Competition: Heavyweight Denim Championship Of The World 2011/12

[shinobi2000]

Compared to 24oz denim these are noticeably heavier, much much thicker and a WHOLE lot more rigid. It's very stiff around my knees and crotch.

[Dioxic]

Sorry if these photos are on the larger side. Here are my SExIH03s drying post wash.I'll get with one of my friends in a couple of weeks & shoot some legit pics with a DSLR. Enjoy.

[swiss-jeansfreak]

X Post: This is not part of the competition but I thought if there was anyone who was interested in these, he/she will be on this thread...

Here ya go:

I think I ordered these last summer when they were first announced but there was a long and tumultuous process of getting the leather label on etc...i lost track of all the final touches they were putting on it.

I have a couple of N&F pieces in both the Weird Guy and Skinny Guy so I know to order a size 30 in the Weird Guy fit. Surprisingly the 30s seen here were impossibly tight on me. They fit more like the Skinny Guys and with this being unsanforized, I didn't want to take a chance with them shrinking too much so I asked Blue Owl to switch. Thankfully the switch only took a few days! Thanks Jay!

Look how crazy thick the leather patch is!

And the fit:

Denim is very smooth, not slubby, and super thick. It feels like putting on armor. So far no cuts and bruises from this like I had with the 24oz Sammies but the back pockets do dig at the back of my thighs.

Amazing heavy pants!!

I urgently need a new one for the Jeansmuseum, to have one sample in case a heavy used and worn out pants of this kind will reach the museum in a couple of years!!!!

^^^^And DFreshLeish:

Fantastic video: Those APC jeans and other stuff in this vid have reached holy grail status.

Such items deserves to survive for ever for sure!!!!

[Megatron1505]

Major update required from me this weekend.

My Samurai and my Iron Hearts have now received exactly the same amount of wear and washes, so time for some direct comparison of wear, fades, and colour retention properties of 21oz Samurai VX denim, and Iron Heart 18oz Raw denim......the results are very different.

Edited February 17, 2012 by Megatron1505

[beatle]

I should think so...

[Megatron1505]

Would this be a bad time for Photobucket to say that I'm approaching my bandwidth

I'll try the wifes account.

[Megatron1505]

Contestant number 1, major update time for me !!!!!

Samurai S5000vx - 6 months - 1 soak - 3 washes

Vs

Iron Heart B01X Raw - 6 months - 1 soak - 3 washes

First up - Samurai

[Megatron1505]

Next Up - Iron Heart

Edited February 18, 2012 by Megatron1505

[beatle]

Almost a year since the official start..time for an update

No3 // IHXB01 21oz 1 year // IHXB01od 3 months

[beatle]

[Megatron1505]

You win.

[beatle]

lol, there are tons of awesome jawns in this contest..and I guess you will have a chance to beat ur busters up really good on March 3rd...

[Megatron1505]

Ok, now I'm scared

What do you have planned?

[beatle]

bbq contest

[Megatron1505]

It's on !!!!!!!!!

[mctaran]

#32 sams jx-lr

crotch will need repair soon

[swiss-jeansfreak]

I like the vertical cowboy fading lines on the back side of both pants of Mega

And Beatle: Great fadings on your pants!

Wonderfull evolution how the coin pocket is fighting through your right front pocket

Edited February 21, 2012 by swiss-jeansfreak

[Rotbart]

I´m so intimidated by all these briliant faded denim! Mine is not worth an update, but maybe there´s a price for Last-Man-Fading? Need five more years to get a nice look, most of your denim should be retired then!

[Dioxic]

As promised here are more detailed shots of the jeans! X-post from denim evo thread.

SExIH03, post 1st wash. Approx 1 year of wear & 1 wash / several rain soaks. WARNING: The expanded photos are on the larger side.

[beatle]

xxxxxx

[Sugar Mountain]

Erm, there's a small hole in the crotch...

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Fantastic pics dioxic!!!!

And some typical crotch blow outs

The fadings on them are the killer!!!

Edited February 23, 2012 by swiss-jeansfreak

[Zig_Zagidy]

Great updates beats and dioxic!!

Edited February 23, 2012 by Zig_Zagidy

[laxlife1234]

#23 Update on the 666OD

Just soaked my 666ODs as I kinda thought they were gross. So I think they're currently at 5 months?

Pre soak:

During:

Post Soak after one wear:

Edited February 24, 2012 by laxlife1234

[PeterParker]

Hey fellow heavyweights. Interesting to see how everyone's jeans are holding up to their respective amount of wear. A lot of threads worn on mine, arcs, belt loops, fly, etc., but those won't greatly affect the longevity of the jeans. The crotch, however, needed some preventative maintenance, so I busted out the good old needle and thread:

:

Curious to see any repairs on your guys' jeans too!

[elmcitizen]

beatle - Where is this hanger from?

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Well done laxlife!!!

We will wait with patience for more updates on them over the next years. They have great fading potential

Edited February 24, 2012 by swiss-jeansfreak

[Obbigood]

Although this is just across the mid point of this contest, but everyone seems to have a great characters on their jeans.

Here's mine, just washed and dried.

[nietenhosen]

#45 ih666s

little update, not much happened the last few weeks...

[dingo]

Alright, here we go again… No. 52 is still alive & kickin´!

These were taken two weeks ago, and washed afterwards for the 2nd time. Haven´t taken new pics yet, but will do as soon as I get to it.