Out in Left Field (1/1/2012-1/1/2013)

[misterh]

looking good everyone. kansas I love that sunset pic with the silo in the background.

left the city today to drive my brother in law home. he lives about an hour and a half west of us.

there was lots more snow in his town than mine.

participated in one of the more canadian activities the chinos will see i'm sure.

jack played a few tunes for us and we were on our way home.

I had intended to take more pics, but the camera ran out of batteries. rookie move.

Edited January 4, 2012 by misterh

[rnrswitch]

Geocaching??? I had never heard of it. A little google search and it sounds like something fun to do on a day where no one can think of something to do. I still can't wait for my pants to get here. I exchanged mine for a size 30 so I don't expect them to get here until maybe mid next week. That's okay. You all will need the head start anyways... Hah.

[kansas]

i don't know how long geocaching has been round, but my friend has been into it for a while. the phone app. leads you to within feet of the spot. sometimes the container is obvious and sometimes you have to walk for a good distance. More people seem to be into it than one would think. There are about 25 caches along the rural highway that runs about a 30 mile stretch.

[mapz]

@surly, yeah nice wallet - and i think i see some potpourri bits next to your diffuser.

well it finally snowed in chicago, kind of? it's all pretty much gone. thought i'd never say this, but, where the fuck is the snow? anyway, i usually ride my bike to work, but this week it's been the train.

waiting for that train.

duck lighter for the duck chinos. i'm notorious for losing lighters, so let's see if i can keep this one for a whole year. been keeping it in the watch pocket.

[misterh]

^^ good luck with the lighter quest. I keep losing lighters and my phone out of the front pockets.

[uninkco]

just saw this thread. looking forward to the progress.

p.s. - great photos guys

[Eggplant]

hello guys, finally got my hemmed pair back from the tailor.

so a little about myself...

i'm andrew from hong kong...and i work as a reporter for a local tv station.

these chinos will be my work pants when i go out on assignments around town.

i'll also be wearing the chinos with my af79...

[gofresco]

any idea where i could find a size 36 in either indigo, caramel, or black?

[Curious_George]

Left Field still has 36 in black seconds. I would imagine the imperfections would be nearly imperceptible with a black pair.

http://www.leftfieldnyc.net/product/deadstock-seconds-150

[fre-co]

There's a guy round here trying to sell a brand new black 36. Search in the supermarket.

[pepper davies]

Great fit Eggplant! I'm also Andrew. I think we have 3 or 4 iterations of the name within our competition.

Excited to see everyone rocking their chinos. Hope you can catch up RNR. I can't wait until mine start settling and draping a little more naturally.

Was supposed to start a sleeve today, but the heat was broken at my tattoo artists place so we had to postpone. Super bummed.

[pepper davies]

Here's a picture of my pair from today. I can already see things happening.

I sold my D300 body to my dad last week and all of my lenses on eBay. I'm still trying to find a lens for my new Mamiya 7, but once I have my camera you guys won't have to put up with terrible photobooth shots... Actually, this will probably be the last photobooth picture I post.

The shirt is a Gant Rugger chambray that I received for Christmas. I like the fit, but I'm kind of a freak... Lack of gussets, no run offs, the shape of the pocket, square yoke kind of turned me off to it. That said I think it'll get a lot of regular wear.

Edit: What are you guys reading, listening to, watching? Currently really into Nicolas Jarr's album Space Is Only Noise and Marika Papagika.

Edited January 4, 2012 by ADH92

[robbie]

My pair are leaving their mark. This is after 7 hours at work.

[ThinFinn]

damn...why didn´t i know you were selling some nikon gear adh?!

Edited January 4, 2012 by ThinFinn

[kansas]

that greek music is "out" in a way that only folk music can be. i love how she starts cold on the leading tone....ahhh.

[pepper davies]

Yeah she's haunting in the best way. I would post a download link, but I don't think her stuff is entirely in the public domain. Even though it was released in the early 20's I think because it was rereleased in 2008 that would make it illegal to distribute... Anyway, her album The Further the Flame, the Worse It Burns Me is amazing.

