Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013-2015 - Official Thread
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Big up to Ruedi for this awesome gesture.
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Very generous Ruedi. Can't wait to see the question.
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….....Just 4 hours left until my little contest question will be updated here to win the $200 as a little donation from the Jeansmusuem of heaviest fadings for the 1 year anniversary of the HWDCR2......
And you have no big chance for early guess and yes, your guess is wrong @Snowy
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The question to win the 200 $:
From what or why do my cuffs have a fading line going around somewhere in the middle?
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You used to be taller?
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The line comes from the end of the (original) hem.
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looks like you've recuffed. Those different 'lines' were once the bottom portion of the cuff that rubbed and wore against your footwear.
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Thanks guys for all your guesses.
The right answer is: It's the end of the original hem just ending halfway inside the double cuffs, which pressed against the outside layer of the pants and created this fading line during the regular daily wear of those pants. It's true that I also had worn those jeans several times on long ski touring trips with the cuffs very tight pulled over my ski boots during the last few months. But the fading lines where already there very strong before I started the ski season as I checked back on older pics. When I noticed this fading lines half a year ago I decided that this will be my contest question here.The first person who answered this correctly was given by Flo (Max Power) on Sufu just 5 minutes after I had posted this question at the same time on IH and Sufu Forum. What is still strange is that Sufus time is 9 minutes ahead of the correct time. But still then Flo was before van Olzen.
Congrats to the winner and after I have received the confirmation of Mega that Flo is still in ( I guess so ha ha) and the Paypal infos from Flo (PM me or you can also mail me at ruedi.karrer@jeansmuseum.org), the 200 bucks will flow in to the winners direction.
And here an additional little surprise price for the answer I had to laugh out loud: I know that people will get shorter when getting older and I'm already going to be 55 years old. But the answer from Chris (on the IH Forum) that I used to be taller 1 year ago beats it all. I hope even in my age that I'm not shrinking that fast yet ha ha .
For this answer I'll send you Chris a special fun price of $50 if you PM me or mail me your Paypal account.Thanks again for all your answers and keep go rocking your contest stuff the hard way for another long time
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Flo is indeed still one of us, congratulations and many thanks to Ruedi for his generosity.
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Thanks Mega for confirmation. Price has sent out. And thanks Snowy for your kind words. Let's see if there will be another chance some time?
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Don't know if I'm gonna make it…
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Have you ever had a pair last more than a year?
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Have you ever had a pair last more than a year?
Not while working my current job. I usually get about 8 months out of a pair of Iron Hearts. Anything less doesn't stand a chance.
@4c:
^ nice work!
gonna send them in for repair?I usually DIY my repairs, but I figured I'd let these ride…for science. Summer is coming anyway. Bit of ventilation is handy
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What do you do for a living man, lion tamer :o They look great as always.
Random thought: My contest jeans are currently exactly as I like them best, I love the fit I love the wear, the fades, the texture, the comfort and I am now at that point where I begin to worry about what another year of hard regular wear will do to them. I remember this exact point from HWDC1, for a long time I didn't really like my Samurai 21oz jeans until one magical day it all seemed to click together for them and I absolutely fell in love…...today is that day for my MBB's.
Will post pics at the weekend, weather permitting.
