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The discussion above reminds me of why I stick with this hobby -- it's you. Yes, I started out close to 20 years ago looking for a pair of jeans to replace my $39 Levi's 550s bought at Sears. I really didn't care that they had poly stitching or were made in Malaysia. They were just too big and wide. So I took them to the Levi's store in San Francisco and found a wonderful seamstress (Melissa Vu) working in the LVC Dept (long gone). She altered them and they fit perfectly -- I still have them and, truth be told, they fit better than a lot of the jeans I've bought since. And the denim is great too, with a weight and texture that is oddly hard to find (a topic for another discussion). Anyway, I have a few hobbies and what keeps me in them is the people (i.e., not just those who make the product but those who appreciate it). The average person could give a damn beyond, 'Do these jeans look good on me, does my butt look too big?'. The kind of people who care about stitching and rivets are the same people who appreciate what makes a Leica lens special (new or old), or a tube amp sound sweet and liquid, etc.

WTS J101-GT, black, size M, 9/10, w/ bag and spec $800 USD shipped worldwide from HK; PayPal F&F or +4% https://imgur.com/a/1o7pqR5

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One of the best belts ever made imo Sadly don't own one .... yet - Horween bison leather - oxidised .925 silver nail hardwear Made in LA

So... Yamane Art is from Hidehiko Yamane (father) and Yamane Industries is from his son?

Has anyone here had experience with the Yamane industries brand? Would the no.0, 1 and 2 denim be the same as the evisu fabrics. The cuts look similar https://yamane.industries/products/lot-1990-no-0-regular-straight-fit-jeans-raw-and-rigid

Yes, I got these raw so they shrank quite a bit to the tag size. I never knew the back patch starts off de-bossed before

Great pick ups! Hoping that java and coverall are available in bigger sizes when I visit in September. Does anyone own the 163J? any sizing advice or measurements?

@LazyS did the ‘42 shrink at all?

I just got mine in too. The '51 cut is so good, for me at least. Just the perfect balance of everything. I think if I could only have one pair it would have to be of that cut.

same cut

Didn’t realize the new run of 601RB used a new fabric, looking forward to seeing how they break in. Are they still the ‘51 cut?

It looks and feels slightly smoother. I had heard this new version has 2 kinds of warps and the weft is a little thin and twisted harder. Here's the 42s after 2 initial washes

Not jeans, but my girlfriend asked me to fix some of her grocery bags and a t-shirt. I don't know if the bags will hold, but it was worth a shot. Only time will tell. As for the shirt, she's gonna have to live with the purple since I didn't feel like threading any white thread onto my serger lol.

Nice to see them side by side! How’s the new denim compare? I didn’t end up getting these because I haven’t worn my original pair all that much.

The 800 is made with a different denim that is ~14.5oz. It also feels like a tighter weave. I think that’s why the inseam shrinks less on a pair of 800s compared to a pair of jeans made with the Banner Denim. My 1001hxx are Banner Denim and the inseam shrunk from 35” to 31.5” over 3 years. It’s easy to stretch the inseam 0.5”-1” if needed.

@MJF9 here - it’s sweltering right now so not actually wearing this now, but hopefully again soon. FC0105 super smooth on the bottom, the best summer jeans I’ve found.

Anyone know how the leather patch on the 714 is treated? Wondering if I should use an Anilin leather treatment or my Bick 4.

These are gorgeous. What has been your sizing discoveries with vintage Noconas? I see info all over the board.

For those interested, I have an extra worn pair of Ooe Yofukuten X Standard and Strange Boss Overall jeans denim size 33 waist pulled tight-16 inseam-32 some fades developing, but in overall pretty good shape. I’d do 200 shipped in the US, and these are rare

I have a cotton one from Dalee & co (deluxware), it’s really nice. They have multiple color options including navy, but I don’t think they have indigo.

That’s Pontiac GTO by the way