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37 hand-me-downs from @shredwin_206 On top of my 47s

Great Lakes / Tender Co. / Union Special / Cane’s / Russell

Thought I'd post an updated fit of my 0105w seeing as I got the 32. I've washed and dried on high to shrink the inseam a couple of times but think at most I lost half an inch. Was thinking about getting them hemmed but the double cuff is growing on me. Loving the colour of the indigo now. Looks very saturated. It's great being able to wash and dry as normal and not worry that they will get too slim. The waist stretches back to the point i need a belt. Very comfortable. I'm stoked!

Jealous. I bought the poor man's M43 in the form of an Oak Street Field Boot last week in CXL roughout and to be fair - I'm very pleased for the $372 I paid after sale + welcome discount code - but they're not quite as slick as the Lofgren's. However I will say that the last they're built on is magic for anyone with a wide forefoot - and I love this sole! This is after just a few days of wear.

thanks @scooby

September shirt stacking season Sugar Cane, Sugar Cane, Warehouse, TCB, Grant Stone.

Obligatory Imperial post...9 months in, 3 to go (as far as end of competition).

Don't remember if I ever posted these.... Montgomery Ward 1939 (not the 1939S) that I mentioned a couple of posts ago. I had a really crass repair done by a dry cleaner on the crotch blowout, but years later, way after I - eh hem - grew out of them - I had them repaired by Zip and co at Denim Doctors in Los Angeles. Terrible repair experience and the outcome was just okay. Long story...

Vintage RAF jacket Graphzero Danner

A pair of M41028 just came in from Malaysia. They measure in at W32/L34. Can't read the tag - they've been worn some already but LGTM. No back yoke, cinchback and laurel wreath buttons. A first for me.

In a beautiful canyon in west Texas a few days ago. Merino shirt / Duke belt / Tender / Truman boots

Anyhow, here are the 220XX-47’s, about 2 months in. Suppose this is very topical given the discussion about fast fading! They are starting to look a lot like the Warehouse banner denim 🫠

Sedgwick bridle, snake, nickel plated hardware, malachite and onyx gemstones

Smattering of lunch run head sweat Vintage Brooks Brothers Denime Yuketen

As the weather cools down, bring out the RBs. They are slow going, but I am enjoying them!

And the repair work. I paid $250 for these small repairs - along with a hem and chainstich hahahaha. And it took about four visits to Denim Doctors and about 4 weeks instead of the 3-4 days that I was quoted.

I think my first time ever posting with no denim. Inis Meain, Powerwear, Great Lakes, Quoddy. Despite not being into the mocs aesthetic I found a pair of black cxl grizzly boots in their tent sale, my size for like 70% off msrp. Had to try because of the minimal sole, and I have to say I love how they feel as boots, and the black + boot thing gets away from the sort of boat shoe/loafer associations with mocs that I’m not particularly into.

Took my deadstock 1960s/1970s FRYE cowboy boots to my cobbler for some Vibram sole protectors after about 2 months in the rotation. The rubber heel caps were brand new but had deteriorated and dried out in the decades unworn in the their box. As you can see they started to crumble once worn, especially the right foot. One of the pitfalls of vintage footwear. Sometimes rubber doesn't make it. They will be replaced shortly after I break in the new Vibram topper.

Idk man, not enough zippers in that fit for my liking…

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Some more here. https://thedenimhound.com/2017/06/canton-overalls-the-birth-of-japanese-denim-and-the-art-of-imperfection/ " In 1963, under a partnership with Canton Textile Mills (USA) & Oishi Trading Company, Maruo Clothing Inc. made the first pair of domestically manufactured jeans." So Canton was like Cone a US denim mill. Oishi imported the fabric and Maruo (Big John) manufactured them and they were sold in Japan as Canton jeans. "In October of 1965 Canton dropped the world’s first one-wash jeans (This first ever run of one-washed jeans used several household washing machines to wash). *This info is disputed by the denim brand Edwin, who claims to have made the first pair in 1961. In 1967 Maruo Clothing created its own denim brand “Big John”. Big John began manufacturing jeans using Cone Mills denim starting in 1968. In the early 70’s, Big John would be the first to use Japanese denim (AFAIK from Kurabo Mills) in it’s production of jeans. Canton Textile Mills closed down in 1981. Oishi Trading Company had to produce Canton jeans using different workshops such as Takahata. Eventually, Oishi Trading Co. decided to stop producing jeans under the Canton brand in 1983. The son of the founder of Oishi Trading Co. went on to create Oni Denim."

