ooe yofukuten & co. denim contest

[tsunamiboy85]

Oh yeah! Wearing the jeans out! Too impatient for fit pictures but I will try to get some soon!

Warning: Long wordy inconsequential post ahead. Initially I asked for a w32x36. All the measurements for a w32 looked good to me, but fearing the waist would be too small, Ryo and Hiro suggested taking the waist one size up, while keeping the rest of the measurements.

But due to a miscommunication, my pair turned out to be a w34x36 with a w35 waist, which was what Ryo and Hiro suggested. When i hot the jeans, i was slightly worried about the fit. But, I guess this is what is called serendipity, as the jeans are really comfortable now! No fighting to get into the jeans, and I can move around quite freely, and the fit isn't all that bad!

All in all, what I want to say is, give your measurements to Ryo and Hiro, and trust their judgement! Thanks Ooe Yofukuten and Flash for this contest!

Now, let's bring it on! a word of warning to all contestants: I am going to do some crazy schiz in these jeans, such as walking, sitting, lying down, standing, more sitting and the occasional crossing of my legs.

You have been warned.

Edited September 1, 2012 by tsunamiboy85

[aho]

^i was pleasantly surprised by the shrinkage too....and how bad ass is that patch post soak? night time here and still a bit damp, i'll have real pics and will stop talking in the morning

[slugabed]

well this is what i got from post first-wash.

the patch is just an absolute beauty

and the sizing was perfect too.

i am glad that i tried on the sizing samples ooe lend out to customers.

[redragon]

Mine still drying, will take quite abit of time since its pretty humid down here.

FitPic might come tomorrow...cannot wait to break it in!

[SLAB]

great pictures guys

mine are in the washing machine right now; 50° wash

i'll post pictures later since Im heading out right now

[Flash]

Ok so here is some slightly damp fit pic's

Please excuse the rear fitpic , i think they will lose that weird creasr once there dry

[royalcheese]

checkin in

and patch treatment

[--simon--]

Pre-soak fit pic this morning.

The big cuffs show how much they need to shrink!

[--simon--]

Here we go!

Edited September 1, 2012 by --simon--

[ranonranonarat]

whoa thats a hell lot of shrinkage you need!

[Flash]

Dont think Simon will have any problems , this denim shrinks a lot

[royalcheese]

^^ maybe he's looking to keep some cuffs. but ryo & hiro told that this fabric shrinks quite much.

[--simon--]

I've just measured the leg, post soak; it's shrunk by 2.5" was 33" is now 30.5". I'm a 29" leg normally, I'm betting these still have half an inch of shrinkage left in the next wash, so should be good for a small cuff of some subtle stacking? Will post some fit pics when dry tomorrow,

[tsunamiboy85]

Great pics everyone! hoping that my low quality iPhone pictures won't bore all of you too much!

Anyway, here are the measurements of my pair post 90 degrees Celsius (estimated) hot soak.

Waist 32

Upper thigh 12.5

Knee 9

Front rise 11.5

Back rise 15.5

Inseam 32.5

Hem 8.25

And fit pics!

What do you guys think? It's a looser fit, but I am liking it so far. Gonna start double cuffing to get a cleaner lower leg silhouette.

[tsunamiboy85]

Gah!!! Double post! Sufu is not iPhone friendly at all!

I managed to neg myself and others in this thread. Sorry!

Edited September 1, 2012 by tsunamiboy85

[aho]

Alright time for my official entry update. Pre soak pics can be seen a few pages back. Like I said, I forgot to take a newspaper pic b4 throwing in the washing machine, but i blasted them on the hottest/roughest setting, and think i got most shrinkage out of the way.

measurements in inches:

waist: 34 > 31 (pulled it back to 32)

front: 13.25 > 11.5

back: 15 > 14

thigh: 12.5 > 12

knee: 9.25 > 8.75

inseam: 31.5 > 29

LO: 8.4 > 7.8

forgive the lighting and camera (iphone)

throw em in! max shrinkage, minimum effort (wabi sabi my butt, maybe im just getting old hah)

my drying technique, done in a few hrs...meanwhile, i dine:

true beauty

[--simon--]

Tsunamiboy85, So you got about 2.5"shrinkage in the leg and 3" in the waist?

Did you really boil wash them, seems a bit extream?

Edited September 1, 2012 by --simon--

[aho]

more pics...the lighting pisses me off but you can see all the roping, shrinkage a rough hot wash got out of them:

and now its morning...

wonder what the day will bring? isaac remnants all gloomy

[Ignaurus]

Washed late last night. Threw 'em in the grimy machines in my apartment complex, I want the shrinkage accounted for right off the bat.

Fit.

With some stretching and settling, the fit will be exactly what I hoped for. Post-wash measurements (tagged 35x38)...

Waist: 32 (but has stretched to almost 34" with less than an hour of wear)

Front: 11.5

Back: 14.5

Thigh: 12

Inseam: 34.5

Hem: 8.5

Definitely a TON of shrinking with this denim.

[Flash]

Love the denim pics aho , this denim is beautiful and will only get better

@ ignaurus

Realy nice fit mate

[arcarsenal]

I'm also suffering an overcast day due to the hurricane remnants, so better stuff to come soon. I did a warm wash with a cold rinse and air dry overnight. The waist shrunk about 2.75 inches and the length about 3" with some impressive leg twist. Like the pics before me, there's amazing roping starting to show and the denim really came alive after the wash. The fit is perfect - slimmer than I am used to wearing recently but the higher rise is perfect for it.

My permanently indigo stained utility sink

This contest is going to be fun.

Edited September 1, 2012 by arcarsenal

[Flash]

Just threw mine in the washer for a 90 degree wash

Although I got a lot of shrinkage with the hot soak there is definetly more left

[arcarsenal]

damn this ipad and selfrepping! machine wash brotherhood, assemble!

[Flash]

I do most of my browsing on the iPad , for the most part it's great but for SUFU it's a pain in the ass

[jyoni]

Flash and Ignaurus, those are some clean looking fits. I like everybody's so far but those two are the fit type I envy. Damn skinny guys!

I didn't machine wash but I did tumble dry fully after a soak. Resoaked to help w/wrinkles and they are still damp. These jeans are going to work out just fine with a little waist stretching. I'm amazed at the sheer amount of shrinkage and leg twist with the 91. I was getting really worried watching them do the shrinky-dink thing in the tub.

Pics later, they'll be dry soon.

[SLAB]

okay, as promised

old school newspaper pre-soak picture

IMG_3470 by SLAB13, on Flickr

after the machine wash (50°); getting out the excess water with towel trick

IMG_3471 by SLAB13, on Flickr

and laid to dry; i will start wearing these tomorrow when they fully dried

IMG_3473 by SLAB13, on Flickr

[Flash]

Well it definetly got rid of whatever shrinkage was left but this is what is left of my leather patch

wabi Sabi

Ah well , I'll send ryo and hiro an email and see if I could purchase another leather patch

Edited September 1, 2012 by Flash

[SLAB]

wow, did you out them in a boiling wash? they look incinerated!

[Flash]

90 degree wash , ive done it countless times before but i guess the leather just couldnt take it

Im sure Ryo and Hiro will Be able to sort me out with something

Edited September 1, 2012 by Flash

[rkusmant]

Post hot soak (1 hr) and sundried fit pic