Warehouse Denim Contest [pics and discussion]

[tyson31]

me to dp. i'll post pics later to get your opinion.

[bye4now12]

Thats how I had mine hemmed. Once I get them back I'm going to wear them for a few days and decide if I want a taper or not.

[jubei]

I haven't gotten a chance to stop by and get mine nice and hemmed so I experimented with a few different ways of wearing the excess.

Stacking looks ok with dunks or bigger shoes, but I think I prefer stacks with a more tapered opening.

Cuffing: didn't look that great. I'm usually like a 31-32 inseam and I had to double cuff these puppies. I ended up with a fat double cuff 3-4inch wide cuff which isn't really my look (maybe if I wore more engineer boots or rockabilly stuff)

Rolling: FINALLY! A really nice look that so far I've been pretty happy with. the roll is nice and tight, it keeps the jeans off the floor, I get to show off the selvage and it's not too wide. I've even contemplated just keeping my jeans at this length and keeping them rolled... but I would like to show off the chainstitched hem, so I'll get them hemmed whenever I get the chance, I guess

[bye4now12]

I wish I could have had mine chain stitched. I finally said whatever and took them to a local italian suit tailor.

Unfortunately, I didn't know until after I had paid that they wouldn't be ready for a week (tuesday), by when I could have just sent them off to BiG. Who knows, if I'm ever in New York maybe I'll stop by and have them cut off like a centimeter and do a proper chain stitch.

[skiniks]

i'm really considering bringing mine in to get the thighs taken in and get them tapered to a more 19cm fit. they look too big on me but i absolutely love the denim.

[bye4now12]

pics?

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[PG2G]

I should do more of a rotation so that these jeans still have color in a year

[chantheman]

I should do more of a rotation so that these jeans still have color in a year

thats what im doing

[Denim Phenom]

thats what im doing

No wayzzz, I sleep in mine and wear them under my uniform to get the siqq fadezors.

[RobZ]

Maybe this will give those who can only wear jeans after work and on the weekends a better shot at getting nice contrasts.

[rome1]

I think with a decent amount of wear after work and the weekend these jeans will look great after a year of wear.

[edwithoutahead]

#95 just threw them in the dryer.

Many thanks to Gordon at BIG

[kenthenoob]

i want an extra leather patch :|

[Ispy]

This thread / contest is looking pretty interesting already. Lots of adaptation & experimentation to the jeans to make them work and it has essentially just gotten off the ground. Its cool really to see the effort that goes into a pair of jeans when you've made the dedication to them for the year. Especially on a site where so many people have such a collection of denim. Very cool to see the focus put back on actually wearing them. Just IMHO

Cheers.

[meta]

I feel like one easy way to fix the fit of the jeans is to just get them hemmed. They stack pretty weird unless you have a really slim fit. If you want them to be more form fitting just hem them to the correct size.

[was ist los?]

I'm beginning to think I need to get mine hemmed as well. These do indeed stack very strangely, one would be better off finding a slimmer jean to achieve better stacking. Mine seem to slouch and "jet" out at the bottom.

[makaque]

#69 dude.

had to dip south of the border to pick these up from my brother which is why i'm just getting around to posting pics now.

3rd soak and hot dry. shrinkage has been substantial. thanks to whomever for the "olive oil on the patch prior to drying" tip.

[bye4now12]

Thats how mine did. If you've seen any of my fit pics, they kind of zig-zag all over the place.

[ThugLife]

that's wild, and i am seriously thinking my crotch will rip within 2 months

its already bright blue, and everywhere else is still dark.

dude mine ripped in two days

that pissed me off so much i havent worn them since ive gotten them.

i still am going to take them to get patched but i dont want to wear them yet.

im still mad at them lol

[tyson31]

^

that is such bs, i feel for you. i still cant believe they fell apart after two days.

[meta]

I think that means you won the contest

[Chicken]

dude mine ripped in two days

that pissed me off so much i havent worn them since ive gotten them.

i still am going to take them to get patched but i dont want to wear them yet.

im still mad at them lol

i don't know what you did in your pair, man. :confused:

the crotch area has been nice and solid on mine.

[tyson31]

yup. no construction issues with me yet, but its only been two-weeks.

[TFK]

I hate that some of you are experiencing construction issues. My jeans are really solid. Other than a few loose threads I had to trim on the inner thigh, I have had no problems. I'm actually really impressed with these.

[will_i_am]

thisthreadneedsmorepics

[showbiz00ditc]

opening day at the snowboard hill today.

gonna go ride in mine to get my xxxtra wear on.

[Gang]

SUFU 660 - It's front pocket rivets are too sharp, scratch my leather belt's inside.

How about yours? what can I do... grate rivets?? ();;;

[spunkey]

I'm scared about blowing out parts of my jeans too. When I sit indian style on my bed I can hea teh stitches making a creaking/squeaking(only way I can describe it,never heard jeans make a sound like it before) sound so I can't sit like that for fear of a blowout. And the pockets make the same sound and I can feel it stretching too far if I jam my hand all the way in to get something fast instead of slipping it in carefully

Anyone else get this sound from their seams?

[Great Wazu]

I know just what you mean. On my bk's (which are substantially more broken in than my vx's), I will sometimes wiggle them down my waist an inch or two after they slip upward from prolonged periods of sitting. Made the mistake one of my first times of shoving my thumbs into my rear pockets and pushing down only to hear cccccrrreeeeeeeeaaaaa. Not a good sound -- now I push them down ever so gently.

[Chicken]

SUFU 660 - It's front pocket rivets are too sharp, scratch my leather belt's inside.

How about yours? what can I do... grate rivets?? ();;;

oh yeah, this is very normal for me for all my belts i wear with any of my jeans.

it's like your jeans get a certain "wear" from things like your wallet and keys.

my belts get a certain "wear" from my rivets. inside and outside.

and i like it.