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Fade of the Day – Edwin ED-55 (3 Years, 8 Months, 2 Washes, 1 Soak)
The jury is out on these beat up Edwin ED-55 jeans sent in by Ross Wicks. Some might think repairs are needed whereas others may feel the worn pockets and minor holes add a whole lot of character to an...
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Overdyed Raw Denim Jeans – Five Plus One
Five Plus One is our weekly series of buyer’s guides. We pick a specific category and dig up five great options along with one that’s a little outside the norm. Overdyeing is the process of taking a...
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Fade of the Day – Naked & Famous Weird Guy Dirty Fade (7 Months, 2 Washes, 2...
Got dirty? We sure do! Today’s Fade of the Day is a pair of Naked & Famous Weird Guy Dirty Fade that belongs to reader Anthony Amato of New England. He’s worn these daily for the past 7.5 months,...
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Fade of the Day – Uniqlo Slim Straight Selvedge (1 Year, 11 Months, Unknown...
Fast fashion? More like fast faders! Today’s Fade of the Day is a pair of Uniqlo Slim Straight Selvedge that comes to us from reader Tito Pranoto of Tangerang, Indonesia. For just shy of two years he’s...
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Fade Friday – Hoya Ironwood (1 Year, 1 Wash, 2 Soaks)
The way things are going, we might start referring to Fade Friday as “Another-Pair-of-Insane-Jeans-from-Southeast-Asia Friday,” because these submissions keep getting better and better. Today’s fades...
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Pure Blue Japan KS-013-ST 16oz. Knubbed Stretch Selvedge Jeans
If you like your jeans tight and you like them slubby, there aren’t many options that don’t encase your legs like irregular indigo sausages. Cult Japanese brand Pure Blue Japan recognizes your needs...
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Fade of the Day – Burgus Plus Lot 850 (6 Months, 1 Wash)
I don’t know about you guys, but I can confidently say that my raw denim typically doesn’t look this good at just six months and one wash in. Heddels reader Faizal Ismail from Malaysia must know some...
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Nudie Jeans Jonis 13.5oz. Dry Selvedge Denim Shirt
Some brands consider heavyweight denim to be anything over 12oz. per yard. A little further up, 13.5oz. is solidly midweight for jeans but for a shirt, it’s as heavy as a time-traveling DeLorean. Nudie...
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Fade of the Day – Railcar Fine Goods Spikes X001 (3 Years, 5 Months, 12 Washes)
Three and a half years of casual wear will do amazing things to a pair of raw denim jeans. Now throw a complete house renovation into that timeframe and watch what happens. Chad Crow from Oklahoma...
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Naked & Famous Rusted Blue Selvedge Super Skinny Guy Jeans
Some people are vehemently opposed to ever letting their jeans touch water, claiming that it will ruin a jean’s character and cause the fabric to degrade. A typical counter would be that denim can’t...
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Fade of the Day – Nudie Straight Alf Dry Ropy Selvedge (6 Months, 2 Washes)
Hailing from Germany, Holger Schulze has been rocking these Nudie Straight Alf Dry Ropy Selvedge jeans for a solid six months, all day, every day. And it’s beginning to show. The fades aren’t anything...
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Fade of the Day – A.P.C. New Standard (7 Months, 1 Wash)
If you’re looking for inspiration on how to get your favourite new denim fades started off right, look no further than these A.P.C. New Standard courtesy of Philadelphia’s Ryan Vietri. After only seven...
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Fade Friday – Railcar Fine Goods Spikes for Old North (1 Year, 8 Months, 2...
We love it when jeans tell a story, but sometimes the owner’s stories are even better. Will Breedlove from Asheville, North Carolina wore these Railcar Fine Goods Old North edition Spikes for just...
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Fade of the Day – Iron Heart IH-666S (4 Years, Unknown Washes & Soaks)
After four fruitful years, David A. has decided to retire his favorite pair of jeans, the Iron Heart IH-666S, due to irreparable damage and wear along the backside of the thighs. Three trips to Self...
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Fade of the Day – Unbranded UB201 (11 Months, 1 Washes, 3 Soaks)
A common wisdom in the denim community states that your fades should reflect your life, and reader Adam Mowery of Indianapolis, Indiana, has certainly taken that to heart. He’s putting this pair of...
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Fade of the Day – Jean Shop Women’s Indigo Denim Shirt (5 Years, 3 Months,...
While we don’t see lady fade submissions nearly as much as we would like to, it’s always great when they do come in, especially when they are as rad as today’s Jean Shop Women’s Indigo Denim Shirt....
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Fade of the Day – Naked & Famous Weird Guy Elephant 2 (4 Years, 5 Months, 9...
Fadhil Elgianda from Bandung, Indonesia sent in his beautifully beat up Naked & Famous Elephant 2 that have clearly been through a lot over the years. The crotch has needed to be repaired twice,...
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Fade of the Day – Unbranded UB101 (1 Year, 1 Wash)
Raw denim is meant to tell the story of one’s life, and sometimes it’s a good idea to take notes on just where our jeans have taken us, like in today’s fade. This pair of Unbranded UB101 were sent to...
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Fade Friday – Levi’s Vintage Clothing 1947 501 (3 Years, 4 Months, 5 Washes,...
It takes a special dedication to commit to having your jeans repaired every time they need it, but if there’s one thing we have learned from our featured fades it is that these repairs are always worth...
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Fade of the Day – Oldblue Co. Indonesian Selvedge 19 Oz. 7.5 Cut (1 Year, 7...
More often than not, most of the jeans we feature on a regular basis have only seen water a handful of times – typically less than five even during multiple years of wear. Aditya Mulyawan from...
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