UES Official Contest 2014/1/1 - 2014/12/31

[Somar]

chairs work pretty nice to hold a camera steady enough to take a few timed pics...just say'n

 

+ books to adjust the height...just say'n

[Max Power]

Yes, these fade fast. They have gotten 5 days of wear so far. And the patch shows also damn quick evo and some cracking in the branding.  Will post a recent fitpic later this day.

Edit: fit

Edited January 18, 2014 by Max Power

[illusiongod]

Hi

 

I have a question. I just got UES 400T. But my selvedge is not like the others. It is a semi-selvedge. Have anyone get selvedge like this before?

Thank you

 

 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

the official non-contest thread would be the better place to ask this question...

 

the half-selvedge were the first version of the 400T cut

[llvlaglne]

just sent in my profile pic, 1 month photos, my "comment"

will do a wash tonight, will post pics here and send a 2 month update to lee

[Max Power]

Trying the cuffed look and liking it. (Triple cuffs at the moment. Enough room for a hemjob, but I'll pass next week when I'm in berlin. Too busy and DC4 got problems on their own).

Edited January 19, 2014 by Max Power

[beautiful_FrEaK]

and even a double cuff? or is it the rolled look? the fit looks really good now!

[Max Power]

Edited: Triple cuff. I don't get rolling for some reason. Thank you. I only fear I will rub the seams open as on my 888 that were also double-triple cuffed.

[Somar]

Nice pics max!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Went for a little walk this afternoon.

 

Took my 400T with me (of course)

 

Passed a tree full of mistletoes

 

 

Up there in the fog/clouds is the town's landmark. I'll show you guys another time

Edited January 19, 2014 by beautiful_FrEaK

[Somar]

I love making pics of this denim. This is definitely the fastest fading denim I have.

 

 

 

 

 

[Somar]

And the money shot! I love the pink/purple hue they got.

 

[Max Power]

Very nice shots! I had the purple colour on many rivets but never managed to capture it this good.

[LC_Miey]

Here are my long overdue fit pictures. 400S size 29. Top block and thighs are still a little uncomfortable, I hope they will ease up soon. I had worn them for about 4 times with double cuff.

 

I wonder if it would fit me better if I had gone with size 30... what do you guys think?

 

 

 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Did you buy the one-wash version or raw? Can’t remember right now

They certainly are on the tighter side judging by the look of the front. Fit of the back looks good to me. But still wearable IMO.

 

 

General info: I cleaned up the list of participants in the first post. Now we are 12 active guys.

 

 

edit: @LC. Please make sure that you send all the requested info to LEE/UES

Edited January 20, 2014 by beautiful_FrEaK

[frank]

^^ Looking good! Like b_F said, does look a bit tight in the front and thighs, but certainly wearable.

[geL-]

it will loosen don't worry! nice looking fit. 

[LC_Miey]

ha thanks guys, b_F I got them raw size 29.

However, the rise is on the lower low and they are cut with Y-style yoke thus making the upper thighs abit fitted for me.

 

The denim on these feels like a thicker version of my old 660 dubbleworks with less irregularity. It breathes excellently despite its thickness.

 

I was pleasantly surprise with the amount of leg twist. If you notice on my left leg the seam almost moved to the front.

 

Edit:@b_F,  Ive emailed Lee with my details and cover pictures. Cheers for the reminder!

Edited January 20, 2014 by LC_Miey

[saintkeat]

My cousin just bought a pair of these from Faith, Taipei, while on holiday. He's pretty green to denim (since Australia doesn't have a huge raw scene), will check if he'd like to join this to keep his interest going.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

@keat: that's surely a nice start in the raw denim 'scene'! But I'm afraid he can't join. Only pairs bought directly from UES or Rivet&Hide were allowed to enter (it's an official UES contest) and the entry time expired

[saintkeat]

Awwwww... shame.

 

Yea, he kept texting me when he was in tokyo and taipei. When he mentioned UES, I said BUY! hahaha.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I'm sorry.

 

Hah, he definitely had the right person to help him choose the right pair

[saintkeat]

Congrats on setting this up anyways!

 

I'll follow it closely!

[ThinFinn]

need to get my pictures up and running...too bad i've neglected sufu for a bit -.-

gonna wash my jeans for the first time this week and then i'll report back with my one month update!

[Max Power]

Looking Forward to that and further shrinkage info. I am finding myself noit wearing the UES everyday, as they fade so fast and I wanted to have a clean pair for work. If they Keep Fading at that rate (which they probably won't), they're not suitable after 3 months....

[beautiful_FrEaK]

The Naniwa special faded too slow, the UES fade too fast...will you ever be happy?

[Somar]

Guys... When will we meet up in Amsterdam!?

[Max Power]

Great idea! I would be in, but "need" to bring my girlfriend...we always wanted to go there  and she'd kill me if I went alone. But I like the idea (of the meetup!).

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Let's wait until it gets warmer

[Somar]

Here in the Netherlands that's around August b_F  . You sure you want to let us wait that long? haha

 

If we're going to Amsterdam, my advise is to plan out meet-up during a special Dutch holiday or a special event. If this is the case we should plan a.s.a.p! If we're doing this on a regular weekend, then we could wait until it gets warmer.

 

 

@Flo. If you're bringing the misses, I'll bring mine too!