Ooe Yofukuten x S&S: Official Contest Thread 2016

[tigerstrom]

I will get my pair tomorrow! Finally!

[guthriegking]

Went and got my favorite cold brew today, its nitro cold brew by a local company called 'blackeye'.

 

 

Updated fit after two hot washes and two trips through the dryer with some wear since then.

 

Edited April 18, 2016 by guthriegking

[tigerstrom]

I really like that fit!

[tigerstrom]

Aho, did you get more shrinkage after the third wash?

[mrsmiff]

The fits are all looking great on these!   

[givemefive]

Aho, did you get more shrinkage after the third wash?

I didn't notice much at all after mine but I don't tumble dry them.

Edited April 18, 2016 by givemefive

[aho]

Aho, did you get more shrinkage after the third wash?

 

 

To be honest, I haven't measured them at all since I got them (too lazy and I know they fit lol), but they did tighten up slightly. The denim does have potential to stretch though. The biggest difference is the significant loss of starch, which for some reason didn't come out the first two trips through the wash (crappy washer). I now know what you guys mean when you say it's softened up and I'm really liking the blue thats emerging as they're a lot less brown. Might wash them once or twice and then hold out for a month or two given the rate these are crocking, to get some contrast...

[tigerstrom]

The devil have entered the contest!

They are in the washingmachine as we speak! They were pretty big so I hope I get a lot shrinkage out of them

Update:

First wash at 60°C done, they are now in the drying cabinet at a high temperature. The patch is pretty washed out but they seemed to shrink quite a lot!

Update 2:

They are in the machine for a second wash! Will post measurments later tonight!

Edited April 19, 2016 by tigerstrom

[tigerstrom]

I like the wierd smell of the jeans! Haha! It's exactly described in the letter! A mixture of oil and old machines!

[Broark]

Little mini update from today. I have a tendency to not explore the city I live in too much, but I'be been trying to get out more lately. I have the day off, so I decided to find the best banh mi in the city. There's quite a large Vietnamese population in Austin, but some places that I've found are incredibly overrated or way overpriced. After living in Asia when I was younger I just expect a lot out of Asian cuisine and I usually expect it to be cheap. 

Luckily I've found that place. It's called Ng BMT and it's tucked away in shopping mall and shares a space with a bakery. There were only two tables inside and it was quite small, but I had a great experience!

Grilled pork banh mi, easily the best I've found in Austin. They make all their bread fresh daily. Other places I've found would charge maybe 10-15 dollars for this sandwich. Here it was only 5 bucks!

A little mid bite action, the pork was incredible and the vegetables were so fresh!

Afterwards I talked to the two very sweet Vietnamese ladies who own and run this shop and told them that I lived in Asia for awhile and that it's always refreshing to find an authentic Asian restaurant that isn't gimmicky or overpriced. They sent me home with some extra goodies on the house. Some dau hu la duah (sweet tofu with coconut milk) some banh tieu (a sweet hollow sesame bread that goes well with coffee) as well as some coconut tapioca cake that I forgot the name of. All packaged up very nicely:

And a shot of the jeans in the car, I wish they were a little shorter in the inseam so they might get another wash and dry soon. But I want to try and wait a little longer to wash these jeans, just for a little more contrast!

[tigerstrom]

After two washes, one at 60°C and one at 40°C my size 35/34 measure:

Waist 32

Thigh 12.8

FR 12.2

BR 15.6

Hem 8

Inseam 31.6

I love the fit! I possibly could have ordered size 34 because of the high rise but I think these will be great! Will post pictures tomorrow!

[givemefive]

Coming up to SF area for the weekend of May 14th. Gonna stop by S&S and such hopefully.

If any contest members (or anyone really) want to get a coffee or beer hit me up!

Edited April 20, 2016 by givemefive

[tigerstrom]

Some pics on the fit

Edited April 20, 2016 by tigerstrom

[FeloniousMonk]

No fit pics yet, due to my oversight during the beautiful weather this weekend, but here's the first wash/soak:

 

Hanging out to dry with my older OA02XX (now tucked away on the shelf):

 

A close-up shot of the old and the new

 

 

It's bit over a week of wear now. There's still definitely a good bit of shrink left in my jeans, since I only did a warm wash and about 10 minutes in the dryer before hanging them outside, but I'm enjoying the comfort of the extra-roomy fit and being slightly low-slung due to the larger-than-usual waist. In another week or two, a hot wash and longer run in the dryer should do the trick.

 

Despite the softness of the material, there's a good bit of crispiness left, so it's holding creases fairly well. What I've noticed in the past couple days is that the jeans have really started crocking. Bits of indigo showing up on my shoes, light blue spreading on the higher-wear parts of the weft, and just today when I absentmindedly rubbed my jeans while eating lunch:

 

 

At this rate, I doubt these jeans will stay super-dark and uniform for long.

[heyheyhey]

Tigerstorm, great fit! Is that a Stevenson overall shirt? Looks awesome.

[tigerstrom]

Thank you! The shirt is a tcb ranchman. Great shirt!

[lsaylor]

Tigerstrom, it looks like you nailed the fit. Enjoy the evolution. I can't seem to take mine off. I love the fit and I look forward to seeing how they come along with everyone else's pairs. 

[alvin_cheong]

@Tigerstrom  agreed with Isaylor that you nailed the fit. So far what I can see is that this pair of jeans really looks versatile. Different outlook on everyone else. Can't wait to see how it evolves at the later part.

[garden gnomes in space]

Tigerstrom, it looks like you nailed the fit. Enjoy the evolution. I can't seem to take mine off. I love the fit and I look forward to seeing how they come along with everyone else's pairs. 

i agree, nailed the fit.  well done

[tigerstrom]

Thanks guys! I like them a lot! The top block is pretty big but it's ok! I'm planning to wear them a couple of weeks and then wash them again!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

damn guys..just keep the pace and this contest will be epic!

[Broark]

Put my pair through another hot wash and dry cycle, I think the inseam is a bit more where I want it now!

Going to wait a couple months for the next wash, make sure to get some creases set.

[ALB]

Dang, don't have nearly as interesting posts as others do. So have a picture of a stray cat that's been at my workplace for some months now. Liking the fit on these a lot, but might hem these one more inch.

 

 

[garden gnomes in space]

[givemefive]

These little pieces of cotton are hanging on for dear life...

Always get the first look at the finished product on the hem.. Nice blues.. also look at the hairiness just out of focus on the bottom left.

really curious what these are going to look like in a few months. Think they (the horizontal stripes) are going to fade but not sure

Edited April 22, 2016 by givemefive

[oomslokop]

the "bands" are really visible in photos aren't they, these look almost like denim prison pants! is it because the fabric is really soft?

[givemefive]

don't think so, if you turn them inside out something is clearly going on with the fabric.  I'll try to take some shots tomorrow when it's light again.

 

it's almost like the fabric is kinked

Edited April 23, 2016 by givemefive

[guthriegking]

Here comes a little bit of a photo dump from me.

 

First up just got Daniel Arnold's newest zine in the mail today.

 

Some Jamaican food from a new spot in town.

 

Also got tattooed the other day, forgot to grab photos during or right after so heres one from today.

 

And last, with the passing of Prince and living in Minneapolis I had the pleasure of being at First Ave last night to celebrate his life.

 

 

 

Edited April 23, 2016 by guthriegking

[givemefive]

slouchy selfie today

 

 

jean protectors for riding.. also got them to make my pants baggy at the knee, jeans aren't really that great for riding in..

 

[Broark]

Love the vertical falling that's starting to show up in this denim!