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I suppose I’m just a disagreeable fellow! 😆

Yep I wouldn't disagree with you Marnard... though I'm not sure what you're not sure you agree with To add... my FW WW2 era jackets are far more cleanly constructed (and a different fit) than my SC or Connors repros of similar era... though I'm not sure if that's FW's design choice or they were copying a cleaner vintage specimen from that time...

I’m not sure I agree with this. The cinch/suspender buttons/number of pockets, etc were functional/design features of the jeans in certain eras and would have been standard across all pairs produced by a company (such as Levi’s). Obviously there may have been slight variations where one factory may have made still added a crotch rivet or cinch after others had stopped, etc. Wonky stitching wasn’t a functional/design feature, it was an accidental quirk simply due to untrained/inexperienced machinists and possibly poor QC. I’m sure there were thousands of WW2 pairs made with perfectly good, straight stitching and conversely quite likely a number of pairs from other eras with bad stitching, loose threads, etc (although these may have been more likely to have been picked up by QC). The wonkyness is simply a feature of some pairs that repro manufacturers have chosen to focus on, which, even if commonplace was not standard or deliberate at the time.

All cool doc... it only really reminded me of the FW thread chat hence my update above

When l said new denim l meant for the 501xx at the time, so a change from the standard 1937 denim to the WW2 denim, even though the US weren't officially at war at the time. So another transitional model really. Edit- decided to change the wording in my original post for clarity.

Reopening the chat with @shredwin_206 @Duke Mantee in the FW thread on the 42 denim... I'm hearing again that the denim is not new (it's the WW2 denim used on the recent models) however the features are new. I know Shred heard the opposite... x-wires somewhere...

Gold rep

😂 NEVER!

Loved my Csf S501XX when l got it back in 2016 but it didn't have any wild wonky stitching at all apart from the pleat stitching maybe but l still thought it was quite subtle. The Denim and cotton stitching gave it that aura of the Real deal though and l'm glad l still have the 41 and 44 WW2 jeans. The FW1942's are actually based on pre-WW2 501's and they were a kind of test sample materials- wise (eg new denim and copper coated iron) but still pre-war in terms of quality construction not under any necessary constraints or pressures. Hopefully FW will convey this in their reproduction of them although l'm under little doubt as l've preordered both.

Must say the denim looks a very nice rich indigo colour... and nice drop shoulder on the jacket... and of course there will be all the fun with sizing we can expect from TCB... generating interest for the observers and cortisol for the participants!

I wouldn't want this thread to unravel... but it's like going into a 30s repro thread (if one existed) and saying what's the point of adding a cinch and suspender buttons to the jeans, or a 50s thread and asking for a 25cm rise instead. Or looking at the latest TCB 1890s repro and questioning why there's only one pocket... If the manufacturers are doing a repro, then if what they're copying has wonky-ness then I'd expect them to replicate that. It's just a feature of the time. When the bloke above snips off the extra thread and gets some wear into the jacket, it'll come up looking grand imo. I'm a sucker for a variety of denim jackets... so happy to embrace the repro features... I am always taken by how the industry does reinvent and evolve itself with new versions or repeated versions of repeated versions... the new 1942s, the 1890s, the... will it ever end... hopefully not... long live Sufu!

lol, Glen Iris?! dude living in one among the most wealthy areas of Victoria

Care to add some wonky imperfections to your belts?😁

getting hammered. Relentless beatings on this workshirt and jeans

welcome back @yoallanface \m/ vintage alpha wispa rei potato socks novis hermes + salvation army impulse buys

WTS: J47-GT, Size Medium - $700 + Shipping and fees. Worn a few times, gained weight, doesnt fit me anymore. Full pack, comes with bag, spec sheet, forcelock. Located in LA.

Gotta wonder if someone intercepted your package in shipping, knew what it was, copped your P38's and replaced with shitty sweatpants? This is one big problem with shipping in original ACR box...

I really like that they stayed true to the reference material and sewed these on a single needle machine.

WTS - SS20 Acronym J47 GT, size Large - $725 Catch and release that just didn't fit me that way I was hoping.Missing bag / spec sheet / Forcelock, located in Los Angeles.

“TCB was actually planning to hold a fade contest for some other new model” Hmmm…

Very cool, thanks for passing that on. I’ll be there!

@julian-wolf They’ll be at the Oakland location, Sunday the 28th from 11 to 5. Let us know if you end up swinging by and getting anything!

FYI contest details are up for the No.2 jeans! http://tcbjeans.com/2024/04/27/4724

Good info—know which S&S they were gonna be going to, by chance? I’m even closer than I used to be from the Oakland one, these days, and I think I have some store credit to burn…

1478 USD shipped before tariffs