ETERNAL 811 Contest 10/10/10 - 12/12/12

[rOeLez]

dayum joelz good stuff !

[alimenator]

cross post from what are your jeans doing today

was chillin with my friends dog

Then headed out to the beach and watched a surf contest

also saw a street performer who reminded me of bon iver

but when looking at the pic, I saw no resemblance....

and lastly, a pic of my eternals

[setterman]

Beetle organised this thing and now won't be wearing them???,

What?! How did that happen?

[beatle]

I screwed up sizing..unless I gain about 20 pounds I am simply not able to wear them...for sentimental reasons I'm keeping them - and maybe one day when I'm in my 50's these will fit...watch this space - might be the most delayed contestant ever..

[rOeLez]

your fit is nice IMO from the last pics you posted

[setterman]

I screwed up sizing..unless I gain about 20 pounds I am simply not able to wear them...for sentimental reasons I'm keeping them - and maybe one day when I'm in my 50's these will fit...watch this space - might be the most delayed contestant ever..

Sorry to hear about the sizing. That stinks, putting all that work into the contest and not getting to wear them....

[Bodyslam]

#99 reporting in. sz 29 SDO. hopefully i can get some fit pics up soon.

@GupNasty have your sz 29 reached yet?

[GupNasty]

They were shipped out Thursday and I have been eagerly waiting. Expected delivery date was today, but hopefully tomorrow I can finally join in the fun.

Btw, eager to see your fit pics/measurements! Not too many 29's around here...

[blakey]

Woot, No.82

[Ozone]

#89 reporting in. sz 34 SDO

[Bodyslam]

Btw, eager to see your fit pics/measurements! Not too many 29's around here...

heres a quick presoak fit pic taken with my phone. havent had the time to do any measurements yet.

[chambo2008]

looking good lads, will be doing my soak tomorrow as i've been to busy, so will put up pre wash pics then.

[po_boy_fuuma_hatesbargerz]

Gotta be honest, if anybody (beatle cough cough) knows where I can find an old eternal red tab i would be eternally (get it) grateful...

[Ammit]

Worn for a week and I managed to trip and scrape up the right knee already. Gonna need to give these things a hand wash soon, the back of my calves are dirty as hell from walking around in the slush.

[chambo2008]

so some pre wash pic's i guess.....

rear

combzz

side combzz

stack fadezz

[chambo2008]

cont...

3 months i guess, shame these weren't taken in sunlight but maybe after the wash..

[alimenator]

looking good chambo! fades are really starting to set on those

[thedoad]

Been forever since I posted anything eternal related but I love them and im wearing them constantly. Supposed to be nice this weekend so maybe I can get some proper 3 month pics. Everyones look awesome so far and welcome to the new guys.

Phone teaser

[po_boy_fuuma_hatesbargerz]

I guess I get the dubious honor of having the first repair. My pocket bags already blew, with the stitching coming off...

Both sides are like that...

Black thread, handstitch + the Office = Pockets again!

[tvshooter]

my right pocket is starting to do the same thing. not sure the pocket bags are the sturdiest. . .

[not too tight]

Well I am going to have to start my 4th repair tomorrow. First was a tear in the front then the back pocket corner then the beginning of some crotch blow out but I noticed on my ride home that the area next to it blew out. Being 22 and still growing sucks, not only do over half my shirts not fit anymore, my jeans keep getting smaller and smaller which only means more repairs in the future

The damage

[M.O.A]

nice thread folks.

reminds me I need to bring my 2 year + 811's back to Gordon for some repairs.

[Baeyer-Drewson]

my right pocket is starting to do the same thing. not sure the pocket bags are the sturdiest. . .

I bought a pair of 811s at Bears in 2007 and I remember the pockets being thick canvas, but a pair purchased from the same place in 2010 has much thinner pocket canvas. Obviously materials and/or construction methods have changed slightly. Not hatin on Eternal, they're still one of my favourite brands, I just miss those old heavy duty pockets

[po_boy_fuuma_hatesbargerz]

Wonder who's going to be the first to get pissed and just sew on thick leather patches.

[chambo2008]

washed my jeans today, they aren't really 100% dry but put em on... fit is on point again love these jeans still thinking that after a year of wear im gonna put another pair in rotation as i still wanna wear them after the 12.12.12

[beatle]

lol, some of you won't have a jeans left in 22 months

[Piddan]

ive had my 811s for just over a year now and i havent had a single thread coming loose. ive had the crotch repaired once, but thats it. wtf are yall doing to your pockets haha ?

[chambo2008]

i just noticed that my secound button hole is ripping.. will see what the tailor wants to charge or i might have to do it myself..

[PeterParker]

These jeans look like they're getting busted up pretty easily. I don't recall previous iterations of the 811 being this fragile...

At this rate, I wouldn't expect any of the contest jeans to survive 1 year without repairs.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

wow there are really many (quality?!) issues so early in this contest.

kinda reminds me of the Denime contest