Denim World Championship - SuFu Division

[Megatron1505]

Today.....

 

[louisbosco]

@karanimal. great trip. really making me look forward to mine in jan. not too far away now. hope you did enjoy your trip!

[Slowitchu]

Was time for a second wash of my samurais now, almost 7 months of wear.

 

Before:

 

After:

[itschrisb]

This contest has made me realize i need a lot more denim in my life. @slowwitchu those samurais are looking amazing!

[unders]

Those Sammies look like an early favourite. Great stuff.

[Slowitchu]

Those Sammies look like an early favourite. Great stuff.

 

This contest has made me realize i need a lot more denim in my life. @slowwitchu those samurais are looking amazing!

Thanks a lot! That is great to hear.

[karanimal]

Stupid Question of the Day!

 

My pair of flat heads have been washed a tonne now, probably 8-9 times since the start of the contest and it seems that nearly all the rigidity is out of the denim. Now, with that said, the bit of a wider leg opening seems to me*** look silly when I have it only cuffed once, the lower leg flaps around and bends and contorts with every step i take. This seems to be a new development since the denim has gotten so soft 

 

Is this something that you just live with? Am i crazy for noticing this?

 

I can double cuff them (which i prefer for most of my boots anyways) but it looks goofy with lots of my shoes. 

[spitfiredealer]

Not crazy at all. The lower leg and how it sits on shoes is the first thing I notice.

Only you know if you can live with it. I know I can't. Experience tells me a 8" hem makes them sit pretty perfect for me.

[Blue Nemo]

not crazy, no. just live with it :-) works fine for me!

 

if its not cool with you just taper them

[Broark]

Man, all these progress shots and updates makes me feel bad about neglecting getting my pair repaired.

For some reason the crotch on my OA02XX's just doesn't want to hold up.

[Blue Nemo]

maybe you could reinforce it with a patch?

 

 

i saw once a jean/pant by either MFSC, rising sun or bybeatle that did that. looked cool

 

 

found it

 

Edited November 25, 2015 by Blue Nemo

[Broark]

Yeah that's not a bad idea nemo, I might reinforce it on the inside with some hem pieces from another pair, but I'm not sure yet.

It's mainly the cotton stitching that's starting to fray. But after a recent wash I noticed a long tear in the denim itself starting to show.

[Blue Nemo]

Man, man.. the Japanese artisans keep puzzling us with their elusive varieties of quality construction!

This statement is somewhere in between cynicism and stoicism.

Heads up, broark! I think a patch will get rid of these two problems for good!! And it might even look good.

[Iron Horse]

Or alternately, you could go for the hidden crotch gusset, like the Chuck Norris Action Jeans.

 

[Broark]

Man, those action packed jeans might do the trick!

In the mean time I've been cheating on my Ooe's with my Roy's and they are coming along pretty well.

Tempted to switch this late in the competition but not sure that would be advisable or not...

[setterman]

Man, those action packed jeans might do the trick!

In the mean time I've been cheating on my Ooe's with my Roy's and they are coming along pretty well.

Tempted to switch this late in the competition but not sure that would be advisable or not...

 

If you're going to do it, I'd do it now.  Find one good pair and stick with it for 17 months, you'll be good.  

 

Would have to go back and look at the fit pictures, but aren't your Ooe's and Roy both a little tight in the thigh?  I'd assume that's where the wear problems are coming from with the Ooe's.   

[Broark]

If you're going to do it, I'd do it now.  Find one good pair and stick with it for 17 months, you'll be good.  

 

Would have to go back and look at the fit pictures, but aren't your Ooe's and Roy both a little tight in the thigh?  I'd assume that's where the wear problems are coming from with the Ooe's.   

Yeah, you're probably right. Now's a good a time as any to switch. I think once I get them repaired and back I'll see.

 

Both are a little snug in the thigh, I'd say the Roy's have a little more room there though comparatively but are a little more tapered from the knee area down.

[Blue Nemo]

If you don't mind, you could post some images of both! Than I , ehmm.. We can help you decide ;-)

[nizzel55]

IH666SII

 

2015-11-16 - 160 days 1st machine wash. 30 degrees and took them out before the spin cycle started.

