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Post by peterhyatt on Mar 29, 2015 12:14:48 GMT -6
I am not a fan of non-washing, nor of non-rotation of jeans. I do wash my jeans only when needed, and inside out, and hang dry only.
I have fallen in love with Gustin jeans and recently discovered (I think I 'discovered') a new method of pronouncing fades in jeans!
I have come to love wool, and love English made shoes, and take very good care of the fine leather shoes, and learned that using a Kent brush, although expensive, from England, has worked magic on my clothing, especially wool.
It cleans out micro-sized dust, dirt, skin cells, as well as dog hair. It brings oxygen into wool and cotton and makes suits, sweaters, and all clothing look newer, healthy, and with a quite noticeable appearance of "freshness."
Last month, while brushing my sweater, I noticed how nice honey-combing my Gustin jeans have become. These are the 16 ounce jeans that I love.
I took the Kent to them.
I was shocked.
The fades emerged in a pronounced manner.
I called in my wife to see if she could see the difference. She was impressed and we both began the daily practice of Kent brushing of our jeans (we do it nightly on all clothing worn for the day), and began to wear the jeans more often.
The white is far more pronounced and the fades are beautiful while there is no need for repairing, and no holes eating their way through!
Give it a try. The "Ken" brush is not cheap, but it can pay for itself in savings of fine clothing. You may even try it on MICC, but that's for a different post.
I am amazed how beautiful the fades are, and how distinct they are from the deep, rich blue color of the jeans, overall.
Peter
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2015 12:35:55 GMT -6
I am not a fan of non-washing, nor of non-rotation of jeans. I do wash my jeans only when needed, and inside out, and hang dry only. I have fallen in love with Gustin jeans and recently discovered (I think I 'discovered') a new method of pronouncing fades in jeans! I have come to love wool, and love English made shoes, and take very good care of the fine leather shoes, and learned that using a Kent brush, although expensive, from England, has worked magic on my clothing, especially wool. It cleans out micro-sized dust, dirt, skin cells, as well as dog hair. It brings oxygen into wool and cotton and makes suits, sweaters, and all clothing look newer, healthy, and with a quite noticeable appearance of "freshness." Last month, while brushing my sweater, I noticed how nice honey-combing my Gustin jeans have become. These are the 16 ounce jeans that I love. I took the Kent to them. I was shocked. The fades emerged in a pronounced manner. I called in my wife to see if she could see the difference. She was impressed and we both began the daily practice of Kent brushing of our jeans (we do it nightly on all clothing worn for the day), and began to wear the jeans more often. The white is far more pronounced and the fades are beautiful while there is no need for repairing, and no holes eating their way through! Give it a try. The "Ken" brush is not cheap, but it can pay for itself in savings of fine clothing. You may even try it on MICC, but that's for a different post. I am amazed how beautiful the fades are, and how distinct they are from the deep, rich blue color of the jeans, overall. Peter That's really interesting. I checked out Amazon, and there's a ton of different Kent brushes. Any in particular you'd recommend? |
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Post by seth on Mar 29, 2015 13:03:23 GMT -6
I am not a fan of non-washing, nor of non-rotation of jeans. I do wash my jeans only when needed, and inside out, and hang dry only. I have fallen in love with Gustin jeans and recently discovered (I think I 'discovered') a new method of pronouncing fades in jeans! I have come to love wool, and love English made shoes, and take very good care of the fine leather shoes, and learned that using a Kent brush, although expensive, from England, has worked magic on my clothing, especially wool. It cleans out micro-sized dust, dirt, skin cells, as well as dog hair. It brings oxygen into wool and cotton and makes suits, sweaters, and all clothing look newer, healthy, and with a quite noticeable appearance of "freshness." Last month, while brushing my sweater, I noticed how nice honey-combing my Gustin jeans have become. These are the 16 ounce jeans that I love. I took the Kent to them. I was shocked. The fades emerged in a pronounced manner. I called in my wife to see if she could see the difference. She was impressed and we both began the daily practice of Kent brushing of our jeans (we do it nightly on all clothing worn for the day), and began to wear the jeans more often. The white is far more pronounced and the fades are beautiful while there is no need for repairing, and no holes eating their way through! Give it a try. The "Ken" brush is not cheap, but it can pay for itself in savings of fine clothing. You may even try it on MICC, but that's for a different post. I am amazed how beautiful the fades are, and how distinct they are from the deep, rich blue color of the jeans, overall. Peter It is an interesting idea. Don't wash. Brush. You are treating denim the same way people treated wool clothes about 100 years ago (or before dry cleaning) by gently brushing them clean. And it has the added bonus of applying friction to enhance fades. |
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Post by seth on Mar 29, 2015 13:05:56 GMT -6
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Post by exophobe on Mar 29, 2015 13:13:52 GMT -6
Be careful you don't load the brush with indigo and inadvertently make something blue.
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Post by DigDug on Mar 29, 2015 13:17:28 GMT -6
I love brushing my Leather Boots. And have used a new boot brush on my waxed jacket and on my jeans to clean saw dust, dried dirt, etc.
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Post by peterhyatt on Mar 30, 2015 9:31:40 GMT -6
exophone, good point. Thus far, nothing leaking on the brush. I have, however, gotten blue on my car seat after getting in from the rain! I've had to clean that a few times! .
I know that people regularly brushed their clothing generation ago, and they still do especially in England (not just watchers of Downton Abbey!).
I purchased one for under $50 and it is working very well. It is far better than the horse hair brushes for shoes.
I am so amazed how beautiful my jeans (and my wife's) look!
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Post by ickes on Mar 30, 2015 10:03:30 GMT -6
Pics??
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Post by whiskeyriver on Jul 7, 2015 13:44:18 GMT -6
Anyone ever try this? Curious about it...
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Post by jeffr0 on Jul 9, 2015 17:03:11 GMT -6
I think it does help with the fade in on denim. I have always brushed off dirt and hay and other miscellaneous things that get on my jeans. Now being raised around farm animals I am lucky because we always use a horse hair brush that you can find in any place that sells saddles and tack. most can me found for around ten to fifteen dollars,and hold up really well. Also , I think a good quality shoe brush would work well and is very similar, but can cost more money. A link to the types of brushes I have used in the past. grooming brush link. linkshoe brush link |
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