First submission in the books. No days missed so far.
Love these SBGs.
(Do I miss the XHS? Maybe a little bit )
First submission in the books. No days missed so far.
Love these SBGs.
(Do I miss the XHS? Maybe a little bit )
@Gammaman Entering with bibs is awesome.
@Jcaz6996 Nice, will be another amazing pair I'm sure.
@gouki74 Cool, hard to beat XHS. Not sure I could go a year without washing, but looking forward to following along.
Decided to go with the SBGs in the end. This will be the year of black jeans.
Not looking to win, but would like to reach at least 200 wears.
Just submitted Raw Proof:
I've been ruminating hard on which pair to go with A full year in the same pair is a long time.
I think I will go with these instead. Have been loving the 526L, dig how crisp, tight and hairy the 19oz lefty is. Need to get them hemmed though.
Combs are coming along ok, and some first small signs of fading at the back pockets.
The lighting makes it appear a bit more prominent than in real life I'd say.
Haven't missed a day so far. Great jeans.
A bit hard to photograph in a way that's faithful to what you see in real life, but here are a few shots.
Some after pictures.
Overall pretty happy with how they came out.
Time to put them on and keep going.
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February submission in the books
Still no days missed. No washes yet, and at over 60 days this is the longest I've ever gone without washing. (Previous "record" was 50 wears). Zero need for a wash so far though. It's been a fairly cold and long winter so that helps.
And after seeing some not so good results from washing SBG early on (severe marbling etc.) I want to hold out as long as possible.
Decided to go for a first wash. Longest I've ever gone without a wash, by far, at 115 days.
They were getting that slick/greasy feel which I can't stand. No smell though. They also have the beginnings of some crotch blowouts, which is quite unusual in my case. Worn through the back belt loop as well. Seems clear to me (and seems to be common knowledge) that wearing a pair for this long without washing takes more of a toll on the denim.
In the machine now. 40C, no spin, inside out, with some Woolite Dark. Did a fairly long, warm soak first, trying to avoid marbling if I can. The water was surprisingly clear after the soak, and no funny smells
Here are some before pictures. Will take some after pictures tomorrow.
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March submission in the books!
Still no days missed, and no soaks or washes yet.
Will be alternating with some 777-XHSib when they arrive.
I have som fraying going on on the upper left leg, where I must have scraped against something, leaving the fabric pinned between the phone and whatever I scraped up against. This happened in the first couple weeks and is visible in the first submission pics. May have to do some repair/darning at some point. We shall see.
(Right click "Open Image in New Tab" for bigger version. Should have dusted these off )
Came across this today.
New IHUK guerrilla marketing?
Or perhaps just the universe mocking me for not picking this one up?
@olblue Go for it, would be very cool to see. Love the IH wabash material.
@Oaktavia These are looking spectacular man.
@spleef_oner Sorry! Meant @beef_bonanza
(How I mixed that up I donβt know )
@beef_bonanza These are awesome man, hope to get there one day.
@olblue The SBG is great, and easy to wear year round I find. Highly recommended. I dig the black denim look as well, all the way from brand new to totally faded out. (Check out @beef_bonanza 's pair in the 555S-SBG thread).
And XHSbb is awesome if you can find a pair.
Truth be told though, as much as I dig the SBG, if I had to do it over I'd go with XHS/XHSib. Not quite as practical perhaps, but more fun imo.
@weftyarn Thanks man, same to you!
@olblue Thanks! These are 21oz SBG, essentially 777S-SBG by a different name (BS69xSOP420).
Your pair is looking great! Keep holding off if you can.
I caved, haha
Some after pictures.
Overall pretty happy with how they came out.
Time to put them on and keep going.
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