Ooe Yofukuten x S&S: Official Contest Thread 2016

[mrsmiff]

23 hours ago, aho said:

Resolution is blotchy due to low lighting/iPhone camera, but this is the most accurate picture of my pair, color-wise. Also, just wanted to say I appreciate this amount of "saggy butt" on jeans; not a big fan of super tight butt hugging, so I'll take the diaper effect all day over skinny jeans and downsizing

 

These look great!

Also, we've got denim repair services, now, so if anyone blows up their contest jeans, let us know, and we can get it done for a reasonable rate.

 

[aho]

Very cool, my knee is blown out so good to know I can get them taken care of at S&S.

 

Did some cooking as well this evening. Sockeye salmon, ciabata bread, quinoa and a sour cabbage soup

[pudaspriest]

fresh from the wash, out in direct sunlight

 

[aho]

Looking good! I need to get better pictures up of my full fit/fading in good light. Will see what I can do this weekend!

[Broark]

Man, I miss wearing these jeans!
Gotta get them repaired ASAP...

[aho]

Helped pack up my aunts house and my jeans are covered in mice poop, cobwebs and dust so needless to say they got another wash. One of my rewards was digging up my grandfather's bolo and finding more family photos from the 40s and earlier. Unfortunately no denim, but this was before the American GI's post WWII and it gets pretty hot in tropical weather. Still, love the family history!

 

[aho]

Same old

 

[JDelage]

Love the bolo! Nothing like family heirlooms, +1 if weapons...

[mrsmiff]

9 hours ago, aho said:

Same old

 

Digging that jacket. And the boots. 

[chicote]

^Second that, I think those are my favourite boots on sufu.

[ironheartfan123]

what kind of boots are they? white's? i also dig the look but i have a feeling white's are too heavy for me personally

[aho]

^Thanks all! 

The boots are White's Farmer Ranchers in British Tan, going on 4 years of constant wear (actually, I think 5?!). Funny thing is I haven't treated them, or even had to get the heel or sole replaced, though they've been through everything. I should probably at least wipe them down and brush sometime, but honestly the leather is still supple and not dry in the slightest; Truly a testament to buying things well made/quality

Edited January 23, 2017 by aho

[garden gnomes in space]

7 hours ago, ironheartfan123 said:

what kind of boots are they? white's? i also dig the look but i have a feeling white's are too heavy for me personally

White's are not light.  Every time I put mine on Im like, damn these are heavy haha.  As I get older I think I prefer the ballerina slipper feel of Aldens 

[aho]

^Indeed, even with a 6" boot I'm sometimes reminded of their weight if it's been a while since wearing, let alone an 8", or 10". You do get used to it, but during the warmer months the past few years I do start transitioning to my Aldens due to their lighter weight. 

[Broark]

Finally sending my jeans off for repairs tomorrow, can't wait to have them back in rotation! Long overdue.

[FeloniousMonk]

Nice! We've been having a spell of warm weather here in NYC, so I've started wearing my contest pair again. Hope to put a couple more weeks of wear and another wash on them before the northeast realizes it's winter time and dips below freezing for a couple weeks. Had nearly forgotten how soft these jeans have become, almost a velour hand with the gentle fuzz from repeated washes. Will put up some photos in the next month once they're washed and sent in for repairs (like Broark, I meant to do it weeks ago and never got around).

Pudas seems to be running away with things right now, should be a fun home stretch once it turns to spring and summer again and we're all putting in solid wear!

[aho]

Jeremy, will Ryo and Hiro be attending Inspiration LA this year? I missed them last time!

[aho]

My PADI Baby Tuna finally delivered...Perhaps garish to some (myself included) but I'm a Seiko man, what can I say. Need to get daylight photos of this thing, coloring is all off...

 

[givemefive]

are you a diver

[aho]

^Admittedly it's been years and I'm now relegated to "Desk Diver" status, but I can appreciate a quirky diver watch for leisure wear/on the go now and then!

[givemefive]

You live in the Bay still? You should free dive for abalone next season!

I think I'm going to get PADI certified though.  

[aho]

Speaking of Seiko, here's my daily beater on it's stock strap

[FeloniousMonk]

It's now back to winter proper after the 6" snowstorm, but we had a warm snap in the northeast US just earlier this week. GF and I took advantage of the nearly 60 degree weather this week to play hooky (I'm part time at my current job while transitioning to something new), and I broke out the contest jeans for a couple more days of wear.

Sorry to provide an all-too-stereotypical instagram shot, but it shows the progress on the jeans pretty nicely.

[Broark]

Jeans look great, can't wait to get my pair back from repairs and start wearing them again.

[FeloniousMonk]

Thanks, Broark. They're great jeans, it's just really surprising how long they hold onto that dark color. There seems to be very little medium blue in this denim - it jumps straight from deep indigo to light streaks to all-around faded. These might be some very high-contrast pants by the contest end.

[aho]

Was in Toronto for a quick 4 day weekend. Wore leather soled Aldens as I had to dress up and didn't feel like packing extra shoes; Just in time for two snowstorms in a row. Not advisable lol

 

Last image is just a peek at the denim, but most accurate in terms of color and fades (taken today, post trip wash)

Edited February 14, 2017 by aho

[edmond]

Aho what filsons are you using?

[alvin_cheong]

@edmond Aho is carrying Filson 70230, small field bag if I'm not wrong.

[aho]

^yup! that's the one...about 5 years old now, used literally daily every day since and still holding up. Only had to replace the shoulder strap so far, but only because the dye was rubbing off on my shirts in summer time. Gotta love Filson's service, the replacement strap was free!

[aho]

Another wash...