volvo240thebest

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.

While you kids play with names, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED!

[edit] just tried on. Exactly as I expected, the pre soak fit is already good, meaning that I will just soak them, as suggested but the man himself.
Beautiful pair of jeans, great everyday cut, not too loose not too slim, just right. 
 

7 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

I do!

(I hope)

I don't. I really hope though! meanwhile I've gave up smoking (for good I hope! it's two months + now) and gained some more weight. I will have to rely on the fact that 38 will actually stretch back to 38, either that or loose weight fast, or a combination of both..
I do hope that Simone will ship today or tomorrow and probably I will be the first to receive them, being in Italy as well... ; )

Ok peeps!

I'll play

Model 411 size 38

Can't pass a contest involving a fellow Italian craftsman!

21 hours ago, UkeNo said:

I’m only interested if @volvo240thebest takes  part. 
(Come back Volvo  ) 

that's very nice of you. I'm still lurking about once a day. My life is a mess at the moment with way too much work and stress. I'm so fat that none of my old tcb jeans fit and the idea of surrender and realize I need a 38 makes me sad.
I'm going to leave my job at the end of the year, move on something else more simple and get my life back. I thought I could resist with this job until I was 50, make some more good money and call it a day then. But I'm 43 now and I've been dead close to burnout for the last couple years. 

I may as well decide to join for the fun, as long as I like the cut. I have no time at the moment to work out details with Hajime and Ryo. Let's hope they cook up something that most will like, a Levi's based 5P model with a regular to loose fit.
A copy of a specific Levi's pair they haven't covered yet from either 40s or 50s would be probably the most attractive project to stir interest in the contest. A 60's pair with a more friendly cut would be nice too. I loved it back in 2012 or whenever it was, but now I know more what I like, and that cut leaves much to be desired in terms of comfort and proportions (low rise, tight hip, tight thigh).

Soft arsed Italian wearing the heavy layers in Canada.

Comfy outdoor

Inverallan

Og107

Yukkkks

Warehouse sweatshirt
Ranger Vintage (cheapo taobao jeans, ww2 model in ecru)
Russell mocs

Tcb seaman

Warehouse 1004

Birks + socks

Long time no see

Congrats everyone, so many great pairs in this contest. @Yot @chicote @Hopethisoneisnttaken well done guys!
Apologies for not being an active part of the contest in the last six months. I've even managed to not post final submissions.
As a positive note, I've lost a bit of weight and I fit again my pair now ; ) And after some yard work in the weekend I gave them their first right-side-out wash and they're starting to look decently worn in.
 

Here we go beautiful people!

final submission rules:

Picture rules: Maximum 8 pictures
Picture submittance deadline: 14th March

Please send the pictures to [email protected]
Title: TCB WW2 fade contest/ your contestant number and your nickname

How to judge: Each TCB member decides their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
1st place-3 points
2nd place-2 points
3rd place-1 points
The person who gets the most point wins.

As you all know, the contest had lived a life of its own on multiple platforms, due to language barrier many JP didn't manage to create an account on sufu.
Ryo would like to have all photos also to make a tcb contest gallery on Tcb website.

I guess it doesn't hurt if we want to make a final submission thread here on sufu for the sake of posterity, but as I wrote above the evaluation and official submission will have to be made by email.
 

hello beautiful people!

I'm sorry for being very badly MIA during the last six months. Life hasn't been very kind to myself to put it mildly.
My main job has become so stressful to put a dent or (or three) on my mental stability, and this made me, off all things, gain weight again, and loose interest in clothes. I think I may be ready for a no buy 2022 (unless I keep gaining weight!). I can still fit the jeans but truth be told now they're not much comfortable anymore so I don't wear them everyday. I'll try and find time to dremel the jeans and take a few pics of the jeans in the next weeks ; )

Very glad to see so many beautiful fades out there. Special mention to @Jared_Lee whose pair looks and fits fantastic.

Tcb boss of the cat overalls

#brotherhoodofthebib @bartlebyyphonics
My pair of tcb boss of the cat should here next week, I couldn't resist either ; )

Tcb seaman X Lee Jp X Excelsior

Hello lovely people of sufu

I am still alive!

Madras by De Paz Bologna

White jeans by Ranger Vintage

Sockless paraboot Michael