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The possible timing depends a lot on the denim we decide to use. We will most likely offer the choice of two denim and then we all decide which one we want to use . The denim is probably ready in November but we don't know if it is the start or end of November. If it will be end of November and with the shipping from Japan and finishing the possible 25 jeans, we will rather see the arrival of the jeans in January. Especially with Christmas/New Year in between. Shipping in that time of the year is dangerous (loss of packages).

More power to the weirdos doing their thing. I prefer all this nerd stuff to possessing an indifference to fashion. So many times in my life I’ve ridiculed others for acting in ways I don’t understand that I’m finally losing patience with myself.

For transparency reasons: Our lovely Mr @MJF9 is helping me here to get this going and also to help me make decisions behind the curtains (as far as this is necessary).

agree. getting freaky in the tub with your jeans is cool. i like his huge cat. everyone do your own thing.

Makes sense the start date is driven by the reality of the production timetable - gives us something to look forward to at the end Jan! This is still moving forward at a reassuring pace - thanks to you b_F and Simone I think we've got enough pairs of jeans to keep us going until then 😉

There is very little info out there as to what pre-Evis examples actually were. The best I could find was the above example from Ed, with a lot of interpolation on what I know of early Evis details and construction, paired with looking at as many examples of Rodeo Uncle jeans as I could. The early designs are incredibly fluid. Same model number 5501, but everything from denim, hardware, construction details change. Early Evis (that I have several examples of from the first runs where they did partial runs of stitched arcs prior to full adoption of painted gulls) all have red line denim with a wide selvedge, scovil hardware, diagonal mounted rear belt loop, left side installed care tag, with very odd stitching details like overlapped stitching (almost like they ran out of thread and restarted) with a very dark orange/almost brown thread. The details of fabric, thread and minor construction changed very rapidly even while still "Evis". Selvedge got narrower, thread became a more standard yellow and orange, odd sewing behaviors disappeared, but scovil hardware continued until a later era (present in post-Bull patch Evis). My above pair of Rodeo Uncle have the exact same details of construction, thread and hardware, look like a pair of early Evis, save for the denim. It is a pink line denim with a narrow selvedge. From all of the other Rodeo Uncle examples I have seen, denim changed first (somewhere there was my pink line and a red line) along with a transition to using YKK rivets alongside Scovil hardware (mine are all scovil), construction details diverged away from Evis-like details (offset beltloop, different thread and sewing techniques, pocket shape and placement), then a change of hardware to "Standard Style" shop branded hardware, along with patch changes (that I am less clear on). Based on this information, I think it is logical to suggest that those examples which have scovil hardware and Evis-like construction where made from the "shop" that became Evis, and the transition away from Evis "fingerprints" likely signals the pre/post boundary. Now, I do not know if between mine and Ed's, which is earlier. Its clear to me that the thread used on Ed's pair is the identical brownish thread in mine and early Evis. You can interpret the all scovil hardware vs the some YKK as being an indicator of Ed's being a transition pair (because Evis is all scovil and YKK as the company name didnt come about until '94? I think, so after this era which was ~'88-'90). The ONLY detail that seems to be a clear indicator that I have been able to pick up on, which I even hesitate to say, is the stamp font used on the patch. Every example I have seen BUT my pair, including modern examples, use a "curly-er" font. See Ed's below and another example below: Eds: Whereas my pair has a very plain font: I have not seen this font used on any other pair, (nor a deer skin patch). This might be the best determining detail. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to nerd out @julian-wolf. I hope that answered your question.

Some close up comparison of the 30s jacket and 50s jeans. The 30s denim starts off super rigid but is breaking in pretty quickly. I've been wearing it almost all day, every day for the last couple of weeks, and it's shedding indigo dye from the sleeves all over the counter where I sit to work 😆

Little update on the stretch Worn 2 weeks Waist: 36" Front rise: 11.5" Back rise: 17" Thighs: 13"

From "rough day on the range" to "rough day in the tub".

textures day: post overalls, orslow, vintage m-1951

@beautiful_FrEaK you're too kind... happy to provide ein bisschen Hilfe... (though important to say now right up front that... I was not involved in, either directly or indirectly, the provision of any advice, opinion or data that was subsequently used by any contest participant in the sizing of their contest jeans e.g. any decisions to 'size down' for a proper Sufu look were entirely the participant's choice... this disclaimer is currently with my legal team 😉)

What are the chances they’ll be ready a week and a half ahead of schedule? Running from winter solstice to summer solstice would seem fitting

Talking of curtains... We all know the (metaphoric) curtain we'd really like to see behind In return for a full WAYWT pic from @Maynard Friedman, I'd personally be willing to let him pick the contest denim!!! 😀

Warehouse Denime Asahi

Hey l've got a few pics l screenshotted from his Facebook page, mind you - he's only wearing denim budgie smugglers 🤮

Hope the curtains are made with Collect mills denim 🤫?

This would be my target dates. I will check with Simone if this is doable especially since he has to order new denim for it in time.

Put me down as interested as well.

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Smoking while doing that is also part of it https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzzcRm1hHtw/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA==

We get to vote on choices of denim too? This is all time!

In a way I'm thankful for this Niko fellow, because whatever relative weirdness I do in regards to my denim hobby seems totally benign in comparison to his antics.

@Graytrain Do you know whether your pair is from the original (pre-Evis) production or from one of the more modern runs? I guess the question comes down to: Do you know when they stopped using Scoville hardware? (Are there any other particular tells, that you’re aware of?)

