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And we are still thinking 24 months @Broark? PS Thanks for all your legwork on BOTH contests!

Couldn't find a Known Non-Japanese Brands thread so figurd I would post in here... This might stir up some of the older English [hooligan] lads but I had the chance to chat to the Stone Island denim team during an event in LA. SI wanted to get back into some denims after some time off focusing on their usual wares. Was cool to chat and they really had gone through a big catalogue of other brands and kinda put their own spin on it. Honestly, seeing them in person, there are very high quality as far as the little branded details and attention to detail. Compared to all the repos, was fresh to see a new take that wasn't (to me) overboard. I'm a big fan of SI, especially pre-Moncler, but have always waited for decent sales or secondhand to buy. Anyways, picked up the "Selvedge Indigo Denim Raw" in 36 and took a few photos of some of the cool details. Chainstitching everywhere, and I appreciated the dual stitching but one hidden in indigo. The pockets are lined in the bottom but interestingly enough are two parts stitched together, a very cool detail. Instead of a leather patch, removeable patch that is also made with indigo stitching, only for the Denim Research items. 13oz denim from Japan. The fit is fantasic for my build currently. Size 36 measures 38, 12.5, 17.5, 14.25, 10.5, 8.5, 33.5 and I think there will be a small amount of shrinking. Really nice fit if I'm honest, one of my favorite. Some pictures:

Safari and tried Chrome too. Will clear the cache and see if that resolves... Edit: Nope, can't establish a connection to the server. Will check my ISP.

The images don't show up for me @Broark and everytime I try to click rebuilt.jp, I cant establish a connection to the site. Has always been like that for me, figured his site was always down hahaha

He'll be wearing denim in no time! 220A working overtime!

Had our boy a couple of days ago, made it home last night!

They better be downsized at least two sizes...

I have always found Roy a super nice dude. I had an issue with the first round of Ducks and he got me to send them to him, he fixed them up and sent this cool note that he made with the chainstitcher. I can tell he was a BMX nerd a while back, we'd chat about it, but the image Kiya posted of his death, he was on a S&M Challenger from 1990s, a pretty sweet bit of kit. Kinda regret selling the few pieces that I had from him but I also wont be paying $2,000 for a pair of jeans on eBay. My good memories of him will suffice. RIP

Yup, voted for 36 months so 24 months would also be good on my end. For this comp, I wouldn't want to do anything under. I think I voted Rebuilt/LB as #1, however, if 15 people need/want their jeans, I'm happy to jump into the LH camp too.

That's liteally every Indonesian denimhead in the Indigo Invitational right there. Conversely, there was a rancher in Idaho that was getting fades like that, I guess he was pulling his jean legs up to his knees and tucking the jeans in his boots.

I just turned 40 and about to have a little one in the next few weeks and echo your sentiment @conqueror! I see on this forum a fair bit—since it's the only one I'm on, and I'm not pointing any fingers—where people want a garment for a [very] specific event/style. The next week after they have bought it, they want (not need) a new garment to fit another niche part of their wardrobe. Fast forward a year and boom, wardrobe sale of all those items at pennies on the dollar. And that's all good, their money and they are free to do what they want. I noticed the more I research clothes, the more I want various things. The last year and a half, I have largely dismissed most launches/sales/emails so I have saved a lot of time (and money) not going down the rabbit hole. It only strengthens my resolve to wear what I have and enjoy my past purchases as opposed to wanting something new all the time. In many cases, we are here to somewhat "fade" our jeans, or at least get enough wears to see how they hold up. In the end, the endorphins fade fast, and jeans are just another designer/brands interpretation of something that basically looks the same. A generalized view for sure but they are just 5-pocket blue jeans in the end.

Made it to the end without purchasing anything (since that thread). Now it's on! JK. Went through my wardrobe and found some newfound love on things I haven't worn in ages.

I think the quantity of fabric he has was limiting it to 15...

