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Rarely find personals at the thrift Perfect wear, perfect fit Our new kitten is growing a lot

Ooe, local farm sweat, De Bonne Facture, Tender. sorry about the backlight/underexposure. too lazy to faff with it.

Here we go. SC1966 New pair (34x 34) vs old pair (33 x 34). Same tags and both should be one washed (even though the seller said raw for the new pair).

so I was curious about this because all these listings use the same pic of a guy in a mask wearing this jacket, so searching the image brings up this IG post: https://www.instagram.com/takuya.kimura_tak/p/CeTgrw8rPPD/ Takuya Kimura is a famous JPN actor/member of boyband SMAP. This post is from 2022 though. So maybe both brands are copies of CSF/CSF-esque denim pieces made by the same factory to sell online to SMAP fans who want to dress like Kimura...? https://www.instagram.com/takuya.kimura_tak/p/C0qP6JwLmhf/ he seems to wear CSF-adjacent stuff enough that the listings are using his pics. but idk if they're just copying a scf/sc he wore because I found this: https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/t1155552342?conversionType=YahooAuction_DirectSearch which is a non-wonky 507 also made by muramasa and commanding bids. there are bidding wars for most of these muramasa/kiwami pieces so there must be some larger demand beyond SMAP fans. the 507 patch says "East Osaka City, Osaka" so maybe it's just an osaka shop/factory that has no internet presence outside JPN circles but with enough domestic reach for a celebrity to wear it....

some fade detail of my 220A after 192 days of wear and 5 washes (now fresh one)

Got a few inches chopped off my '42s, wearing a small double cuff but will probably wear them uncuffed with boots this fall / winter.

FC FW vest RMC sweat RMC T Denime 220A John Lofgren

Nice overview of jackets, unfortunately in Japanese w/no subtitles. One of these days I should offer to translate and post to sufu for posterity 😂 Some great insights here that should've been obvious to me but I didn't think about all these years, for example, the Lee Riders jacket was the most advanced/functional between the three brands and was basically unchanged in design. The Levi's type 3 released 10-12 years later (apologies typing from memory here) is basically an admission that the Lee jacket was superior and nearly all the design cues on the type 3 were informed by it. Nonetheless, my man here says personally the Lee jacket is the least "cool" when wearing from a style perspective, despite being the most functional, whereas the Levis Type 2 is his favorite

Kapital is rad, have a couple of pieces. One, my girl like so much, so we framed it.

A few post wash photos. Will likely keep wearing these until the WoM contest kicks off.

Size 42 30s jacket, size 32 50s jeans.

Thanks Julian... I had the same thought... deffo less 'out-there' when worn, plus think a bit 'out-there' is good for a change Yeah the pockets, front and back, are from the lighter denim. The front left is actually two pockets and they're lined, as is the back 'cargo' pocket. The front right single pocket isn't lined. A few pics below, though the quality is limited...

Some detail shots of the 30s jacket. I'm super happy with the fit and material. I've been trying to get as much wear as possible every day for at least some length of time. The last shot is a close-up of the 50s and 30s together.

I didn’t know you still wore them Neal but I think they’d look better if you pulled them up a bit

Leather sneakers Super soft unlined horsehide, think it would look way better once broken in and tightly laced like a pair of boxing boots.

I know Kapital is not for everyone... but I do like their funkiness I remember seeing @redragon wearing the Ringoman years ago and thought it looked cool. I've looked at it on and off over the years and eventually pulled the trigger. It's a cut-and-shut of 2 denims... 12oz body and 8oz sleeves... Mavis on the supermarket checkout didn't say anything so they must be hard to discern with the naked eye It has exaggerated multi-pockets to the front and back and is pretty spacious (this is a size 5) - more spacious than the photos suggest The big cargo pocket on the back might come in handy for carrying maps which I'll never use as I'll have my phone in one of the many front pockets. I'll also resist acquiring one of those lickle pooches just to maximise use of the back cargo pocket - it's a step too far 😉 Anyway... verdict... I really like it as a change from my usual jackets

Hey all, I just found the Denime XX World Tour Jeans in my stack. Sadly it was after my wife decided to wash and dry them and turn the label into a bacon strip . Been wondering for awhile who's these are, and if they want them back? I've had them for about 7 years now (after @chicote sent them to me) and the rise/thigh is to small for my liking these days... Happy to hold on to them for when my son can wear them, but also would be more than happy to send them back to whoever owned them in the first place.

220A are really fast faders... Till now, I wore them in Indigo Invitational Contest little more than 190 days from 9 months and 6 days of contest duration. And not so hard. Summer I spent in shorts. But result is ... EDIT : Including 5 washes

Kapital Ringoman / Canes / Russell Moccasins / Rototo, Tezo and @Duke Mantee all not visible

Dope!

