Hi Y’all,

My Momotaro project is moving ahead at a nice pace. Last week I had a chance to hit the beach and enjoy the summer weather. Well the whole trip was a bit extempore and I did not have my shorts along. No worries, cuff the jeans and voila you have a pair of shorts, heh. Well it was all good. Some might shuck at the idea of wearing heavy oz denim during the summer, but hey each their own. Wearing my jeans in the sand is all good, not something I would probably think of straight away but it’s a wear and tear project after all, heh.

The jeans are showing more signs of wear by the day and they are now getting the normal treatment that means I wash them every two weeks or so to keep them fresh. Usually a cold hand wash does the trick.

The fit is pretty much the same as it has been for the past few months. No more shrinking as a result of washing and the jeans have adjusted really well.

I added some more detailed pics this time, as last time I only had camera phone available for the pics. I don’t usually keep much stuff in the coin pocket but since I keep my phone in the front pocket the coin pocket front is als osubjected to constant rubbing.

The cuffs are looking pretty mugged as I have recently opted to not cuff my jeans. But still the damage is not that severe as the jeans have pretty good length right now.

Visible lines probably from all that sitting in front of computer most of the day.

The back pockets also show more wear already. Like I mentioned before, the wear on the back pockets is rather subtle as I seldom carry anythin in my back pockets.

The jeans have not really faded/ dropped indigo all that much although I have washed them few times. Washing the jeans in cold water really helps retaining the color. It’s not just the color but the shrinking as well. Want to minimize the shrinking, wash the jeans in cold water.

That should show where I’m heading with the jeans. Still I feel that I need to add even more wear and tear but the jeans are keeping up very well in my subtle acid test. The fabric has softened nicely and although the jeans are still quite tough, you don’t have that startched feeling to them. I guess someone could say they are more comfortable to wear in your everyday life.

Alright I think that’s good for now. Plenty to do. Stay tuned, I’ll be back with more in a bit. Now I’m out.