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same old with pretend very old with quite old presumed 80s usmc / 60s(?) jc higgins for sears n roebuck / tcb / r-mocs oneida

Unbranded shirt I got as a gift from a friend that was in India / belafonte / doek

Vintage hat Electric Wizard merch TCB 50s Good Guys boots Need to post more details of these in the TCB thread, been a few fixes since the last time I posted them there.

Nice bit of patina on these Chucks.. nothing fancy, just standard white Chucks with 2yrs of wear ..some grime build up from my thumbs where i pull them on

I got a ‘job’ in a school band because I figured out how to use a Korg MS-10 the group had bought … well it was the drummer bought it because his dad was loaded; we used to practice in the loft of his dad’s garage. My family didn’t have a car, never mind a garage, so it was quite something to see a garage that had a loft big enough for the band gear and still have plenty room to play table tennis. Anyway the Roland TB-303 came along a few years later and we convinced him to buy that too - loved it. Eventually I got to try out quite a few synths and drum machines. I just noodle on my iPad with those sounds now.

Digging the laces ^ These are still where I’m at. My inconspicuous Vans. Sitting next to a pair of Common Projects and more than a pair of Paraboot but still the shoes I reach for most of the time. At least a couple of years of wear but don’t know how old. Been going from one pair of Vans to the next for quite a while now.

@Alec Leamas Kamakura Vintage are great choice if you want to tuck them in, the button number/placement are designed to be tucked. Gitman are a good choice as they can be worn either tucked or not and have a nice collar roll. As @indigoeagle said Beams + are a very, very good option for button downs and again can be worn either way. Sizing is consistent (more so than the rest of the B+ range). I own at least 7 Beams plus button downs. I've looked at far east, but GV , Kamakura and Beams fit the bill so well I've never needed to branch out. Yet to try, but John Simmons also has OCBD nailed down for UK shoppers.

Kamakura Vintage Ivy shirts tend to fit surprisingly tight in my experience. Shoulders were pretty constricting and arm holes were very high, making the shoulders fit tighter than expected. The fabric and details are nice though if they fit. Kamakura also makes another version called the Ametora. I really like these. They’re much wider, lower armholes, and 6-buttons based on a reproduction of 1960s Brooks Brothers. Only offered in white or blue in Oxford cloth but there are a few butcher stripe broadcloth options. No experience with Far East Manufacturing but the collars look a bit too small and modern for my taste. At a second glance, the collar is unlined and seems to roll well on FEM own site which is good. The Bears photos of the shirts were not very appealing to me. People like Drakes Oxford shirts and they’re readily available in the UK but they’re not cheap. I've also heard good things about the oxfords from Wythe (nice collar and fabric, more relaxed fit), but no firsthand experience and no clue about UK availability. Signet seems to sell them though for an understandable markup vs. domestic US pricing. Older Polo Ralph Lauren Oxford shirts are ubiquitous on eBay for incredibly cheap (<$20). The fabric is nice if you can tolerate the lack of front pocket, the pony, and the smaller collar. they should still be easy to find in Europe. They're not great for ties, but are still just big enough to layer under a Shetland sweater although I still prefer a larger collar for that application too. Otherwise, there are some other great options but they may be harder to get to the UK at a reasonable price. Vintage Brooks Brothers shirts are great, especially the 6-button versions from before the 80s. They tend to be wide but I like the fit (I posted a pink one in WAYWT). They pop up occasionally on eBay for $50-60 or less and really any are good that are MiUSA and not Milano/Soho fit. Newer MiUSA shirts are very expensive for what you get though. J Press is the other classic Ivy brand for OCBD and I like the flap pocket. Trim is still relatively relaxed and classic fit is huge. Their Japanese line is a bit different though. Mercer shirts are supposedly great and the closest you can get to a 60s Brooks Brothers OCBD new today. The fabric is also nice and variegated. They’re really expensive though and ordering is challenging (they only take phone or email orders). I don’t have one myself.

Just to throw a few more brands in the mix which are my favorites and what I wear after cycling through a lot of options: https://oconnellsclothing.com/ (heavyweight, american style, classic. Ask about sizing if you're interested.) https://www.jakesldn.com/store (more refined lighter weight oxford. Premium shirts that are cut and sewn MTO by two guys who seem very nice. ) https://eworkers.blogspot.com/ (classic shape with shorter length, casual and relaxed, looks good untucked.)

