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^Honestly, I've yet to see a bad fit on these (and you've all yet to see mine ;) )...Wider cuts are such a rare thing these days, I'm glad you're all on board! Refreshing to see after seeing so many manly curves and thighs all day here in the city...

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Earlier this week we had informal Xmas dinner with our CEO at a Siberian restaurant...

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The food was interesting - mostly fish, raw or frozen with some Russian classics and tons of vodka to drink!

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^^ he said he would, but forgot to put it into the package.

He wants to send it per envelope now...

I'll have ask him about hemming my 60's cut anyhow - will let you know.

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Happy Christmas everybody!

Yesterday I washed the jeans again. I am really glad I went for a 60 degree wash as apparently it brought the denim to the next level! I finally can see some fades ahah! And the roping it's definitely the best I had so far on all my pairs. Photos soon!

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I'm loving how these are coming along. The color in the shot is a bit more royal blue than how the jeans actually look because of the direct sunlight, but I've been slacking in the participation department, and I felt like the thread needed a bump.

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...and a little beer porn to boot

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Will update shortly!

I got a small spot of glue on my leg and in scraping it off noticed some nice blue emerge.  I think we will see some truly beautiful evolution in the contest.  Contrast may be on the wayside atm with the vintage set but I think I'll hang in there with it, at least for a foil.

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^great update Projectp, that's about where mine are at. I lied and never got around to washing them over Christmas however I do plan on it New Year's Day, along with some overdue progress pictures. Not much going on, slight knee/thigh fades and crinkling but that's about it. As jyoni said, I'm not expecting much contrast on my pair! I mean, hot damn look at this pair http://happyjeans.jp/tcb/2014/11/27/7473

 

And not that we haven't seen these already but...http://happyjeans.jp/tcb/2014/07/06/6458

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Happy New Year TCB dudes! I've only been able to follow the thread on my phone, so here's a late update on my part. 
 
I spent the Christmas break back in my hometown of Sheffield in the north of England and it was great to see family and friends again. Living on the other side of the world, this is a rare treat and I look forward to it immensely. The food was a big incentive too! Here's my Dad's Christmas cake. Note the Tottenham Hotspur player...
 
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On Boxing Day evening, we had a lot of snowfall. I ended up battling some 10 year old kids in a snowball fight and soaked the TCB in the process. The next day I dropped my wife off at the train station and walked back up through the city centre and the old General Cemetary, which houses the great and the good of early 20th century industrial Sheffield.
 
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Got a few bouldering sessions in while back in town too. The TCB were at least with me on the way to and from the wall!
 
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A little more...

 

I arrived back in Hong Kong for NYE after a long flight and joined my wife for a Japanese meal at one of our favourite restaurants in town. The quality of food is excellent and the atmosphere is relaxed and very casual - perfect for a low-key end to 2014.

 

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Oh Hong Kong, how I missed your gaudy charm!

 


 

I threw the jeans in the wash when I got back too. Will get some actual denim photos up soon! Enjoy your weekends.

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Went to the Art Institute of Chicago today; Bank of America does free museum days across the US the first weekend of every month, so if you're a cardholder, I recommend taking advantage of it! The AIC was recently awarded the #1 rated destination/place on TripAdvisor and it's definitely worth visiting if in town (check out the Modern Wing if you're short on time and can't do it all). You can spend a whole week here and still not get everything in, but it's a solid collection of everything from the usual suspects (Monet, Picasso, Dali, Van Gogh) to random things like European arms/armory and Hokusai prints.

 

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One of the new exhibits is called "The City Lost and Found" featuring photography from New York, Chicago and LA during the 60's-80s. Aside from a shot of a store selling Levis (you could peep 551ZXX pairs in the window, insane), this was one of my favorite photos:

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The modern wing is a great space:

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Enjoy the weekend!

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Lovely updates everybody!

I've been working all the time during the holidays, finally i had a few days off now so here my update.

I recently bought a new camera to replace the Canon which was stolen along with all my flutes. Here it is, a Sony Alpha 6000, a mirrorless which works very well with legacy manual focus lenses.

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Here with a Pentax 50mm F1.4 and a new leather camera strap that I got from a guy in Genoa who makes them.

Yesterday I visited my dad and mum, we had homemade trenette al pesto, that's a local classic dish.

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Here's my dad, who looks better with age, like a fine pair of English boots!

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And here's my pride and joy, Agata

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Bonus shot of my cat Pippi

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