TCB: happy jeans contest

[garden gnomes in space]

dope

[Topnotcher]

Hi guys ,

 

after reading this contest and watching the tons of cool pics i will order a TCB 1950ies. Again one question about the waist. After many washes are these still true to size or should i one size up ?I `m wearing size 32 in all of my jeans .

 

Thank you very much !

[volvo240thebest]

they run true to size, just measure your natural waist and size accordingly, the stretch its not even worth to be considered!

[Topnotcher]

fine,thank you very much volvo :-)

[ah_long]

Another wash, it's been about 1.5 months since the last update.. whites got whiter, holes got bigger

also noticing signs of the crotch area starting to break and some parts of the hem is worn through

 

The marbling and texture of this denim is awesome!!! 

 

DSC_0983 by 6u07, on Flickr

 

DSC_0991 by 6u07, on Flickr

 

DSC_0977 by 6u07, on Flickr

 

DSC_0975 by 6u07, on Flickr

 

DSC_0971 by 6u07, on Flickr

 

DSC_0969 by 6u07, on Flickr

[volvo240thebest]

damn!

[chicote]

Man, at first I thought that these jeans were going to need a two-year long commitment, but y'all are really giving 'em work!

 

Also, ridiculous music video Jared... but great song!

[Jared_Lee]

Haha. Thanks, Chicote. It was meant to get a snicker, if not a laugh.

[aho]

Wow, insane updates all around! We have about 4 months left so this is where things will really start getting interesting. I haven't seen a pair yet that isn't in contention, aside from maybe my pair which only gets sparse wear

 

ah_long, I bet you'll see those pictures on the TCB blog tomorrow! lol

Edited October 19, 2015 by aho

[ah_long]

Wow, insane updates all around! We have about 4 months left so this is where things will really start getting interesting. I haven't seen a pair yet that isn't in contention, aside from maybe my pair which only gets sparse wear

 

ah_long, I bet you'll see those pictures on the TCB blog tomorrow! lol

 

I'm glad it's ending in 4 months, not sure if they will last beyond that without getting sent out for repairs. My experience tells me that they will break down in an accelerated pace in the next few months.

 

These are the some of the slowest fading jeans I've owned so far (right up there with Evisu No. 1), but it's probably one of the most rewarding pair. These jeans represents back to the basics for me, no arcs, no pocket lining, no loud features; just nice roping, marbling and texture all around! They go really well with relatively frequent machine washing as well!

Edited October 19, 2015 by ah_long

[Sugar Mountain]

Your jeans look superb Ah Long. Quite possibly the winning pair although it's gonna be really tight!

 

In solidarity with Aho, I must confess that I haven't worn my TCB much at all since the end of May but I am still really enjoying watching the contest from the sidelines. Just don't think the 50s cut is for me, unfortunately.

[Paul T]

Lovely stuff Ah Long. I've been wearing my 50s Levi's for a couple of trips lately, for relevant reasons, very interesting contrast with the TCB - which are grittier, and have that lovely loom fault. Will wash and report in the next sunny weekend...

[Bobbo]

I'm real happy to be part of this contest with you fade monsters! Fantastic fades and interesting daily life pics, you know there's always something good waiting for you in this thread.

[volvo240thebest]

I think we're managing to stand the high benchmark of the OOE contest haha!

[volvo240thebest]

PaulT actually a couple comparo pics between an original pair of 501XX and the TCB would be really great. I think my pair looks like an old pair of XX's but I never handled the real mccoy. if I look at those berberjin pics on Instagram they look quite similar to my eye.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I really like all those  updates from everyone! This TCB is really “up there†like Volvo said. One of my favorite ones. Not too big and with the right guys that deliver the 3F: fades, food and fun!

[tvshooter]

Ah Long, those are ridiculous! you don't have to wear them another day and will prob win best fades.  what kind of wallet do you have that produces that fade mark? also, your pair looks like the leg has a slight taper similar to the Devi's contest pair.  is that just the angle of the picture?  

[ah_long]

Ah Long, those are ridiculous! you don't have to wear them another day and will prob win best fades.  what kind of wallet do you have that produces that fade mark? also, your pair looks like the leg has a slight taper similar to the Devi's contest pair.  is that just the angle of the picture?

Just the angle of the picture and the shrinkage at the hem caused by roping. Take 5 HK did an awesome job hemming these.

Just a regular bifold, nothing special. Pocket lining would probably make the pockets last longer though.

[MileHighEvertonian]

I really like all those  updates from everyone! This TCB is really “up there†like Volvo said. One of my favorite ones. Not too big and with the right guys that deliver the 3F: fades, food and fun!

 Let me second b_F here...this contest has been a lurker's dream...a really fantastic vibe to the whole thread and its participants...I've really enjoyed watching.

[erk]

I dont have nearly anything going on like the others, I like my pair good enough. salaryman status again. these will probably be really good after another year. 

 

[erk]

Also, I'm trying to get another pair of these. Was thinking of going down a size or two on the 50s and wearing without a cuff. Can we still order these things from ed? I've noticed his shop is called signet now. I felt like working through him was easy and I'd do it again. paging ed??

[nycsurfer530]

You can always email inoue at tcb

[Maynard Friedman]

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[Bobbo]

Hello from Sweden,

 

I've been on the move quite a lot lately, here is a little bombardment of what I've been up to.

 

 

About a year ago they hired artists to brighten up my small hometown. I only walked by two of them, hopefully I can show you the other ones before the contest is over.

 

 

 

Hanging out with my grandpa = lots of fika. 

 

I've also hung out a bit in Gothenburg (still no signs of vintage Volvos).

 

 

 

And finally I went to Norrköping this past weekend to watch IFK Norrköping's last home game of the season. We're in the lead, one point ahead going into the final round. Fingers crossed for the first title since 1989! It's a small club albeit being the most successful one historically, producing immense players like Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm that tore shit up for AC Milan back in the '50s and '60s.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 29, 2015 by Bobbo

[volvo240thebest]

haha I love you Swedes talking about having lots of fika, I hope you would come to Italy and have a lot of fica here, our Italian version of it it's a much better thing, honest to God!

I am spending the week in a great recording studio near the small city of Recco, famous for the focaccia di Recco, the most mouth watering bread related experience in the world, only second after a true proper Neapolitan pizza in Naples.

focaccia di Recco

two very thin layers of pasta, in the middle some great local cheese called prescinseua, rather reminiscing of stracchino cheese.

the focaccia pizzata

same as above but with an extra garnishing of tomatoes, origano, capers and local olives.

and some tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms for good measure!

Edited October 29, 2015 by volvo240thebest

[garden gnomes in space]

oh man that looks so good.  My wife has been in Europe for work (Paris, Freiburg, Zurich and now Madrid) for two weeks and Im at home on dad duty.  To top it off, we started our foundation replacement three days after she left.  Our house is basically balanced on jenga blocks.  I'll get some pics up but its pretty amazing what they can do...

[Bobbo]

^^ Haha, fika is a major part of our identity. I do enjoy the italian version a lot, would love to come over again and fica my heart out. Actually had a plan to go over and Watch Daniel Norgren perform when he's in Italy in february, great blues stuff.   

[volvo240thebest]

tcb's getting better and better..

 

 

left backpocket unravelling everywhere, might need to fix it...

 

 

tcb total look

Edited November 1, 2015 by volvo240thebest

[Iron Horse]

TCB full outfit is awesome, congrats.

[pudaspriest]

tcb's getting better and better..

 

saw this got posted to the TCB blog, looking awesome volvo!

Edited November 2, 2015 by pudaspriest