Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013 - 2015 - Official Thread

[Megatron1505]

START DATE 1ST APRIL 2013 - ENDS 1ST APRIL 2015

So, months after first announcing that the Heavyweight Championships would indeed have a Round 2, here is the official thread!!

Since the announcement things have moved on pretty fast, we have many things that we didn't have in the OG round for version 2.0. Firstly, the things that everyone does know about…

- Multi - brand/ retailer sponsorship for a much wider range of prizes including money and goods.

- Two categories of competition, Heavyweight (17oz to 20oz) and Super Heavyweight (21oz and upwards), plus an ultimate, undisputed, overall Champion.

- Only one pair of jeans per entrant, meaning competitors can only go into one side of the competition.

- Greater interaction for competitors, ensuring some fun times and crazy situations for all involved.

- Multi forum involvement, from SuFu to Iron Heart, to Darahkubiru, to Indigo Roots.

And now, to put some meat on the bones of the above, here are the details….

Sponsors/ Prizes

Rivet and Hide will give the overall Champion their choice of any denim or shirt which they stock.

Naked and Famous will award a special edition, 32oz, denim bag to the most active poster.

Rawr Denim/ Rue + State will offer an as yet undecided prize.

ByBeatle will be offering a "special" prize for a "special" competitor… and you won't know who you are, or what you've won until it is all over.

The Championship Belts, that’s right belts with an "s". Once again our friends at Obbigood will be supplying us with our freshly designed belt(s), and this time there will be one for each category, and one "Yokozuna" belt for the undisputed Champion.

To summarize, the overall winner will receive…

- Their choice of Denim or Shirt From Rivet and Hide

- The Championship Belt from their category.

- The "Yokozuna" Belt as overall Champion.

Not a bad prize at all.

Judges

I know that impartiality has been a concern to some people, the judges whom we have selected this time are extremely varied from their backgrounds and experience, but all very valid. Judges will only decide category winners.

- Reudie aka Swissjeansfreak (Switzerland)

Reudie is the owner and operator of the jeans museum, and has forgotten more about quality denim than most of us will ever know. Having personally met with him on a couple of occasions, I can honestly say that his passion and knowledge make him a prime judge. Reudie will also be competing, but will obviously not be allowed to vote for himself.

- Cheapmuthafucka (USA)

Cheap is a SuFu dinosaur, who has seen, done and worn it all in the modern repro denim game. His knowledge and views are universally respected, which no doubt pisses him off no end.

- Anders aka Steel Feather (Norway)

Much like Reudie, Anders is a very passionate guy concerning his denim, and that passion has led him on to producing his very own denim brand in Steel Feather. Anders passion is in the details, and his honesty makes him an ideal judge.

- Roger Hatt - VMC (Switzerland)

Roger is the owner and operator of the VMC store in Zurich, a long time contributor to the denim scene, and a very genuine fan of quality apparel. Roger is a regular visitor to Japan to see his suppliers from Iron Heart, The Flat Head and many others.

- Direz – Darahkubiru/ Bluesville

Direz is the founder of the Darahkubiru online denim community, the biggest online forum for Indonesia and Malaysia; he also runs the innovative high spec brand Bluesville.

- Danny - Rivet and Hide (UK)

Danny is the owner and operator of London’s Rivet and Hide. Danny is a long time fan of quality apparel, and a keen study of the detail and process involved.

Social Events

Something we really wanted to offer this time around is the opportunity for people to meet up, and do some crazy shit in their heavy denim. Beatle and I are currently working on three main social events over the duration of the competition, over three continents, to give us a defined beginning, middle and end.

The Gosport Chain stitch Massacre - We kick off at the HQ of Iron Heart UK, at some time in March 2013, for a chance to meet up with fellow contestants and see the "Mega Beatle Buster" jeans being hemmed by me, Beatle, Giles and anyone else qualified to operate "Unity", Giles treasured Union Special machine. We will provide free beer, within reason.

The San Francisco Gear Challenge (In Association With Goruck) - For (approximately) the 1 year point of the contest Beatle is currently organizing a special challenge for hard-core denim competitors in association with super tough bag and backpack makers Goruck. The challenge will be based in San Francisco, and will be specifically tailored to our needs as denim nerds. Beers will be a must. Also, for the weekend of the challenge Self Edge SF will be offering an express turn around on HWDC repairs, at a reduced rate.