Busy, busy at the shop. Lil sweaty and knackered. All denim Games Suit.

my buddy is a farmer as is thrashing a pair of 1951 601rb

Anyone know anything about these?.. they're tagging SC-43s and CSF in the header Kiwami Taisen model KIWAMI OVERALLS .. Yahoo is currently awash with them, they look shonkily decent ..all the deets which we'd expect.. albeit, exaggerated SC-MIUSA esque https://jp.mercari.com/item/m66131642795?srsltid=AfmBOopDFazK3CJXGwprqvtY9MQregkmRM9UcAKC3DfDuM4e0yA1WcrA Love the sleeve blowout.. a'la CSF .. or these Muramasa & Co, which (red tab aside) look like they've rolled off the same production line https://zenmarket.jp/auction.aspx?itemCode=d1155365563 https://zenmarket.jp/auction.aspx?itemCode=l1154932461 https://zenmarket.jp/auction.aspx?itemCode=m1154918146 https://zenmarket.jp/auction.aspx?itemCode=v1155361817 ect ect ect.. 1¥ start The old me would have put some effort in and researched the hell out of these

Seems like we've got a few fits for the world tour

WTS J1B-GT Multi RAF - sold J16-GT black - no longer available

Mine probably

@shredwin_206 My 37s? Brotherhood of the traveling repros innit 😂

chilly am = back into the green sack, getting some sugar time… wooly snood- m65 - kavu - lvc type 1 - sc1947 - pecos

Recently, Renault added "black denim" to one of their cars. If I were to ever build a "minitruck," I think I would get it upholstered in denim; it would be a good fit.

Slow going?? The RB fabric is some of the quickest fading black denim I’ve seen, it feels like

They're stunning! I've always had a soft spot for M43 style roughout boots - probably since I first watched Band of Brothers and The Great Escape. I have a pair of the Lofgren M43's and if they age this well I'll be a happy man. When did you get these? I understand the RRL roughouts are well out of production now

Where can I buy this fast fading denim, and will I have enough time before the WOM contest begins? 😂 Regarding fast fading pairs, it's been a number of years since I've worn WH (I don't remember my OG's fading that fast), and I haven't tried this new Denime yet either, but lets be honest, these are businesses (WH being probably, if not THE biggest of the repro groups) and it behooves them to churn out products and get people to buy more. I think I'm okay with this when the right balance is struck, though I can also appreciate hard wearing jeans that don't fade fast either (my Ooe's seeming particularly stubborn of late)

I find that preserving the leather patch depends on a couple things: leather used, stamped branding vs paint / ink branding. Obenauf’s (what I’ve used before) or some other leather preservative can work well with stamped patches (ie: iron heart), but can smear patches that are painted/inked. Keep in mind, a leather preservative will change the color of the leather. My advice - embrace the aging of the patch as that goes with the territory and don’t boil the patch and turn it into jerky… boiling water is the worst enemy to leather patches, IMO.

Spoiler alert!

Ruined is a very strong word but somehow this "new Denime" made me less interested in the recent releases. When Warehouse took over I was very excited. Knowing they wanted to go back to the origin and rumors have it that Hayashi-san helped them (inofficially of course). The "new" XX denim they made for the 220 faded extreme quickly. Allegedly this is how the first run(s) of XX denim faded. I don't know. The XX denim I have on my pairs is of course from later runs and this faded rather slow. The fit of the 220 is very different to the original XX model (but after all I liked the fit, so I won't complain too much). All in all, these releases feel very Warehouse-like but with a different patch, red tab and hardware. Original Denime felt more rugged/unrefined. Even the 220 model now with different denims, changes of cut is totally Warehouse-style. In that regard, the 30th Original Line was a very good product and got the sense of "old Denime" very well (just don't talk about the 3-6 years under Wego before they introduced the original Line, they watered down Denime).

Warehouse Lot DD-2001 Jelado 41 Chino

In action Great Lakes / Sun Surf / Cane’s / Russell

1922 are off to a great start with some nice dirty fades.

Digging my old RRL rough outs. Supposedly RRL worked with a Pennsylvania boot maker who had a contract supplying boots to the US Army in WWII.

Well, not quite as luxurious as a pair of Lofgren's. I was conflicted on ordering honestly, scared by the 'terrible QC' r/goodyearwelt echo chamber. But they're literally perfect. I think OSB make some of the prettiest reasonably priced MiUSA shoes out there. In a world where Yuketen's that used to cost $450 now cost $800-900, OSB seems like a great deal.

@julian-wolf Slow going only because of my wearing habits! 😂 Yes the denim is fast fading.

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Also, as someone that worked in the pizza industry for way too long, I relate to that kid on the patch on a soul level.

That’s a fun patch! I’m enjoying the passion and enthusiasm Simone puts into his work.

My view is I love Warehouse and most of the stuff they do, thus I also therefore love their iteration of Denime.

Bunch of pics of my SC1946 after another wash

Too faded?! Those are perfect! But there is definitely a tipping point around that area for everyone. Great job with those!