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[srudy]

Just an idea since someone mentioned fatigues…I bet Hendrix Parks would do a contest for us. He’s starting out his business and would probably love the attention. And he’s a genuinely nice person.

 

he made me these beautiful denim fatigues…

Edited July 7 by srudy

[CSL]

Certainly worthy of consideration.^^^

[Jared_Lee]

Jason Momoa is corny af, but he loves things, specifically unique, rare and heritage craft things and he spends a lot of money with a lot of makers for those things. Happy to see the makers get theirs.

It would have to be something pretty special for me to jump on anything new right now. I think I care more about cloth than I do about maker when considering the possibility of a next contest. Not seeing any cloth from Little Hand or Rockets that gets me that excited. Tender piques my interest a bit though.

Probably for the best. I want to move into my LeRoy's full time come September.

[julian-wolf]

^ How many folks here still have raw Leroy’s  tucked away waiting for a rainy day? That’d be a fun contest

[shredwin_206]

@Jared_Lee Momoa can come off as corny, but dude is one of the most down to earth people and extremely passionate about his hobbies. Whether it’s vintage guitars, motorcycles, denim, etc.   

My good friend runs the top vintage guitar shop here in Seattle and has sold him some insane vintage instruments. 

[shredwin_206]

@julian-wolf I think I know of four people with unworn Leroys. Those things deserve to be worn and not hidden away. Haha 

[PBTony]

What about Superstitch Paris?

[eeejayaich]

12 hours ago, julian-wolf said:

^ How many folks here still have raw Leroy’s  tucked away waiting for a rainy day? That’d be a fun contest

My are in need of repairs already. 

[mlwdp]

On 7/7/2026 at 10:31 AM, FurnitureMaker said:

I’d be interested in :
 

4) chinos, military or something non traditional five  pocket  

 

My time to shine lol.

[Broark]

Hendrix Park is a good shout too, I think he's traveling for the next month or so but that's another route I can explore.

[julian-wolf]

1 hour ago, eeejayaich said:

My are in need of repairs already. 

Well duh, I meant your other pair

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I am surprised how little interest I have in a new contest  Currently nothing around which I would like to buy

@Broark if you could convince your friend from Slash Overalls though...  

[NilsLW]

I'd be interested as long as it's a fairly normal 5-pocket jean with a some kind of straight fit!

[yung_flynn]

I have an outside the box idea.

What if the contest is arranged around a specific era (30's, WW2, 50's, etc.) rather than a specific maker? It would be less of a controlled experiment, but we don't really take it too seriously anyway. That might be a way to drive participation since it would not necessarily require people to buy new pairs if they have a cache sitting around already. It might also be interesting to compare different interpretations of detail choices and fades from different makers.

A major drawback would be that it would not give the same level of engagement or support to a newer maker, which I feel is a nice part of the WoM Jeans competition approach

[Broark]

6 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

@Broark if you could convince your friend from Slash Overalls though...  

Not sure I could pull that off but you never know unless you try. 

[ATWM]

@Broark it's all in how you pitch it! 

[wmb]

I would be in -- do you have a pair of Little Hands broark?

[Broark]

6 minutes ago, wmb said:

do you have a pair of Little Hands broark?

No I don't, at least not yet. Been on my list for a bit but a lot of other stuff got in the way. 

[ATWM]

Just want to get esoteric for a minute and throw this out there - what’s the goal here for people?

It’s an opportunity to rethink what the contest is.

For me it’s shifted, I don’t even like the way super hard fades look.

But it’s fun to embark on a collective adventure.

Personally my goals are to best wear the denim I’ve got, and if anything try to continue paring down what that is. If I do make a purchase these days it’s generally not denim because I can’t see a way to improve on what I’ve got - lateral moves yes, improvement…no.

In line with @yung_flynn‘s an idea for a contest could be your chosen personal deadstock pair (for anyone who has not fallen that deeply into the hole that they truly do not have a pair in waiting I suppose there’d be an exception). 

Or something along those lines. 