To me it's like jeans without rivets. True that there is a historic precedent, but it's not what we think of as the classic look and doesn't have any modern cultural meaning.

Are you looking for a specific style or fit for your oxfords alec? Kamakura and Far East are both slim fitting on the oxford spectrum. Both have six button fronts, but the buttoning point for kamakura is a little higher and more classic looking. The far east shirts I've seen have no breast pocket which looks very wrong. Oxfords are a topic everyone has strong feelings about and the answer as always is whichever one you feel best in and are excited to wear.

old woad square tail shirt during "black september" event w/ my fave indo hiphop crew homicide. talking to ucok the mc in the pic. im nearly the only person not wearing black 😛

Here’s the tezomeya specs. @Double 0 Soul I suspect the 170 measures smaller in the chest right out of the wash and stretched out slightly when I put the shirts on for the fit pics. size 170 - p2p 52cm, length 59.5cm, shoulder 43cm, sleeve 21cm size 175 - p2p 53cm, length 63.7cm, shoulder 44cm, sleeve 21cm

I like both the Kamakura standard and Ivy OBDC shirts. Just the sizing can be tricky. Another good option I find are the Beams+ shirts. They're made in Japan. The Jelado one is probably also very good.

Some of the earliest Brooks Brothers oxford shirts from the 1940s actually did not have a breast pocket. The breast pocket then disappeared again in the 2010s with the launch of the slim Milano shirts, but is back today. Regardless, I agree with you that I prefer a breast pocket, especially flap pockets. Links below are good references for dating vintage BB shirts by details and tags. https://putthison.com/style-fashion-drawings-history-of-brooks-brothers-iconic-button-down/ https://putthison.com/dating-brooks-brothers-shirts-i-was-cleaning-up-my/

I'm increasing peoples perception of price then i'm checking out my collection and retiring to the Caribbean! The wise money would have invested in 1940s era Levi's from Marvins while they were still under £3k.. ..but no, i thought 1990s era SCs would be a wiser investment.. Now what to do with all these NFTs?

Pricey M41001 but good condition / size https://zenmarket.jp/en/auction.aspx?itemCode=q1152578984

Vintage champion, tcb, yuketen

Vintage golf cap, Bronson, FW, belt obbi good with changed buckle, Hollows key thingie, Novesta.

And the final result: will also get some detail shots when i get a chance. The scars really darkened nicely.

I had been wanting to get a randall for some time. Waited to the last couple weeks of summer to pressure me into it. Just enough sun to get it to a nice warm color. One hell of a jacket. Day 1: The branding scar: You can see there was a bit of a drizzle so I gave it a water treatment to prevent spots after about 1 week Then we had one scorcher of a day which made a noticeable change: Then another hot day: by this point it got to be a mindless daily meditation of putting it outside and turning it every couple hours. After another week or so I oiled it with Pecards antique: Drying in the sun: at this point I had maybe 12 days of sun on it and had about 1-2 days of questionable weather before it looked like fall was switching on. So this is just about where we are for this year. Gonna wear the shit out of it and see what we can do next summer.

I just finished rebuilding & modifying my 2000 Kawasaki W650 that I’ve had for a few years… it was a lot of work and money put into it, and I’m really proud of the result. I rebuilt and upgraded the front and rear suspension, adding 1” of length to the rear shocks and balancing it out with a 1” raised custom triple clamp. Rewired the whole bike with a Motogadget solid state control unit and an Ignitech ignition, and mounted a motogadget gauge into the original headlight housing. Cut and rebuilt the fenders, built a custom battery box, replaced the stock CV carbs with Keihin CR Special flat-slides, wired new controls for the handlebars, and replaced pretty much all the other consumable parts on the bike. I was planning on riding this bike to South America but haven’t really gotten to test it enough to really know how it will do on long off-road trails, at altitude, etc., so am taking my old dr650 instead. But I can’t wait to take this out riding again whenever im back in the states!

More Canes... these came From Japan... big thank you to @nopal who provided the tip-off this time 👍 M41030V... a '37 model, in size w36, l36 which levels out at about a w34. Interestingly laurel wreath buttons - can do more pics later They look unworn but washed... the hem has slight signs of roping and the inseam was 87 which iirc is about what my M41001 were at post-wash So I quickly tried 'em on - a nice wide fit - and stuck 'em in a 40C wash Post wash, the measurements are unchanged... I'll be calling on @Mr Black's hemming services soon

In other news… Picked up my absolute dream pair around a month ago, the M41059. I actually already had a pair, which I’d found years ago in the same size (33) as my first M41058, but it turned out that these run around a size smaller, and there was no chance they were going to be comfortable after shrinking. These new ones are tagged 35, and in great condition. Ignoring older MP-series wares like the above, this model has always been right at the top of the list of Cane’s I’d like to find.

f-yeaa! music sharing!

