SEPTEMBER SESSION
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THE WORLD’S MOST UNNECESSARY COMPETITION

THE WORLD PICKS
ITS WORST UNDERWEAR.

Photograph a worn-out item. The public scores it out of 20. On the last Sunday of the month at 8 PM Paris time, the world picks the worst.

Completely free. Five entries per month and unlimited judging. Ages 18 and over.

WORN-OUT
ENTRY
A badly worn pair of black underwear photographed alone
SEPTEMBER SESSIONJUDGING IN PROGRESS

FOUR SECONDS SHOULD DO

ONE SWIPE.
ONE SCORE.

Put your finger anywhere and swipe up. This test rating is not recorded.

UNDERWEARBadly worn underwear photographed on its own

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01

Rate the wreckage

One worldwide queue alternates underwear and socks. No account before the first rating. Ten ratings in the main queue, including seven away from direct links, make your ratings official.

No last names. No public profiles.
02

Submit your disaster

Up to five entries per month. Your country is chosen at registration and locked for the month. The item is photographed alone. No person, no body part, no foot in frame. We judge the item, not the person.

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03

The world decides

One country leaderboard and one world leaderboard. Monthly champions enter their own annual Grand Prix: honorary for World, with a frame for France.

STRAIGHT FROM THE JURY

UNDERWEAR

3/20“Fresh from the store. Take it back.”
9/20“That waistband is immaculate.”
15/20“A masterpiece. Don't wash it. Frame it.”
19/20“This isn't neglect. It's heritage.”

SOCKS

3/20“It's brand new. Get out.”
9/20“The big toe is saying hello.”
15/20“You can see the floor through it. Respect.”
19/20“That's not a sock anymore. That's a bracelet.”

THE MONTHLY VERDICT

WHAT THE CHAMPION WINS.

Nothing that ships. Everything that lasts.

01

The naming right.

You name the next month.

02

The title.

Champion of the month, on your account forever, shown under every entry you post.

03

The gold frame.

Your entry framed in gold in the feed, visible to every juror.

04

The museum.

Your result stays in the hall of fame. The winning photo is kept for three years after its latest title.

For the monthly verdict, no physical prize is awarded. Troué hands out nothing but glory, and not the good kind.

ANNUAL GRAND PRIX · DECEMBER 31

TWELVE CHAMPIONS. ONE LAST VERDICT.

Two annual titles across both categories: World, honorary, and France, with a frame. Each title brings together its own monthly champions.

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The one hundred jurors are selected by their retained ratings during the year, counted at the opening of the Grand Prix.

The frame travels within metropolitan France. No farther.

Once a year, Troué ships something. A frame. What you put in it is your problem.

MID-MONTH LEADERBOARD · nothing is settled

WORLD LEADERS

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MONTHLY VERDICT IN
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LAUNCH COLLECTION

OFF THE RECORD.

Fifty entries to begin with. No invented jurors to help them.

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BADGES TO EARN

Your record remembers everything.

Badges are earned. No badge is ever for sale.

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BRANDS & KNOW-HOW

DOES YOUR BRAND HAVE STAYING POWER?

Textiles, repair, a second life: let’s build a collaboration with a story to tell. The jury stays independent.

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