Happy jeans: TCBxSufu S40s WW2 contest thread

[YossarianRaw]

After careful consideration and the realisation that my penchant for craft beer and board games (Arkham Horror LCG for all you nerds out there) has slabbed on a kilo or two in the mid section, I finally landed on a size 34OW.

Count me in alongside Ar Thor and Facini as a Danish contestant, if you please, Volvo.

Edited June 21, 2020 by YossarianRaw

[plattertough]

Ordered my first contest pair! Size 31 rigid, hemmed to 85 cm pre-wash. Put me down as plattertough from the USA.

[discwork]

I'm in! Size 31 OW participating from the USA.

Edited August 27, 2020 by discwork

[volvo240thebest]

1 hour ago, Duke Mantee said:

Well it’s cost me £40 over my fortnightly benefit from our generous government and I’ve forever lost the opportunity to wind up @Flash and @Double 0 Soul over their wonky stitching fetish but I’m in

Size 33 Rigid

Wohoooo I'm actually working tonight but I look forward to come back and pin Scotland in UK to the list!!!! Hahaha

Pic of me working and not wearing Tcb for once

 

[maharu]

Just ordered my pair

[Duke Mantee]

42 minutes ago, volvo240thebest said:

Wohoooo I'm actually working tonight but I look forward to come back and pin Scotland in UK to the list!!!! Hahaha

Pic of me working and not wearing Tcb for once

 

Sexy muthafucka

[Maynard Friedman]

This contest is really gaining momentum - it feels like the clock has been turned back a few years to the golden age of Sufu. Hopefully the enthusiasm will continue once it actually begins and most people will continue to post progress updates. I’m looking forward to it.

[Suitedupmon]

Trying not to get carried away in the excitement. The rise measurement would have them sitting at my knockers... still, im contemplating.

[JohnM]

^ Shrinkage will help (not of your knockers)

[volvo240thebest]

41 minutes ago, Suitedupmon said:

Trying not to get carried away in the excitement. The rise measurement would have them sitting at my knockers... still, im contemplating.

 I had to extensively search the meaning of knockers. I thought they were your precious jewels. We went in two pages from "oh my god the rise is too low" to the knockers. I will ask to have more fit pics once the lads make more sizes. Ryo will wear a 36 and Hajime a 40!  Look forward to see Ryo's fit for reference. I am wearing today a pair that has a 32 rise and feels great. The 36 will have another cm and a smidgen of rise. It will hit my navel and I look forward to see how that works.

Stay tuned for more fit pics on different body types.

Edited June 21, 2020 by volvo240thebest

[longshanks]

I’m in! USA here. Going to finish up sizing research before I put my order in tonight! 

[JohnM]

What’s the deadline for ordering?

[volvo240thebest]

Jun 30th

[BrownMetallic]

 

3 hours ago, Maynard Friedman said:

This contest is really gaining momentum - it feels like the clock has been turned back a few years to the golden age of Sufu. Hopefully the enthusiasm will continue once it actually begins and most people will continue to post progress updates. I’m looking forward to it.

Seeing a confluence of denimheads from the old & the new.   This is going to be a ball !!!

[volvo240thebest]

I'd love to see Pomata on this, but it seems he disappeared again.

[aho]

It took a pandemic but dare I say sufu (or at least superdenim contests) is back indeed...Very cool seeing the contestant list and we haven’t even added all from the JPN side either yet?

[volvo240thebest]

5 minutes ago, aho said:

It took a pandemic but dare I say sufu (or at least superdenim contests) is back indeed...Very cool seeing the contestant list and we haven’t even added all from the JPN side either yet?

As per Saturday Ryo told me there were about 25 contestants from Japan. Many of them unfortunately will not post here, language barrier at all. I hope our friends Uncle Karl Nayuta and Senpai will sensitive much of the JP crew to post updates here. It's impossible to keep track of a contest on Instagram. No space in the comments for a bit of banter.

[Jared_Lee]

I agree that the forum is far superior to Instagram for tracking and posterity. But facing the reality of the times, would you @volvo240thebest be willing to assign a contest specific hashtag so Instagram users can at least search the tag to see all the posts as we go along?

[aho]

Calling @tvshooter, you still in to denim? @mizanation? 

[Graytrain]

I would really love to see @therelativity's style and interpretation. I don't know if she's still around though. 

And that guy that absolutely destroyed denim because he worked construction in them. Fastest all over fades I've ever seen. He used to argue with the ocean washing types that the fades weren't because he washed them every couple days. Can't remember his name though. 

