TENDER CO. - The Last Stop Contest Thread

[heyson]

[srudy]

Woohoooooo! Let’s do this! Might also do my Hendrix parks jeans too, as a little extra since we’re going 2 years. 
unborn 132 size 3 hemmed short

 

[reubensangwich]

Type 131 “Lost Jeans” in Unborn denim size 3

Hot washed and dried, hemmed at Self Edge NY

 

Edited November 1 by reubensangwich

[JDelage]

I’m in! My wife was very amused…

Cool extra pocket on the 132X…

 

[julian-wolf]

First chrysanthemum harvest in the new tux

[knucks]

I'm a day late.

Im not going to participate, though. If anyone wants this pair for a good price, let me know. length has been chopped a bit, and not hemmed (double cuffing was the plan).

 

 

Edited November 2 by knucks

[lemmywinks]

i took this photo on november 1st

i hope you guys believe me and that i'm not diabolical enough to lie about when i wore my pants to strangers on the internet

haven't worn them outside yet because it's still a bit too hot

these are the weld dyed type 157

i personally made the trip from nyc to pick these up

as others have mentioned, william is a great guy

still very tempted to get the matching jacket

Edited November 2 by lemmywinks

[Abochka]

Excuse the gym pic, but here is first fit. Terrific pants. The color of the woad is borderline hypnotizing. I find myself staring at them too often.
 

[MJF9]

@Abochka looks like a proper old school gym there

[Abochka]

18 minutes ago, MJF9 said:

@Abochka looks like a proper old school gym there

For sure. Carpeted floors, rusty machines, the roof leaked constantly until they completely redid it recently. But….gets the job done, and no influencers….

[MJF9]

On 11/3/2026 at 1:50 PM, Abochka said:

For sure. Carpeted floors, rusty machines, the roof leaked constantly until they completely redid it recently. But….gets the job done, and no influencers….

Sounds spot on. For many years (pre influencer pre social media training madness) I trained at a ‘spit and sawdust’ gym with old but gold equipment like Nautilus, Cybex, Hammer Strength etc… no faffing… in / train / eat / out… reminds me of that…

I digress… one wet December I was going in said gym (with the Mrs actually in typically a 99% all-bloke gym, remember them places?) to train and saw the owner outside on the deck with a huge cut across the skull, all his skull was on show. He’d been jumping on cardboard boxes in those massive green bins to squash them down and slipped and smashed his head…. he was discombobulated… I picked him up, helped him inside, saw some big lads nearly faint, sat him down and held his head together with a tea-towel (needs must, it was clean(ish) 🥶), we got an ambulance, the gym was set back and so I had a man on ambulance watch… they took him away, fixed him up and he was back in training in a few days 😁

[MJF9]

Largin' it, collars up in 157 / 905 tux 

Edited November 4 by MJF9
Added 2 more pics

[ATWM]

1 hour ago, MJF9 said:

Largin' it, collars up in 157 / 905 tux 

How are you liking the 157’s? 

[MJF9]

1 hour ago, ATWM said:

How are you liking the 157’s? 

Yeah liking them.  I wore them for 3 consecutive days and it was just easy wearing.  The rises are decent on these - FR 32cm, BR 43cm on a size 4 - albeit a bit lower than some of my other jeans. The thigh room is great at 37cm.  Given how voluminous they are, fades are going to be a challenge but that's no big deal.  They've expanded a bit so far.  I coulda gone a size 3, tho 4's still good with a belt.

I feel like wearing Tender is different than the usual 5 pockets where there are known / uniform items to wear with them.  I was chatting with Austin and said they feel more 'arty' wear.  So I'm figuring out what to wear with them but that's cool.  I'm liking knitted jumpers at the moment.

How is everyone else doing in their Tenders?

[Broark]

Enjoying my 136s so far, will hopefully get some fit pics tomorrow. I fear I could've sized down to 4 as they feel a bit big in the waist, but nothing a belt can't fix.
These damn things bleed like crazy though!

