INTEREST CHECK: Next Competition? - POLLS ARE FOR REAL CLOSED NOW!

[ATWM]

I came over from Reddit what like, lurking starting like…what 7 or 8 years ago? My only Japanese pair was from Pure Blue Japan cut in what is the worst pattern I’ve ever owned - but mostly wearing a pair of Raleighs. Of course I came over in the first place because it became clear to me that what I saw here was a lot better than what I saw there. 

I have no idea what is happening on social media these days but I’d be shocked if much of this stuff is mainstream for the simple reason that most of the time when I go to buy something - something made in small batches in a single run - I can generally get find it in stock somewhere. (Granted it’s not been really this year, but have things changed in the last 6 months?)

[vIGGiou riou]

What about LVC ? back to roots...

[julian-wolf]

Hard pass from me

[Thanks_M8]

I would be in aswell depending on the pants and my job-situation.

Chinos, Tender and the classic 5 pockets are cool for me, jacket combo should be optional for me, since I rarely get to wear my denim jackets anyway.

Edited July 22 by Thanks_M8

[mlwdp]

My vote is for chinos.

[CSL]

4 hours ago, mlwdp said:

My vote is for chinos.

That would be interesting for sure!

[Alec Leamas]

I'll be in if the jeans are high and wide enough!!! 😊

[nick682]

I'd be interested in a classic 5 pocket contest

[scooby]

We just had a classic 5 pocket contest

 

Black denim please

Chinos or white jeans would also be really interesting - to watch

 

Another blue jean contest seems redundant right now (outside of maybe Tender)

501 contest seems not that interesting back to back to back, we must break it up a bit

Would be hard to follow WoM without a little break

Edited July 25 by scooby

[JohnM]

^ Black denim would be great.  Who makes a nice one?  If I recall, Simone at WoM does or recently did.

[Broark]

Don't worry y'all, working on a few options that aren't exactly the same! Don't want things to get too redundant.
Once I have some further details I'll have a poll up so we can decide which direction we go. 

[Mtvare]

Black denim is a good idea I think. Similar enough to the usual to generate general interest but with a bit of a difference. 

[ameritech]

I would be interested in a 1960s cut competition! Are there newer independent makers anyone knows of? 

[ATWM]

22 hours ago, JohnM said:

^ Black denim would be great.  Who makes a nice one?  If I recall, Simone at WoM does or recently did.

I got one of them, great pair, just like the contest jeans.

That said, it seems almost everyone makes a black pair these days, no shortage at all, though some are seasonal. The thing with black jeans is that it seems that a black/black fabric is just as common as a black/white (or undyed) weft fabric, whereas with normal jeans the standard is to have a white or beige weft. And they do look different with wear. 

[NilsLW]

A black denim competition would be really nice

[Cold Summer]

TCB's black options are great. I have the black/black Late S40s and I couldn't be happier, they're just what I want from a black pair.

[MJF9]

13 hours ago, MJF9 said:

In the next contest, we could have all blue tick members and mods (apart from those competing) being the eligible voters… long live Sufu!! 

@Broark x-posting it here for consideration

I like the idea of having a contest objective of ‘keeping Sufu alive’ as per @superfuture’s post… one for a collective brainstorming on how we can best achieve that, so we can build the measures in when designing the contest mechanics

[Broark]

Circling back to this topic, I have a few options lined up and will open a poll soon to decide which brand / maker we move forward with.
Thanks again to everyone for their suggestions!

[eeejayaich]

@BroarkAwesome. Thanks for doing the leg work on this. 

[AnOldFolkSong]

@Broark when will this all be going down? I may be game

[Broark]

37 minutes ago, AnOldFolkSong said:

when will this all be going down? I may be game

Still working that part out, one of the options is more immediate and another would be after March of '27. Other one(s) are TBD.

[NilsLW]

Looking forward to the poll!

[Alec Leamas]

Me too! Great work @Broark thank you!

[redragon]

Would be down for a kind of SugarCane Super Collectible Showdown, an excuse to pull out a pair I have on ice. 😉

Edited August 11 by redragon

[beautiful_FrEaK]

That's not a very inclusive contest idea (even though I can join  )

[NilsLW]

@redragon As cool as those jeans look, I'm not 100% sure I could afford a pair😅

[vIGGiou riou]

SC Collectible is great idea. Also I have frozen in my closet some for future .... 🙃

Edited August 11 by vIGGiou riou

[MJF9]

They'd be great jeans for it, but, even if it got the vote, we won't find 20 pairs unfortunately... but it's a great idea to start wearing the pairs on ice and posting them here 👍

[oomslokop]

what about hardenco jeans (hartford denim company)? they've made jeans from proximity mills (former white oak plant) and also from others. the sufu connection is the dude who owns-operates it cmiiw is the same dude who totally destroyed his sufu fc contest denim incl. by painting them in gold and camping in the bush and swimming in creeks. some sufu seniors would remember him. his sufu handle escapes me atm (sufu dementia setting in...).

"the basic american jean" might be a "cheaper" and more inclusive option, while the "301 utility jeans"  might be a dearer but more interesting option for those who are bored of the same ole same ole five-pokettu. i dont think weve had a denim work pants contest for a while, ever? the only thing i remember resembling one was the left field duck chino contest way back when. 

aesthetically, his design still has that rough and ready, "crafty" looks to it, but with sufu-correct details that hes obviously learned from immersing himself in jean history. 

[oomslokop]

On 7/10/2026 at 9:20 AM, julian-wolf said:

I agree in part with the goal of our contests being more about some form of a shared journey than about any particular jeans or particular maker, but at a certain point if we’re all wearing different random jeans from our collections isn’t that just…the regular forum? What sets that apart from the What Are Your Jeans Doing Today thread?

Besides the shared journey that they offer, a major benefit of contests is that they drive increased interaction in general. The forums are more lively when there’s a contest going on, and that’s awesome in itself. I’m pessimistic about the extent to which that would still hold without the shared excitement of everyone excitedly figuring out together, from each other, how a particular new-to-many model of jeans is gonna break in & wear out

we could call it the Come Out of the Closet contest.

i think once the initial hysteria over people's deepest dark denim stash is over (another secret leroy owner?? a jack/knife? someone actually got their wh ranch order??? wtf) we can enjoy how they get worn out over a period of time. people in waywt or waydt dont always wear the same pants.