Denim World Championship - SuFu Division

[Blue Nemo]

I'm just a bit fatter, older and dressed more formal than usual

 

i actually thought you lost some weight!

[MileHighEvertonian]

A quick update on my Railcars. Despite a fair bit of activity this summer (hiking, fishing, picnicking, beer quaffing, etc.), they aren't showing a ton of development just yet. However, we've not yet hit the 6-month mark, which is when things usually turn the corner for me. Cheers.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

i actually thought you lost some weight!

 

Indeed I did but it is still more than I had when I did more WAYWT and stuff

[oomslokop]

post evo of your (denim)bro's red cloud in a year or so pls

[mpukas]

I'm part of the team for an organization and event called The America Cup. It's an international fly fishing competition, but this year TAC is hosting the World Youth Fly Fishing Championships in Vail, CO. Next year will be Men's World's. It's the first time ever that World's have been held in the US. 

 

There are 10 youth teams competing this year. They are from USA, Spain, Poland, Ireland, France, South Africa, Czech Republic, Slovenia, New Zealand, Canada. 

 

I am one of the sector judges, being that I am in charge of organizing the competition and volunteers on 1 of 5 venues over three days of competitive fishing. It's not very hard, just organizing people. All of the hard work has been done by the event organizers (a husband and loving wife team, and a handful of core volunteers) over months and even years of work ahead of time. 

 

Opening ceremonies and dinner were held at Eagle's Nest at the top of one of the gondolas on Vail Mountain. I got to wear a jacket and tie with my IH634-XHS. Left the IHSH-33 at home for the evening. The views are spectacular. 

 

 

 

[DhaDha]

post evo of your (denim)bro's red cloud in a year or so pls

 

i concur!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

He already wears them for 2 or 3 years...and treats them like usual jeans (maybe a bit less washing). But he is totally not into raw denim so he doesn't care for fades or the like..and they just look washed out

 

So...maybe I get the chance to take pics when I meet him again next month )

[Blue Nemo]

For those of you guys with a good amount of washes, you are getting a good amount of thigh fades (at least blue nemo and max). Are you guys hand washing/rubbing the jeans? I just never get those kinds of thigh fades that fast, and I am wondering if maybe it has to do with your washing method. 

 

sorry for responding so late, overlooked it!

 

i don't handwash my jeans, that is way too labour intensive....

 

i turn them inside out, wash them at 40°C, with no special programm and detergent, 400 rpm spinning, that's it!

 

 

by the way:

 

head over for more sexy pictures of my 66(6)!

 

here is a paper-patch-burlesque-show....

 

[Broark]

Great updates everyone, my Ooe's are in the wash as we speak after a spill at dinner this evening.

So much for waiting two months between washes! 

[KrisB]

I took a trip to SESF to drop off my pair for a crotch blow out already.

It blew out this early because of it's higher rise, but what sucks even more is that the turn around is looking to be around 4 weeks

[Max Power]

I just did a handwash and discovered another hole / rip at the knee. Maybe a moth? It sucks, as I wanted to wear this pair to work and it should look decent. Any hintson how to fix it in a subtle way?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Cleanest option would be darning and since the hole is small it might be a quick and tidy repair

[Max Power]

Thought so too. Any option in Europe?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Denim Doctor in the UK maybe?

Or ask Ruttlof in Dresden if he is up to repairs

[Max Power]

Good idea!

[Blue Nemo]

there is also a guy in denmark/belgium doing hemjobs and darn-jobs... he gave me his card two weeks ago. i try to remember his place!

 

statement in munich offers hemming/darning with an old singer machine, i talked to almostnice about that and he his absolutely convinced about their skilsl!

Edited August 14, 2015 by Blue Nemo

[Bill_e_jean]

i will bring my samurai and probably my full count to statement for hemming next week.

[Lukenstein]

I took a trip to SESF to drop off my pair for a crotch blow out already.

It blew out this early because of it's higher rise, but what sucks even more is that the turn around is looking to be around 4 weeks

Skate life♤♡♢♧ Edited August 14, 2015 by Lukenstein

[Blue Nemo]

and i am pretty sure that the rise has nothing to do with it. at least not because of it being too long.