Winners Party, in Singapore - To round off the competition we will be organizing a winners ceremony/ belt presentation in Singapore with our friends at Obbigood. Beers, food and winners!!!

As a caveat, I must say that Beatle and I are just regular working people, and we have the financial responsibility of bills and families, so some of the above may change due to our personal financial circumstance. Poverty is a pre-prepared defence

Themed Challenges

This is the part that intrigues me most. Roughly every 12 weeks we will issue a set of three themed challenges. Each competitor MUST select one of the three challenges, and MUST post their completed challenge. To give you an idea of what they will be , here are the first three (commencing 01/04/13).

1) Denim at the movies - with the summer blockbuster season just around the corner we have a movie themed challenge. Wearing your Heavy Denim you must either recreate your favorite movie poster and post the picture, or film a recreation of a clip from your favorite movie and post it up.

2) Denim Devils/ Denim Angels - post a picture and details of yourself doing either a good deed in your denim (if you're an angel), or a random act of spite (if you're a devil). Remember, Karma is a bitch.

3) Dirty Denim - As simple as it gets, give your denim a dirt bath, show them no respect, treat them like dirt.

 

EDIT- CHALLENGES ARE NOW VOLUNTARY.
 

Products

In round 1 the tee's and stickers provided by Double XX proved extremely popular, and I know that people have been asking if they will be back for round 2. Well, the answer is yes, and so will some other unexpected items….

Available right here

http://www.jimmycrow...dc-shirts2.html

Double XX - Just like last time Jimmy Crow and Beatle will be designing and supplying a Competition Exclusive Tee, and Stickers. Unlike last time, if you're not in the comp, you don't get one, therefore a pre-order is necessary to confirm numbers. Price to be confirmed.

Ebbets Field Flannels - Ebbets will be supplying us with a special edition HWDC baseball cap, simply bearing the "HC" logo on the front of a plain black cap, this will be a pre-order only item. Price and delivery to be confirmed.

Iron Heart - As everyone is aware, we will have the Mega Beatle Buster jeans from Iron Heart, made from their legendary 25oz denim.

We still have some ongoing discussions with other brands and retailers about some more exclusive products, and this section may well expand.

HWDC2 Website

We are hoping that we can provide a space on the web for people to upload all their pictures and updates in the same place. We hope that this can be up and running by the start of the contest, but it is an expensive and time-consuming thing to get done. We realize that space may well be limited for pictures, and we do not want to detract from the forums, so the website will purely be for updating the condition of your denim. All challenge and social pictures MUST stay on the forums.

Beatle will be administrating on SuFu, I will be looking after the threads elsewhere.

Registration

Registering for the competition could not be easier, simply send me a PM with your name (forum name), your denim, the weight of your denim, your country, and which forum you post on. I will compile a list and transfer it onto every forum, each contestant will be assigned a contestant number in the order which I read the PM's (very scientific I know).

The Bad News/ Fine Print

Unfortunately, there is a small sting in the tail. As was alluded to on SuFu a few weeks ago, all this does come at a price. We have had to cover costs of professional printing, product sampling and design up front. Also, just like last time, Obbigood will be producing the belt at cost, but unlike last time there are now three belts to cover. I must stress that Obbigood do not take a profit from these belts, they are doing this purely to support the competition.

Personally, I think that the above comp is shaping up to be the biggest, most ambitious Denim Championship ever undertaken. I think what we have planned will bring everyone onto center stage, and most importantly be lots of fun all round, for the full duration of the two years.

Myself and Beatle both said that any costs for the competition would be optional, and as much of the costs have already been covered from our point of view it would be wrong of us to set an "entrance fee". What I would say is we do need to cover the costs of the belts at least, and anything additional we can put back into the events. Therefore, I am asking for a donation of between $10 and $25 from our competitors, this is optional, as is the amount. Please feel free to give less, more if you're feeling super flush, or nothing if you're squeezed, any way you choose will not effect your participation in the contest.

PayPal: emporergav01@hotmail.com
 

Final Thoughts

We are super excited for the up coming 2 years, we think it could be epic beyond all understanding, but what makes any competition special is the people competing in it. We encourage that to get the most out of the HWDC2, you need to put the most into it in terms of you time, your updates, and your involvement. When you can post, do post.

