TCB: happy jeans contest

[jyoni]

Few hours?  I lost track a little bit because I was excited about a new iron and was prepping a bunch of other repairs as well.

 

It's a pretty fast stitch once you get going with it.

Edited October 22, 2014 by jyoni

[bradl]

That takes some serious patience, also interested to know.

[garden gnomes in space]

Impressive Jyoni. Honestly, I thought I was about to see some hacked up bullshit (I was imagining what it would look like if I attempted something like this), but thats a damn fine job. well done!

Edited October 22, 2014 by garden gnomes in space

[volvo240thebest]

great job there jyoni.

I can't decide wheter to hem or not my pair. sometimes I love the double cuff and sometimes I hate it, depending on which shoes I am wearing.

I might send them over to the handy denim repair man in groningen holland. he did some sweet repairs to my pairs in the past and I've heard from him that the has a Union Special for chainstitching. he's  a very funny guy too, always throws some unexpected freebies in the package. first time I received a selvedge denim card holder, second time two dutch waffels hidden in the pockets of the jeans and a very funny drawing. wondering what he could come up with for the third parcel ahah! I reccomend him very much for darning repairs to anybody in EU. he charges 15 eur for a chainstitch hem, but if I count in signed-for shipping both ways I am going to spend 45 euros all around... does anybody know if there's a cheaper way for Europe?

Edited October 23, 2014 by volvo240thebest

[aho]

Slow going for my pair! Anyone have any crocking yet on theirs?

[Sugar Mountain]

Barely any at all. Just some areas of shine on the back pockets from my wallet and phone.

 

Still waiting for a fit pic, Mr Contest Organiser!

[volvo240thebest]

or some Chicago style food porn!

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 9, 2015 by hoggreaser

[volvo240thebest]

hoggy are u on IG, what's your name there?

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 9, 2015 by hoggreaser

[aho]

Sorry guys, I tend to post everything to Instagram and get lazy on hosting and then posting on here...That said, here are the latest fadings of my pair; 3 washes so far, and I've got some good roping going!

roping!

and finally, that patch..

[Coolguyzack]

I love how you get it so crinkly and marbled

[aho]

^Thank you! It's honestly just a product of washing often which this denim takes to well!

 

part II, Couldn't leave out some food pictures! as a warning I take all my photos with an iPhone...

 

New place in Chicago called Momotaro (sound familiar? ) owned by the Boka Restaurant Group who have a few James Beard's and one star Michelin's. I enjoyed the 60's Japan vibe:

cool menu design

some very good chowder...freshest fish in Chicago maybe?

speaking of fresh fish

interesting presentation for their sukiyaki

Chicken sausage with quail eggs

curry udon

dessert!

 

All in all a good meal!

[aho]

Other meals lately:

 

Dove's Luncheonette, a Tex-Mex diner type restaurant by the same people that do Big Star, etc. if you're familiar with the Chicago food scene!

pozole

my favorite food groups: pork and eggs:

 

Not related, but my favorite meal lately from Baker Miller who source heirloom grains and also mill them in house. This is their version of grits:

 

And finally, the burrito I ate the other day from L'Patron which is supposedly the best for carne asada in Chicago...California friends may gasp at the lettuce, but don't mind:

 

So that's some of the food I've been eating lately! Baker Miller in particular may be well on their way to some nods soon although they haven't been open that long...

Edited October 28, 2014 by aho

[Broark]

Great photos aho, you need to come through Austin to check out the food here. 

[garden gnomes in space]

man i miss pigging out in Chicago...

[Bobbo]

Now we're talking Aho! 

Looks so tasty I wanna find a job in Chicago and move over. 

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 9, 2015 by hoggreaser

[volvo240thebest]

today I finally took delivery of an adapter which allows to use some wonderful vintage lenses I've been given by my father in law on my digital camera.

I just had some fun taking pictures to my 60's. lens used is a Pentax Asahi 1:1.7 50mm. I've got also a 100mm and a 135mm, all for free!

lighting sucks and I'm just learning how to take proper photos, but I thought to share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bonus pic of my cat Pippi

 

Edited October 28, 2014 by volvo240thebest

[aho]

Do the same to your 50's and you win!

[volvo240thebest]

Ahah I'd love to win and fulfill my TCB collection!

[Sugar Mountain]

Really, really nice Volvo (and extra points for the cat). Remind me: you've worn these for a year now? 

[volvo240thebest]

thanks SM! frankly I've lost track of the number of wears. I've got them in june 2013 and I wore them in rotation til april, then from april every day til crotch blowout in late august! I must have worn them 4 or 5 days from the contest start. around 12 months, maybe a little less.

[meschan]

very nice pair of 60s' volvo! i wish i had more time for the 50s

[tigerstrom]

They are amazing Volvo! How many washes?

[volvo240thebest]

thanks Tiger! I waited three months of solid wear for the first wash, then one month for the second, then every two weeks or even more when needed during summer. probably around 18/20 times.

[tigerstrom]

thanks Tiger! I waited three months of solid wear for the first wash, then one month for the second, then every two weeks or even more when needed during summer. probably around 18/20 times.

Thank you for the answer! I love the look of them!

[jsn]

Some snaps of my recent trip to China and Hong Kong. Also a reminder of a failed TCB contest Hong Kong meetup with Ed and Simon (Sugar Mountain). We just couldn't match up our schedules.

 

The smog was really bad in Guangzhou. This photo was taken at 630am.

 

 

 

Long day of walking around the Canton Fair

 

 

The reason why we were in Hong Kong. It was The Armoury's 4th year anniversary and re-opening of the second store. We work with them for the tailoring stuff here in Manila. 

 

 

 

Funny name. 90s hip-hop soundtrack. Great food! Check out the tiles. Those are real mahjong tiles!

 

 

 

 

 

[ranonranonarat]

coincidentally i was in hong kong last week too, managed to meet up with sugar mountain who played a great host. had a great night out and a great trip to hong kong, looking forward to head back! i think i was planning to get a couple of fit shots and meetup shots but i was having too much of a good time to remember but there'll always be another time!

[ranonranonarat]

messed around with the panorama function on my phone for a bit as well.