Hi Y’all,

Busy week once again but hey that’s OK. On the real, I’ve been waiting to see Lakers in the NBA finals since last year and g’damn, they’re doing their thing. Now, I do have to apologize for showing such favoritism. What can I say, always been a Laker fan. Well I know I’m not the only one. For instance Undefeated (known Laker fans) recently launched T-shirt and caps in Laker colors in the spirit of the NBA finals.

Back to business. In the last edition (can’t believe it’s been two weeks already) I has just soaked my 0901s and celebrated the starting of the Finnish summer season. Well in the past few days things done changed and now it’s like it was Autumn already. Folks aren’t running around in their shorts and Tees no more, no they’re all back to wearing their winter jackets, heh.

Well past few weeks I’ve been helping my cousin moving to a new house and made an extempore visit to Tampere, which is quite a nice city if I may add. Other than that it’s been that sitting on your ass office routine, lots of it. All that aside, this week I’m posting more detailed pics of the jeans inside out.

Front…

Back…

The jeans indeed have a slightly lighter blue hue now after the soaking. The deep blue color is still there though. But the fading is however starting to show up more clearly every day.

The backside of the jeans is showing signs of wear with the belt loop still being probably the most faded part of the jeans, heh.

New lines have formed around the front of the jeans especially the pocket areas as well. Didn’t actually realise the wear until recently. Well I do tend to keep my wallet and phone in the front pockets so no wonder the pockets show some wear.

Now that jeans are soaked, the length was decreased with an inch or two, which is actually great as now the jeans have pretty much perfect fit for me. The jeans have stretched back a bit in the past two weeks which is great. This brings up the shrink to fit element of the Momotaro jeans. The jeans shrink a bit after the washes and then stretch back again. However the fact that I don’t need to cuff my jeans all that much anymore is starting to show in the hems of my trusted jeans.

I guess the slightly distressed cuffs give the jeans a bit more edge. Ruff and rugged look you see, haha.

One thing that I will probably do with my next denim project is that I will give the jeans a soaking first and only start the wear and tear afterwards. This is something important to note if you’re getting a pair of unsanforized raw jeans, remember to soak them before getting them hemmed/chainstitched. The length will be decreased and you don’t want to end up with jeans that are too short.

Short “PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT”:
Check out the Nordic Denim House x Kitmeout competition and stand a chance to win a pair of Momotaro jeans. Also, although the air is a bit chilly at the moment cop a fresh tee for the summer, all KIKS TYO -tees are still available at discounted prices.

That’s all for now. Be easy and have an enjoyable weekend. I’m out…