I'm down for a 36 month contest since a couple of days a week would still yield 300 wears which is probably the sweet spot if my 18 month WOMJ are anything to go by (overly worn 🙂)...But I wouldn't want to take a spot of someone who is gonna really put a ton of wear into them if RB took top spot. LH looks very apealing to me as well. Throwing my vote in now...

Psyched on this big anni party @kiya! Any chance the Imperial boys are heading over too? Also, you need any jeans for temp display? Got my SExI14s and SE05BSPs in storage...

Congrats to all the winners and thank you to everyone who wore/commented/judged, was a good one! Jared would have been my vote too! Unfortunately, a few people were probably busy or forgot but would be cool to see those that didn't do a final submission at some point too.

And sitting in the seat crunching in those honeycombs, changing gears, and if you ride well, using the rear brake. All adds up very quickly.

I guess I didn't give my random thoughts so here goes: I washed probably 60 times, most of this was every week the last 8 months Wore everyday bar when in for repairs. Some days it was literally just the ride so 1 hour but I would guess an average of 10 hours a day overall I did about 12 miles 4 times a week riding + 4 miles of walking 3 times a week + 2 mile lunchtime walks everyday 3700+ miles on bike 2000+ miles of walking Crazy that amount of exercise and I still barely got any combs. My jeans were never a wide as I was hoping so its perplexing to me. Didn't wash very much the first 6 months. Front looks great but was never stoked on the rear (this and the above point seems to be the consensus of a few others?) Denim was great for summer, I think the sweet spot for me is that 14-15oz at this point Found out our apartment washing machine "warm" cycle was actually just ridiculously hot so explains why the first wash killed the foiled patch For a year and a half, minimal repairs considering the amount of use they got In saying that, thighs were thin (very) and I was getting holes everyday the last 3 weeks Crotch had a blow out so retiring them to some degree

Added mine to the final thread but some of my favorites. Been a great comp, chill and more of a community feel. Not an all out fade freakz comp lol.

#214 checking in! I didn't wear them the last couple of weeks, crotch is on its last thread, and I seemingly added a new hole in the thighs every time I wore them. I have a Leathermen that almost went through the belt loop, and a year and half of swinging around caused a few holes to form. Our neighbou just installed a new fence and recently oiled it, figured it was a nice contrasting back drop. Been an awesome journey and WOMJ rules, thanks Simo! Look forward to another pair from him soon.

Made a link here for Dropbox. Are you able to upload? Someone wanna test? Maybe rename your images to start with your username...for example: 1 pic of front (full length, laid flat)...username-1.jpg 1 pic of back (full length, laid flat)...username-2.jpg 1 pic of each side (full length, 1 each side, laid flat, so 2 pics)...username-3.jpg, ...4.jpg up to 6 photos of your choice e.g. close ups...username-5.jpg, ...6.jpg, ...7.jpg, ...8.jpg, ...9.jpg, ...10.jpg

Love how light they are overall @nopal!

While the Indigo Invitational Y4 and WOMJ comp was on I had had this pair on ice since I I purchased them in Japan. Worn a few times in between my WOMJ and Denime (that is taking priority through to the end of the year) washes. Excited to be back in TSG. I had a couple of pairs when I was young and slim but the rise on TSG, up until this new SG1003, has been too low, now I'm older (and fatter). Hoping they might update all their fits/fabrics one day. TSG is too good. Denim is 14oz, light and airy for these consistent heatwaves during summer.

Cheers! I kept the offcuts too as I'm planning on maybe adding belt loops so that I could wear them down eventually.

Since I have a kid coming in a couple of months, figured it was a good time to get myself a pair of overalls. I wanted something a little more substantial than the lighter weight of other brands, and eventually I settled on these SDA D1911 GL3 which are ~15oz. These are seriously neppy, so much so that the first wash, they shed a ton—was blue pimples of cotton everywhere! I had them hemmed at SELA, and everyone there was seriously impressed in all the details. Selvedge lines all over the joint, hidden pockets and sections, really well put together. Really nice!