Looking forward to a Heavy couple of years, and now I'm off to think about how to make round 3 even bigger

Mega and Beatle

 

 

HWDC2 UK Meet Up Interest Check

 

Near where I live in Nottingham an American burger chef has opened a burger bar in a pub called the Navigation, her burgers are allegedly so good that there is a three week wait to get a slot to eat one on a weekend. I must do this....

 

http://www.anniesburgershack.com/

 

I might do a UK HWDC meet up here is there was enough interest, I am thinking September 28th.

 

Let me know if you would be interested, burgers, beers, a night out.

Edited October 6, 2014 by Megatron1505

[Megatron1505]

Current Challenges - Challenge 1 COMPLETE

1) Denim at the movies - with the summer blockbuster season just around the corner we have a movie themed challenge. Wearing your Heavy Denim you must either recreate your favorite movie poster and post the picture, or film a recreation of a clip from your favorite movie and post it up.

2) Denim Devils/ Denim Angels - post a picture and details of yourself doing either a good deed in your denim (if you're an angel), or a random act of spite (if you're a devil). Remember, Karma is a bitch.

3) Dirty Denim - As simple as it gets, give your denim a dirt bath, show them no respect, treat them like dirt.

 

 

HWDC Challenges - Round 2 COMPLETE

 

Just a brief reminder that you only have to do one of the three challenges. Close date for this set is August 4th.

 

1) Make you famous. Find a celebrity (can be local, national or international), and get your denim picture taken with them.

 

2) Sports star denim. Lets see your denim get active and play a little sports.

 

3) The great outdoors. As we in the Northern hemisphere are fast approaching our summer time, lets get outside and see some nature.

 

There, not too difficult is it?

 

HWDC Challenges - Round 3

 

Ok, ok, I know I'm a day early but what the hell right? For the next three challenges we go through 3 HWDC themes, allow me to explain......

 

HWDC1 - Heavyweight Drinking Challenge

 

10 drink minimum and we want to see every one of those drinks, plus the state you're in after them. For those who are wondering, yes I am talking about booze.

 

HWDC2 - Heavyweight Driving Challenge

 

Get in your motor and take us somewhere cool, show off your wheels and head out on to the open road. WARNING - this challenge is NOT to be performed in conjunction with challenge 1.

 

HWDC3 - Heavyweight Drawing Challenge

 

Ok artists, sow us your skills. Lets see your denim related drawing, painting or computer generated artwork, which must (obviously) be denim related.

 

 

Go forth and challenge it up Champs, this set of challenges will self destruct on October 27th.

 

HWDC Challenges - Round 4

 

​1) Scary Denim - As Halloween is almost upon us, show how terrifying you can be in your jawns with a truly shocking denim pic. Don't be shy on the blood and gore.

 

2) Changing Seasons Denim - Up here in the Northern hemisphere the seasons are changing from summer to Autumn/ Fall, whereas the Southern hemisphere is looking forward to Summer. Capture and image that best represents the changing seasons to you and your jeans.

 

3) Denim Vs Food - This one is dead simple, take your denim out for some epic eats (or at home) and capture the experience for us all to share with you.

 

Challenges end on 27/01/14.

 

HWDC Challenges Round 5 COMPLETE

 

1) Introduce your country.

 

As this is a WORLD Championship you should use the opportunity to showcase an aspect or aspects of your countries history or culture. These can be as broad or as specific as you like and you can choose to show as many as you would like so long as it is unique to your country.

 

2) Love is in the jawns.

 

It's valentines day, show us your romantic side.

 

3) Working in work wear.

 

It's work wear right, so work in it !

 

Challenges end on May 1st 2014.

 

 

Finally.......... HWDC Challenges Round 6 COMPLETE

 

1) Show your support - As the FIFA World Cup is almost upon us, show your support for the country of your choice, and do it in your denim!

 

2) Home improvement - we already went to work in our jeans, now get those household chores started.

 

3) Music to my jawns - make music, dance to music, set your jawns to music. 

 

End date for the challenges is August 4th 2014.

 

HWDC Challenges Round 7

 

1) Washing jeans is a controversial and emotive subject for some, share how you clean yours. What's your method and why does it work for you? Pictures please.

