ooe yofukuten & co. denim contest

[rayw44]

I'm considering "borrowing" my neighbors paper tomorrow at like 6 am before work and doing a soak asap so they are possibly dry when I get home.

[Flash]

One of my favourite posts all week , nice one ray

Edited August 30, 2012 by Flash

[Flash]

Double post

Wtf is wrong with sufu

Edited August 30, 2012 by Flash

[SLAB]

oh well, my wife didnt have the cash at hand when they came by to drop off the package so I will need to pick it up myself tomorrow.

patience is a virtue or so they say

[Flash]

well at least you know they cleared and 22 euro isnt too bad , looking foward to your pics

[tsunamiboy85]

@SLAB, looking forward to your pair as well!

Okay, so it's go time? I am at the office now, so a picture of Singapore's free newspaper would have to do for now.

I will be using this for the soak tonight! Hopefully the jeans will be ready to be worn on the 1st! Can't wait!

[redragon]

@slab

Glad that you are joining on time

Will soak tomorrow morning, will be fun!

[aho]

ahahaha can't wait for tonight's proceedings...

[SLAB]

it took a bit longer but they made it on time

IMG_3447 by SLAB13, on Flickr

You've all seen this already but had to marvel at the #91 denim first

IMG_3448 by SLAB13, on Flickr

I went with the type 2 model but with 1933 Levis characteristics (cinch, exposed rivets, suspender buttons and all mustard stitching)

IMG_3449 by SLAB13, on Flickr

I tweaked the details though so chose copper 'union made' buttons and oxidized hammered down rivets

IMG_3451 by SLAB13, on Flickr

But this is what I was looking forward to the most, the extra stitching on the front pockets; inspired by the Duck Digger Warehouse line from a couple of years back

IMG_3452 by SLAB13, on Flickr

and a closer look

IMG_3453 by SLAB13, on Flickr

[SLAB]

here are some overall view pictures

IMG_3455 by SLAB13, on Flickr

IMG_3456 by SLAB13, on Flickr

pre-soak measurements: tag label 32x36

waist: 15.25"

front rise: 11.75"

back rise: 15.5"

thigh: 11.25"

hem: 7.75"

inseam: 35"

I forgot to pick up a newspaper though so will have to use a digital version later!

[Flash]

Beautiful mate , Can't wait to see these in a few months

[rayw44]

At least somebody got arcs^

They look great Slab; how is the pre-soak fit?

[Unearthed]

@SLAB great pocket design and choice of rivets!

Got my paper and ready to soak, i'll post my pics on the 1st.

So everyone has their denim, correct?

Edited August 31, 2012 by Unearthed

[SLAB]

they fit pretty roomy around the legs; probably because I sized up one; i hope they shrink a lot; also I plan to mad cuff these

[--simon--]

Slab, I think these are my favourite pair of the bunch, love em.

[Ignaurus]

Some quick shots...

Hickory striped, lined back pockets. Pale yellow stitching throughout. Branded copper rivets and branded buttons. Can't wait to soak. There are some great pairs in this contest, awesome customizations. I'd like to branch out more with my next pair from Ooe (a matter of 'when', not 'if').

Edited August 31, 2012 by Ignaurus

[Ignaurus]

And next to heavily washed 1001xx 15 Anniversary. Wish I better outdoor light, and how the hell do you make these pictures smaller?

[aho]

^funny how many of us were/are breaking in WH's leading up to this contest....regardless, it's about to get realllll interesting, i'll have to feign on the initial fit pics until i get someone to cooperate or get a better camera...soaking tonight!

[tsunamiboy85]

^ @Ignaurus crap, I wanted to +rep but hit the stupid -neg button instead. Sorry!!!

@SLAB wow, your pair really epitomizes the cliche 'Good things comes to those who wait!' Great details!

Now my pair looks so vanilla compared to many of yours...

[tsunamiboy85]

Am I the first? I think it's due to the time difference!

Anyway, it's go time!

Hot soaking with 2 kettles of boiling water and some tap water.

Agitation!

After 2-3 hours, this is how I squeeze the excess water out.

Place on a towel...

And roll it up!

And so that it dries overnight...

Pre soak measurements (BiG style, in inches)

Waist: 35�

Upper thigh: 13.5

Knee: 9.5

Front rise: 12.5

Back rise: 16.5

Hem: 8.5

Inseam: 35

Pre soak fit pics

Edited September 1, 2012 by tsunamiboy85

[Flash]

Checkin in

Looking foward to seeing everyones fits

[jyoni]

Okay, let's give this a try. I'll update you guys after they shrink, both pre- and post- measurements.

[aho]

guys, i ALREADY screwed up...lol i threw them in the wash without taking a newspaper pic.....DOH, got a little too excited, but i'll take my official "start" pic while they dry next to the days date...

my bad!

EDIT: just pulled them out of the wash (on the hottest, strongest setting), and wow, these things shrunk up...with just one look though, i can tell these are perfect, and the denim itself is the perfect wait and pliancy for me. madddd props to ooe for choosing this fabric! pics in a bit...

EDIT 2: Rope city!

Edited September 1, 2012 by aho

[redragon]

Checking in!

[rayw44]

Checking in, and soaking right now.

[rayw44]

Despite the fact that Mitt Romney is on the front page of our paper, Pittsburgh is actually quite liberal. In case anyone was wondering.

[rkusmant]

Serious indigo business

Edited September 1, 2012 by rkusmant

[slugabed]

since there is the time difference, its already noontime on sep 1st.

[smittybat]

Excited to get this started!

Post soak water was more green than blue

While the jeans dry I watched this

Edited September 1, 2012 by smittybat

[Ignaurus]

I went to a couple Nascar races in 2011. Pretty damn fun, but that may just have been because you can basically bring in as much of your own beer as you want into the the stands. I'm not in the area, but I read the AJC online for all my Braves coverage.

Edited September 1, 2012 by Ignaurus