TCB: happy jeans contest

[edmond]

well try our best donmt worry

[jet.shi]

just know this very young and amazing denim brand this afternoon.

 

where can I buy a 60's pair of this contast with leather patch?

 

I want in this game~~~

[volvo240thebest]

Hi there the contest pair will be the 50's only. If you want to join scroll back the thread, you must get in touch with Ed @ the lost found shop in Manila. Dunno if you could still join the contest but you could still give it a try.

[Bobbo]

I had a few words with Inoue-san the other day. Such a great guy!

 

You can read some of it on my blog: http://indigoveins.com/interview-with-hajime-inoue-of-tcbjeans/

[aho]

Great writeup Bobbo! Thanks for posting!

[edmond]

thanks bobbo! btw whats your email bobbo?

[Paul T]

Houston, the eagle has landed.

 

Because I was travelling, I put in a special request to get my pair sent to me in California, where I am at the mo. They'll be driving out to the Joshua Tree in a Ford Mustang with me tomorrow. First impressions: these are beautiful jeans, and going for tagged sizing worked as planned. Full update tomorrow.

 

 

 

Edited August 11, 2014 by Paul T

[Capsicum Fried Meat]

any other fellows received your contest jeans? 

[aho]

Paul, glad you were the first! Looking forward to your next post!

[ranonranonarat]

paul, what a tease. great looking jeans, view is fantastic! safe travels.

[garden gnomes in space]

shit, Im in California...

Naw, I'll be happy to receive them when they arrive

[Capsicum Fried Meat]

Hey Ed:

 

Have our jeans already been shipped out?

[edmond]

nope still otw to me from japan

[volvo240thebest]

great blog Bobbo!

[Bobbo]

thanks bobbo! btw whats your email bobbo?

No probs Ed! Glad to give this the publicity I can.

You can reach me at [email protected]. I also sent you a PM with my personal e-mail.

[jyoni]

waiting, waiting!

Edited August 12, 2014 by jyoni

[Paul T]

OK... a quick photo dump.

 

The jeans were waiting for me THursday or so; we've over in Ca doing a couple of houseswaps, the second one just inland from San Clemente. Big house with a pool. so natrually soon as I photographed the raw jeans I jumoed in the pool with them. Then washed at medium heat. Seem to fit perfectly.

 

Pix below include me at the Getty Center in Pasadena, and a bunch from today. An absolutely amazing drive down Ortega Highway through the mountains and then the desert to Palm Springs, and then on to Joshua Tree.

 

Main photos include the Sinatra House, Neutra's Kaffman house... we bought an amazing bunhc of vintage postcards and matchbooks. A hot day, 115 degree at peak, so it was top up in the Mustang all day. A friend told us about an amazing mexican cafe near the airport.. this was my ceviche, absolutely fantastic. Yes, I am waering flip flops throughout, I think I've bust my little toe so it's all I can handle. Very interesting in the Joshua Tree where all the thorns and spikes on the scrub floor penetrate straight thru the soles!

 

 

 

 

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Edited August 12, 2014 by Paul T

[Paul T]

 

 

 

 

[edmond]

paul hows the sizing and inseam? did it shrink to your liking specially the inseam?

[Capsicum Fried Meat]

really nice fit Paul!

[volvo240thebest]

Beautiful photos and perfect fit there Paul!

[Bobbo]

What a great start to this adventure! Fit looks great Paul.

[redragon]

Echoing what Bobbo said above, great start, amazing participants, definitely watching this one closely.

[Jared_Lee]

Great fit, Paul. That post-wash photo has me so amped to get into mine. 

[edmond]

cant wait for these to  arrive!

[Capsicum Fried Meat]

me too

eagerly wait to touch them in hands

[garden gnomes in space]

When are they scheduled to be in your possession, Ed?

Edited August 18, 2014 by garden gnomes in space

[edmond]

2 weeks time if the fuckin local customs do their job

[volvo240thebest]

I'll probably take delivery of the jeans when the heat is over, which is good!

Here's a 50's perfect fit just posted on happyjeans blog, just to whet your appetites!

[Paul T]

paul hows the sizing and inseam? did it shrink to your liking specially the inseam?

Thanks for all the compliments, folks. I'm holding off on posting any more pix until other people get theirs, to avoid driving people crazy! But you'll be pleased to know I did the first tv interview (nothing too glamorous, only local) for my forthcoming book wearing these beasties. Wednesday I'll be off camping in the Volvo and probabyl in the British rain...

 

As I was away when they arrived I didn't measure them, just soaked, washed at medium temp (in one of your fab American toploader machines) and actually wore them until they were more or less dry. I reckon they lost a minimum two inches in length; seat and thighs shrank noticeably but the waist has probably stretched out fully. Shape is pretty much exactly what I'd want form a 50s pair.

 

I'm sure you will all be fine if you go with your regular japanese jeans size, or even if you've sized down by an inch. They're looking great so far, a fair bit of fluff on them, and I have a loom fault right across one thigh, pretty much like the one i had on my contest Roy X Cone.

Edited August 18, 2014 by Paul T