Happy jeans: TCBxSufu S40s WW2 contest thread

[bartlebyyphonics]

not competing here, just trying some post-wash no-cuff flex and raw/cooked assemblage... [with train seat affinities...]

Edited October 18, 2021 by bartlebyyphonics

[Jared_Lee]

Play the game by the rules you choose, @bartlebyyphonics. Looking good.

[mondo]

^ bonus commuter playing "I spy..."

[JohnnyD]

Nearly dry after another wash. Starting to get holes in the back pockets and pocket bags now. I’m having to wash more frequently now as I wear them to work and they look pretty grimey after 2 weeks.

[SLAB]

I forgot all about Superfuture (shoot me please)  Been too busy on IG
Wore my pair until spring when I changed to lighter denim but about to start wearing them again. This is how they look/fit after the machine wash in april before storing them away

 

[Toegun]

Here is my pair, happy with the way they’re going, especially as I have been working from a desk a lot of the time

[diggers]

 

[Uncle Karl]

Hi everyone!  I went to TCB in Kojima for the first time in a long time with a friend.

Cross the Seto Bridge.

The calm Setouchi sea.

Then, I had lunch at a curry shop where an acquaintance of hajime works.  It was very delicious.

And to the TCB factory ...

Nayuta's works.

And my pair was repaired again.

[sven]

Very cool @Uncle Karl! 

[Uncle Karl]

arigato!@ sven

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

The red tab is literally hanging by a thread. Thinking about repairing it or as least remove it before it falls off so I could keep it. Has anyone else lost the tab on his S40s? 

[diggers]

[chicote]

[djungelorm]

400+ wears on these. Basically have worn them everyday since the contest started, but missed 20 days or so while I futzed around fixing the cuffs. I need to fix the pockets; I considered waiting until the contest was over before fixing them, but they will probably become non functional if I don't. Seams are popping in the crotch and the back and other places due to thread wear which is unsurprising. I have already restitched the crotch a few times already. No holes there yet though which is good. I am behind on my clothing repair, so hopefully a catastrophic failure won't happen until I can reinforce them.

I am not getting a whole lot of roping and puckering and the train tracks are a bit faint, but then I have only washed these once after hiking in them after a multiday hike at day 300 or thereabouts. I am not one that has the need to wash jeans much anyway, and these pandemic times have made it even less likely they will get stinky. Given that winter is rolling in, I probably will only wash then once more before the contest ends. I think they will look really nice after that.

 

 

Edited November 5, 2021 by djungelorm

[bartlebyyphonics]

^ the whiskering is strong with this one...

!!!

Edited November 11, 2021 by bartlebyyphonics
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[shredwin_206]

This thread kind of just fizzled out. Is the contest over? 
where’s Volvo? 
I was enjoying all the updates 

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

^the contest ends in February as far as I know. We are getting closer and closer to the finish line. 
 

heres and update from a few days ago(also posted on waywt) 

 

[Spiraltoy]

Decided to preemptively mend my left knee as a hole was imminent.

[lance]

This has to have been the all time great contest, SUPER FADES, GREAT WORK GUYS!

[andrewrose]

Here’s a few I took before the most recent wash, at wear day 337. Still not finding the time to wash as frequently as hoped, guess I’ll just embrace it.

Rear left pocket wearing thin, as well as left knee. Not sure if I’ll try to repair before they blow or maybe just let nature take it’s course. Patch is still in ok shape despite using as hot as it gets water from the tap. 

[bartlebyyphonics]

On 11/20/2021 at 6:00 PM, shredwin_206 said:

This thread kind of just fizzled out. Is the contest over? 
where’s Volvo? 
I was enjoying all the updates 

indeed: paging all contestants! it isn't over yet!!!!! the last months are the interesting ones... no fade is too small to share!

On 11/21/2021 at 2:18 PM, lance said:

SUPER FADES, GREAT WORK GUYS!

agreeing with what above comment!

my small squeaks of a fade...

[Dan_F]

@shredwin_206 I wasn’t planning on doing any updates until the end of the contest, but here is a closeup of what was originally your pair. This is the first pair of jeans that I wore a hole through the knee in many years.

[srudy]

2 hours ago, Dan_F said:

@shredwin_206 I wasn’t planning on doing any updates until the end of the contest, but here is a closeup of what was originally your pair. This is the first pair of jeans that I wore a hole through the knee in many years.

Ha!!!!  Well done @Dan_F

[Dan_F]

Thanks @srudy ! I greatly appreciated the trade- these jeans have seen a lot of wear since then!

[Jared_Lee]

I dropped my pair at Self Edge for repairs in early October hoping I'd have them back mid November for the final push to the end. I still don't have them back and feel the time slipping away! Haha. Been loving these White Oak Left Fields in the meantime though.

 

As for the contest fades, lovely stuff from everyone. Even the middle-worn pairs I'm seeing have such grace in their indigo shades. A great contest with great participants all around. Is someone interested in pulling the Instagram hashtags for a Japan update here? I've seen some lovely stuff there as well.

[efujobu1]

On 11/21/2021 at 6:14 AM, Spiraltoy said:

Decided to preemptively mend my left knee as a hole was imminent.

Very nice!

[Spiraltoy]

Cheers @efujobu1. While imho not the most flattering fit for my body type I enjoy them a lot. Another wash and I might have to mend the right hand knee as well. I’ll try to get some detail pics up this wknd.

[goodrain]

they do look flattering because you have them pulled up pretty high. Probably wouldn't be flattering if you sagged.

[MJF9]

@Spiraltoy Button fades, train tracks, natty roping et al... superb!

[shredwin_206]

6 hours ago, Jared_Lee said:

I dropped my pair at Self Edge for repairs in early October hoping I'd have them back mid November for the final push to the end. I still don't have them back and feel the time slipping away! Haha. Been loving these White Oak Left Fields in the meantime though.

 

As for the contest fades, lovely stuff from everyone. Even the middle-worn pairs I'm seeing have such grace in their indigo shades. A great contest with great participants all around. Is someone interested in pulling the Instagram hashtags for a Japan update here? I've seen some lovely stuff there as well.

Post some photos in the LF thread. 
Always surprised how little love they get.