TCB: happy jeans contest

[erk]

Let the fades come to you. 

 

I consider myself salaryman status. I could wear jeans at work, but jeans don't really work as well for the work I do - so I mainly use my camp trousers. So I pretty much only wear these after work and on the weekends. nothing crazy.

 

and some loom chatter for Paul 

[ah_long]

great updates, mine will go through regular wash in about two~three months, we should see some rapid growth after the initial stubbornness..

[volvo240thebest]

the "uniform" in the morning light!

[setterman]

Did you order that jacket as a long, or is that just their pattern?

[volvo240thebest]

It's the jacket pattern. Fairly long for a type II standard. It has it's pros and cons though, works great with untucked shirts for example. I don't mind that extra bit of lenght, I've got used to it. When I need it to be shorter and buttoned sometimes I close it til the last button and fold it inwards like this:

Edited April 14, 2015 by volvo240thebest

[ranonranonarat]

got help from a familiar face for material to put up. thanks sugar mountain, great meetup!

pictured:

LEFT

miu miu cons repro sneakers

7 for all mankind jeans

burberry bear t shirt

RIGHT

givenchy strapless boots

true religion beautiful arc jeans

prada shirt (vintage)

Edited April 15, 2015 by ranonranonarat

[garden gnomes in space]

sick prada bro

[Maynard Friedman]

Brilliant ranon! You didn't mention the D&G specs and Louis Vuitton manbag though...

[volvo240thebest]

Great outfits lads but honestly speaking those Gucci Chesterfield repro sofa's behind you steal the show!

[aho]

Lol maynard I was going to post "What about the LV?!"

Ranon, surprised you also didnt mention the watches!

Edited April 15, 2015 by aho

[Foxy2]

Nice bar in the background....one or the other bottle of whisky...

[ranonranonarat]

i could mention everything else but i try not to get caught up in this consumerism. at the moment im just very big on "alternative living" and my cause is all about environmental sustainability. i only buy unionmade miu miu and 7 for all mankind.

good eye about the background, this is actually one of the better whiskey bars around singapore.

[tvshooter]

sick! that's a great meetup Ranon and SugMtn!

[volvo240thebest]

that Singapore bar has a great Graham Greene novel vibe. I can almost see Michael Caine sipping a scotch in a corner with a panama hat and a white linen suit!

[aho]

Need to wash the jeans...Haven't thrown them in for about 2+ weeks, but maybe this weekend! In the meantime, I've just been eating...

 

La Sirena Clandestina; Nothing mind blowing here just a really good satisfying meal (Brazillian with New American technique):

Ceviche

Moqueca

meat...

caipirinha!

[Sigur Rós]

Now that's proper food.

Unlike my msg mie goreng diet.

[Sugar Mountain]

Another great two pages while I've been gone. Good work everyone! Erk, I can't believe the evo you have on those jeans from salary man wear. Looking very promising.

 

It was a pleasure to see Ranon again this past week in Singapore. God, that place is friggin' hot! I've come back with a terrible head cold which I'm attributing to the extreme heat and air-con messing with my system. The trip was for work so I've not got any good update pictures other than the bro shot you see above, sadly.

[ranonranonarat]

the weather has been horrible of late SM, can't seem to make up its mind. get better soon, seems to be getting warmer in hk as well!

[erk]

haha, thanks SM. I guess I'm a tough salaryman. 

 

heres a pic of the TCBs with my red wing pecos. 

Another great two pages while I've been gone. Good work everyone! Erk, I can't believe the evo you have on those jeans from salary man wear. Looking very promising.

 

It was a pleasure to see Ranon again this past week in Singapore. God, that place is friggin' hot! I've come back with a terrible head cold which I'm attributing to the extreme heat and air-con messing with my system. The trip was for work so I've not got any good update pictures other than the bro shot you see above, sadly.

[garden gnomes in space]

jeans look great cuffed.  I fucked up and had them hemmed too short to cuff.  I tried to fix that but Ed and team didnt get my update  request in time.  

[aho]

^insane perfect fit on those erk!

[Bobbo]

Yesterday I went for a bikeride on the countryside and enjoyed the good weather. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[volvo240thebest]

Yours truly and the contest jean laying down a few flute tracks in the studio. Still playing on lent instruments after the big theft btw but finally I should get all the new gear in a few weeks time. Hurrah!

[Maynard Friedman]

I didn't know James Galway was in the TCB contest!

[garden gnomes in space]

[volvo240thebest]

hahaha! I've been compared to many people over the years. when I was living in Ireland about ten yrs ago everybody was calling me the Italian Jack Osbourne. I'm much more glad to be compared to Mr Lucas in fairness! I'd be very happy to swap my bank account with his!

here's my alter ego rocking proudly the dad style loose jean fit/western boot combo, showing us all how it's done!

Edited April 21, 2015 by volvo240thebest

[beardy3344]

So I rolled the dice and picked up the last 50's cut in size 36 from Tuckshop. Even after reading this thread, I'm still pretty confused about sizing. My best fitting current pair are 19oz Samurai S510's in size 34. Do you think the 36's will be massively huge on me? Already planning on a good hot soak (possibly even a machine wash), and tumble dry to get all of the shrink out. They were sold out of 34, so it was 36 or something else. 

 

Any input is appreciated, and thanks guys!

[garden gnomes in space]

they shrink from tag size.  My tagged 35 usually measure at about 32 right out of a hot wash in the machine.  They stretch out pretty easily.  Expect roughly 3" of inseam shrink as well.  They are the polar opposite of fit when compared to Samurai 710's.  (I have a pair of 710's that I sized up one)

[erk]

I think they may be big on you. 

 

you might end up getting a little more shrinkage out of the TCBs than samurai, but at the waist its of no consequence. Mine stretched back to raw size in probably an hour. 

 

what does your waist measure? 

 

 

 

So I rolled the dice and picked up the last 50's cut in size 36 from Tuckshop. Even after reading this thread, I'm still pretty confused about sizing. My best fitting current pair are 19oz Samurai S510's in size 34. Do you think the 36's will be massively huge on me? Already planning on a good hot soak (possibly even a machine wash), and tumble dry to get all of the shrink out. They were sold out of 34, so it was 36 or something else. 

 

Any input is appreciated, and thanks guys!

 

[beardy3344]

they shrink from tag size.  My tagged 35 usually measure at about 32 right out of a hot wash in the machine.  They stretch out pretty easily.  Expect roughly 3" of inseam shrink as well.  They are the polar opposite of fit when compared to Samurai 710's.  (I have a pair of 710's that I sized up one)

 

Thanks for the feedback. So I should be ok w/ the 36 it sounds like? I've never tried Samurai 710's, only the 510's. My waist measures somewhere between 35-36". Most of my best-fitting jeans measure at about 17.5" across when laid flat. Does anyone have a 50's cut in size 36 that they could possibly measure for me?