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Got to meet some deer today on the Swedish/Norwegian border outside the town of Idre. -35 C is a personal record for me and I wore a Rocky Mountain jacket and Orslow painter pants (with lots of wool underneath).

Layers. It's finally cold! Denim cap Wool scarf Wood bead necklace Vintage wool captains coat. Super heavy, structured and thick, with great texture. It used to have brass buttons but I swapped them for traditional anchors years ago. Cropped fuzz sweater Suede vest R. Crumb Robert Johnson tee (thanks again @chicote!) Fave belt Mister Freedom Outlaw in Cone Vintage brass bottle opener Chippewas

Lot.212 Black Denim

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Edwin ED55 Bought in Manchester anno 2012 These pictures are five’ish years old… Ocean washes, machine washes, beer, shots, bike crashes and such good times is the recipe Will post updated pictures if anyone gives a f…

Water buffalo leather, snakeskin overlays, vintage glass, nickel plated brass buckle and nickel plated steel studs and jewel rings

Some random late 1930's Levi and Lee cowboy pics, stolen from the workwearyears on lg -

Tender shirt and orSlow navy denim

And after a 40 degree machine wash (although I doubt my machine is very accurate), and 3 inches off the hem... I'm guessing the hip flare will settle down after a bit of wear.

Horween Dublin with the rough out and nickel plated brass hardware

25th anniversary S634XX. Wide and raw…

Flat Head Raspberry Native Check western shirt Flat Head Single Riders Jacket Iron Heart belt Flat Head cordovan long wallet Flat Head 3005 John Lofgren Shinki Horsebutt engineer boots

I've got very scrawny legs and no bum. It's possibly not the jeans fault 😃

I'm here so why not get this started... All the best for health and happiness in 2024 and beyond folks... Vintage / Freewheelers 37, 33 and Powerwear / Hollows / Viberg

@Geeman @Maynard Friedman Funny story. I bought the jeans while I was having my three weeks of the Flat Head 3001 World Tour jeans… The employees in the Edwin shop was blown away when they heard about Beetle and Kiya’s Project with the jeans… Thread doesnt exits anymore sadly, but here’s a couple of photos on Heddels https://www.heddels.com/2011/05/fade-friday-the-flat-head-3001-world-tour-4-years/

Got my 8196 resoled after 5 years wear so treated them to a Japanese style Saphir scrub up. Pictures don’t really do it justice and I’m sure the shine will last approx 10 minutes but I don’t hate it.

@julian-wolf Material and comfort are top notch, worth a try if you paying for them in yen. The joining point of the upper and cork sole on the main pressure point of the arch started to peel off a bit, not sure if this is a thing on the original or just Mccoy using weak glue.

Let's see the fit! EDIT: ah I just saw it in the other thread. looking forward to seeing how this denim looks in a year

John Lofgren Wabash engineer boots, Shinki Horsebutt edition. Day one. For me, this is the ultimate black engineer boot. The construction is immaculate. The materials sublime. The silhouette, iconic. I had been wearing a pair of black Wesco Mister Lous, after enjoying Wesco's cinnamon-colored 7500 engineers the last 4+ years. However, I'm switching from the Mister Lous to these for a couple reasons. One, my preference for black engineer boots is different from brown, I've realized. I like the all-black look on these, and the more classic profile. I feel the Wescos are more slim and modern looking, intended to be worn with slimmer fitting jeans for a sleeker, edgier look, and between the brown midsole edges and white stitchdown contrast, it makes the boot look too visually busy for me. I will say that although not quite as cool as the Shinki horsebutt, the Maryam horsehide of the Wescos does compare quite favorably. The Lofgren profile has a bit more visual presence and I prefer it over some, such as Clinch, which I feel are too flat-looking in the toe. The stuff you get on the (even more) expensive engineers like Clinch and Role Club, such as hand-stitched welting, is past the point of diminishing returns for me. IMO, the best reason to go with boots like that, are if you really need them bespoke lasted for your feet. It'd be nice to have, but these are good enough for me. Interestingly, these Lofgrens are noticeably lighter than the Wescos. This is actually a good thing for me, as the weight of the Wescos was quite fatiguing. I suspect this is because Lofgren uses a cork footbed, and Wesco, oak bark tanned leather. While technically the latter is a "superior" construction technique, it probably makes little difference if you're not a logger or firefighter, certainly not for my casual wearing of the boots. The 110 last is the same as my Lofgren Steadfast boots, so I took 10.5, same as in those. There's a slight narrowness in the outer toes of the right foot (my right foot being slightly larger than the left), but with the Steadfast boot, that settled in as I wore the boots and is no longer really noticeable, so I think the same will be the case here. As usual, my low profile, low instep feet demand that I tighten the instep strap as tight as freaking possible, but I like the look, and it feels snug enough around the ankle now. Some examples of these boots have ridiculously hexagoned leather grain, which is a bit much for me; but I lucked out on my pair, which have, to my eyes, just the right amount of grain, and should form some nice rolls with wear. Wonderful boots which are sure to be my most worn pair for the foreseeable future.