 

2) Don't wash your jeans, if your jeans remain unwashed give us some denim close ups and tell us why you believe that dirt is the way forward.

 

3) Running repairs. No doubt that some heavy champs jeans are getting pretty beat up, let's see those repairs and talk us through them.

 

Challenges end November 4th.

Edited August 5, 2014 by Megatron1505

[Megatron1505]

For all those who want to compete in the Heavyweight Competition

I proudly present the bybeatle volume one

Available via pre order until April 1st @ Rivet&Hide

http://rivetandhide....s-preorder.html

Mid rise slim fit with tapered leg

17oz raw selvage denim milled in Okayama

rope dyed with 24 dips

10oz Cotton twill hickoree pinstripe pocket bags

raised belt loops

half lined back pockets

all threads in UEJ polycore

doghnut buttons in cox

hidden rivets and exposed rivets in cox

reinforced crotch detail

shrink to fit

The crotch detail takes all strain away from the weakest sewing point in a pair of jeans - which is the point where inner seams and top block of the jeans meet. We had a good chance to test it on our fit model Robin - and yes, it works!

The threads are all polycore for superior durability, but these ones are even more special since they are supposed to fade in a vintage way - like the original cotton threads used to do.

Once soaked the denim will weigh in at about roughly 18oz. The texture has a super interesting feel to it, a hint of slub with a nice sheen - almost like a cross over between Samurai´s 17oz 5000VX denim and a PBJ 005 combined with the darkness of a Momotaro denim.

These jeans are meant to be worn true to size , the seat and rise will accommoadate for biking and an active life style - our model Robin usally wears a size 32 and was just about able to squeeze into a tagged size 30- bare in mind, before soak.

The bybeatle volume one will retail for pre order and the heavy comp exclusively through Rivet & Hide, the link will be up on March 5th.

All pre orders will get a discount of 10% and all jeans qualify for a spot in the heavyweight championship

[Megatron1505]

Hall of Fade made a very successful collaboration with Artist Denim using a 21oz Japanese selvedge sanforized denim fabric in sulfur dyed black and synthetic dyed indigo. The denim was made with 100% Zimbabwe cotton. It was their very first collaboration denim that came limited to 50 pairs of indigo and 25 pairs of black.

Interesting details on the black pair would be the black thread stitch, red selvedge lining, double chain stitch construction, heavy duty cotton bags, thick cow hide leather patch, YKK rivets and buttons. Each front pocket bag is printed, on the one side there's a very useful method of keeping track on the number of wears and the start date. The cut is slim tapered.

For the HWDC, Hall of Fade is putting up 1 collab pair in a size 29 black as a special prize. To win this iconic piece of Hall of Fade history, all you'll have to do is stave off washing your jeans.

That's right, no washing or soaking of your HWDC denim for as long as possible. The last person to wash their denim wins. We'll be keeping track from all the updates. We know all of you are good honest folks but we'll be keeping tabs on the updates all the same.

Hall of Fade has decided to put up this special category in this contest in the hopes to seek out that dedicated individual who pursues nothing but great character in their denim fades. So best of luck each and every one of you, looking forward to participants pushing past the 1 year mark.

Hall of Fade announcement here: http://halloffade.com/heavy-weight-denim-championship-round-2/

Edited March 8, 2013 by Megatron1505

[whackedout]

Judging by how many reserved posting there are...this is going to be HUGE!!

[louisbosco]

i guess huge would be an understatement. haha. what a teaser. coming soon.

[Megatron1505]

The Official

Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013 - 2015

T-shirts

are now ready for PRE-Order

You will be able to order shirts until February 22nd 2013.

All orders will ship by February 28th 2013.

CLICK HERE -->http://www.jimmycrow...dc-shirts2.html

And we are happy to announce one more colaboration!

Ebbets Field Flannels will produce a special edition Heavy Champ baseball cap

Here are the specs - and some tasty pictures - link for preorder

http://www.jimmycrow.com/hwdc_2/hdc-hats2.html

Standard cap /semiadjustable

Crown: Navy wool

Visor: Navy wool

Under visor: 7oz Duck , mustard (FD7-MUS)

Button: Navy

Eyelets: Navy

Sweatband: Black

Seam tape: Black

Stitching: Navy

[MKMKMK]

Awesome mega. So we can start to PM you about the jeans we will be wearing for the HWDC2?

