“Third winter in it and the elbows have gone pale exactly where they should. The indigo moves, which is the point.”

“Ordered the trouser in six-dip. Stiff for a fortnight, then it gave. Reinforcement at the knee has not shifted.”

“Crocking is real — it marked a pale car seat in week one, as the care note warns. Washed cold, settled down, no regrets.”