I've definitely learned to appreciate them, who would've ever thought I'd spend a whole paycheck for a pair of raws? 2 years ago, I would've thought I'd gone mad. Now? I catch myself on selfedge looking enviously at various pairs of "jawnz."
Comparing many of my fit pics (which I'll post in a bit) with those of other peoples, mine looks not nice and cleanly worn in. But the more I think about it, the more I realize that how it is worn in is the result of what I've gone through with it, and it makes me realize that I have invested hours and hours into them. I've went through the criticism of friends that think it's dirty and disgusting, I've had to fight off my dad from washing them, I've backpacked in them (too crazy), and so much more.
I remember in HS wearing a size 34 waist ecko hand-me downs, and now i'm wearing size 28 raws... such a crazy change.
I don't have much more to say, after all they are just a pair of jeans, a nice hobby, a nice project, something interesting and different.
but here is my 3sixteen denim contest submission:
Hi Self-Edge and 3sixteen,
My name is YY Liew.
Forum names (even though I don't really use): yyliew (for Sufu and Style Forum)
My order number is 4558.
Jeans: ST-100X Waist: 28
Getting the Jeans: Since getting my jeans in May '09, I realized I've been through a lot with them. In the beginning I was really skeptical about getting the slim leg since I was used to wearing baggy clothes. Used to wear hand-me downs from my older step brother who had a waist of 34. So, this is my first pair of raws that I've ever bought so I definitely wanted to try something new. At first wear I really thought that it was going to be a long time before these would stretch out to become nice and fitting, but after a couple weeks it started to fit nicely. I started to enjoy, and get used to, the feel of the slim leg, and trying any other pair of non-slims just felt weird.
Where I've been: During the summer I decided to bring my jeans with me to travel. I went to Korea, China, and Hong Kong. I was teaching English in rural China, and the jeans kept my legs protected during our daily 3+ mile hikes to visit families (through corn rows, across mountains, etc.). I always went back to New York (born and raised in NY, moved to Cali) for a month to visit family and friends, and traveled the city. And the last big thing that I've done with my jeans is a 3 day backpacking trip (yea it sounds stupid). But, the jeans were the things that saved my life, they were like a second layer of skin that protected me from the cold. We hiked through the rain, through the mud, I even slept in them they were on me the whole 3 days.
Wear/Tear/Fades/Soaks: The small holes in the back left pocket are from carrying my pocket knife with me. Phone fade, chapstick fade, wallet fade, slight knife fade, and I tried getting my business cards to set in a fade, but they're too flimsy. I've only soaked them once recently (about two weeks ago), the reason being is that I didn't think I needed to wash or soak them before is because they never were stinky or dirty, I believe I've taken pretty good care of them.
Overall Experience: These jeans have been amazing, and I know I'm just getting started. I'm looking forward to these upcoming months to year in wearing these jeans. Even though I had to save my earnings for forever, and had to endure my mom going ballistics on me, these jeans were definitely worth the investment. Thanks Self-Edge and 3sixteen.
btw, these pictures are taken right outside of the UCSD library:
Pictures are taken and planned by Jared Ng.
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