This week (or last week actually) I want to draw attention to a much “neglected” backside of the jeans. Not that I have really neglected the back pockets and seat of the jeans, most of the attention has been in the front. I have shown details and changes on the back pockets and seat altogether from time to time, but I thought of posting few close-ups this week, just to keep a balance in the project updates. So only back pocket talk today.

What actually drew me to post pics of the back pockets was the fact that the stitching (Momotaro Jeans signature crexcent design) on the right back pocket has finally started to wear out and the stitching has come loose from few spots. Let the below picture tell the rest.

In my case, I merely keep a traveling card in this particular pocket so not much embossing going on at all. The left back pocket, which we will deal with in a minute has gotten most of the fading since for this project I moved my wallet to this particular pocket. Something I have never done before. Somehow I prefer to keep my wallet in the front pocket. However, this does affect the whiskering of the jeans to a great deal, so if you want the jeans to develop a full set of whiskers, I recommend carrying your wallet somewhere else than your front pocket. Assuming the wallet has any content. Back to the right back pocket.

I have seen Copper Label jeans which only have lines reminding of the stitching left after a year’s wear or so. With my jeans, I’m pretty sure the stitching is going to hold for another year, probably longer than many other parts of the jeans. But some of the jeans sure look awesome with a faded line left on the back pocket instead of the stitching. I saw one pair of jeans like that back in Terminal-2 in Copenhagen back in February. Ah, those were the days.

So back to the left side of the seat. The pocket keeps fading, but interesting enough most of the fading has centralized to the embossed part of the wallet which is actually the wallet’s zipper.

The pocket is holding up nicely and I kind of like the personal fading due to this type of wallet. The wallet is holding up nicely, but needs to be changed soon enough. I think it can still carry my cards for a while but it’s getting old. They don’t make leather wallets as they used to. Oh well.

As an added bonus a little picture of the front pocket’s (left one), stitching that has also unraveled a bit. The lining is still holding it’s own unlike the right pocket that I fixed last week. But then again this side has not been rubbed as much as the other front pocket in which I carry my iPhone.

That’s all for now. More will follow at the end of the week. So until then, keep your jeans clean and enjoy the Autumn. I’m out, peace.