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@mlwdp been a very long time, I feel like a lot of shops just started accepting direct international orders once Rakuten halted their overseas distribution.

Yup seeing the same thing in the US, priced at $299 but then add an additional $103 for shipping?! Seems way too rich imo, I had thought about a pair of the S824XX wartime model jeans at some point but the extra cost and extended wait just isn't worth it.

Not as interested in the S&S pair personally, I already have the war jeans from last year. They’ve been hinting about what look like some late 1890s type trousers made from duck canvas for Inspiration. Would get out there if it was closer!

@beautiful_FrEaK good call, I’ll reach out!

Yup what Maynard said, consistency is key! I haven’t really been rotating any other pairs in yet, and I’m noticing some nice contrast starting to develop. Once the summer kicks off I’ll start swapping pairs somewhat more frequently.

If anyone is heading to Inspiration LA in April I’d be interested in working out a proxy for whatever OA has planned for limited release. Please DM me if you’re open to it.

One of the only that I’ve seen so far! I’m really enjoying the contest jeans, I’d definitely be interested in another pair whenever he gets some different denim. Also if we’re including the EU makers, Superstitch in Paris seems to do some interesting stuff with their MTO jeans. They’ve moved the rest of their production to Japan.

Good shout Julian, I had forgotten about Hutson. I guess my ramblings are more directed towards the repro world (selfishly so), I just miss the days when we had Roy making stuff. There’s nothing inherently wrong with what MF, Tellason, etc. are making, they just don’t have the same small independent maker feel. I’ve seen a small handful of people on IG making stuff, but most of it seems to be pet projects. I guess I just selfishly want someone to be a Slash Overalls or Lb Denim / rebuilt of the west.

Honestly I don't think this is being too picky at all! It's a staple (at least in my mind), and shouldn't be that hard of a thing to sell in proportional quantities. I think the real issue is that the craftspeople are packing up shop, cost of operating is too high or they get burnt out on the constant social marketing grind. It's quite difficult these days to make a product that you love and devote yourself to while also promoting it in a way that'll be sought after to customer base that's seemingly shrinking. And in my opinion the modern customer base is less willing to spend, since the general cost of living is continuing to grow with no signs of slowing down. We still see some of these craftspeople in Japan in this space, but I haven't seen many (at least that I'm aware of) in the US in recent years. If anyone knows of any please feel free to prove me wrong!

Unfortunately ambitions without an operational backbone are just undelivered promises. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

So it appears that Vidalia Mills is no longer, can't say I ever saw much interesting stuff made by them: https://www.gq.com/story/inside-the-fight-to-save-american-selvedge-denim Sounds like they had some real operational struggles. Hopefully the looms get auctioned off to someone that'll put them to good use!

Yup that's correct, same denim. I think the new 42s seem a bit more blue though. I haven't worn the new tux much (been wearing the WoM jeans), but I'll try to get some photos soon. I did some comparison shots last year of the 37, 42 and 45 variants:

@indigoeagle good spot, nice looking pair of 30s jeans there. I wonder why Ono has been outsourcing his work lately. Maybe he wasn’t too keen on all the logistics of the direct to consumer model.

None on my pair either, but both pocket bags have selvedge IDs.

I’d say 30 of those are t-shirts.