially or fully Asian.

(I'm a 2, so now you know my ass is shiny too)
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madmonday

@DougNg:

@Dirty:

@nerkg:

Those are almost 3 years btw, Finn I'm with you, I would like those fades better if they were cleaner but he likes that look. It's a little bit the unbleached weft as well, and dirty, indigo settled?

I mean if u wash ur jeans the indigo will stick better..if u wash its hard to get fades like when raw..Right?

Indigo is not a permanent dye. It sits on the surface of the threads

When you wash, the indigo comes off the thread and either floats away or dries back on the surface of the thread or a different thread (redistributing)

When you don't wash, the loose indigo stays on the surface of the thread. Its loose, but it's still there. I believe (and it's only in theory) that when you don't wash for a really long time, a biofilm forms and the indigo is less likely to move for float off.

Long story short, so long as the creases are set, the white areas are going to be white no matter how often you wash. It's the dark areas that will change their level of color (hence the term "high contrast")

All this being said, biofilm is disgusting and I would rather wear cheap, crappy jeans than wear high end jeans with a sheen of dead bacteria and protein on it

someone will use this theory as a basis for a phd, he said protein

DougNg

@madmonday:

@DougNg:

@Dirty:

@nerkg:

Those are almost 3 years btw, Finn I'm with you, I would like those fades better if they were cleaner but he likes that look. It's a little bit the unbleached weft as well, and dirty, indigo settled?

I mean if u wash ur jeans the indigo will stick better..if u wash its hard to get fades like when raw..Right?

Indigo is not a permanent dye. It sits on the surface of the threads

When you wash, the indigo comes off the thread and either floats away or dries back on the surface of the thread or a different thread (redistributing)

When you don't wash, the loose indigo stays on the surface of the thread. Its loose, but it's still there. I believe (and it's only in theory) that when you don't wash for a really long time, a biofilm forms and the indigo is less likely to move for float off.

Long story short, so long as the creases are set, the white areas are going to be white no matter how often you wash. It's the dark areas that will change their level of color (hence the term "high contrast")

All this being said, biofilm is disgusting and I would rather wear cheap, crappy jeans than wear high end jeans with a sheen of dead bacteria and protein on it

someone will use this theory as a basis for a phd, he said protein

Random fact: I did my Master's Thesis in protein chemistry

injunjack

@DougNg:

@MikeC:

Two shiny spots on your ass means one of two things:

1. You shave your ass.
2. You are partially or fully Asian.

(I'm a 2, so now you know my ass is shiny too)

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Fully Asian

I have one hair on my chest. His name is Victor

I'm not 1 or 2, still have shiny ass, and all those 3 of mine have names too

Giles

Not wanting to split hairs, but Indigo only sits/oxidizes on the surface of the yarn when it is rope dyed. The yarn is tightly twisted as it goes through the vat of dye, therefore not allowing the indigo to penetrate to the centre of the yarn, Look at indigo forum tee's, they are garment dyed and therefore the indigo has soaked into the fabric…

DougNg

@Giles:

Not wanting to split hairs, but Indigo only sits/oxidizes on the surface of the yarn when it is rope dyed. The yarn is tightly twisted as it goes through the vat of dye, therefore not allowing the indigo to penetrate to the centre of the yarn, Look at indigo forum tee's, they are garment dyed and therefore the indigo has soaked into the fabric…

Thanks for clarifying, I knew I was missing something

Dirty Denim

Great talkin with u guys…It would be great to have all of us shootin the shit breakin bread together. I can never get enough

LandoCal126 0

@Dirty:

Great talkin with u guys…It would be great to have all of us shootin the shit breakin bread together. I can never get enough

October in NY…

madmonday

dd organize a meet-up, it's a few folks in the tri-state area that might be interested . . . .

@LandoCal126:

@thewickett:

Couldn't imagine going a year without washing.

My SExIH07BK's have never once touched water and I purchased them the first day they came out a few years ago. However, I do not wear them every day and they do not smell. I also have pairs that I wash regularly. I just depends on the pair, type of denim, how I feel, the rarity of the jean model, etc.

Best reply yet. Basically who cares, and you do what you feel. Plus if you wash after say a month, and you feel you made a mistake, just don't wash for another 6 months, no harm, not like the jeans won't fade properR

@DougNg:

Photo is from awhile ago, but worn for a total of maybe a year and a half total over the last couple years

Machine washed a total 3 or four times, soaked in water and Woolite Dark as needed (prob every 4-8 weeks)

Still plenty dark, some crease fades

I don't get a lot of compliments on them, I don't mind the fading pattern as it reflects my life. If anyone has a problem with them, I have an alternate shiny spot on my ass to kiss

Said kiss applied