I bought these jeans February of 2007. I Finally retired these after wearing them straight for over a year and 6 months. They didn't see a wash until about 10 months of wear. After that they faded incredibly but the crotch went to shit. They also don't fit anymore. It's too bad that once they turned out so nice they were no longer wearable. I didn't notice how nice they weared until I compared them to the Petite Standards. The colour is like night and day.