Happy jeans: TCBxSufu S40s WW2 contest thread

[Paul T]

Wow, great stuff guys, lovely to see u Volvo, will be back with pix

[vpgosnell]

Some final update pics

[srudy]

I think previously Volvo said he’d open a separate thread for submitting your final pics. Is this correct @volvo240thebest ??? I’d hate for y’all to post here and have to repost later. 

[Uncle Karl]

Hi everyone!  # 33 Uncle Karl Last updated.

A very wonderful year and a half, which seems short but long, is finally over today.

It is a denim with various thoughts, such as happy days and sad days.

Thank you for showing us all your wonderful love.

The journey of the contest is over, but the long and long journey of life is still going on.  It was really nice to meet you in an instant, a year and a half of that long journey.

See you again someday!!!!!!!!!!!

[Darren Barbera]

Brilliant @Uncle Karl 

[Jared_Lee]

On 2/20/2022 at 6:55 PM, volvo240thebest said:

Hello peeps,

I have actually been in touch with Hajime and Ryo about this, and suggested some basic final submission rules.

I am awaiting their reply on my proposal, which I hope to receive tomorrow.

I'll keep you posted.

@srudy, no mention of a separate thread, though that is how it worked in the past for TCB contests. We also have not seen any further clarification on what those final submission rules are.

[UkeNo]

Damn….Place Holder for final pics 

[volvo240thebest]

Here we go beautiful people!

final submission rules:

Picture rules: Maximum 8 pictures
Picture submittance deadline: 14th March

Please send the pictures to [email protected]
Title: TCB WW2 fade contest/ your contestant number and your nickname

How to judge: Each TCB member decides their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
1st place-3 points
2nd place-2 points
3rd place-1 points
The person who gets the most point wins.

As you all know, the contest had lived a life of its own on multiple platforms, due to language barrier many JP didn't manage to create an account on sufu.
Ryo would like to have all photos also to make a tcb contest gallery on Tcb website.

I guess it doesn't hurt if we want to make a final submission thread here on sufu for the sake of posterity, but as I wrote above the evaluation and official submission will have to be made by email.
 

[kameisenpai]

Thank you friends all over the world

It was really fun to be able to connect with these jeans！

See you again

[Jared_Lee]

Thank you @volvo240thebest! I don't really see a need for a final submission thread as there are already quite a few here, it won't be comprehensive, we need to e-mail the pics to Ryo anyway and there will be a comprehensive archive of final submissions available through the TCB site. Though I encourage everyone with a final submission to add it here as well! Thank you all.

[srudy]

Ok in that case, here’s mine #45 worn hard for the first 6 months then more casually. These were bought raw, and after 6 months I washed and dried them countless times. This was a great contest at a great time!!!! Thank you @volvo240thebest and TCB for putting on another great one! 

[Maynard Friedman]

^ I like that pair @srudy, straight out of the @aho school of denim care 

Edited February 28, 2022 by Maynard Friedman
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[vpgosnell]

Final pics for #114

[JRendon02]

This was a great way for me to get introduced to TCB. I’ve probably worn them around 500 days. They have had 43 trips through the washer and dryer. 
 

They have had 2 crotch repairs and pocket repairs. The coin pocket needs a repair and both knees are very close to blowing. 
 

Here is my pair #109

 

 

[Jared_Lee]

I'm going to get some fit pics to update for a final sign off as well, but here are the jeans. Such a great contest with so many people crossing the finish line with beautifully worn jeans in various states of decay. I love it all. Keep 'em coming!

 

[buler]

Almost forgot about the pocket art ...  #79

And thanks to @volvo240thebest!!!

 

Edited February 28, 2022 by buler

[srudy]

3 hours ago, Maynard Friedman said:

^ I like that pair @srudy, straight out of the @aho school of denim care 

@Maynard Friedman appreciate that!!! Thank you!

[Jared_Lee]

@buler, Bob Roberts is the best! Flic from the old '50s contest.

 

[chicote]

Here’s my final submission - I was contestant #110.

I’m really grateful for this contest as it was what reminded me what I love about this denim world and this community - I got into it really last minute, mostly out of a need for a new pair of jeans as my last pair were running to rags, but also because I’d missed out on the last two tcb contests and loved how intimate and mutually supportive those contests had been, full of personal updates and such unique results from each of the contestants. Though this contest was a little more sparse as far as personal updates went, I’m really happy to see how many of us gave their pairs consistent wear. I sort of abandoned mine for a good part of the contest, though they had their fair share of fun experiences: moving to New Mexico, renovating a house, rebuilding two trucks, doing a lot of tattooing and painting (somehow only getting a couple of paint splatters and almost no ink on them … cause I learned how to tune my machines properly lol), a good deal of gardening, and a lot of cooking… and they stayed mostly together through all of it! Unfortunately they were down for about 5 months of the contest because I kept putting off repairs, first on the knees, then the seat, then the hems, and now after patching the right rear pocket the left is starting to go also… but i have no plans to let em go yet, they’re probably my favourite jeans I’ve ever had. I’ll stop reminiscing and put up some pictures now.