Nice simple slim belt in Sedgwick bridle

as always ... tip top vintage style ....

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They are early. Like before he had selvedge denim and before he was doing any kind of back pocket stitch. By 2008 he had changed things and his stuff was more refined.

Smoking in a denim tux in a tiny bath… what a hobby! 😂

SC LVC 1961 Type III. 557XX RMC tee SC painters shorts Paraboots

A warehouse sweat probably won't blow you away right away. Modern mass produced sweatshirts from Champion and similar brands are not bad at imitating a quality feeling out of the box, compared to modern denim which doesn't feel much like real denim at all. I bought a Champion sweat last year for a football game and it feels great in the hand, not that different from a 401. The best qualities of warehouse's sweats mostly come out over time by allowing the garment to gracefully age. The sweat will hold its shape, resist pilling and tearing, the brushed interior holds its structure and continues to feel comfortable against the skin, and it will fade attractively along its seams. You have to love wearing it long enough for it to 'pay off' though. edit: I own a 403, a 450 and a 409. Agree with you that the pointy hoods on a lot of loopwheeled hoodies are unfortunate... obviously a different connotation in jp.

517's from circa 1975. Single Stitch back pockets, earlier orange poly cotton stitching, earlier type bar tacking on back pockets, 3% shrinkage on inner label indicating sanforized denim. Overlock stitching on non-selvedge busted seam (something that was used on sanforized denim by levis since c.1960) - but has been forever folded over so no train tracks Bar-tacking on belt loops is as wide as the belt loop itself so a pre 1978 feature. It has LS2109 stamped on the front right pocket bag (?)

something that’s not denim for the thread Nonnative Xolo bracelet Phigvel tshirt Phigvel white canvas painter trousers Redwing 8179

Not today but Sunday. My 17 year old son came round and took these on a second hand Canon EOS he bought recently. Not a bad result and better that my puny attempts at selfies. Warehouse x2, my lovely @Duke Mantee belt, H&M t-shirt and the only footwear l have nowadays, Sketchers Steel toes.

Great Lakes / The Flat Head / Cane’s / White’s

It got chilly this week and felt like fall so time to start wearing my flannels. LL Bean DIY Blundstones

Pulling out the 50s on a cooler day. Color most accurate in the closeups. Love the crinkling and marbling of this denim even with countless washes

Some 16 month updates on my jeans. These are looking too faded so I will wear another pair.

CRISTINA SPIRIDAKIS, COSTUME DESIGNER FROM THE BEAR We caught up with Cristina Spiridakis in Athens, Greece. Cristina is the costume designer who purchased white t-shirts from Self Edge 3 years ago and put Carmy (aka, Jeremy Allen White) from The Bear in them for the pilot episode, three seasons in and Carmy is still wearing the same t-shirts in every episode. Not just any plain white t-shirt, one that created such an internet frenzy that we believe it changed the public perception of a white t-shirt for the first time since Marlon Brando wore one in A Streetcar Named Desire in 1951. Cristina’s t-shirt choice created years of endless “What t-shirt is Carmy wearing in The Bear?” news articles, hundreds of memes, online searches for the tee across reddit/forums/discords, a wild sales boom for nearly all high-end blank white t-shirts, endless brands cashed in by using Carmy’s image to sell white tees, and lastly, a newfound mainstream respect for a blank white t-shirt. The humble white t-shirt thanks you Cristina. For those who were unaware of all this until now.. Carmy from The Bear wears a Merz B. Schwanen 215 loopwheeled t-shirt and a Whitesville Japanese t-shirt from their 2-pack series. Other characters in The Bear may or may not be seen wearing Strike Gold t-shirts.

evo update on the 1937ish: 5 month of almost everyday wear, 4 washes, no further significant shrinking... they come with red tab btw but its quite short, therefore almost invisible at least in the photos overall I am quite happy with em an consider buying another pair

Here are fit pics of my full No. 2 tux plus some without the jacket. Unfortunately the lighting has not been ideal in any of my usual spots recently but these should be good enough to get an idea of the fit. As I suspected, they fit and look differently on me than the TCB crew. In a way, the fit kind of reminds me of a well washed pair of 50s with a 0.5-1” higher rise and lighter weight denim. I really like the fit, details, and fabric on these. They should be easier to wear with my existing stuff than I had feared. I still hope to snap some detail shots at some point when I have the time to make the lighting more ideal. However, TCB’s photos of the details feel pretty true to life

Here is a fit pic with the lot 2000 no.2 denim For reference I’m 5’10” and 175lbs.

And the fit.

If you look closely, you can see the fingerprints of early Evis in these: Similar stitching: and hardware:

So this is a bump from the depths. I came across a similar reference in my research to this almost ethereal brand from Yamane and Tsujita pre-Evis. As you can see, there is very little info out there on the history or details and virtually no pictures. It doesn't help that the brand continued in obscurity under Lapine as an in-house budget brand. But what I do know is the pre-Evis era Rodeo Uncles were made using the same hardware as early Evis, Scoville buttons and rivets. Other details like denim and leather patch seem to change. This pair has what looks like deer skin, thin and pliable. Others have the thicker leather patch. This denim is also pink line, unlike Ed's example with red line. It is very deep blue, reminds of Denime XX. This model, 5501, is a seemingly 66-ish detailed, 50s-ish silhouette jean. An unbelievable find.

Haven’t been on here for a long time. Just wanted to share some pics of my lot 2000 no.2. If I can find my other pair of lot 2000 no.1 denim I’ll post them side by side just for fun.