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Well, I'm not strictly a judge and this is a touch late as the Final thread was opened on 17th... and Julian's already got the ball rolling already with a nicely descriptive post,.. But, that said, the guidelines are as follows... the main benefit is the judges can then more easily compare the jeans and pick their 1,2,3 1 pic of front (full length, laid flat) 1 pic of back (full length, laid flat) 1 pic of each side (full length, 1 each side, laid flat, so 2 pics) up to 6 photos of your choice e.g. close ups final jeans as they are after 17th July photos only Stressing they are guidelines... aiming for consistency to help scoring. Julian - it's up to you if you want to repost the final pics, and move the post to the 'journey' thread or keep your final post as-is, as the guidelines came after the 17th - your call. No drama folks. Good luck all!

@mlwdp just open up a thread for the brand and post it all mate - nice to have various threads 👍

Tender / Whitesville / Sassafras / Converse Timeline / @Duke Mantee and Rototo not visible

@mlwdp diggin' the white pants mate

@reallypeacedoff congrats and best wishes for fatherhood!!

@PBTony echoing the above... the fit looks spot on... it'd look odd (in my opinion) if it was all fitted and tailored, as that wasn't the original intention... I have an Orslow one that juts out too as they all do... in fact I'd swap mine for a size up to give even more relaxed look... sizing to embrace... enjoy!

McCoys are significantly more expensive - just saw a pair of 50s jeans for £425... how much... I know. Recently, I looked up a pair of P44 monkey pants £410 for McCoys in UK... yet Buzz are only approx £125 direct from Japan / c£200 if bought in the UK. You might argue McCoys are better quality (old days I'd say yes, but I haven't handled recent stuff) but is it really more than double. Someone must be paying McCoys new luxury prices... for now, at least

Like an old school teacher used to say, that was a deliberate mistake to check if anyone was paying attention . Good spot - we'll def not ask you to score @CSL

Who's Jason Mamoa??? I saw him linked with LH, not the other way round... true words

Summer here tends to be less busy so that might be a factor too mate

Good shout... A matching jacket and non-5-pocket 'trousers' suit-cum-tux could be appealing We'd be the only 25 people dispersed across the globe with such a get-up Perfect for all occasions... wear-it-for-your-real-work workwear, weddings, birthdays... dress it up, dress it down... It's a fair challenge... though we can find a place for the 25-strong Sufu crew to meet up, can't we? The future's uncertain... so I'm feeling increasingly the need to live for today... as long as we have a plan for what we know, and a plan for what we don't know... we'll be OK... and hopefully we can get the sponsors bought in... it might even add to the contest drama... 😉

The Word of Mouth Jeans Pizza and Crust Contest #WoMCon – Close out post We started, fittingly, on World Pizza Day, 17th January 2025… 18 months have flown by… and our last day is 17th July 2026 This post lays out the close-out plan… if anything is missing or unclear, please flag it and I’ll resolve it Reminders - the original contest posts I set out the judges and the scoring criteria back last year here And the contestant list and choice of jeans here Prizes were set out here i.e. 1st - Free WWII Type-1 Jkt from Simo 2nd - Free pair of jeans from Simo 3rd and 4th - 40% discount on a new order There is also the generous Duke Mantee Prize here voted for my @Duke Mantee, Simo and @Maynard Friedman Close-out Timetable - 17th July to 26th July – Contestants post their final pictures - 26th July – Submission deadline - 27th July – Final pics thread will be closed - 27th July – 9th August – Judges vote for both prizes - 9th August – Deadline for judges to score (any judge's votes received after 9th August will not be counted) - Before 14th August – Results announced As we all know, no plan survives first contact with reality, so please bear in mind we all have life going on alongside this and it lands during holiday time (including mine!) @beautiful_FrEaK and I will contact the judges and collate the scores... I’m pleased to say Maynard will judge but is chocka busy hence we'll co-ordinate... that said, I’m pleased to say @Dr_Heech has agreed to oversee the collation of scores and announcement of the winner – we don’t want any claims of conflicts of interest now do we!! I believe the above timetable is achievable rather than being overly ambitious. If the judges can get through the scoring sooner (after being found ) we'll announce the winners sooner, of course Game on!! Best wishes folks!!