WTT J68-S Black Size small 10/10 (No bag, No sheet) for J59TS-CH, J74-PX (white), J1A-GTPL (2018),J72-DS(black), J1B-S, J36-S, J68-S All size M preferred. Talk to me if you have any others.

Perfect! .. Thanks @fabes the 170 will be spot on All of my t-shirts are battered (embarrassingly so) i need to relegate them all to work tees and relegate the work tees to rags so i'm considering buying a batch of Tezo tees.. i just didn't want to splurge on the wrong size. Now i justr need to work out whether to buy a batch and get shafted with border charges or buy them in batches of 2, keeping them under the £135 limit and pay 3x lots of shipping charges

WTS — sp38-m, large 9/10, fullset 550€++ — v68-m, black, large 9/10, fullset 350€++ — v5-px, large 9,9/10, fullset 700€++ — located in Germany, feel free to reach out if you have any questions

Very good point. I have a few pairs where the waist is fine, the thigh is fine, but there is too much tension in the hip area. Whiskers are prominent, but it's too much.

Which is why I think we need a "standard" hip measurement along with front rise and back rise to understand top block fit better. Measurement #3 on the chart. Of course, there is the question of how far down from waist to take the measurement...

After the recent Silverstone / Ground Alls chat.. you could be forgiven these were vintage Levi's I remember a lot of JP blog sites used to refer to Ground Alls as Grand Old's https://zenmarket.jp/en/auction.aspx?itemCode=s1151624307 Phwoar! .. check the patch out^

Here you go.. effortlessly cool! Ooms looks alright too https://denimbro.com/lets-talk-tshirts_topic221_page23.html

Yes, I know. I happily left behind my years of obsession with high-end gear—tube amps, ribbon loudspeakers, esoteric cables, network switches, $100 fuses, and so on. Now I listen to Beethoven and Schubert from Qobuz streaming through mid-priced Beyerdynamic headphones and am completely happy with my music 🙂

Evening sorted! UnionMade Devis.. sneaks used to be white

It’s good to be young, and naive. I missed all the fuzz on db, I was always intimidated by sufu somehow. Thought it was a big, opinionated , crowd. its good to be here now, still young and naive

plus: tcb 1890s tux again with fleabayed russel moccasin monsters and an approximate b_F pose… (suspenders change the drape considerably…)

The only pic of me wearing said silverstone jorts. Paired with lvc duck vest (nice big pockets for screws etc) whilst building my shed in 2018.

Apparently my old pw still works 🕳️

These were my old Silverstone 47s before Doc_H turned them into sexy hot-pants Non of the wear is down to me.. they looked like this when i bought them from Yahoo sometime around 2013

11 month old DD-1004XX (1922) fresh out of a wash and dry. These were a bit hard to get into, but after their 5th wash and dry, they finally fit perfectly. Gotta love the “dad knee” where my left knee is more faded, and if you look closely, my right thigh is a bit more faded above the knee from kneeling to talk with my son.

Silverstones. These were a wide cut when they were originally jeans but they draped weird without any cuff length so l chopped them. Not sure if the thread is cotton, poly or a mix of(?) but it looks cool faded. My phone won't do the denim any justice but the detail pics show the true colour more. The red tab just has a woven S on it inside a circle in white, reminiscent of the R only tab that was introduced in the mid 50's. Obviously l've customised the original back pocket design to fit in with my more favoured aesthetic 😉

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.

Here’s an update on my Duck Digger 1947 in Banner Denim after about a year of my own ownership. I’ve rode them pretty hard all summer. Unfortunately I had to get a little less precious about drying so now I’m forced to wear them Hayashi-style. On the positive side though, it’s giving nice marbling

Some better shots of the 1920s tux when worn, thanks to my son and his photographic skills.

M41200, old tee, Town View mocs

You can tell it's sunny and warm in the UK... wash weekend! Post wash... The same pair pre-wash and with barely worn M41001 (no patch model)

MiJ PF Flyers with Warehouse 1003XX

REDWING 2268

Rockets 0001xx wwii