TCB: happy jeans contest

[Maynard Friedman]

2 Volvos pulling a cat apart on the patch.

[jyoni]

Paul T gave me solid help with a pair of jeans when I really needed it.  He also fought hard for the previous sufu version, yeah.

[volvo240thebest]

2 Volvos pulling a cat apart on the patch.

 

ahaha Maynard you're killing me wahahaha!!!!!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

The list of contestants is really promising. Really good ones on it!

[edmond]

welcome paul im sure these wont dissappoint you.

[ranonranonarat]

please put me down for this too, need a pair of 50's in my life. hopefully i work out right with the sizing.

 

thanks aho and ed!

[aho]

YES! So glad all of you can join!

1 bobbo

2 aho

3 volvo240thebest

4 Projectp

5 mumbojumbo

6 KrunkyB1

7 garden gnomes in space

8 ed

9 tchengaa

10 fre-co

11 PAUL T (!)

12 rayw44

13 jyoni

14 erk

15 sugar mountain

16 Jared-Lee

17 fellini_esque (if ordering in June)

18 chazychaz

19 coldstorage

20 gratefulmelon

21 simon

22 "he who shall not be named for now"

23 tpun (?)

24 kcobain123

25 meschan

26 @nelsonhoward

27 @slysamonte

28 @rlabrina

29 ranon

30 Unique

Hopefully making some progress on the patch, news on that soon!

Edited May 29, 2014 by aho

[redragon]

That list is insane!

Cannot....be....tempted...........

[tvshooter]

"he who shall not be named for now"  LOL.

[fellini_esque]

I emailed Eddie and the time I was thinking of being able to pay is aok. Esp considering we're pushing it back to August now. Really dying to see the final patch. I've been a long time lurker and the roster of people interested is v nice too

[ranonranonarat]

"he who shall not be named for now"  LOL.

 

it might be lord voldemort we're dealing with here.

[aho]

Thanks again guys we have such a solid list of contestants I don't know what to do with myself!

I talked briefly with Inoue-san and in order to make the August 1st start date, he'll need to start construction by mid June. We'll need to order through The Lost Found by then so we're looking at around June 12-15th for final sizing and buy-in. More details as this gets solidified! Let me know if you have any questions!

[ranonranonarat]

aho, i think the most burning question for everyone at the moment is with regards to the sizing chart. before any orders come in i think we'll have to most likely have it finalised. most of the concerns are predominantly with the rise (which you have already addressed in your earlier posts) and the waist (which is still somewhat unresolved). barring which, all other factors including pricing/logistics/final dates/prizes etc are of no major concern or can be sorted out at a later stage.

i know it has been mentioned that the size chart on the first page is post-soak, maybe it would be good to have a raw size chart as well since i also understand that they will be offered in a raw version as well? just my $0.02.

Edited May 17, 2014 by ranonranonarat

[aho]

Good point my friend, I'll see if Inoue-san can come up with a chart! FWIW, I'm getting the size I normally purchase in 50s cuts (WH, FC, etc), which is to say, true to measured waist size. I measure 33inches where I wear jeans and thats the size I'll purchase. Inoue-san gave me the same advice!

[Capsicum Fried Meat]

Yeah right, the official website gave the post soak measurements, but once you buy a pair you are buying RAW, so the size chart is only for ref and the post soak denim will stretch to raw size after couple wears for sure. TCB jeans is TTS so just buy your normal waist size.

[aho]

Ask and ye shall receive! Let me know if this doesn't work, couldnt use my flickr account...

Waist

Hip

Thigh

Knee

Leg Opening

Front rise

Inoue-san says they'll shrink a bit so the raw measurements are misleading. Best bet is to buy your measured waist size (ie I measure 33inches so I'm buying a 33)!

Edited May 17, 2014 by aho

[volvo240thebest]

Good job Aho! That said I too suggest to go tts or you'll screw it up.

Inoue San is offering all the odd sizes possible too, so there's plenty choices for everyone!

[Capsicum Fried Meat]

After seeing this thread I'm always thinking to join in, I do love TCB and I'm in a contest with my TCB 60's that I'm satisfied with. I really don't wanna miss this dedicated contest jeans. What should I do?

 

Can I order a pair for myself? Will it be any disrespect for this contest?

[tchengaa]

is it safe to conclude that around 3 inches of shrinkage in the waist is expected??

[volvo240thebest]

After seeing this thread I'm always thinking to join in, I do love TCB and I'm in a contest with my TCB 60's that I'm satisfied with. I really don't wanna miss this dedicated contest jeans. What should I do?

Can I order a pair for myself? Will it be any disrespect for this contest?

I hardly doubt that Inoue and Ed will be pissed off by you buying another pair of jeans! I understand that some people might think it's against the contest ethos but I personally don't have nothing against it. You could still wear them as a backup pair, and post some occasional updates. Or you might end up liking this pair more than the other!

[volvo240thebest]

is it safe to conclude that around 3 inches of shrinkage in the waist is expected??

Man, it looks like you're having a f*****g hard time sizing for these jeans, even if you tried them on in flesh! Out of curiosity, did you try to measure your true waist size with a tailor's tape, rather than measuring other jeans? It might be a good starting point, if you haven't done it yet.

[edmond]

volvo is right the more we sell the better for hajime. pla if any of you want. pair juat add on to the list

[tchengaa]

Man, it looks like you're having a f*****g hard time sizing for these jeans, even if you tried them on in flesh! Out of curiosity, did you try to measure your true waist size with a tailor's tape, rather than measuring other jeans? It might be a good starting point, if you haven't done it yet.

 

thank you for your advice volvo! my true waist size is about 93-94 cm. so i guess 36" will be good for me ~

[volvo240thebest]

Definitely

[Bobbo]

Damn, I'm only gone over the weekend and there's tons of shit that's happened. With people being this stoked (and the Volvo-patch!) it's gonna be some good times.

[Sugar Mountain]

You and me both Bobbo. All these updates have totally derailed the start to my Monday morning in the office. Whoops...

 

Great to see those raw measurements and I'm still thinking that a tagged 30 is the way for me. By the way, has it been finalised how long this contest will run for? I like the idea of an 18 month contest to really get the best out of the jeans. Don't recall seeing confirmation though.

Edited May 19, 2014 by Sugar Mountain

[Goominim]

This is the first time I've heard of TCB. Do they normally have blank tags? That's pretty f-ing cool.

 

They don't have a working online shop and no American stockist. How are y'all ordering these?

[Sugar Mountain]

Orders for this contest are going through Lost and Found shop in Manila. 

[ColdsnapBryan]

I really want to join because I like larger fit jeans , but I just think these are just too similar to the SC '47s I'm breaking in. Unless someone can talk me into it

[edmond]

the fabrics on these are awesome. its like a cross between fullcount and lvc and sugarcane 1966 but on a 50's cut