Warehouse Denim Contest [pics and discussion]

[mizanation]

maybe someone should set up a exchange service.

so, one person accepts all the jeans and ships out the desired size?

let me ask gordon if he wants to handle this. if so, it would solve the "everyone wants to size down" problem.

[moykky]

  concealed said:

VITTU eh moz?

Vittu indeed..

[fre-co]

Thats what I was going to suggest Miz. Gordon would be the obvious choice if he is in agreement.

[rome1]

  mizanation said:

maybe someone should set up a exchange service.

so, one person accepts all the jeans and ships out the desired size?

let me ask gordon if he wants to handle this. if so, it would solve the "everyone wants to size down" problem.

If this were too happen then I'd let go of my 32's and try and snatch up a pair of 31's . I only wore them for 3 days so theres no wear on them at all. I took them off while I'm trying to decied what to do about them being so big.

[soulcraft]

I received mine this morning. haha I was so happy the postman must have thouht I was nuts. So yeah i'm #158. I think i'm going to wait until November 5th to soak, although I might cave in and do it tomorrow morning, we will see.

[kert]

giving mine another hot soak to get max shrinkage.

[rome1]

If you want max shrinkage throw them in the dryer after that soak.

[rok]

Here are quick shots of my Pre-Soak fit

post soak

[mizanation]

btw, gordon told me he doesn't want to deal with size exchanges until all the jeans have been shipped. otherwise, we don't know how many of each size we need to change. also, full shrinkage to the chart size has probably not happened yet for most people.

[Guest El Salvador]

Still haven't recieved the email. I hope I get my pair before 11/5. I preordered on the first day but my pair is one of the last pairs being shipped out. How ironic. However, since I haven't seen no. 1 yet, there still might be a chance to get no. 1

[munkyballz]

Drastic difference between pre and post-soak fits Rok. Post-soak fit pics look real good though, man.

[sushijerk]

I assume this means 2nd batch of jeans will have definitely arrived from Japan by next week? I'll have to stop by BiG when I get back to NYC. Hopefully my 28s are in!

Is part of the sizing problem due to the fact that everyone is soaking/airdrying the jeans? Gordon says to just machine wash and put them in the dryer. Otherwise you won't get all the starch out and that prevents the jeans from fully shrinking. I'm pretty sure cheep did it this way and his fits look fine even though he didn't size down as much as a lot of ppl here.

[kenthenoob]

i came home and saw a little DHL box outside my door, and to my surprise it was the jeans

#90 reporting for duty!

gnna hot soak them in a bit... need a news paper though... er...

[PG2G]

I just threw mine in the washer. No news paper though... does it really matter with an "official" start date?

[kenthenoob]

oh shit. i think i fucked up on my size... they fit exact pre-soak.

[xerikx]

  PG2G said:

I just threw mine in the washer. No news paper though... does it really matter with an "official" start date?

u cheat u die!!

[rome1]

  kenthenoob said:

oh shit. i think i fucked up on my size... they fit exact pre-soak.

sufu fit at its best! Sit in the tub with them on.

[kenthenoob]

lol i'm shipping them back tomorrow to exchange for bigger size. gordon said that so many people want to size down that there may be some extras for bigger sizes. just letting ya'll know, homies.

[poly800rock]

  PG2G said:

I just threw mine in the washer. No news paper though... does it really matter with an "official" start date?

no but CHANGE YOUR SIGNATURE!

[PG2G]

  poly800rock said:

no but CHANGE YOUR SIGNATURE!

Done! 10 characters

[kert]

Pre Soak

Tagged Waist: 30

Tagged Length: 36

Waist: 32

Inseam: 34 (chainstitched by BIG)

Hem: 8.5 (flat)

Front Rise: 11

Rear Rise: 15

Upper Thigh: 11.5

Knee: 9.25

4 Hour hot soak then hang dry

2 hour hot soak then hang dry, then 20 minute tumble dry

Post Soak

Tagged Waist: 30

Tagged Length: 36

Waist: 30

Inseam: 31.5

Hem: 8.0 (flat)

Front Rise: 10.5

Rear Rise: 14.5

Upper Thigh: 11.25

Knee: 9

so the waist shrunk 2 inches and the inseam shrunk 2.5 inches! i still have a little bit of room at the waist, but nothing a belt will resolve. they fit perfect everywhere else. these really remind me of my pbj xx-005, except they are roomier in the thigh which i like.

try to take some pics later.

[Guest El Salvador]

Thanks for the measurements kert. Remarkably, the waist is 2 inches (!) smaller than the BiG chart shows.

[kert]

  El Salvador said:

Thanks for the measurements kert. Remarkably, the waist is 2 inches (!) smaller than the BiG chart shows.

yeah, i was wondering about that too. i'm glad it was a 32 rather than a 34. when i saw the charts on big's site i was a little worried. i measured them the big way, and came up with a 32.

[kenthenoob]

gordon said that because it's japanese jeans, they measure exact, unlike american jeans like levi's. so you'd be better off if you measured the waist on the jeans you're wearing before ordering....

[rnrswitch]

Soaked mine last night. Sorry no newspaper. I was too excited and too tired from work to remember to buy one on the way home.

Tagged 29 x36

prewash: 33x37

will post pre fit picks and post fit pics and measurements.

[lilldavid]

fuck man when are mine gonna come? really jealous of you guys who already got yours...

[cmo]

^Me too starting to get fed up waiting and wondering if i'll be able to get my size switched!!

[soulcraft]

In a moment of weakness I decided I couldn't wait anymore and decided to soak my jeans. They are inthe tub right now, I'll probably give them a 3 hour soak now and another soak after I get them hemmed.

The newspaper shot, bonus point: Habs won 7-4, crazy.

The number, 158

the mandatory patch picture.

And some pre-soak pictures. Seat is a bit tight now but overall I think these should be fine once the shrinking is out of the way.

And my mascot and new friend for the contest, Fatal the snail.

[TokenIndianKid]

tracked mine

they're in my city but no delivery til monday booooo DHL

[ThugLife]

  TokenIndianKid said:

so why dont you just xchange them when the time comes

come on the more people in so cal in the contest the better haha

we can all meet up and compare jeenz and fadezzzz

im down for a socal meetup. lol