GBG001 contest - Indigo Veins x Göteborg Manufaktur x Denimbase

[Bobbo]

Time to officially kick off the contest now that the jeans have reached at least some of you!

Fabric: A14 oz denim with a very light pink selvedge-ID made by a blend of US cotton. It was made to capture the essence of vintage Cone and I'd say it turned out very well. It starts out flat and uniform before it hits water, then it crocks like crazy. Should get some nice vertical falling. The fabric is made exclusively for Denimbridge by Yamaashi mill in Okayama on a Toyoda shuttleloom. According to Shingo it's a small factory which is an important factor for both Shingo and us in this project.

If you want to see a little of how the fabric ages Shingo has started using it for his latest Denimbridge cut. http://denimba.com/denimbase/2018/11/03/23478 

You can read more about the jeans on my blog indigoveins.com and also a piece on the guys behind the jeans.

The contest length: The contest will run until January 31th. After that you will all have until February 28th to post the final pics.

The prizes: The winner will win a pair of Denimbridge jeans, sponsored by Denimbridge, and the runner-up gets a €200 voucher from Göteborg Manufaktur.

The jury: A jury of 5 will judge the contest winner: Shingo-san, Kuniyoshi-san, Jonas and Olof that runs Gbg Mfg and myself.

Participants (Let me know if I missed someone, not all added yet from the Instagram community):

Broark

Tigerstrom

Maharu

Beautiful_freak

Longshanks

ALB

JohnM

Thanks_M8

Jegr

Babaron

vIGGiou riou

Heyson

d-rew12

Dau

@togetaro

@yasu_nin.iga

@akihorigin

@stagramihsakat

@friendoclock

@falknas

@usuzou4128

@helmut_krut

@niclasjuhlin

@erikrandalldavis

@schmoakim

 

Some pictures:

 

Edited April 11, 2020 by Bobbo

[maharu]

Just for clarification, the mail from Göteborg Manufaktur said 200€ store credit? 

Now I want to see pics in wait for my own pair! 

[Bobbo]

^ My bad. Must be getting old! 

[maharu]

@BobboWhy don't you post some pics of your pair to get the thread started? 

[Bobbo]

Busy sipping drinks!

[Broark]

Photo dump!  I think these are going to break in really nicely, post wash the denim is very crinkly and quite stiff. These are all pre-wash, I'll take some post wash photos today.
The jeans are very neatly sewn, and I can already tell the hem is going to get some really nice roping given how narrow the hems are.
It's been a little while since I've participated in a contest so I'm looking forward to it. 

[Bobbo]

Tasty! Looks like the final top button turned out pretty well too. Havn't seen that one myself, haha.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Thanks for the picture dump! Can't wait to get my pair

the back pockets seem to be pretty high positioned?!

[bartlebyyphonics]

workmanship and material looking exquisite

b_F: 40s pocket x 60s taper (x 30s lee pockets)?

[Broark]

1 hour ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

the back pockets seem to be pretty high positioned?!

I actually don't find them too high now that they're on, but the do look high in photos. 
By comparison I find the pockets on my SOC 737's to be too low...

Also these shrink quite a bit, I'm glad I sized up. They do seem to stretch pretty easily.
Measurements after one warm wash and spin (top load washer so lots of agitation) and not yet tried on so no stretching whatsoever:
Waist: 34 in.
Front rise: 12 in.
Back rise: 16 in.
Thigh: 13.5 in.
Knee: 9.5 in.
Hem: 8.25 in.
Inseam: 32 in. (Props to Shingo, I asked for 32 post wash and these are 32 on the dot!)

Fit pics to come. 

[Broark]

Post wash crinkly texture.

[tigerstrom]

The denim looks so nice!

[d-rew12]

@Broark from the other thread, thanks for the measurements! And damn yeah the wiast shrunk a ton but it seems they stretch easily so should be solid. The measurements look great though! 

[longshanks]

Some super quick post wash fit pics. These were washed on warm and then just hung outside to dry, but I might give them another hot wash just to make sure all the shrink is out of them. They definitely shrunk up quite a bit but do feel like they’ll stretch out some. The fabric feels great and I’m really looking forward to seeing how these evolve! 

[maharu]

Fit looks great! @longshanks

[Bobbo]

^^ Spot on! 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

@longshanks That indeed looks like a great fit!

[ALB]

Broark got great pics of it pre and post wash so won't bother trying to get good pics. Denim is super crinkly after wash and I'm loving the heck out of it. 

 

 

 

[srudy]

First pic is of me wearing them before a soak, 2nd is post soak after hosing myself down with the garden hose, then, letting them hang out with my TCB 20s contest jeans and drying a bit more, lastly my girlfriend stole them. They look better on her anyway. I’ll see if I can get another pair for myself.

[Bobbo]

So great seeing these pics! 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Only exceeded when we Europeans will get our pairs  

But since I just got a mail, this can't take too long anymore

[Bobbo]

Yep! First boxes arrived today.

[tigerstrom]

I got the shipping details about an hour ago!

[tigerstrom]

I just got my pair and they are in the wash. I was a bit hesitant to wash them because the waist might be to small but what the hell I will try to stretch them haha. 

[Broark]

You should be okay, my pair shrank quite a lot in the waist and after a couple of days of wear they’ve stretched out comfortably. I’ll snap a fit pic today.

[tigerstrom]

I hope so I measured the waist on my size 35 when they were still wet and a post wash (40°C) they measured 33. 

Edited August 7, 2019 by tigerstrom
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[tigerstrom]

They fit!

Sloppy taken measurements on my size 35 after 40°C wash and dry.

Waist 42cm
Thigh 33cm
Legopening 19,8cm
Inseam 84cm 
Front rise 31cm
Back rise 39cm

I kind a regret that I didn't hem them directly but I may do it later instead

Fit pics later today or tomorrow

Edited August 7, 2019 by tigerstrom
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[beautiful_FrEaK]

Thanks for the measurements! They look very promising for my size 35. But I will find out on Friday I guess

[tigerstrom]

This is taken directly after wash and dry

[Bobbo]

Looks very good!