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I'm not anymore as anal as I used to be with these sort of things. Day one here. I'ts a beautiful windy day and I work from home so the jeans are already dry from a lukewarm soak and this is how they fit. The waist stretched back easily, the rest of it shrunk to perfection. I'm only tempted to toss them in the machine for peace of mind later on and to take another couple cms off the inseam length. I'm delighted with the jeans, love the fit! great denim, light but crunchy, I feel it'll fade great. I can totally see me being loyal to these jeans for the most of the next 18 months, easily.

Just got home and they're here!!! In time for CSL's 60th b'day party.

Ready, set, go!

Took a few detail shots to add to the thread before I beat up these jeans.

and mine are ready too...

Not even worn or washed but already rust on the buttons Also selvedge pockets bags (I guess they all are) and some details

Washed and air dried, the perks of sleeping at 5am

pre-contest photo... FW RMC WH 1000XX John Lofgren Contest WoM Jeans drying after wash ...

Checking in!

A bit out of order but still doing my part.

Here's the pre soak try-on (forgive the fuzzy slippers please....). The waist is pretty spot on. Apparently I'm more of a 38 than 36 these days. Perhaps I'll be keeping these raw. We'll see. The denim is much softer, & more pliable than I expected.

All the usual Tender / Great Lakes / Okolehao / Union Special / Hollows / Cane’s / Russell

#214 in a warm wash, then a hang dry: Pre-soak fit: :

Loving the runoff on the pocket bags. Also, my personal favorite is squared-off pocket bags; means no awkward iPhone angling fades.

raw 1947 and 1900 pullover jeans are still very crispy.

Patch and tab after a hot wash and tumble dry. The waist on my size 34 shrunk to 30. Perfect fit now.

Crosspost for posterity: Into storage with the start of #WOMCON: OA01XX at 2.5 years, 5 washes, around 1-1.5hrs of dog walking wear per day only

Into storage with the start of #WOMCON: OA01XX at 2.5 years, 5 washes, around 1-1.5hrs of dog walking wear per day only

Happily my pair landed, even much earlier in than the day than I'd have thought. Got a quick try on - I think these will be good. I'm too lazy for measurements - I tend to just try em on and if I feel I've sized well enough I just leave it alone and trust that whatever math I did upon ordering had some coherence to it. I have some room in the waist, it will likely be a little snug up there post wash but I think will stretch back out nicely - I don't need it to stretch back out to raw. The rest of the pants seem to have room to shrink all over, but nothing crazy. The length is the wildcard - room to cuff or not? Probably a little... I'd agree on the TCB/Ooe spectrum - my pair seems quite nicely made, pocket bags seem about just right sized - stitching isn't Ooe level tidiness but with some snips I think it would be pretty close, and I also think that's not so much the intent anyways. Really pretty much just as I'd hoped for a raw 30's pair. Simone did a nice job and knowing it's going to a one man operation I think these are worth every penny. Shame I can't get into it until the weekend!

Wood pile is getting low… Devium cap & Canvas jacket. Tellason Ladbroke Grove with Gore-Tex Vans

Okay, guys keep this chain alive!

Here it is, the "Official Contest Thread" Thanks to @reallypeacedoff we have this map to see where these jeans will be worn. Please post your RAW/DRY/RIGID picture of the jeans with a newspaper or another method to show the date in this thread. Afterwards you are good to go. Soak, wash or wear them how you like. 18 months later we will use this thread to showcase the final results! Keep the banter and journey of the jeans in the original thread. There is no mandatory monthly update. We trust you guys to wear these jeans in good health. The judges will detect any cheating anyway

I'm going to wash and tumble like always. Realistically looking at Sunday afternoon as the earliest I can make it to the laundromat to get started.

😄 I was thinking this, if we can get a portal of 25 pairs of jeans in a tunnel that would be epic!

Fwiw I only warm washed / hang dried and mine still looks more or less unblemished. Will get some post wash photos up once they’re dry.

Damn, the patch faded more than I thought it would

Warm washing my pair now, only going with a hang dry in the sun for now.

Yeah 17th Jan is the start date mate

Is today the official 'start wearing' day? I've totally forgotten...

Excited to start wearing these tomorrow! Must be lucky, both pocket bags have selvedge IDs.

Flat Head denim shirt / Flat Head single riders jacket / Buzz Rickson 1930s chinos / Hollows Rail belt / Wesco Mister Lou

Ebbets, Drake’s, Full Count, Chucks

I may avoid the dryer then. I’d love to preserve the patch for as long as possible lol love the design

Same. Decided against machine drying because of this, so hoping they dry fairly fast in the less than ideal weather.

Have a feeling these will be one of my best fitting pairs, despite sizing up to size 40! As for the denim itself, I think they'll be fairly fast faders, something about the crunchiness that's hard to explain, but something I think we all intuitively understand having handled dozens (if not hundreds) of pairs over the years 😆 Construction is on par for what I'd expect for someone emulating 1942's (I went with 411S), a little shoddy here and there in a good way, I think he did a great job! Also a big fan of the hardware used, particularly the hidden rivets on my 42's. It's been a while since I've had a new pair, but this really invigorates my love for the hobby again. I'd place them somewhere between TCB and Ooe on the vibes chart, closer to TCB but with a bit more personality. Will run them through the hot cycle twice and air dry. Probably going to avoid the dryer in general this time around if they crock as fast as I'm expecting and also want to go for a more 40's vintage fades look this go around. https://www.instagram.com/p/C6s4sbRPF_6/?img_index=3

I joined the club...

So did anybody else get a super rare collector's edition pair with the tab on the left pocket? Lol. Or is this some detail of a 30s era pair I was unaware of 🤔

Mentioned before that my package was half opened and only now just realizing my WMJ Flasher is missing 🤷‍♂️ I can only assume that Levi's secret police are out there, but luckily they left the marinara intact 😆

Old hat, BR. RMC, High Grade, Companion, Lofgren

Happy New Year y'all, it's finally cold! FW Sasquatch. Boncoura hoodie. FW '42. RO.

That sunlight in the back is almost too much for my old phone's relatively shitty sensor, but anyways. The Warehouse jacket shrunk up pretty nicely, still a little roomy but knowing Warehouse there's a bit more shrink to be had.. Ooe jeans/ Oak Street boots.

Mostly lurking but happy with my new jeans. Andersen-Andersen, Carhartt, FC 0105, Redback Not visible are the TCB hoodie and 1890 blouse. Key layers as it’s finally gotten cold.