Interest check TCB contest round 5

[Thanks_M8]

Cheers, 

After all this talk about another run for a tcb contest, I figured an extra  thread to clear out the details would be the next step.

Feel free to share wishes and so on, let's see how it goes

[julian-wolf]

As always, I’m in if the cut is viable for me

[jewellben]

I'd be keen to join

[Hermit]

52 minutes ago, julian-wolf said:

As always, I’m in if the cut is viable for me

Same here

[Mtvare]

I'm in if it's a pair I don't already own and the cut is something fairly traditional (i.e. not flares or heavily tapered).

[discwork]

Same here.

FYI I sent TCB an email today letting them know there's interest on the SuFu-side. I also included the ideas mentioned in the other thread. I'm happy to let others take the lead here, but just wanted to reach out to TCB while the idea's fresh on their mind. 

[yung_flynn]

I would probably join as well as long as it's not something that is not super tapered (e.g., leg opening > ~7.5"  for 31" waist) or something that I could not wear to the office (e.g., overalls).

I do feel like these sorts of contests work best and are most valuable and interesting (to both us and the brand) when they're large sample size attempts to see how a new fabric and/or cut fades over time

[Alec Leamas]

1 hour ago, julian-wolf said:

As always, I’m in if the cut is viable for me

Me too!!

[ATWM]

To be honest I’m generally not one for contests (never did one), but I’ll follow along to see what’s come up with. So, maybe. 

[nick682]

I'm interested depending on the cut 

[reallypeacedoff]

If there is a contest, what kind of time do we anticipate it starting at? One year duration?

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

47 minutes ago, reallypeacedoff said:

If there is a contest, what kind of time do we anticipate it starting at? One year duration?

I think one year is too short to yield any interesting results. The 18 months that was previously done was nice. 
 

I’m generally in but dependent on the cut. 

[Jared_Lee]

I can't wear non-Drake's pants at work, but I would buy-in if the jean was cool. Wearing around work means no real shot at winning, but it's still fun to participate. I actually love the full, relaxed fit mentioned in the TCB main thread. Not really sure that's up TCB's alley though. We'll see!

[JDelage]

Potentially is the cut is right.

[roomtemplacroix]

i'm in if it's a cut that isn't slim

[discwork]

I heard back from Ryo at TCB. Looks like they have a model in mind and are aiming for the summer! 

Relevant email bits from Ryo:

Also many thanks for your suggestions! I will discuss it with Hajime but we actually have some new model in mind to do a fade contest with in our mind, which many vintage jeans lovers would love for sure.

We aim to release it in this summer...The release date might be delayed or get earlier but we would like to hold a fade contest for sure with the new model!

Sorry to potentially cut any discussion in this thread short, but I'm also hopeful the new model will be roomy!

[CSL]

I'm potentially interested as long as they're fairly high waisted.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Why nobody wants a 80s pair? Last redline  

[NilsLW]

I messaged Ryo abt a year ago on Instagram and they said that sadly they were not interested in doing an 80s redline repro. It’s a mystery to me though why almost no brands repro this model, only the LVC version comes to mind.

[Dr_Heech]

2 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

Why nobody wants a 80s pair? Last redline  

Tut tut young man, Bruce is wearing s pair of Big E's in this iconic shot  😁

[Dr_Heech]

1 hour ago, NilsLW said:

I messaged Ryo abt a year ago on Instagram and they said that sadly they were not interested in doing an 80s redline repro. It’s a mystery to me though why almost no brands repro this model, only the LVC version comes to mind.

No mystery. The reason is that by 1980, for most vintage denim enthusiasts, the denim and details on vintage examples (which are then repro'd) are pretty much 'meh'.

And the lvc version is a good example of why: bland and boring at best.

 

[tigerstrom]

I’m always interested in the tcb contests. 

[Bowler]

What are people's thoughts about a jacket fade contest? Might have to go for a couple of years though..

[Maynard Friedman]

I’m not sure, it may run out of steam. I don’t think a jacket contest will have the legs of a jeans contest.

[Jared_Lee]

@Bowler Even when TCB made matching jackets at the launch of the S40s jean and contest, they were not interested in a fade contest for the jacket.

[srudy]

I’d be in, as usual!

[Mtvare]

I might be up for a long-haul jacket contest. The details would be more important though, because it would have to be wearable with a variety of jeans too get enough wear out of it.

[ATWM]

Yea to be quite honest I too am probably more inclined towards a long haul jacket contest than a jeans contest. Make it 4 years or something. 

But it still comes down to the item itself, I would need to like the item more than the idea of competing (because really I wouldn’t be). 

[chicote]

Im down!!! I would love for them to do something old and obscure like a levis 333 or rly early bluebells… but I trust the pair they have in development is gonna be cool no matter what!

[blomstr]

I would be very interested.