[JohnM]

I'm enjoying the 136 in size 3 (started with 4 but exchanged).  Very different look and feel than anything else:  Rise is lower but still comfortable, 3 buttons not 5, higher top pockets than typical, great looking back pockets, nice denim (though black dye bleeds), very wide below the knee but my young son says, 'that's cool Dad, pants are getting wider'.

[ATWM]

I’m loving my 136s in size 2. A few years ago I tried a size one, and they fit but the rise felt just too low. A size 2 fixes that, though the waist has stretched out to near sloppy big on me, but I’ve been wearing pants a size too big lately anyways. I agree that Tenders do cause some recalibration in the outfit coordinating, though I wore my old OA type 2 with mine today and felt it worked fine, maybe because it’s such a lighter shade at this point that the otherwise traditional details don’t stand out as much. These don’t feel quite at all situation as normal 501 repros, but I’m looking forward to the challenge. Definitely not sweating fades with this cut, though I’ve seen a few killer looking pairs so it’s possible - just don’t go trying for honeycombs. Surprisingly this pair bleeds less than I’m used to for Tender. I suspect my home dyeing experiment may have something to do with that. I too will try to get more photos up in the coming week or sooner. 

[Abochka]

Am loving my 129’s. I miss the feeling of a lower rise, takes me back to the early aughts lol. Very flattering cut. The waist is quite big relative to the rest of the pants, they fit me perfectly everywhere else. I also probably could have squeezed into a size down. I ended up creating an adjacent hole for the removable top button and shifted it over, and so I’m able to fasten the waist a bit tighter, otherwise with a belt it bunches. Quite comfortable now with the little modification. Def feel a bit more “arty” as you guys have said, but it hasn’t changed my wardrobe much. The bleed from the woad is apocalyptic 😳. 

[Broark]

The biggest adjustment for me is the rise, they feel much lower than my usual repros but they manage to work given the wider full-legged cut.
I've also received more compliments than I usually do with any other pair of jeans. 

[reubensangwich]

Been loving the 131's as a departure from the 501 style, I'm also wearing these a lot looser than I usually wear jeans, could've easily gone with a size 2 instead of the 3 I'm wearing. That's alright though, it gives me a bit of versatility; I can hike them up and cinch down a belt for a more put-together look, or I can wear them slung low around my hips for something more casual. I got them hemmed to 31", and I'm hoping they stay right there, because I'm finding I love the way they look with a ~2" cuff. 

[yung_flynn]

I’ve been loving my pair a lot so far. I really like the color and crunchiness of the denim. I’ve been reaching for them everyday so far although I pulled on my M41001 today. 
 

Similar to others, my size 2 is a little oversized on me and slightly bigger in the waist than I was expecting based on previously trying on Type 130 in size 2 for sizing check. I suspect that they still have some shrink in them still but I don’t mind wearing a belt if not. I probably will get them hemmed next time I’m somewhere where there is a reputable option but I’m tall enough that cuffs are not cartoonishly big as-is. I’ve been trying to get some photos but lighting is tough this time of year. I typically wear lots of textured knits once the weather gets colder so these match my vibe relatively well. 

I really like the colors of the brown hat and Achilles heel from what I’ve seen and the Type 157. 

[heyson]

woad 132s need a pocket repair already lol

[chicote]

Yup, wearing Tenders is what got me carrying a sewing kit in my bag everywhere i go lol

[heyson]

32 minutes ago, chicote said:

Yup, wearing Tenders is what got me carrying a sewing kit in my bag everywhere i go lol

yeah it’s mostly always the damn pockets for me lol

wonky repair 5 days in!

[srudy]

Baggy contest jeans this time around 

[ATWM]

7 hours ago, chicote said:

Yup, wearing Tenders is what got me carrying a sewing kit in my bag everywhere i go lol

Besides the odd easy stitch fix I’ve found Tender overall more durable than most, fwiw! Way longer before anything needs darning. 

[MJF9]

Daughter and father long lap around the park and lake... fresh, crisp, lovely sunny day, ~5C... wearing Tender tux + layers