Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013-2015 - Official Thread
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So, months after first announcing that the Heavyweight Championships would indeed have a Round 2, here is the official thread!!
Since the announcement things have moved on pretty fast, we have many things that we didn't have in the OG round for version 2.0. Firstly, the things that everyone does know about…
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Multi - brand/ retailer sponsorship for a much wider range of prizes including money and goods.
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Two categories of competition, Heavyweight (17oz to 20oz) and Super Heavyweight (21oz and upwards), plus an ultimate, undisputed, overall Champion.
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Only one pair of jeans per entrant, meaning competitors can only go into one side of the competition.
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Greater interaction for competitors, ensuring some fun times and crazy situations for all involved.
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Multi forum involvement, from SuFu to Iron Heart, to Darahkubiru, to Indigo Roots.
And now, to put some meat on the bones of the above, here are the details….
Sponsors/ Prizes
Rivet and Hide will give the overall Champion their choice of any denim or shirt which they stock.
The Denim Vault will give $250 to each category winner, plus a further $250 to the overall champion, making a prize fund of $500 for the Champion.
Naked and Famous will award a special edition, 32oz, denim bag to the most active poster.
Rawr Denim/ Rue + State will offer an as yet undecided prize.
ByBeatle will be offering a "special" prize for a "special" competitor… and you won't know who you are, or what you've won until it is all over.
The Championship Belts, that’s right belts with an "s". Once again our friends at Obbigood will be supplying us with our freshly designed belt(s), and this time there will be one for each category, and one "Yokozuna" belt for the undisputed Champion.
To summarize, the overall winner will receive…
- Their choice of Denim or Shirt From Rivet and Hide
- $500
- The Championship Belt from their category.
- The "Yokozuna" Belt as overall Champion.
Not a bad prize at all.
Judges
I know that impartiality has been a concern to some people, the judges whom we have selected this time are extremely varied from their backgrounds and experience, but all very valid. Judges will only decide category winners.
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Reudie aka Swissjeansfreak (Switzerland)
Reudie is the owner and operator of the jeans museum, and has forgotten more about quality denim than most of us will ever know. Having personally met with him on a couple of occasions, I can honestly say that his passion and knowledge make him a prime judge. Reudie will also be competing, but will obviously not be allowed to vote for himself. -
Cheapmuthafucka (USA)
Cheap is a SuFu dinosaur, who has seen, done and worn it all in the modern repro denim game. His knowledge and views are universally respected, which no doubt pisses him off no end. -
Anders aka Steel Feather (Norway)
Much like Reudie, Anders is a very passionate guy concerning his denim, and that passion has led him on to producing his very own denim brand in Steel Feather. Anders passion is in the details, and his honesty makes him an ideal judge. -
Roger Hatt - VMC (Switzerland)
Roger is the owner and operator of the VMC store in Zurich, a long time contributor to the denim scene, and a very genuine fan of quality apparel. Roger is a regular visitor to Japan to see his suppliers from Iron Heart, The Flat Head and many others. -
Direz – Darahkubiru/ Bluesville
Direz is the founder of the Darahkubiru online denim community, the biggest online forum for Indonesia and Malaysia; he also runs the innovative high spec brand Bluesville. -
Danny - Rivet and Hide (UK)
Danny is the owner and operator of London’s Rivet and Hide. Danny is a long time fan of quality apparel, and a keen study of the detail and process involved.
Social Events
Something we really wanted to offer this time around is the opportunity for people to meet up, and do some crazy shit in their heavy denim. Beatle and I are currently working on three main social events over the duration of the competition, over three continents, to give us a defined beginning, middle and end.
The Gosport Chain stitch Massacre - We kick off at the HQ of Iron Heart UK, at some time in March 2013, for a chance to meet up with fellow contestants and see the "Mega Beatle Buster" jeans being hemmed by me, Beatle, Giles and anyone else qualified to operate "Unity", Giles treasured Union Special machine. We will provide free beer, within reason.
The San Francisco Gear Challenge (In Association With Goruck) - For (approximately) the 1 year point of the contest Beatle is currently organizing a special challenge for hard-core denim competitors in association with super tough bag and backpack makers Goruck. The challenge will be based in San Francisco, and will be specifically tailored to our needs as denim nerds. Beers will be a must. Also, for the weekend of the challenge Self Edge SF will be offering an express turn around on HWDC repairs, at a reduced rate.
Winners Party, in Jakarta and Singapore - To round off the competition we will be organizing a two stage winners competition, firstly in Jakarta at The Denim Vault, and secondly a winners ceremony/ belt presentation in Singapore with our friends at Obbigood. Beers, food and winners!!!