WTS: P27H-DS small 9/10, barely worn, no flaws I can find Full pack SOLD

Walpier Buttero Rocky, brass hardware and genuine garnets

A couple from NYE. Not denim, sorry! Thought the shirt/tie combo was a winner. Probably should have left the jacket off.

still working on the @MJF9-style jacket hold, lol! 80s Carhartt, Stevenson shirt (one of my favourites), Whitesville tee, Duke belt, cane’s and lone wolf.

oh nice. I just saw it. yeah it's now getting to phase where the fit is more natural.

I’ve only used Saphir but I gave them a healthy amount of their Medaille d’Or Renovateur (macadamia oil) and then a brown Pate De Luxe. The colour match wasn’t perfect on the wax but I’ve got gear-shift stains on the top from motorcycle riding so as in the photo the toes are much darker than the rest of the boot. Buffing brought the shine out, I probably could’ve gone a bit further with it but I didn’t want a mirror gloss.

Tend to agree. Where did you cop? I unzip the bottom as well, makes the fit look way better. Also worried about the cuffs and babying them... Overall, it's oversized in a good way.

@Duke Mantee Main selling point for me would be leather quality. I love my Birks, and they’ve lasted me just as well as any fancy stitched boots, but they don’t age nearly as gracefully and that’s a shame. You’re right to ask, though—definitely no need to upgrade from them on grounds of build quality, design, etc. @l13902733261 Agreed that the silhouettes on some other versions don’t look right. These are the only alternatives I’ve seen that look better to me than the originals. It’s funny timing: just this week I saw a pair in S&S; they weren’t my size (I guess they were a special order that got returned), but I made a mental note to look into them later, then your post popped up the next day. Shame about the peeling.

To me the silhouette on the aforementioned brands offering doesn't look right, I wouldn't consider any of them an upgrade over Birkenstock as a pair of lounging clogs. Shame to admit I choose Mccoy's out of sheer prejudice against the brand image.

@l13902733261 @julian-wolf I know Tokyo Sandal (RDT) and Zerrows have made a version that is stitched, and Yuketen have a version but what’s the benefit or upgrade here the Birkenstock boston?

Happy new year to you all. I finally got round to giving my 220s their first soak. I got a bit excited and forgot to take 'before' measurements, but I'm sure someone will have already done those somewhere on here I've just given them a machine wash to get a bit more shrinkage out and once dried I'll shorten them at work. Will report back.

@Duke Mantee Chest on the jacket measures about 41". I haven't taken my own chest measurement in a long time but I recall it's somewhere around 38". I generally wear tops with a 40-42" chest, anything smaller and it pulls around the buttons when I move my arms/shoulders back, and all that. I'm tall and thin, about 6'3"/191 cm and 160 lbs or so. Really like how this jacket fits in the chest and shoulders, it makes me look more V-shaped than pencil shaped, and width/tightness seems just right all around.

WTS prices in euro j101-gt M white/raf 650 no baggy/sheet v5-px M 650 3a-1 black xpac / olive buckles 1050 https://imgur.com/a/ajkS81x 3a-13ts + 3a-mz2ts raf 850 https://imgur.com/a/t7ZSJJd 3a-mp2ts-olv wr-zip 70

Happy new year everyone. I invested in a new pair of full on work jeans. Hardenco x Proximity mfg Broken Twill Double knee jeans 100% USA made. Denim grown here, loomed, and sewn as well.

George Harrison tending to some flowers. From Pinterest.

Browns Beach Cap. Can't remember which brand made it. New Moon Companion jeans (custom job). Chippewa.

Yesterday Tilley / Kapital / TFH / Hollows / Vanishing West x Motor Psyclone / White’s

Happy new year everyone. Dallee & co cardigan/ old snoopy t / Belafonte / Jim Green

Manifattura Ceccarelli, IH shirt, IH slubby 1955 pants, Pika the Golden

Flat Head Strawberries and Cream western flannel Freenote Cloth RJ-1 jacket Flat Head cordovan long wallet Samurai S3000vx jeans Wesco Mister Lou horsehide

Happy fresh from over here nice summer morning so went for a bike ride, followed up with a counterproductive coffee. Planning on riding my bike more in January than the whole of 23.. not hard cause 23 was the year of the vastslug.

Tcb suit.

IIY4 submited Lot 220 A

Today, IIY4 starts, so it's a new jean day for me.

Took some pictures in better light and with my 66XX for comparison

Merry Christmas denim peeps! 🎅 🎄

It's been mad windy here with storm Pia, one of the slates blew off the roof and came down with such force, it split the garden table?!.. good job it didn't hit anyone These are great!.. the Japanese have got their sweet game down.. the little black dots are chia seeds Bonus Lenny shot

Update on the S140SXJ-GRK - only daily wear for the last couple months because DC is very hot and steamy. A lot of the initial stiffness gave way. Now they're very comfortable and easy to wear. The fabric is crazy. As you can see from the detail shot, the short vertical fibers are fading beautifully. Sizing up from a 34 to a 36 was essential.

Very cool!