Word of Mouth - The Crust & Fades Contest

[UkeNo]

4 hours ago, bartlebyyphonics said:

looks lurvely mk.2!!! thanks for sharing!

@UkeNo - due to the sizing up (I have gone for a 40 assuming it will shrink to 38, but given stretch may go back to 40) I requested these as insurance! Generally pairs stop getting worn because they're too small but I worried I may have gone the other way; with this pair I wanted his lovely neat top block stitching with maximum leg volume; the cinch and the extra buttons hopefully will ensure maximum length of wear (fingers crossed at least) - I get the fomo when seeing @JRendon02's dynamic and chic 1942 pair... but I have been pining for a '37 so must commit (and I read lvc blabbology somewhere that levis used to supply extra suspender buttons to the ol' timers who bought 501s from post '37 so I put myself in that whitehaired camp rather than thinking I have a mashed up '33) - belt and/or braces for the next 18 months!

and thanks to @MJF9 for getting the request through!

I like the thinking/planning here and it’s great that they still keep the era specific details. I had no idea Levi’s shipped with spare suspender buttons in this period. Cool that Simone could make that spec for you. Very nice. 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Simone plans to ship between 7th and 8th of January to fully avoid all holidays. 

[Mtvare]

Perfect, thanks!

[Maynard Friedman]

7 hours ago, bartlebyyphonics said:

I have been pining for a '37 so must commit (and I read lvc blabbology somewhere that levis used to supply extra suspender buttons to the ol' timers who bought 501s from post '37 so I put myself in that whitehaired camp rather than thinking I have a mashed up '33) - belt and/or braces for the next 18 months!

and thanks to @MJF9 for getting the request through!

Here you go @bartlebyyphonics

On 6/13/2019 at 7:33 PM, Maynard Friedman said:

Still waiting patiently to be used - probably on my Warehouse 415 cinchbacks.

 

[bartlebyyphonics]

very nice @Maynard Friedman! 

[reallypeacedoff]

I bought my last clothing item of 2024, yesterday. Picked up a Flat Head LS Glory Park off eBay for cheap.

I will be going on a buying hiatus for the duration of this contest. I have done this a couple of times, but only for a year at a time, so wish me luck. For me, it's a good reminder of how easily I go from "wanting" something to telling myself I "need" it; it saves you a decent amount of cash but, crucially, "re-love" items I have forgotten about. Anything during that time that I know I won't wear or didn't enjoy wearing goes up for sale. My 311s will be a good steadfast reminder of keeping to that promise.

I'm looking forward to starting this contest. Happy New Year, fellas!

[Alec Leamas]

On 12/31/2024 at 9:08 PM, beautiful_FrEaK said:

Simone plans to ship between 7th and 8th of January to fully avoid all holidays. 

I had missed this update and had just come to ask about it, so thank you! Exciting delivery week!

On 1/2/2025 at 12:09 AM, reallypeacedoff said:

I will be going on a buying hiatus for the duration of this contest. I have done this a couple of times, but only for a year at a time, so wish me luck. For me, it's a good reminder of how easily I go from "wanting" something to telling myself I "need" it; it saves you a decent amount of cash but, crucially, "re-love" items I have forgotten about. Anything during that time that I know I won't wear or didn't enjoy wearing goes up for sale. My 311s will be a good steadfast reminder of keeping to that promise.

This is a great idea and I had been considering doing something similar, I like the purity of it. I certainly won't be WEARING any other jeans, but I'm wondering if I can not BUY any for 18 months too - there are a few specific pairs I know I'll struggle to resist over 2025 & beyond.

At the very least I want my WOMCON jeans to be a reminder to be much more mindful about purchasing.

[MJF9]

Wearing the contest jeans 3x per week for 18 months will give about 234 wears

Is it enough to get some good fades?

How many wears are too many? Wearing 7x per week means 546 wears... is that too much?

Not long til we get going now...

[Maynard Friedman]

1 hour ago, Alec Leamas said:

This is a great idea and I had been considering doing something similar, I like the purity of it. I certainly won't be WEARING any other jeans, but I'm wondering if I can not BUY any for 18 months too - there are a few specific pairs I know I'll struggle to resist over 2025 & beyond.

 

[Alec Leamas]

56 minutes ago, MJF9 said:

Wearing the contest jeans 3x per week for 18 months will give about 234 wears

Is it enough to get some good fades?

How many wears are too many? Wearing 7x per week means 546 wears... is that too much?

Not long til we get going now...