[Happy Hooligan]

Robbie, you should show what your khakis look like inside after a week or two... I've had light blue knees for the past 3 days...

Do the black ones bleed like the indigo do?

[kansas]

negative on the black bleeding. kinda bummed...is that weird?

[joelz]

I should check in:

I'm Joel. I'm 27 and live in Brooklyn. During the day, I'm a software developer doing front end work, the rest of the time I take pictures. I'm planning on wearing these about 3 times a week as I'm in a couple other contests (eternal 811, which is already a year on the way, and the samurai 5th year anniversary contest, which is supposed to start eventually maybe) and have been wearing jeans for the past 4 years, so wearing these all the time feels a little weird.

[baldy]

your frames look pretty ill

[joelz]

thanks, they aren't actually crooked in real life, i just was using a laundry bag as a makeshift tripod. They're some of my shots that were up at a couple coffee shops this summer around the city.

[ninja07]

Hi everyone, my chinos finally arrived 2 days ago after that long trek across the globe. I’ll start with that obligatory detail shot of the pants. I shall not bore you all with the rest because we all already know how awesome they are

My turn to intro....I’m Victor from Singapore. I’m an architect and I work on the design of buildings and interior spaces. I run a small design practice which I co-founded with my wife, who is also similarly trained. We went to architecture grad school together in London and spent a 5 great years there. We have 2 kids and I’m still getting the hang of managing stressful work and family life. I noticed that a lot of you guys are really young, whereas I would like to think I’m still in my late 30s

Besides the eternal contest denim, I’ll be wearing these as a more ‘formal’ alternative for work, although I’m not sure how they will be once they start to fade. I think they would pair up nicely with some dressier Alden #8 or cigar captoe boots which I’m on the lookout for.

Here are some fit pics after I wore them indoors for a day or so to get them to stretch out a bit. Please excuse the many pictures I was trying to get a hang of self-timer shots....

Personally I’m pretty happy with the fit except for the top block which would benefit from some stretch especially at the hipbone area. I think I must have wide hips haha. The rear fit shows a fair bit of initial excess material creasing which I hope will drape better after some wear.

some details

Does anyone find the rear pocket bags a little deep? you can see how low my wallet is from this pic. A bit of a challenge pulling them out for now but am sure I’ll get used to that soon

Look forward to seeing more of everyone’s fits.

[arcarsenal]

We have some really cool people in this contest, lots of diverse occupations and locations. Ninja07 I know what you mean about the tightness in the hip area. I felt the same thing but after about 10 days things have loosened up nicely.

[ninja07]

glad to hear that arcarsenal. guess i just gotta keep wearing them for now.

adh92 - is that a lefthanded bass in the background?

[Happy Hooligan]

I was thinking of running a stitch line on the back pocket bags because they are quite deep. Thought that would help in placing the wallet where I'm use to it...

I'd also like to stitch a small coin pocket inside the right front, similar to many dress pants, so I don't loose my change every time I sit down...

Edited January 5, 2012 by Happy Hooligan

[pepper davies]

Great fits Joel and Victor.

Victor, it's a right handed 1975 Fender P Bass. It looks left handed because the picture wasn't flipped from my webcam!

[mapz]

yeah i found the topblock a bit taut, but after a few wears it does loosen up. i find the pockets a bit deep, but that just means more chambray? i don't really mind them, but i'm not finding shit falling out of my pockets.

[kansas]

agree with the hips being small. looked slim to me outta the box. loosening up though. also agree with deep pockets.....

any black chino wearers out there. opinions?

[riff]

Everyone's chinos are looking great. I still haven't ordered mine as Christian suggested comparing the measurements with my old ducks - since we're away i can't do that for another couple of days. Itching to get these after seeing all your pics

[xchen]

Mine are finally on the truck for delivery - will try to get a pic up before taking them for hemming.