[aho]

1 hour ago, Graytrain said:

I would really love to see @therelativity's style and interpretation. I don't know if she's still around though. 

And that guy that absolutely destroyed denim because he worked construction in them. Fastest all over fades I've ever seen. He used to argue with the ocean washing types that the fades weren't because he washed them every couple days. Can't remember his name though. 

dude! therel! wonder what happened to her.

Were you referring to @cheapmuthafukr?
 

[JDelage]

3 hours ago, Jared_Lee said:

I agree that the forum is far superior to Instagram for tracking and posterity. But facing the reality of the times, would you @volvo240thebest be willing to assign a contest specific hashtag so Instagram users can at least search the tag to see all the posts as we go along?

That's a good idea.

[JDelage]

There also was a lady in the TCB 20's contest IIRC. From Northern Europe maybe?

[srudy]

1 hour ago, JDelage said:

There also was a lady in the TCB 20's contest IIRC. From Northern Europe maybe?

I think it was just me and 2 Japanese women...

[volvo240thebest]

2 hours ago, JDelage said:

There also was a lady in the TCB 20's contest IIRC. From Northern Europe maybe?

 

11 minutes ago, srudy said:

I think it was just me and 2 Japanese women

Birgitte from Oslo aka @mandel9000

Edited June 22, 2020 by volvo240thebest

[volvo240thebest]

11 hours ago, maharu said:

Just ordered my pair

where are you from?

[Maynard Friedman]

5 hours ago, Graytrain said:

And that guy that absolutely destroyed denim because he worked construction in them. Fastest all over fades I've ever seen. He used to argue with the ocean washing types that the fades weren't because he washed them every couple days. Can't remember his name though.

I think that may have been @salaami

[volvo240thebest]

On 6/19/2020 at 6:19 PM, volvo240thebest said:

Participants list

1. volvo240thebest (Italy)
2. Topgearskin (UK)
3. Julian Wolf (USA)
4. Tigerstrom (Sweden)
5. Kylito (USA)
6. Lazerr (USA)
7. Broark (USA)
8. Graytrain (USA)
9. Ar Thor (Denmark)
10. NycSurger (USA)
11. Darren Barbera/mindfulbiscuit  (UK)
12. bartlebyyphonics (UK)
13. Brownmetallic (USA)
14. PaulT (UK)
15. Hopethisoneisnttaken (Israel)
16. Mtvare (UK)
17. tjandaputra (Sweden/Netherlands)
18. Jared Lee (USA)
19. Maharu (Sweden)
20. Roomtemplacroix (USA)
21. Corporalclegg (USA)
22. Thanks_M8 (Germany)
23. Erockisalive (USA)
24. Ecsong187 (USA)
25. Aho (USA)
26. Momokun (Australia)
27. Cottonskinblues (Canada)
28. Erk (USA)
29. Broark (USA)
30. Least Weasel (USA)
31. Andrew Rose (USA)
32. Unders (UK)
33. DoitsuJin (USA)
34. Uncle Karl (Japan)
35. Frost (Germany)
36. Slab (Belgium)
37. Edmond (Philippines)
38. Justintk (USA)
39. Yot (Indonesia)
40. moimanuh (India)
41. Mariano Vittori (Switzerland/Italy)
42.  RunMountainDrew (USA)
43. Illcutz (UK)
44. Facini (Denmark)
45. garden gnomes in space (USA/Italy )
46. srudy (USA)
47. UkeNo (UK)
48. MrCknNuggets (Japan/Canada)
49. kameisenpai (Japan)
50. Hermit (USA)
51. JDelage (France/USA)
52. Collin (Switzerland)
53.  Spiraltoy (Sweden)
54.  irual (Finland)
55. Duke Mantee (Scotland)
56. YossarianRaw (Denmark)
57. plattertough (USA)
58. discwork (USA)
59. maharu (mistery...)
60. longshanks (USA) 
61.  

[to be completed]

we hit 60 now, fucking hell it feels like 2009

[volvo240thebest]

6 hours ago, Jared_Lee said:

I agree that the forum is far superior to Instagram for tracking and posterity. But facing the reality of the times, would you @volvo240thebest be willing to assign a contest specific hashtag so Instagram users can at least search the tag to see all the posts as we go along?

we agreed with Ryo on #tcbww2contest

 

[volvo240thebest]

@Uncle Karl looking super smart on the prototype S40s.

168cm 78kg | He is wearing S40 one washed in 34 | His size for 50’s Jeans is 34 as well