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Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013 - 2015 - Official Thread


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Back in Kojima Hajime-San introduced me to his family run business. His garment factory produces for a huge variety of established Japanese brands, one of them being Sugar Cane.

13 sewing experst produce around 24.000 pairs of jeans within a year, and even though that sounds a lot to me, Hajime assured me that it´s very small.

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Last, but not least, and to me the icing on the cake, the leather patch is also 100% authentic and made in Kojima. it was quite fascinating to have a business meeting with the company that produces for flathead , samurai , fob and eternal , just to scratch the surface, and yes , those guys will be embossing the cowhide leather patch for the first edition of bybeatle.

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And as you all know, the wait for the sample jeans was killing me.

Mid rise slim fit with tapered leg

17oz raw selvage denim milled in Okayama

rope dyed with 24 dips

10oz Cotton twill hickoree pinstripe pocket bags

raised belt loops

half lined back pockets

all threads in UEJ polycore

doghnut buttons in cox

hidden rivets and exposed rivets in cox

reinforced crotch detail

shrink to fit

The crotch detail takes all strain away from the weakest sewing point in a pair of jeans - which is the point where inner seams and top block of the jeans meet. We had a good chance to test it on our fit model Robin - and yes, it works!

The threads are all polycore for superior durability, but these ones are even more special since they are supposed to fade in a vintage way - like the original cotton threads used to do.

Once soaked the denim will weigh in at about roughly 18oz. The texture has a super interesting feel to it, a hint of slub with a nice sheen - almost like a cross over between Samurai´s 17oz 5000VX denim and a PBJ 005 combined with the darkness of a Momotaro denim.

These jeans are meant to be worn true to size , the seat and rise will accommoadate for biking and an active life style - our model Robin usally wears a size 32 and was just about able to squeeze into a tagged size 30- bare in mind, before soak.

The bybeatle volume one will retail for pre order and the heavy comp exclusively through Rivet & Hide, the link will be up on March 5th.

All pre orders will get a discount of 10% and all jeans qualify for a spot in the heavyweight championship

Official retail price is $355

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Thank you guys. It´s been a challenge but a very rewarding step already. I am more than happy with the fit - I always wanted a pair of slim fitting jeans without restrictions in the seat / thigh area when it comes to biking and working. These jeans are meant to fit true to size for a seriously comfy slim fit or one down for a really slim fit.

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wow by those measurements..... very comfy pair but with a nice strong taper. looks like it'll be great for people with an athletic build looking for a slim fitting pair. can't wait for tuesday to see the pre-soak sizing chart

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thanks :) :) :) :)

Beats is there a rough timescale after pre ordering how long you'd expect until the pre orders begin to get shipped out?

They look sick btw!

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Great looking pair Beatle! I'm ready to buy ASAP after the measurements go live and they are "right" for me that is.

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hey there, initial run and I have very clear intentions of getting you into a pair 6 months from now.. B)

Sweet. Count me in on the six months from now business. I really wish I had known about this competition about 3 months earlier when I dropped some serious dough for my latest pair. But by six months from now they'll be ready to be rotated, and these here are about as attractive as it gets. You nailed it man. Can't wait to try and get my hands on them.

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Beat- I know you're very much a fan of well made products and have owned jeans from many different companies ranging from different weights. Now producing your very own first, what steered you to go with a 17oz fabric?

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you´re right, I´ve handled a lot of denim, and the one thing that I am finding is that the 14-15oz feels too thin, especially in the winter season, and the extra heavy denim sometimes feels too hot in the summer...the denim that I use for the volume 1 will weigh in at about 18oz after soak and that to me is a perfect 24/7 and all season weight - not too heavy and not too light.

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