 

Sadly the combs have started to crack on my right leg. I need to put some stitches into them to keep it at bay. they tend to crack on all my jeans. Even the ones I have washed alot. 

 

2015-11-25

 

I tried to take some photos yesterday of my pair and Enells pair. But we took the pictures during the afternoon when light was really bad. 

The photos did not turn out very great. We need to redo it soon I think.

Anyway. Here are the picture.

Enell has soaked his pair one more time since last time and I have washed my pair in a machine (30 degrees).

 

Left: My pair 166 days (01 soak, 00 hand washes, 01 machine wash)

Right: @enell s pair 220 days (02 soaks, 00 hand washes, 00 machine wash)

 

 

 

 

Here they are compared to my IH666S - 424 days (08 soak, 00 hand washes, 04 machine wash)

 

 

Edited November 26, 2015 by nizzel55

[louisbosco]

nice one @nizzel. great work on the fades.

 

anyway i haven't been up to much. school's out and i'm working more often now that christmas is coming. on a side note, just picked up my new car today. not much to show but update on jeans in the next week or so.

 

[itschrisb]

Nizzle i have a lot of IH envy right now. I need to find a pair that fits me well.

[karanimal]

November 2015 Update: FH 3009, 8 or 9 washes now...might hold off on them for a bit since these are rarely worn to work any more. Try to sneak them in here and there when i know i have no meetings or important things to do/people to collaborate with.  A few pics have them compared to my new RJBxFHxCOR jeans which have about 10 wears on them (to my office...nothing intense...yet) 

 

My mom jacket hasn't really changed much, its had maybe 7 wears since the last update...its been hot as hell in sydney and i ended up getting an Iron Heart IHSH 110 in Japan while i was there so thats been better for the Sydney evenings and work wear. Whenever the jacket gets it's next wash i'll post an update. 

 

Bit of editing in lightroom, tried to get them as close to life in colour as possible. 

Jeans_-1 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

Jeans_-2 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

Jeans_-3 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

Jeans_-4 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

Jeans_-5 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

Jeans_-13 by matt karai, on Flickr

 

Jeans_-14 by matt karai, on Flickr

[FLDenim211]

Finally some notable wear, feels about 3 months. I am getting excited about my yearly pilgrimage to North Carolina so they will get beat up on my way up to Chimney Rock and get one nice wash after I get back.  I have a lot of catching up to do and love what I am seeing on the forums.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[itschrisb]

Took my tux on an adventure back to my home town today.

[MileHighEvertonian]

 

 

Way too much time left in this contest to get carried away with predictions, but I think you're an early frontrunner for your category, Karanimal. Don't let those new RJBxTFH collabs get in the way!

[karanimal]

Way too much time left in this contest to get carried away with predictions, but I think you're an early frontrunner for your category, Karanimal. Don't let those new RJBxTFH collabs get in the way!

 

Thanks!

 

They've definitely become my all time favourite pair, its hard for me to really picture how they're gonna turn out in another 16 months tho...the collabs will probably get in the way of a bit of office wear but these will always be my go to pair so im confident they'll get worn plenty. I'm more concerned about my momo 0205sp jacket at this point, i grabbed an iron heart shirt and its been seeing much more wear since i can get away with it at work 

[cmboland]

Thanks!

 

They've definitely become my all time favourite pair, its hard for me to really picture how they're gonna turn out in another 16 months tho...the collabs will probably get in the way of a bit of office wear but these will always be my go to pair so im confident they'll get worn plenty. I'm more concerned about my momo 0205sp jacket at this point, i grabbed an iron heart shirt and its been seeing much more wear since i can get away with it at work 

Matt, That's exactly what i want my FH to look like except i can't wear them nearly as half as what you can =[

[pudaspriest]

Early dec update because I am leaving for Japan tomorrow! 8 washes so far

[nycsurfer530]

x-post from FC thread

Posted Today, 08:25 AM

FCxSignet 0105  many many washes

 

direct sunlight

 

indoor shot 

 

texture of thigh indoors

 

outdoors

[DhaDha]

pudaspriest's sammy is probably the most advanced super heavyweight pair at the moment. kudos to him. the rest of us must catch up!