Sort of by accident, one of the knees was patched by hand at first, the other was darned on my sewing machine. I used unwashed scraps from the hems for all of the patches and really like how the fabric puckered a bit as it shrunk against the underlying worn denim.

 

Compared to the left side, which has never given me any problems, I’ve had to make four separate repairs on the hand stitched knee. Pretty clear difference in strength, lol.

The hems are getting kinda shredded - not visible in this pic but the creases where they’ve been folded are full of little holes along the back side.

 

The back is where they’ve needed the most attention and what made me set them aside for almost a third of the contest. I darned both sides of the seat and later stitched a patch for the right rear pocket - a bit of the patch fabric can be seen fraying out from the bottom corner where I re stitched the pocket to the leg. Probably gonna have to do the same on the left soon, that hole appeared out of nowhere after their last wash.

 

Here’s the inside - I was lucky to get two indigo dyed pocket bags! They haven’t faded the most dramatically but they’ve held up really well - the wabash is just starting to tear around the pocket opening but otherwise haven’t had any problems.

And finally, a couple fit pics:

 

Thanks for looking and sharing everyone, I love seeing everyone’s submissions!

[Duke Mantee]

Stellar

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

So this is the last update! Number 15 here. I had tons of fun, wore this pair for at least 80% of the 18 months I think. Didn’t keep track of washing but I think maybe once a month or two. Repaired quite a lot. Especially crotch and seat area. Also back pockets. Thank you all! I have had a pleasure. 
 

 

[aho]

Incredible jeans all around, well done everyone! What a showing!

[CSL]

Well done everyone!!! Here's mine. Pics taken with sun low in the sky. Think it made them look a bit lighter than they actually are.

I'll take some more pics for the final submission when I'm not wearing the jeans.

 

Edited March 1, 2022 by CSL

[mondo]

8 hours ago, chicote said:

Here’s my final submission - I was contestant #110.

I’m really grateful for this contest as it was what reminded me what I love about this denim world and this community - I got into it really last minute, mostly out of a need for a new pair of jeans as my last pair were running to rags, but also because I’d missed out on the last two tcb contests and loved how intimate and mutually supportive those contests had been, full of personal updates and such unique results from each of the contestants. Though this contest was a little more sparse as far as personal updates went, I’m really happy to see how many of us gave their pairs consistent wear. I sort of abandoned mine for a good part of the contest, though they had their fair share of fun experiences: moving to New Mexico, renovating a house, rebuilding two trucks, doing a lot of tattooing and painting (somehow only getting a couple of paint splatters and almost no ink on them … cause I learned how to tune my machines properly lol), a good deal of gardening, and a lot of cooking… and they stayed mostly together through all of it! Unfortunately they were down for about 5 months of the contest because I kept putting off repairs, first on the knees, then the seat, then the hems, and now after patching the right rear pocket the left is starting to go also… but i have no plans to let em go yet, they’re probably my favourite jeans I’ve ever had. I’ll stop reminiscing and put up some pictures now.

An eloquent post from a profoundly cool human! 

[Duke Mantee]

This is probably the best jeans competition I’ve had the privilege to see

I’m annoyed at mis-sizing my own pair, but relieved since I’d never make this standard, and glad @heyson was better suited to the challenge …

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

@Duke Mantee I’m sorry for the neg rep! Stupid fat fingers. I changed it to what it was meant to be. Hope it stuck. 

[Duke Mantee]

3 hours ago, Hopethisoneisnttaken said:

@Duke Mantee I’m sorry for the neg rep! Stupid fat fingers. I changed it to what it was meant to be. Hope it stuck. 

There’s no need to apologise … at least now I know how you really feel 

Anyway I do it all the time. I’ve lost count of the amount of folk I’ve given a posrep to instead of the neg 

Edited March 1, 2022 by Duke Mantee

[Uncle Karl]

21 hours ago, Darren Barbera said:

鮮やかさ@アンクルカール 

I took it in a dark factory, avoiding direct sunlight!

[claes]

My final pics, contestant no 84 here. Again a big thanks to @volvo240thebest and TCB for organizing and kudos to everyone who participated, loving all the photos. These are easily my most comfortable pants, perfect for paternity leave  will continue to wear the S40’s for sure!

Have done some repairs to the crotch and right pocket and will need to patch the knees soon. Have clearly not worn my pair as hard as some others but I am really happy with how they look. The color is most accurate on the detail pics.

 

[djungelorm]

End-of-contest update from #98. It's been fun. 509 wears on these, but the pandemic really put a damper on my normal activity levels. I don't think these have hit their peak yet. I will probably keep wearing these as my primary pair for at least the rest of the year. Unless my wandering eye now finds a new pair to wear.