Full Count 2009 Contest Redux

[edmond]

for you bud but for someone else who takes this thing seriously they need a prize dont they?

[salaami]

i haven't seen a denim contest yet that didn't give a free pair to the winner...that's the least they can do, imho. i left my FC with lendo last week to take some pics, just got them back. i guess he'll post pics soon....i'm back to lurking again...great pics folks

[Mr HaGa]

Apologies for opening this can o' worms.

Back to pics, another shot of my fullcounts in Paris...

[salaami]

it ain't no can of worms, people need to or should know what they are getting into...but let me get outta here. i'm supposed to be lurking...

[erk]

just had to. great progress and update.

[setterman]

Demonito, I take the competition seriously. But I don't participate in it because of a potential prize at the end. Should there be something? Of course! But for me the "competition" is more about enjoying my and other's denim, and the comraderie in this thread, than a reward.

[tvshooter]

i will take a pair of jeans or the russian girl. whatever...

[tvshooter]

actually, it's kinda funny that after two thousand posts, the questions of how the contest is going to be judged and what the prize is going to be are being raised. i just thought the jeans were a good deal at the time. but i should shut my face...i have another contest pair on the way.

[emmitbrown]

the fairest would be i think is to send in the jeans to the people who will judge them pictures are not that accurate and can be altered.

I've never agreed with Edmond more.

This is the true way they should be judged. Send them all back to BiG to be judged in person. Personally I can't ever get a photo of my jeans to look like they do in real life

[salaami]

that would be nice, but thats an additional cost, esp. when factoring in int'l contestants. the judging is in the eye of the beholder, so there will be some griping. i just replied to a gordon e-mail, but i forgot to mention the prize for the contest. i was too busy being selfish, asking for some more of that primo thread. ..

[tvshooter]

here's an idea. . .find somebody that knows how to take a decent pic, tell them that you are in an "international" fukkin contest (going up against the best of the best) and whatnot, and pay them in beer! ok- now send me your jeans. . .

[Knugget]

do we get the jeans back after judging, if so that's a more cost on gordon's part.

[edmond]

think sending the jeans back will filter out the serious players of this contest to those who wants to just join and maybe win...

[setterman]

knugget, like returning a pair of jeans to be hemmed and sending along a check or money order to pay for the return shipping, we'd do the same with the contest jeans. I wouldn't expect BiG to pay the shipping to send my jeans back to me.

[SLAB]

I agree that the fairest way of judging the contest pairs would be to see them in person but imo for international contestants it would create additional hassle compared to US contestants; expensive shipping costs, chance of having your jeans taxed by customs when they are returned, more chance of loss/theft,...

[almostnice]

update on my 0105, after a week of camping they where in need of a proper wash,here some pre-pics:

for just over 5 months,worn after work and weekends iam pretty pleased how they look now

[emmitbrown]

I'm digging what edmond is saying about the true contestants. I also understand the money aspect as well. It's still hard to deny that judging them in person at BiG is the best way. I'm willing to pay the shipping for a fair judgment.

Also, does anyone else's 'last post' button in supercontrol not work? they haven't been working for a while now. I am down to only checking this thread because it's too much to find where i left off each time in multiple threads. is there a fix?

[Snake]

Demonito, I take the competition seriously. But I don't participate in it because of a potential prize at the end. Should there be something? Of course! But for me the "competition" is more about enjoying my and other's denim, and the comraderie in this thread, than a reward.

Yes. I completely agree.

Regarding judging, I agree sending the jean to BIG would be the fairest method. But since this puts additional burden on the international contestants, maybe we can set a standard or rules on how pictures shoud be taken?

[BrownMetallic]

think sending the jeans back will filter out the serious players of this contest to those who wants to just join and maybe win...

do we get the jeans back after judging, if so that's a more cost on gordon's part.

that would be nice, but thats an additional cost, esp. when factoring in int'l contestants. the judging is in the eye of the beholder, so there will be some griping. i just replied to a gordon e-mail, but i forgot to mention the prize for the contest. i was too busy being selfish, asking for some more of that primo thread. ..

just a suggestion: why not make 2 stages for judging.

1st, to round up all the entries :: from there contestants [and/or invited SuFu panel] can do a preliminary selection [best 5 or 7 or whatever as finalists].

2nd stage: finalists can send their jeans entry to BIG for final judging. this way it's less burden for ppl who may not have a prayer anyway.

[JayFourEyes]

Pretty good idea I think.

[almostnice]

gave them a wash in the machine at 70°C with some biological wooldetergent:

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i am really pleased how they turned out,very little indigoloss,shrinkage stretched back in a day,even the inseam stayed the same.

yesterday was spend with my daughter at the funfair-again...

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[chambo2008]

looks really nice!!

[Mr HaGa]

^^The little hand holding on to the wallet reign in that last pic is really... cute...

[wesc]

awwww i just noticed that now that you mentioned it !

[locallau]

Teaser pic before the Full Count's get their first machine wash. (It's always been soap soaks or hand washes).

They definitely need one after 1.5 months in hot, humid China. The states seem so cool and comfortable after it.

[almostnice]

^^The little hand holding on to the wallet reign in that last pic is really... cute...

my daughter tries to pull me away "daddy! stop making photos now,i want icecream!come on!!

kids are too young to understand how important it is to take decent pics of your jeans in front of a magic mirror...

[salaami]

my daughter is always fucking with my lanyard too! FC daddie's club baby!

[batorizer]

Since I don't have much to show, I'll just post a few up close shots.

[tvshooter]

^please sho more! did u put those arc's on?? looks damn good. how'd u do it?

[batorizer]

Stitched by hand using the template. Done w/ back-stitch. Took a total of about 9 hours and hurt my hand like hell.

Just remembered that I had this pic on my phone: