Ooe Yofukuten x S&S: Official Contest Thread 2016

[guthriegking]

Heres the patch fresh out of a second wash and trip through the dryer. I'll post an updated fit later today or tomorrow, basically just shrank up a little bit everywhere, and still in need of a hem.

 

 

Went to see my favorite band play at the Turf Club in St. Paul last night and had an awesome time. Heres a couple terrible iphone photos from the show.

 

Edited April 10, 2016 by guthriegking

[lsaylor]

big fan of DeerTick. I have seen them twice.

[Max Power]

Me too, as opening act for Gaslight Anthem. It impressed me that the frontsinger opened beers with his teeth.

 

By the way, great updates everyone, I'm super jealous right now and wish the LHT option wouldn't have kept me from joining.

Edited April 10, 2016 by Max Power

[guthriegking]

That was the 4th time I've seen them. First time I've seen them play any songs acoustic and it was a really good show, little different vibe from the other times I've seen them. Have also seen John McCauley (lead singer) play in one of his side projects called Diamond Rugs at the Turf Club and that was a great show too, he's an incredible musician IMO.

[JohnM]

Thanks to Andrew (aho), Jeremy, Ryo, and Hiro for pulling this together.  Just soaked the #17 jeans in warm water for two hours, partially dried them in the dryer, and am hanging them outside now.  Here's a comparison pic between the #17 LHT denim and the OA01XX-1055 60 Years NOS denim (neither completely dry).  Same weight -- different feel and color.  Both nice.

 

Though I'm no man of the world, Dag Hammarskjold was Secretary-General of the UN, so receiving The World card may make some sense ;-)

 

John

 

 

[garden gnomes in space]

Me too, as opening act for Gaslight Anthem. It impressed me that the frontsinger opened beers with his teeth.

 

By the way, great updates everyone, I'm super jealous right now and wish the LHT option wouldn't have kept me from joining.

what was it about LHT that turned you away?  I was reading back in the Sugarcane thread some posts from 2008 and people were worrying and complaining about LHT then also. 

[Maynard Friedman]

Agreed GGIS, as far as I'm concerned, left hand twill is a greater attraction than right hand.

[pudaspriest]

been wearing these all weekend, the waist has now stretched back out to the raw measurements and the jeans are super comfy. I really like the way these fit me, if I had any complaint it would be that the rise is just a bit higher than ideal for me but that is not a problem at all. Overall just an amazing pair of jeans, can't wait to see how these evolve over time. 

 

 

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as long as we are posting food pics, here is one of my dishes from a nice japanese meal I had the other night. Figured I would break in the jeans with some food from its homeland

 

Edited April 10, 2016 by pudaspriest

[aho]

guthriegking, your pair seems to have the most roping I've seen so far...I feel theres still more shrink to be had in my pair, but my washer/drier is pretty weak at my apartment.

 

pudas, prime fit!

 

JohnM, that 60 year NOS is something else! Need to pick up a pair next time they release.....

 

re: LHT, I agree there seems to be some sort of stigma against it, although I'm not sure where it stems from (and I've been of a similar mentality before). In this case, I find that it's a selling point for the contest jeans personally! 

Edited April 10, 2016 by aho

[pudaspriest]

yeah the LHT was the reason I wanted in on this. I have plenty of RHT jeans and this was a chance to get a really unique denim.

[givemefive]

Noticed the jeans don't show a lot of blue right now. Very dark compared to my Warehouse.

Parents are moving so they are trying to get rid of some stuff. Took some quick snaps of some Gail Pittman pottery for eBay. Here are a few pieces:

Edited April 11, 2016 by givemefive

[givemefive]

Anyone seeing much roping yet?

Usually see some immediate effects on STF but these haven't moved at all yet. Any previous ooe wearers want to chime in?

Had this OTA antenna zipped tied to the rail because I couldn't find a good mount. Finally found a great one on ebay for $20 and it was so easy to setup. Now my antenna isn't going to budge in the wind

Simple tools of the trade

silouette is legit

also funny story, this carpet is pure wool, this old senile lady installed this $75,000 carpet like 15 years ago before her daughter decided enough was enough.