As a caveat, I must say that Beatle and I are just regular working people, and we have the financial responsibility of bills and families, so some of the above may change due to our personal financial circumstance. Poverty is a pre-prepared defence
Themed Challenges
This is the part that intrigues me most. Roughly every 12 weeks we will issue a set of three themed challenges. Each competitor MUST select one of the three challenges, and MUST post their completed challenge. To give you an idea of what they will be , here are the first three (commencing 01/04/13).
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Denim at the movies - with the summer blockbuster season just around the corner we have a movie themed challenge. Wearing your Heavy Denim you must either recreate your favorite movie poster and post the picture, or film a recreation of a clip from your favorite movie and post it up.
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Denim Devils/ Denim Angels - post a picture and details of yourself doing either a good deed in your denim (if you're an angel), or a random act of spite (if you're a devil). Remember, Karma is a bitch.
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Dirty Denim - As simple as it gets, give your denim a dirt bath, show them no respect, treat them like dirt.
Products
In round 1 the tee's and stickers provided by Double XX proved extremely popular, and I know that people have been asking if they will be back for round 2. Well, the answer is yes, and so will some other unexpected items….
Double XX - Just like last time Jimmy Crow and Beatle will be designing and supplying a Competition Exclusive Tee, and Stickers. Unlike last time, if you're not in the comp, you don't get one, therefore a pre-order is necessary to confirm numbers. Price to be confirmed.
The Denim Vault - Vincent and the boys at Jakarta's Denim Vault will be making a Premium Raglan 3/4 Length Sleeve Tee, the tee will be indigo dyed, and will display all our sponsors logo's, as well as a simple "Heavy Champ" on the front, this will be a preorder only item. Price and delivery to be confirmed.
Ebbets Field Flannels - Ebbets will be supplying us with a special edition HWDC baseball cap, simply bearing the "HC" logo on the front of a plain black cap, this will be a pre-order only item. Price and delivery to be confirmed.
Iron Heart - As everyone is aware, we will have the Mega Beatle Buster jeans from Iron Heart, made from their legendary 25oz denim.
We still have some ongoing discussions with other brands and retailers about some more exclusive products, and this section may well expand.
HWDC2 Website
We are hoping that we can provide a space on the web for people to upload all their pictures and updates in the same place. We hope that this can be up and running by the start of the contest, but it is an expensive and time-consuming thing to get done. We realize that space may well be limited for pictures, and we do not want to detract from the forums, so the website will purely be for updating the condition of your denim. All challenge and social pictures MUST stay on the forums.
Beatle will be administrating on SuFu, I will be looking after the threads elsewhere.
Registration
Registering for the competition could not be easier, simply send me a PM with your name (forum name), your denim, the weight of your denim, your country, and which forum you post on. I will compile a list and transfer it onto every forum, each contestant will be assigned a contestant number in the order which I read the PM's (very scientific I know).
The Bad News/ Fine Print
Unfortunately, there is a small sting in the tail. As was alluded to on SuFu a few weeks ago, all this does come at a price. We have had to cover costs of professional printing, product sampling and design up front. Also, just like last time, Obbigood will be producing the belt at cost, but unlike last time there are now three belts to cover. I must stress that Obbigood do not take a profit from these belts, they are doing this purely to support the competition.
Personally, I think that the above comp is shaping up to be the biggest, most ambitious Denim Championship ever undertaken. I think what we have planned will bring everyone onto center stage, and most importantly be lots of fun all round, for the full duration of the two years.
Myself and Beatle both said that any costs for the competition would be optional, and as much of the costs have already been covered from our point of view it would be wrong of us to set an "entrance fee". What I would say is we do need to cover the costs of the belts at least, and anything additional we can put back into the events. Therefore, I am asking for a donation of between $10 and $25 from our competitors, this is optional, as is the amount. Please feel free to give less, more if you're feeling super flush, or nothing if you're squeezed, any way you choose will not effect your participation in the contest.
PayPal: emporergav01@hotmail.com
Final ThoughtsWe are super excited for the up coming 2 years, we think it could be epic beyond all understanding, but what makes any competition special is the people competing in it. We encourage that to get the most out of the HWDC2, you need to put the most into it in terms of you time, your updates, and your involvement. When you can post, do post.
Looking forward to a Heavy couple of years, and now I'm off to think about how to make round 3 even bigger
Mega and Beatle
HWDC2 - Official Sponsor Tees
The HWDC2, official sponsor tee's are now ready to order.
- Tees are indigo dyed.
- Produced by The Denim Vault in Jakarta.
- 3/4 Length Sleeves.
- Original Graphic.
- Made to order only.
- Pre-order open from now until February 7th.
- Delivery 4 - 6 weeks from close of pre-order.
- Price is $55 including world wide shipping.
- All payments should be sent to vincent@v6.co.id
- Do not forget to include your size and shipping address.with the payment.
This is the size chart.