[Foxy2]

I just did a handwash and discovered another hole / rip at the knee. Maybe a moth? It sucks, as I wanted to wear this pair to work and it should look decent. Any hintson how to fix it in a subtle way?

Try Melvin from Mr. Handy Denim Repair in the Netherlands

[email protected]

He does proper hemming and darning - I use him all the time...nice guy.

Check him out on FaceBook.

Edited August 14, 2015 by Foxy2

[Max Power]

Thanks for all the great input guys!

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 9, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Blue Nemo]

mr handy, that was the guy! check out his insta feed.

Edited August 15, 2015 by Blue Nemo

[louisbosco]

there is also a guy in denmark/belgium doing hemjobs and darn-jobs... he gave me his card two weeks ago. i try to remember his place!

 

statement in munich offers hemming/darning with an old singer machine, i talked to almostnice about that and he his absolutely convinced about their skilsl!

 

i had to do a double take on those words...

[Iron Horse]

i had to do a double take on those words...

 

I think I found his instafeed:

 

[KrisB]

and i am pretty sure that the rise has nothing to do with it. at least not because of it being too long.

Well, it's a combination of the rise and the slim fit. With the higher rise the waist band likes to sit at my hips, so the fabric in that area gets pulled around and is an area of high tension especially when I'm running, pushing, or doing any type of trick. What I've found is that a fuller cut with a mid to high rise is perfect so the denim can move and flex in a natural way without any tension but then again I have a pretty dense build so these may be perfect for a more normal type of build.

[unders]

Hey all, bit late on the first challenge so here are my shots for 'denim in the hood'.

 

A few years ago we relocated to Worcester to start our little family. It's a small, pretty Cathedral city which the River Severn runs through:

 

 

Just behind the river is a pretty cool spot. It may look like just a field (and it is!) but it's also where Charles II's army were positioned at the beginning of the Battle of Worcester, the final battle of the English civil war. Charlie lost, fled to France and no doubt hid in one of the trees in the background (like the massive pussy he was).

 

 

The river regularly floods - on the walls around the Cathedral there are these stones to record the flood levels:

 

 

Here's the Cathdral itself. Some notable people are interred here; King John and Prince Arthur amongst them. Prince Arthur was Henry VIII's older brother who tragically died when he was a teenager and never reigned. If he'd have hung around Henry would never have been king and there'd be no Church of England and our navy wouldn't have been the powerhouse it was. Pic of Arthur's tomb below:

 

 

This is pretty typical of the streets in town - mostly a mix a tudor, mock tudor and modern buildings:

 

 

I'll spare you photos of the high street itself. Just a mix of the usual chain stores, charity shops and Starbucks, etc, although we do have a surprisingly well stocked Ann Summers. These are some of the nicer buildings; the guildhall and a mock tudor almshouse which was built early 20th century and is still a charitable refuge home:

 

 

And here's me jeans:

 

 

Cheers, apologies for monopolising the page!

Edited August 15, 2015 by unders

[Max Power]

Mr. Handy it is. Thanks again, Foxy and Nemo!

[karanimal]

I swear I am late with every monthly update, guess I'll just try to have them up by the middle of each month...

 

Flat Head 3009 with 3 machine washes (machine wash last weekend) and 1 shower soak.

 

The crotch is going to need some repairs soon, probably going to aim to have it fixed in the next couple weeks. The back pocket has shredded right up due to my wallet coin button but disaster struck when i tried to slip through a doorway...the button caught on the weather stripping and snapped it off I'm waiting on some fabric to come in and then I'm going to attempt a sashimi repair on the back pocket. 

 

_DSC6483 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

_DSC6486 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

_DSC6490 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

_DSC6499 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

 

Momotaro 0205sp 4 machine washes (no wash this past month)

 

_DSC6492 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

_DSC6493 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

_DSC6494 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

_DSC6496 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

Been working at an Accounting Firm in Sydney for the past 3 weeks, so i've had to resort to evening and weekend wear, hopefully my new job starting Wednesday i will be able to wear my jeans with some outfits

[karanimal]

I went down to grab some photos at sunset in Sydney today, i got lucky with some great lighting. 

 

_DSC6706 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

_DSC6736 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

_DSC6737 by matt karai, on Flickr