Edited April 12, 2016 by givemefive

[aho]

Ooe typically has some of the most epic roping in my opinion and experience, but you're right I haven't seen much on mine yet either. Thinking of throwing them in for another wash or two this week and will report back on any changes!

[JohnM]

I love these jeans.  Some of it is the typical OA02 fit (doesn't get any better for me) and some of it is the color -- both the weft and dark indigo.  For those more knowledgeable (i.e., all of you!), what gives the weft its non-white color?

[oomslokop]

paul t said recently in the tcb thread that it would be tinted cotton 

[tooth]

I could be wrong, but I feel like the stigma around LHT is that the fades are (supposedly) more subtle and not as contrasty / sharp as RHT... Going back to 2008 and concern around LHT fading properties would make sense as I think high contrast, super sharp fades were de rigueur.

Edited April 12, 2016 by tooth

[givemefive]

yeah the pair Aho showed from ooe sewn up with the denim showed no whiskers... we'll see what happens I guess!

Edited April 12, 2016 by givemefive

[garden gnomes in space]

im not seeing much, if any roping.  The hem chainstitch seems more "loose" for lack of a better description.  The TCB hem was tight as fuck and roped by pretty much looking at it.  These will be more subtle im guessing.

 

Also, Im amazed at how fast the waist stretches out!

Edited April 12, 2016 by garden gnomes in space

[Broark]

I've also noticed a lack of roping with this denim initially, but they do seem to hold their creases as far as combs and whiskering goes.

I really like how these almost look black, much different from what I have been wearing lately.

Edited April 12, 2016 by Broark

[aho]

yeah the pair Aho showed from ooe sewn up with the denim showed no whiskers... we'll see what happens I guess!

 

 

^I'm completely okay with my jeans ending up like these 

[givemefive]

ya why I decided to join.. try things your way

also...

umbilical cord detached, first this patch is way too cool to become illegible, 2nd when I showed my mother my jeans had my "name" on them she almost cried... oh no, and 3rd I do this to all my Levi's anyways.

interestingly, the patch has some adhesive on the back, I would imagine it really helps when trying to get it sewn on. You can see it'sewn on pretty early in the process. I didn't really want to have to redo the waistband stitching so I just decided snipping it was easier + remnant of the patch seemed cool.

Edited April 12, 2016 by givemefive

[tigerstrom]

Nice updates all! I'm still waiting on my pair. They have been in Copenhagen for 3 days now It's only like an hour from Copenhagen to Sweden so I don't know what the problem is. Probably Swedens postoffice...

[Foxy2]

I don't expect mine before next week...optimistically speaking.

(11 out of 16 have already received/posted pics of their jeans - that's a good start!

Not counting MRSMIFF...)

Edited April 12, 2016 by Foxy2

[givemefive]

aw poor Euros

[givemefive]

Saw someone mention about these "waves" I got them too

[rayw44]

I received mine as well. Here's a pre-soak fit pic taken in poor lighting.

 

 

 

 

My pair is a 34 and I wanted a 30" ish waist. They measured 16 1/2" at the waist, 12 1/4" in the front rise, 16" at the back rise, 12 3/4" at the thigh, 9 1/8" at the knee, 8 1/2" at the hem with a 32 1/4" inseam before hitting water.

 

After a cold soak and dry and a lukewarm soak with a trip through the gentle cycle in the dryer, they shrank down to 15 3/4" in the waist, 11 3/4" front rise, 12 1/4" thigh, 8 3/4" knee, and a 30 1/4" inseam. I forgot to grab the back rise and hem measurements at that point, but you get the idea of how much these have shrunk so far.

 

The waist stretched back out quite easily and I suspect more shrinkage will be coming. Post-soak fit pics coming as soon as I can get them.

[givemefive]

34 or 32? ray

[garden gnomes in space]

btw, i have those waves also

[rayw44]

They were marked 34 by 33, and I ordered based off my previous experience with the cut from the first Ooe contest.

Edited April 12, 2016 by rayw44

[mrsmiff]

This is after a week or so, and one hot soak. I just sent them through a hot wash because I want to knock out more of the shrink.

StrangeNeil got creepy with macro for some of these.  It looks like they're gonna be an amazing color after some wear.