Width x Length
xs 47 x 67
s 49 x 69
m51x 71
L53 x 73
XL 55 x 75
XXL 59 x 77Width is from pit to pit and in cm's
HWDC Belt Samples
Ok, here we go with the leather and buckle options. The only things not pictured are the double pronged buckles, but they are basically a double pronged version of what you see here. If anyone wants any more/ better pictures taking of anything, I will endeavour to do so, and attempt to find correct lighting.
-The price of the belts is $100 shipped to HWDC contestants, and $120 shipped to none contestants. To pre-order you must pay 50% of the price up front, as I cannot afford to secure your order with my own money.
-The pre-order period begins on Monday the 14th of January, and ends on Monday the 28th of January, which is exactly 2 weeks.
-I am hoping that the belts will be ready to ship at the same time as the MBB's, and I am 99.9% sure that they will be, if not a little sooner.
-If you have ordered MBB's, and would prefer to have them shipped together, that is not a problem, unless you are in Asia, your MBB's will despatch from TSS in Singapore, and your belt will ship from the UK.
-To order (and this is the very important part), you must do the following.
- Make payment to emporergav01@hotmail.com via paypal, stating Your name, Forum Name, Belt options, Delivery Address, HWDC number (if you have one), and waist size. in the payment notes.
- If you choose the natural "Russet" leather, please be aware that it is not treated at all, and is more stretchy than the other options.
-When ordering your belt, remember to order the measurement of your jeans rather than your waist. The safest thing to do is measure an existing belt which fits you well. The measurements of your custom order are your responsibility, and no refunds will be given for inaccurate measurements on your part.
Leathers
Black Bridle
Dark Stain Bridle
Extra Dark Stain Bridle
New Market Bridle
London Tan Bridle
Natural Russet Italian Shoulder
Black Italian Shoulder
Brown Italian Shoulder (closer to a redish brown/ darker oxblood)
Brass and Mazak Buckle
Nickle Plated Buckle
Brass Buckle
Bridle (Top) and Italian Shoulder side by side.
Bridle (bottom) and Italian Shoulder.
All the following buckles are available in brass and nickle only…...
All the above are for 1.5" only
All the above are 2" belt buckles, 1.75" can be made with buckle numbers 1, 3 and 5
1.75" belts are an extra $10
2" belts are an extra $15
MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU CANNOT HAVE A DOUBLE PRONG BUCKLE ON A 1.75" BELT
The Official
Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013 - 2015
T-shirts
are now ready for PRE-OrderYou will be able to order shirts until February 22nd 2013.
All orders will ship by February 28th 2013.
CLICK HERE –>http://www.jimmycrow.com/hwdc_2/hdc-shirts2.htmlAnd we are happy to announce one more colaboration!
Ebbets Field Flannels will produce a special edition Heavy Champ baseball capHere are the specs - and some tasty pictures - link for pre order will be up soon!
Standard cap /semiadjustable
Crown: Navy wool
Visor: Navy wool
Under visor: 7oz Duck , mustard (FD7-MUS)
Button: Navy
Eyelets: Navy
Sweatband: Black
Seam tape: Black
Stitching: Navy
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**HWDC Challenges Round 5
- Introduce your country.
As this is a WORLD Championship you should use the opportunity to showcase an aspect or aspects of your countries history or culture. These can be as broad or as specific as you like and you can choose to show as many as you would like so long as it is unique to your country.
- Love is in the jawns.
It's valentines day, show us your romantic side.
- Working in work wear.
It's work wear right, so work in it !
Challenges end on May 1st 2014.**
**Finally…....... HWDC Challenges Round 6
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Show your support - As the FIFA World Cup is almost upon us, show your support for the country of your choice, and do it in your denim!
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Home improvement - we already went to work in our jeans, now get those household chores started.
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Music to my jawns - make music, dance to music, set your jawns to music.
End date for the challenges is August 4th 2014.**
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Well, I only have one thing to say:
Daaaaaaaammmmmmmnnnnn!
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Thanks to all who have sent details so far, I will go through all messages tomorrow and get back to you all with registration numbers
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To clarify a couple of points….
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you can post on whichever and as many forums as you want to, I only need you to pick one to put into your unique registration number.
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donations are voluntary, but appreciated
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Thanks mega! …... Contestant HC-IH-14, come on doooowwwwn!
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Day 1 = 48 contestants signed up
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Thanks man, I'm a little scared now to be honest, I was expecting maybe 5 - 10 on Christmas Day, it's actually now 52
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By the 1st of March if possible, and just to reiterate that we need $300 for the Championship belts, and any extra will go back into competition events, or any design/ web site costs. We do not profit from this, in fact it has already cost us money.
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Ditto. Just happy to participate again.
edit: but I will try like hell two days a week regardless.