 

[reallypeacedoff]

7 hours ago, Alec Leamas said:

This is a great idea and I had been considering doing something similar, I like the purity of it. I certainly won't be WEARING any other jeans, but I'm wondering if I can not BUY any for 18 months too - there are a few specific pairs I know I'll struggle to resist over 2025 & beyond.

I'm going to try to wear once a day, but the length of time will vary on what I get up to in that particular day. Could be one hour of wear or a full 18. Need to put in some wear on other denim I have.

[aho]

Flying blind on the fit, not sure how oversized they'll be (size 40 is new territory for me lol), so depending on the outcome they'll either be my dedicated all day every days at best, or my new dog walkers at worst. Either way I do plan to increase to a more normalized washing routine as I'm doing the no wash thing on my Ooe's which has caused damage to the crotch stitching. Excited to get this pair though! I will hold off on any other jeans purchases (excluding Ooe; Did I mention them enough yet?) through the duration of the contest in solidarity.

[julian-wolf]

I love the spirit, but y’all are setting yourselves up for failure with all this big talk…you don’t even know if the contest jeans fit you yet

[frank]

If these jeans fit, I'll be wearing them minimum five days a week for 12-16 hours... thing is, I have jeans I've worn for the same duration for one-plus years and they've barely faded 😂 I'm in this for the love of the game.

[ATWM]

I’ll wear mine for between one day and 546 days - whether they fit or not! My real hope is to get at least something like 3-400 days of wear, but summer, fit and other factors might come into play.  Like the fact that my Ooe 01’s are just starting to be an actual broken in pair (after almost a year, and I’m enjoying them.

If history is any guide, 546 days is probably not enough for me to thrash a pair (though I never did tally the wear on…anything), but the crotch may need reinforcing and darning by day 100ish, if I get there. 

[Maynard Friedman]

If you want to increase the number of wears, simply take them off halfway through the day, wait 5 minutes and then put them back on again!

[julian-wolf]

Denim Influencers Can’t Stand This One Simple Trick

[CSL]

3 hours ago, Maynard Friedman said:

If you want to increase the number of wears, simply take them off halfway through the day, wait 5 minutes and then put them back on again!

And of course put them in the freezer for that 5 minutes (to kill the bacteria). Perhaps a hot oven would work too?...

[reallypeacedoff]

I'm planning on making some pizza on the last day of the contest, rub some of that 00 flour over my thighs and seat to get dem sweet fadez. Some will say that I'm stacking pepperoni. But I like my onions raw and my mozzarella slubby. Will keep it arcuate to my grandmothers recipe.

[Alec Leamas]

13 hours ago, julian-wolf said:

I love the spirit, but y’all are setting yourselves up for failure with all this big talk…you don’t even know if the contest jeans fit you yet

😂 quite right, there's a lot hanging on this, but what's a bit of nervous excitement between denim nerds!

Edited January 7, 2025 by Alec Leamas

[beautiful_FrEaK]

13 hours ago, julian-wolf said:

you don’t even know if the contest jeans fit you yet

I do!

(I hope)

[volvo240thebest]

7 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

I do!

(I hope)

I don't. I really hope though! meanwhile I've gave up smoking (for good I hope! it's two months + now) and gained some more weight. I will have to rely on the fact that 38 will actually stretch back to 38, either that or loose weight fast, or a combination of both..
I do hope that Simone will ship today or tomorrow and probably I will be the first to receive them, being in Italy as well... ; )

Edited January 7, 2025 by volvo240thebest

[Jared_Lee]

Oh, I wasn't actually planning on wearing them. I just wanted to add them to my "How Many Pairs" thread list.

[Broark]

Looks like we're getting close!

[Broark]

Just got my tracking number. 

[Alec Leamas]

Could be an astute move by Simone to get the furthest destinations out first!

[Talan]

14 hours ago, Jared_Lee said:

Oh, I wasn't actually planning on wearing them. I just wanted to add them to my "How Many Pairs" thread list.

I’ve already added it to the list of “how many pairs I’ve never bought.”🙂

But seriously, I’m genuinely impressed—in the best way—by the enthusiasm here. I’ll be looking forward to photos of the different stages!

[nopal]

56 minutes ago, Alec Leamas said:

Could be an astute move by Simone to get the furthest destinations out first!

Indeed, that’d be a good move wrt making sure all have them before pizza day 

[UkeNo]

10 hours ago, Broark said:

Just got my tracking number. 

Oh thank the Lord! I was panicking about you not having enough jeans to wear 😆

[tigerstrom]

I will happily follow this thread! A bit bummed that I missed this competition.