Soak them Ed's

My Edwin Nashville stretched so much they needed a soak to be able to wear them again. Last week I soaked them in the tub for half an hour, but the water wasn't hot enough so the Ed's are still to big. So today another try: Soak for half an hour with the hottest water I could find! From the Quooker! Boiling water! 

Pic from after the soak will follow soon!

Momotaro Jeans " Japan's Best!"

Hopefully this wonderful piece of art will not be destroyed after what happened in Japan..

Our hearts go out to Japan..
私たちの心は日本に行く
Watashi-tachi no kokoro wa Nippon ni iku

How to "shrink to fit"

501xx

I love Levi’s 501 Shrink to Fit jeans and have done the shrinking thing a bunch of times. Some ways work, others are not so good; here’s the best way:

• Fill your bathtub (or kitchen sink if you don’t have one) with the hottest water that will come out of the tap.
• Put the pants in there and let them marinate for 15-20 minutes
• Drain the water and hang the pants over the tub (they’ll drip. They’ll also make a mess so be prepared to give the tub a scrub down after you are done).
• Optional Step A few hours into drying (when they are no longer actively dripping), put them on and let them dry on your body for a bit.
• After they are dry (overnight) they will be so stiff you may be able to stand them upright. Even so, Try them on and see if they are close to the right size. You can repeat the above steps many times to shrink them down further. I find that after the initial shrinking, the length is less likely to change than the tightness.

I’d recommend buying them 1″ too big in the waist and 2-3″ too big in the inseam. This will give you a skinny but relaxed fit (classic). Adjust from there if you want a tighter or shorter look.

Levi's 501XX Shrink to Fit. Well known for beautiful ageing.

Some fitpics:

One worn for 2 years, about 6 washes:

(source last picture: www.denimarchive.com)

Tat 'em up HD

This is the full video of my colleague getting his sleeve done!

Tat 'em up Part 1

My colleague Koen is getting his 3/4 sleeve done! 4 hours in pain but the result is absolutely amazing!

Tat 'em up!

Went to the tattooshop on tuesday to take photo's of the process of tattooing,
My colleague was getting a 3/4 sleeve so I joined him.
He sat from 13.00 till 17.00, Tough guy!

Ready? GO!

Hard in the Paint!

Wipe it off!

Tough guy!

After 4 hours!

Video will be added later!!..