(My own exception is that I still want to thrash another pair of Tenders - nothing else like a pair of those done well, even the garment dyed pairs - even there I have a …not quite deadstock but very lightly worn pair waiting for more.)

But I’d be hard pressed to add another pair to the pile now, even something wonderfully done.  

[Broark]

I think this perspective works too, it's not necessarily about adding another pair to the pile.
Y'all know I like to collect, so I'm usually in for a limited pair if it's supporting a smaller brand.
But I also have been slowing down a bit and something like this or @yung_flynn's idea could be fun. Got plenty I could throw in.

[LoneWolfWelding]

I have this problem… I buy new denim that im excited about & they end up living in my closet, never being worn. I think a contest would force me to actually wear something new. I like this idea. I’d be interested 

[reallypeacedoff]

Damn, I have a pair of Strike Gold SG1003 that I have worn a couple of times. We worried about a few days of wear? Would stop now until comp time, planning on wearing my Denime until the end of the year after the WOMJ comp. Down for a "wear a pair in your closet" comp...

Edited July 10 by reallypeacedoff

[julian-wolf]

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

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I agree with both Julian and ATWM: It would be nice to not buy another pair to just increase the pile but also if anybody wants to wear what he likes it's just the normal forum life. Although the Indigo Invitational works the same way. So you could only spice up this style of contest with some "tasks" during the contest

[Thanks_M8]

^like having to hit 10k by bike wearing the jeans? 

Winner gets a cycling bag made out of the leftover fabric

Edited July 10 by Thanks_M8

[Cold Summer]

I'm not real interested in going out and buying another super expensive custom made pair of jeans, which is what usually discourages me from these contests, but I like the idea of wearing one I've already got. I have a pair of SC Okinawa and TCB 50s that are unworn, and a pair of Flat Head 3003W that's only been lightly worn for about a month. I'd certainly be down for this kind of contest. I know it's somewhat similar to the Indigo Invitational, but I think the more chilled-out atmosphere around here and the idea for some kind of shared rules (like, you can't go longer than two months without washing, or something like that) would distinguish it a bit. It could also be for a shorter interval of time, like just one year, vs. the WoM contest which went for a very long time, so there wouldn't be a huge wait between this and the next, more conventional contest for those who are more interested in that.

I think there's benefit in a contest like this that motivates us to wear a pair we've already got but haven't really worked on yet, incentivizing the wearer to stick with it for a year or whatever to get some nice results.

Edited July 10 by Cold Summer

[yung_flynn]

23 hours ago, ATWM said:

Just want to get esoteric for a minute and throw this out there - what’s the goal here for people?

It’s an opportunity to rethink what the contest is.

For me it’s shifted, I don’t even like the way super hard fades look.

But it’s fun to embark on a collective adventure.

Personally, I agree with this point. I'm more interested in the collective adventure aspect than the competitive aspect. I do see the point about lack of specific focus risking this turning into a "business as usual" type affair. That's sort of why my mind initially went to a more era horizontal idea since there would still be some organizing principle distinct from regular threads.

What about some sort of "small makers free-for-all"? This would not be restricted to a single maker, but it would still have some sort of organizing theme and in theory would still help support newer/smaller makers and have some sort of suspense of the unknown. Maybe that would help make this distinct from the more generalized "What are your jeans doing today" thread?

Deadstock pairs from your stash (even ones from now defunct brands) or newly acquired pairs would be welcome if people want to explore Little Hand/Rockets/WoM/etc. We would have to come to some sort of consensus on what counts as a "small maker", although flexibility in the name of inclusivity would be nice to not force anyone to buy anything new if they would still like to join.

[yung_flynn]

I don't necessarily have a huge stash myself though, so I'm not opposed to a more typical sort of competition that focuses on a single maker. 

[LazyS]

Maybe a world tour ? 

[Dr_Heech]

After all this talk l've decided to opt out of this and stick with what l have, which is enough, believe you me.

Good luck with the evolution of this contest/tour, looking forward to how it grows 🙂