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#301 2015-10-16 09:34:38
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Re: Wrangler Beater Jeans - Some Help Please!
Discovered a tiny hole developing in the crotch on my 505s - you have to hold them to the light to see it but it's starting. Ming you, they are probably 3 or 4 years old.
#302 2015-10-16 09:55:25
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"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#303 2015-10-16 13:01:04
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"I have about 100 pairs of pyjamas. I like to see people dressed comfortably."
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#304 2015-10-16 13:33:28
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Do you know what a Palmist once said to me? She said: will you let go!
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#305 2015-10-16 16:20:44
- stanley s. hall
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Re: Wrangler Beater Jeans - Some Help Please!
wearing the Egyptian 501s today, today they're the best they've been, I finally got the cuff situation sorted, the answer with this pair is to turn the front up one hem's worth and to leave the back heel part uncuffed ....
but I felt the fabric of the 13MWZs was much stouter than the last 501s ... everybody should have a pair of Wrangler shrink-to-fits ... do it. you know you want to, we want you to, succumb to the pressure, the water's fine.
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#306 2015-10-23 10:37:09
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"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#307 2015-10-26 08:50:33
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He came he saw he gave the WANKER SIGN! Moved on from Talk Bollocks now as it's well shite innit and y'all look MINGIN'..
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#308 2015-10-26 09:20:42
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I've decided that I hate the cut of my 501s and I'm back on Wranglers. Is there a sneaky trick to break them in? I've been working out my Levis for the past 6 months and my Wrangkers still have that smurfy blue dad denims color that makes them look like a pair of carpenters dungarees. I'm committed to wearing them almost daily for the next few months because I really dig the cut but I want to mess them up and get them looking like proper jeans. Is there some secret nerd trick like rubbing them with a banana peel and soaking for 3 days in bubble bath?
#309 2015-10-26 10:19:41
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I'm back in the game having just ordered another pair of the Wrangler 13MWZ ... going to try to preserve the dark color this time by not drying them at all in the clothes dryer but just going with a hot soak and then a towel-dry/hang-dry combo ......
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#310 2015-10-26 11:14:08
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Are there any fans of Lee 101Z out there ? - never owned a pair but they're on my radar after my 505s falling apart after a year or so
Look like a decent rise tapering down to somewhere near 7.5
and denim looks good quality
#311 2015-10-26 11:43:29
#312 2015-10-26 11:50:04
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#313 2015-10-26 11:54:22
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"I have about 100 pairs of pyjamas. I like to see people dressed comfortably."
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#314 2015-10-26 12:00:57
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"I have about 100 pairs of pyjamas. I like to see people dressed comfortably."
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#317 2015-11-23 22:45:12
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Anyone ever consider adding a touch of black Rit Dye to a soak for a more ideal wash? I've read that dunking raw denim in near boiling water mixed with black dye for a short period before rinsing off, will darken the fabric in a natural way. Any experience?
#318 2015-11-24 04:34:38
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^ it initially looks good, but after a while the fades develop a dark grey edge ( which looks a bit like encrusted dirt ).
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#319 2016-11-28 13:23:04
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#320 2016-11-28 13:56:09
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^ Oli to get the higher rise you need to go for the 'tall inseam' or 'big and tall' version, the draw back is these also have a wider hem and a much wider leg, by the time you shorten them you'll end up with 10" hem.
The regular sized Wranglers has the rise is related to the waist not the inseam.
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#321 2016-11-28 14:11:08
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Got it, thanks for clarifying!
I guess I'll just go for the regular 33/32 in that case, or maybe spring for the 34 waist and have them taken in a touch if needed so I can benefit from the rise. Do you know how the hem width varies between sizes (from 32 to 33 to 34)?
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#322 2016-11-28 14:26:38
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^ it's an extra 1/2" on the rise on the 34" compared to the 32" ( I don't have the measurements for the 33W).
'King of Jeans', that's gotta be the name for my storefront 
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#323 2016-11-28 14:35:46
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Great jeans, but they seem to shrink steadily over time even with sparing cold washes - it's not just my stomach expanding honest. It pays to size up.
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#324 2016-11-28 15:08:14
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Allrat, 34 in the waist it is then!
I should probably wait until I get my new old Penney's from eBay first though...
And I knew it wasn't just me, Woof! My 936 34s have shrunk considerably since I first got 'em too.
#325 2016-11-28 17:44:05
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These are pretty tasty but the measurements don't quite do it for me:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/261838357/vintage-wrangler-jeans-circa-the-60s?
Waistband across front - 17"
Front rise - 12 1/8"
Back rise - 14 5/8"
Thigh - 11"
Knees - 9"
Ankle hem opening - 9 1/2"
It's nice to see what Wrangler denim once looked like; what a difference!
I may give them a try if the Penney's don't work out. The eBay seller claimed 12"/15" for front/back rise on that sale, but I'm seeing other vintage Ranchcraft in the same size with 11" rise listed so I'm skeptical. Would fifty year old deadstock jeans still shrink after washing? (not that I intend to find out)
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