I believe I am at the 11month mark on these now. Did not wear them much during the summer to be sure… and took the chance to wash them a few times to shrink them a bit (if you have been following along on these, I bought them a bit looser than Jean Shop generally [...]
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Jean Shop – 7 Months In
As noted before, I bought these Jeans Shop Rockers at marked size 32. They fit me dead straight and loose but the butt was too baggy, so decided to try and shrink them. I soaked them inside out for an hour in very warm water, no detergent, then hung outside to dry. So didn’t “wash” [...]
Jean Shop | 5 Months In
“Fully five months in, just took some simple photos for wear. Also turned out my cuffs to show the amount of straw/sand/dirt you collect with some high turnups. You can also see some dustballs of denim material that have been gathered in the cuffs. The bottom edge of the cuff has worn in some spots, [...]
Jean Shop | 4 Months In
Almost 4 month mark. color holding firm. whiskering etc has held as of 3 months. overall slightly dusty look, probably more to do with the day’s gardening though… Have not washed yet, maybe go for the Arizona miner look and never wash them… that bass/jeanshop/horween/hanes/bonne maman/buffalo trace look.
Initial Impression | Jean Shop
12/14/09 Jeans arrived. Came wrapped in tissue inside a calico(?) tote bag. -nice touch. These Jean Shop jeans at 32×32.5 are just a hair looser than slim round the waist/pelvis, but that leaves some wiggle room for a wash or two. The length is enough for a substantial 2-3” turn-up. The inner orange label reminds [...]