[Megatron1505]

PM away, I'll reply over the next few days.

[Highvoltage]

Looks to be a great time! Thanks for all the hard work! While I don't see myself being able to do any international traveling, I will wear my new mega-busters as much as possible, and post pics from Michigan.

[whackedout]

^ I agree. ALOT has happened within the 3 months. I, thank you Mega and Beatle for making this happen and the time you have put to get all these awesome events together. I am going to support this all the way. Now I'm wondering what that "special prize" that Beatle is offering .

[comicto]

this is gonna be epic

[Megatron1505]

Thanks to all who have sent details so far, I will go through all messages tomorrow and get back to you all with registration numbers

[Megatron1505]

To clarify a couple of points....

- you can post on whichever and as many forums as you want to, I only need you to pick one to put into your unique registration number.

- donations are voluntary, but appreciated :-)

[spidereye]

Credit to all people make this history in the making happening.Especially to legendary MEGA & Beats.

Cant wait to participate.

Merry christmas & heppy new year to all my fellow SUFU.

[UkeNo]

Yes!

[JHC76]

Hope this is the correct place to post this, and also hope this doesn't get buried too quickly...but I'd like to make an offer to one member who is participating in this competition....

I will cover the $25 donation for a member who PMs me with why it would be helpful to them. Obviously this will be an honors system and will be subjective on my part. What I ask is that you are a student, or right out of school just starting off in your career. I remember back in my college and graduate school days where $25 meant I could be well caffeinated for a few days while in the lab running experiments. I also remember when I started getting into raw denim about 6 years ago that I chose ramen noodles over real food for a month to be able to pay for a pair. I'm sure some of you out there cut back on something to buy the contest pair or another pair for the competition.

Please send me a PM with just a few sentences why it would be helpful to have this covered for you. The deadline is noon (12pm EST) this Friday. Throughout the year I try to give or participate in charity as much as possible, and now at the end of the year I look back at the opportunities I have had and the items I have been able to purchase and want to do a final good deed before 2013.

Looking forward to the next two years!

[Megatron1505]

^ Simply awesome gesture, thank you for supporting this.

[Megatron1505]

Day 1 = 48 contestants signed up

[Highvoltage]

Registered and paid.

[Netleyhunter]

I was just about to pay when a thought occurred to me, is the $25 in US funds?

[Megatron1505]

It is, one currency keeps it simple for all.

[spitfiredealer]

Pm and money's sent. This is going to be epic.

[Megatron1505]

I know we said that contributions were voluntary, but 76 contestants and only 7 contributions, damn.

We need to at least cover the cost of the Championship Belts, and I was hoping to get a contribution towards some of the events, and the costs that we have paid out already.

I argued against myself to charge a compulsory $10 for entry, maybe I was wrong.

What are everyones opinions on contributing, should we have made the competition smaller so it didn't need funding? Should there have been a $10 charge?

[DFreshLeish]

Contribution sent! At first I felt a $10 entry fee wouldn't/shouldn't be necessary, but maybe it could weed out some of the less serious people... Maybe build it into the DoubleXX shirt? I'd gladly pay more for a badass shirt that simultaneously helps the cause.

[Megatron1505]

Not a bad idea Devon, I don't know if it would make it messy for Jimmy to send the extra funds where they need to be.

[spitfiredealer]

It's the way of the world Mega, if people don't have to pay the majority won't. Maybe once the jeans arrive and the comp starts more donations will come in. (Fingers crossed)

I'd of gone for the $10 charge. It's not a lot and folks clearly have the cash for their chosen denim then another 10 bucks on top shouldn't break anyones bank.

[viol8or]

Why would an entry fee be a big deal? We all can get at least 10/25 dollars between now and a few months. For what it is i think thats fair...

[Megatron1505]

Thank you sincerely, if it makes anyone more comfortable I am happy to ....

a ) Stop at $500, which will cover the belts and costs we have paid so far. I will cover food and beer costs for UK events.

or

b ) Publish accounts to show everyone exactly where the money goes.

Edited December 26, 2012 by Megatron1505

[thegift]

Just sent payment in. Meant to do it earlier.