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@Cold Summer, that's a pretty accurate summary as my memory serves. I also respect that they have stayed with what they always were. I prefer a brand that weathers the storm of falling out of trend and stays true to its intention. If you can survive, the trend will always swing back around.

At the end of the day, it's about style. These jeans have a very deliberate style and if it isn't what you're looking for, it isn't gonna work. Many jeans intentionally try to be completely non-descript (WH1001, SD101, SC47, etc.) and that makes them blend easily into simple, generic outfits (not meat as a pejorative, but perhaps a little shade thrown). The 0105 is aggressively anti-fit and requires you to lean into that for it to work. In the 13.7, you may be able to finesse the sizing to avoid that, but on the SS it just is what it is. I love them both and I have the SS tux. Every time I wash my WoM and I put on my SS pair, I miss it. The big ol' saggy butt and easy fit feels so good and is easy for me to work into a tucked shirt, lower on the waist paired with loafers easy day outfit. I also wore my 13.7s last week while doing some motorcycle maintenance. Damn, still my all time favorite pair of jeans. Hands down.

ngl, the new Flat Head 3005 measurements look great

P44 sold, Price drops: P24a-KI - 900€ J68-PL - 600€ Adding: J36-S, RAF, XL, 8-9/10 (it's stotz so some unavoidable Patina where the zippers are) - 1000 €

^^^Last week I put in orders for 'big want' items from Europe and Japan, hoping to get them before the tariffs kick in. One item arrived already. Hoping the rest are well on the way and ahead of this suspension. I'm not overly put off at the prospect of a 10-15% tariff which I think applies to much of Europe and Japan. Not sure how the Chinese brands will fare. There appear to be a couple of layers of tariffs for that country.

Buzz, Bronson (dyed), Anonymous-ism, Adidas. It's been forever since I've had a pair of 'normal' sneakers/trainers. Fancied a change... I'm glad I actually went to the mall and tried them on. Apparently one needs to size up 1 and a half from their regular shoe size.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/european-postal-services-suspend-shipment-123630002.html

I’ve heard the Whitesville tees shrink a lot — a full size. Keep us posted.

Here' more to chew on b_F -- a quote from redcastheritage: Moonstar sizes run slightly large. If you are between sizes or do not plan to wear them with thick socks, we recommend sizing down one size. Moonstar sizes are similar to Converse Chucks.

Can anyone comment on the sizing of Eastman t-shirts? https://www.eastmanleather.com/tees/288-12654-us-navy-plain.html#/278-garment_size-44

Nonnative Texas tshirt from 2018 Phigvel 302 black Wesco roller magazine collab Romeos

Bump/price reduction. $2900 shipped CONUS. J58-WS acquired; looking for XS J97-M in Black and any P24A Black variant in XS/S.

That's interesting. I wear a 28 in Doek which is a 10 (US) and in Chuck Taylor i wear a US 9.5. In Vans a US 10. So if Doek runs like Moonstar my sizing is odd 😅

Ebbets Field/Denime/Mercer&Sons/Sugar Cane/Lucchese

Bought three of the latest Extra Heavy Flannels which just came out. The pics don’t do the colours justice. Quality as expected but the colours are even nicer in person.

Does anyone happen to have a scan of the spec sheet for the Limonta 3A-9TS? Would really appreciate it if someone could share.

Whitesvile/samurai/tanner/bulova/clarks

IRON HEART MID-SUMMER COLLECTION Iron Heart just hit us with a big delivery this week. We have new 25oz denim jeans and waist bags, 17oz cotton duck jackets and jeans, relaxed fit chinos, burly left hand twill denim jackets, loopwheeled hoodies in various colors, and CPO shirts. Now at all stores! Shop Iron Heart Online: https://www.selfedge.com/iron-heart

Horse drinking a coca cola at the Indiana State Fair in the 50s

Pretty sure same size as Doek, essentially comes out from the same factory lol

Moonstars run big. Mine are 10 (US) 44 (EUR). I wear 11 (44.5) or 11.5 (45) in Vans.

That is not my photo. But I'm about to receive these sneakers in about 10 working days. They take 35-40 working to make them at Goral in Sheffield, England. https://www.goral-shoes.co.uk/products/the-mellor-ii-horween-dark-brown I am actually excited. The Horween chrome excel leather uppers especially.

Real McCoy's 600 Ranch sub-brand - any idea what era these are? 1990s pre-Joe McCoy maybe? Jacket might be a nice wranglerpro option for someone? not too expensive and a reasonable size https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/h1194238684/ Arcs! Cords with arcs

Apologies for the double photo post, but figured I would follow up here. I’m not really one for reviews, especially on a brand new pair - but since there aren’t any other impressions here I’ll note a few. First - this was the first time I did two washes before wearing. First one was a steaming, and agitated (eh, @Double 0 Soul) soak for about an hour, then chucked them in the warm wash and pulled them before the spin cycle. They dried up nice and crispy but still had some room in the waist, which was fine - I did buy what I thought would be a size up, and that seemed pretty true. But, I wanted to see if I could maybe get anything else out so I did a hot aggressive wash (pulled before spin again), and the waist did tighten up a bit more. They’re still an oversized pair on me, belt needed, but again that’s what I went for. I’ve mostly avoided marbling - the rough plan for these is not to let them hit water again for a good long while, esp as they will only be worn sporadically. Conclusion on sizing and fit is that they’re just about in line with the sugar canes and Freewheelers of the world. Compared to the WMJ I’m used to right now this denim is more substantial - which makes sense as it’s listed as closer to 15 oz washed. I actually kinda like the arcs, though I’m not sure I would if they were stitched. The pockets give the impression of being slightly on the narrower side, esp the coin pocket. Back pockets too, but still hold a wallet fine. I forget what I hemmed them to - I think 33” pre soak, but it should have been more. Ah well. There’s a sort of black enamel coating on the laurel wreath fly buttons which is a bit unique, curious to see how that ages over time. Chainstitch runoff at the waist is a nice touch - no other crazy run offs or dangly strings, everything else is pretty proper and clean more like Freewheelers I’d say. Maybe I’ll get some time for more detail photos later but in general, I approve!

Junky seems to have the current jeans line up of Wrangler Archives minus the jackets https://wrangler-jeans.jp/features/archives_pc.html (also note the Edwin Co., Ltd copyright at the bottom of the page). I think the consensus at least with the Lee stuff is that it's a good repro? Better job than say LVC does with Levi's. I think they did a 1948 prototype model repro at some point as well as the 50s stuff, but might have to look second hand for those.