Competition: Heavyweight Denim Championship Of The World 2011/12

[Megatron1505]

While I think....

ALL REMAINING CONTESTANTS NEED TO SUBMIT THEIR FINAL PICTURES BY THE END JANUARY IN THIS THREAD.

BEATLE WILL BE CREATING A NEW "LOCKED" THREAD, WHERE WE WILL TRANSFER ALL THE PICTURES, AND NO COMMENTS, TO ALLOW THE JUDGES AN UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE FINAL SHOTS.

THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH 2013.

THANK YOU FOR COMING ON THIS JOURNEY WITH US HEAVY CHAMPS, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL BACK FOR ROUND 2 OF THE HWDC

[apsidewatch]

@Lucaas some people will tell u it is hedious, but i call it unique. what happen to the fade along the thigh to the knee at the left side of ur leg?

[dant87]

Alot of nice denims in here, I have enjoyed following this thread.

[DFreshLeish]

Happy 2nd birthday to my dry bones! Sorry for crap iphone pics, will upload finals later this month.

[TooAwesome]

@Lucaas some people will tell u it is hedious, but i call it unique. what happen to the fade along the thigh to the knee at the left side of ur leg?

surprisingly i actually like the dryer fades hes gotten too lol it looks like lightning. the left leg vertical one looks very out of place though

[Vicarious]

Yeah. If anything, the lines from the dryer or washing machine are just as 'authentic' as any other fades - After all, they're jeans, and for most people with a dryer, that means they go in. Just another part of life. Besides, it's not like the lines are any more contrasted than the combs or whiskers. Cool pair.

Oh, speaking of contrast - Devin. Damn.

[Megatron1505]

Oh shit Devin, they are really nice man.

[cAbES]

those dry bones are soooo nice. damn.

[DFreshLeish]

Thanks guys, they've got about 10 or so washes on them and still really hold their indigo, apparently my shins never touch anything, ha. The coloring is spot on but the "luminosity" of the pic is a little blown, they don't actually glow in the dark in real life.

[lucaas]

aspidewatch

TooAwesome

Vicarious

The vertical fade lining caused by the machine wash.

When I wash, i just throw them away inside the machine, rarely inside out.

Anyway, the top block of this jeans is killing me now.

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Happy New Year 2013, heavy champs!

[Megatron1505]

Contestant Number 1, Final Pictures For Consideration

Samurai S5000VX - 21oz

Worn - 15 months

Washed - 6 times

Ok, so I thought that I had better get the ball rolling, as this whole thing was my stupid idea, ha ha, also as I am pretty sure that I am not going to be in the winning positions

I won't be wearing these much again this month, as I'm road testing the MBB's for HWDC2, so here we are.

I made the mistake of trying to run with 2 pairs of denim for this competition, which is why I have limited Round 2 to only 1 pair of jeans. Even so, I have really enjoyed my time with these Samurai, the 21oz VX denim is fantastic and I am so pleased that we have some people wearing them for Round 2. If I had to make 1 negative observation, it is that the 100% cotton stitch does not hold together as well as poly cotton stitching.

So, here we are, no flash, no filters, no effects, just me, my jeans, daylight, and a point and shoot.

Edited January 4, 2013 by Megatron1505

[Megatron1505]

[Megatron1505]

Where are all the round 1 Heavy Champs? I am currently winning due to being the only competitor to post final pics.

You only have to the end of the month people !!

[Megatron1505]

Actually, forget that. Lucaas and Peter Parker have also posted final pics.

Beats can you create the final thread and move the final pics please?

[ThinFinn]

^ till the end of the month is another 3 weeks, so chill out lad, we´re still wearing

here´s my pair, washed like 13times now, worn ~10.5months:

[laxlife1234]

Ill post up mine closer to the end of the month so I can get as much wear possible even though I'm not winning haha. Going to also give them a final wash.

[nietenhosen]

yes, still wearing...

[laxlife1234]

These aren't final pictures but I took these a few days ago. Will give them one more wash before I post up finals.

[Max Power]

As I am no longer weraing them, I'd like to share them here and in the final pics thread.

#21: Iron Heart 634SB, worn for 1 year straight, then only occasionally due to bellygrowth (also the reason why I didn't post updates the last months).

Thanks to all who participated, organized and shredded their jeans and see you in Round 2, this time I won't grow fatter, I promise.

[Somar]

@Max How many washes or soakes did your IH get?

[Max Power]

Hmmm. I think I did two handwashes and one soak. Something like that. No machine wash, as I wouldn't want to risk to shrink them to a place where I can't fit in or have a hard time to stretch them back out.

[Sugar Mountain]

Max, was that a real concern with IH 21oz denim? I mean, it's sanforised (and also overdyed which takes out any remaining shrinkage) and stretches super easily. A shame not to keep wearing your jeans in this case.

[Max Power]

Well, if you would wear a 34 in that model today and have stretched the 32 to a point where the waist fits but the thigh is just skintight, it is a concern. IHs denim is stretchier than others, but it can't compensate +8 kilograms (all muscles of course )

Edited January 8, 2013 by Max Power

[Sugar Mountain]

Haha, gotcha.

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Great updates Rafa and Max

Those pants have still plenty of life left

Max you should find a same sized person, who would wear them out for another year for you. At least I would have the same waist size.....

And Nietenhosen, those strong fadings and wear patterns are just amazing!!!

[Max Power]

Hm, I might think about it. Yes, I like the idea.

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Yeah Max, just think about those great honey combs!

Too bad to hide them behind the doors

BTW: Anybody in Berlin around next week?

I'll be there to visit B&B and Capsule fairs from Tuesday to Friday.

Would be great to meet some other raw denim heads there

[Pizza_Dough]

It has been too long. IH-666XHS at 4 months wear. My second pair at this comp because my PBJ AI-002 are starting to show tear.

What is that jacket?

[edd]

pretty sure its superdry

[TooAwesome]

im sure max power has been asked this a million times but what do you do that makes your combs so amazing?