Competition: Heavyweight Denim Championship Of The World 2011/12

[Bobbo]

It would be awsome to join in on the fun next time around and get a proper feel for the community here on Sufu.

About the idea of a specific contestjean if we go for a slimmer cut as Mega suggests. Don't wanna look rediculous on the net.

[Megatron1505]

The most widely appealing cut I can think of is something similar to the Iron Heart Beatle Buster. Slim (ish), with a mild taper below the knee.

[Ghoul]

32 oz Dior 17.5cm

EternalxDior, make the myth real.

Just kidding

Edited October 25, 2012 by Ghoul

[Ghoul]

Double post, sorry, I'm stupid.

Edited October 25, 2012 by Ghoul

[hawkway]

is there a minimum weight for the competition or a weight class?

[Megatron1505]

17oz and upwards are the entrance criteria, same as last time.

[DFreshLeish]

Mega, I think you forgot a "1" in front of that...

[Kybosh]

vespr^1198s , incredible looking jeans you've got yourself there.

[skurlandski]

Would it be realistic to put together some kind of SEx__xSuFu collab jean? SE's collab cuts seem to appeal to a broad range, and many are similar to the buster cut. IDK what brand would fill in the blank though.

[hawkway]

Would it be realistic to put together some kind of SEx__xSuFu collab jean? SE's collab cuts seem to appeal to a broad range, and many are similar to the buster cut. IDK what brand would fill in the blank though.

not sure how long any of those productions / collabs take to put together . . .

[brianchia]

I wouldnt mind a 'beatle buster' cut, maybe with a bit more taper from the knee to hem.

[Megatron1505]

The possibility of making the jeans is there, if enough people are interested. At this stage I just want a rough idea of whether the interest makes this a feasible idea.

[dongshim]

when will you start taking info to come up with the list for the next competition?

please include me and my s710xx that have been waiting very patiently

[beatle]

wouldn´t it be great to have a special denim produced for comp round 2 ?

[Megatron1505]

It would be epic.

[Maynard Friedman]

Look at the people involved in this. I think it is highly likely that any third party involved will be Iron Heart.

[Megatron1505]

I haven't spoken to anyone yet, but Iron Heart would be my first choice for the following reasons..

* They were by far the most popular brand in the first competition.

* They do heavy denim really well, as it is their speciality.

* Communication and specification would be easier, as we have a relationship with the brand.

* The only other choice amongst the major labels would be Samurai, who are notoriously difficult to deal with.

* Dealing with a smaller brand would more than likely increase costs.

As I said, no conversations have taken place yet, this is just an idea (which may go nowhere) in my tiny mind.

[SwedeAlex]

I´m def up for a special produced denim for the next competition.

A slim tapered fit would be to prefer (in my case) Like the new 555-denim by IH.

I´m on board anyways!

[TooAwesome]

SE/IH is just gonna cause the price of the jeans to get jacked up, just saiyan....probably 300+ range. would be nice to get quality heavy for sub 300

most of you seem balling to be able to afford denim at this price so i guess it doesnt bother you as much

Edited October 26, 2012 by TooAwesome

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Ironheart? Make it 400+

[hawkway]

Ironheart? Make it 400+

ih anything is ~$500 . . . esp with a se collab

[brianchia]

I highly doubt it would be sub 300, min would be 350

[DFreshLeish]

I'm not sure why SE or IH involvement would cause the price to be "jacked up"? Is there a lot of heavyweight denim that is sub $300?

[Megatron1505]

Wow, there seems to be an incredible amount of conclusions being leapt to here, with very little information, and the first one that I want to dispell is that IF there is a contest jean you will not have to buy it to join the contest. Secondly, I would imagine that any price would be reflective of other jeans in their league of weight and quality. If that would be a surprise to anyone then I wonder which forum you have been reading, and what jeans you have been buying ?

[beatle]

I'm not sure why SE or IH involvement would cause the price to be "jacked up"? Is there a lot of heavyweight denim that is sub $300?

quoted for truth..

[Maynard Friedman]

If I were entering this contest, I think I'd go for either the 21oz Studio D'artisan D1546 or the 20oz Flat Head 2015.

EDIT: I also like those Oni 20oz Blue fit that BiG have.

Edited October 27, 2012 by Maynard Friedman

[beautiful_FrEaK]

you can't deny IH is an expensive brand (I can't rememeber any of their new jeans released in the last month were under 400$). in the sub-300$ category there would most likely only be n&f and that one kojima brand with their line up of heavy and cheap jeans.

but as megatron said: no one is forced to buy a pair of this eventually made special pair to join round 2 or even to join at all

[Megatron1505]

b_F, Samurai range their pricing between 325 and 450, not counting the AI models. Plenty of the newer models at BiG are between 375 and 450, which I am guessing is due to batch size, pattern costs, type of denim and other features.

What I am currently discussing is a super heavyweight jean, in a modified cut, with other special features, at a discounted price. Yes it will be above 400, but that is far less than it "should" be.

If anyone can get me a similar product made, to the highest quality, in Japan, by a well recognised brand, for sub 350, please, please PM me (seriously).

[beautiful_FrEaK]

and most impoertantly: the strong yen

[Megatron1505]

Exactly.

Right, I'm shutting down this discussion in this thread. This is for the current HWDC, and I think we have de-railed it enough (mainly my fault). I don't want to distract at all from the amazing denim that is shown in this thread, so all further discussion for the HWDC Round 2, and any collaboration jeans, will be in a new thread which I will set up either later today or tomorrow.....when I have "something to announce"