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TomasV
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Definitely hear you there, PraxisCat. Honestly, as much as a lot of denim lovers like to boast their fades and search for pairs that will chip away indigo fast and create great contrast lines, unless you're giving your pairs a true workout by putting them thru the ringer (a.k.a. doing more than just sitting at a desk or hang around casually) the fades will take some considerable time. A good solution to the fear of quick fades is to look into overdyed indigo denim, where the indigo has been permeated into the fabric a lot more than your average pair, or even an indigo warp/indigo weft dark blue denim that will keep its dark indigo look for a lot longer. The other solution, which is not much of good solution but it's there for you is to wash your jeans before wearing them or early on; just regular wash on your washing machine. That kinda sets in the indigo onto the fabric and prevents you from creating the contrast fade lines that overtime (and after a few later washes) turn into your fade pattern.
I definitely have one pair of beaters that i'm trying to fade and over time wear as a lighter color denim; and a pair that i keep crispy and only wear out as a dressier (and darker) pair... i don't do much with that one other than maybe go out to eat, movies, etc -- activities that won't break it in that much and keep it looking pretty dark indigo.
Hope that made sense!
Jan 23, 2018
PraxisCat
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TomasVThanks for the feedback, Thomas, it's really appreciated! Do yo have any idea where I could find a quality pair of overdyed / warp & weft dyed indigo or black denim jeans?
Jan 23, 2018
TomasV
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PraxisCatNo problem.
A bit of an older article, but Heddels had a list of some of their favorite overdyed denims a while back: https://www.heddels.com/2016/09/overdyed-raw-denim-jeans-five-plus-one/
You can also check out our friends at Naked & Famous -- their shop is called Tate & Yoko and it has a site with all their new stuff and some other Japanese brands as well: tateandyoko.com
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