Pretty much all of us have got loads of traditional 5-pocket jeans in various eras, cuts and denims Many have got 'special' pairs of jeans stacked away e.g. Roys, Canes... many have got their eyes on new 5 pocket pairs... we'll be wearing 5 pockets for life Given this, a non-5-pocket denim contest is attractive BUT the reality is the majority would want to be wearing a pair of 5-pockets at the same time To allow that, I'd go for a slow fading contest - duration 3 years, or even 4 years Wear your favourite 5-pockets (as many as you like), whilst slowly rocking your non-5-pocket contest pair for 3-4 years - what's not to love... so... Non-5-pocket denim military chinos, fatigues, whatever we want Everyone in the same pair 3 or 4 years An annual photo thread check-in What 3 years you say... yes, why not... most of us have been on here much longer and no sign of that stopping... may of us have had slowly fading jeans for years anyhow... it's nothing new Keep the community interest, keeps the stories coming slowly, makes the contest different than 'normal' Sufu etc etc

Post O'alls / FW / @Duke Mantee / Little Hand / Brother Bridge... from a few days ago when it was vest weather... now it's scorching again

Folks, just to add to @beautiful_FrEaK's post ^^^ I'll propose a timetable for pics, judging and outcomes over the weekend

On the Steelbacker, I went with 44 because the constraining measurement was the shoulders like you say @okimotootherwise a 42 was good in the other measurements. My sense is it's deliberate by design by Freewheelers to achieve the silhouette they were aiming for. These are definitely voluminous jackets. Mine will fit layers under. Great neppy denim on it. I reckon it'll be September here though before it gets any wear.

Hahaha... short arms, deep pockets is one to watch. Same fellas are usually first out the taxi, last to the bar

Gents, I reckon LH would be a great match for a Sufu contest... in the same way that Simo was, and has been, on the WoMCon. Direct contact with a one-person maker feels the right way to go. I sent LH the link to this thread on Sufu so he's at least heard about us 👍. The WomCon was the first contest I've ever done because I struggle to focus on a single pair of jeans beyond a month or so, so I doubt I'll be in but never say never!! That said, I'd been chatting with @Broark on this previously and I think he might be up for getting some Sufu ideas flowing and interest checked

Ahhh mate I feel for ya as it was a similar story in my house... very happy the post helped position your Birks as merely middle-aged, with plenty of life life in 'em. Mine had gaffer tape on the heel for maybe the last 18 months before they were relegated to wear for hanging out the washing... then one night someone left them out in the summer rain and kaput, end of an era. I told Mrs MJF9 they were still structurally sound, albeit in pieces, and asked her where she had put the Superglue... but she threw me a deaf 'un... and so it was RIP my dear old Birks

We don't have a thread for destroyed footwear, hence posting these deconstructed Birks here... 13 years unlucky... about 12 daily wear as house slippers, then a year taped up for walking into the garden... one night in the rain and finally game over... fair to say I got my money's worth

You lookin' at me... Watched Taxi Driver at the flicks last night... 50th anniversary

@okimoto joking aside, we used to have a few ladies posting in here... now I think it's just Srudy... there is a 'Raw for women' thread started 20 years ago with 100+ pages but no posts in the past 4 years... I think Ed scared them all off

Little Hand / Tezomeya / @Duke Mantee / Adidas x RO (ok, not really)

@shredwin_206 I also have the wide WW2 model. He sent me specs for standard and wide. The extra rise and thigh space won it for me. LH will customise his standard dimensions e.g. I had my jacket made to 61cm. It was the WW2 glitch model that I was chatting with LH about. I see he's also done '37, '42 with cinch, '22 models, and a chore too. There's even been some black denim in there. I never checked if he produces the same years in batch cycles. He's a friendly guy so I'd just shoot him a question if I wanted a particular repro year. Are you going to get some?

@UkeNo @nopal roping 👌