Bring A Trailer posted this Gremlin to their ig the other day that came with a Levi's edition upholstery. Link to the listing

^ bit worried about this collaboration though... I hear they're planning on making drainpipes... it's so Sufu 10 years ago

Increased competition in the denim industry has led to tough times for some of the established players. In a bid to increase and diversify income streams, we’ve seen some unexpected collaborations.

Freshly cleaned, conditioned, and lightly polished. Left the soles alone. A member of another group confirmed he received this exact make up for Christmas 1962 and they were in fact ACME. Cowboy boots with Phoenix overlay and inlays, double soles, and weird heels. Sorry for the photo dump. New camera phone is spectacular.

Crazy hot out, here, for the past week Great Lakes / The Rite Stuff / Hollows / Sassafras / Russell

Another delivery from Hoosier. Every time I receive a shipment I'm reminded that I don't need to seek out anything from other brands. Angler jacket. Uplander shirt. Diamond Cracker. Big Bertha. Motel. US Forest Service. U Patch Logo and Mechanics Cap.

Better!

During the early 90s V-Dub scene, lots of folks with very little £££s were trying to keep semi-road worthy VWs on the road.. getting your threadbare car seats reupholstered was just a pipe dream for most so one would either take some seats from a donor car and 'make' them fit or if you knew a fashion student, as many did, they would patchwork you a full denim interior (a'la 1974 Jeans Beetle) from old vintage shop Levi's.. using the back pockets (with red tabs) for stow compartments, where you could stash your weed .. i dread to think how many pairs of pre-1960s Levis met their untimely fate this way.. In other news.. I've just been watching Knightrider.. Michael has an evil twin called Garthe Knight with a mustache and an earring.. they are both the son of Wilton Knight, they were split up when they were younger and the evil Knightrider spent his life in a South African prison while the good Knightrider got whatever he wanted.. terrible parenting! They're just having a fight in the desert.. i'm totally confused Oh and that^^ Gremlin is bad-ass!

Got up this morning and made the sleepy teenagers some breakfast.. a recipe of my own creation.. greek yogurt, toasted waffles and blossom honey.. they didn't get back from their hike till 12.30am ..went to Fox House ..picked a few boletes ..headed out to Mam Tor, ..blurry ..i'd seen some folks picking mushrooms here last week while on my bike ride.. they looked more like gentle hippies than Guardian reading micro-dosers.. which was a good sign ..yellow club fungus ..scarlet waxcap ..but these^ were not what i'd come for today ..bit of prep ..and some fan assisted air drying

FW jeans are really nice and the sewing holds up better than other brands but the same can’t be said for their T-shirts. not the first FW tee I have this problem with. This one has been washed twice only. their overlock seam is just too narrow to grab a meaningful amount of fabric safely. Works nicely on the inseam of their jeans but Tees are knit fabric unlike woven denim.

Type 1 hand me down from @JMS 1922 jeans hand me down from the King @Duke Mantee

FW type 1 FW 1922 jeans Nicks Builder Pro

Rare night out without the little one Kamakura madras @Duke Mantee Resolute Sanders Wife on the camera, she's had a wine or 2

Standing awkwardly around building materials, praying the weather holds while the loft conversion takes place. MF, Blackhorse Lane Ateliers shirt, more MF. New shirt from a London based company Blackhorse Lane Ateliers, feels thicker then other chambray shirts I own and still crispy.

FW, Codina, Buzz, Penahaus

03's after a couple more months, pre-wash photos.

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

Bunch of pics of my SC1946 after another wash

I got a new pair of size 2 132s a few months back, and after much careful deliberation decided they’re going to be the only pair of jeans im bringing with me to south america. Funnily enough, I brought my first 132s (also size 2) along to Ecuador almost 10 years ago, and though the fabric was great for the work I was doing, I always felt like I was swimming in them. I’m still within 5 pounds of what I weighed then, but somehow this new pair feels much better, almost an ideal cut for the style I like to wear now. But I ended up doing a few modifications for the trip: First, I added suspender buttons.. I made some leather suspenders earlier in the year and wore them exclusively with these pants, mainly cause the waist was still too big. Debating on keeping the buttons on because the waist issue was solved more recently. A couple months back, I darted the waist, about 2cm on each side. Not professional at all, lol, but it did make a huge difference in the fit and allows me to wear them without suspenders or a belt. Then I made some belt loops to replace the ones I removed in order to fit the suspender buttons. Then today, I decided I’d give them a hem, and use the leftover material to add a proper back pocket for my wallet. The drivers’ pockets are great and very comfortable to use, but their size and location further down my thigh, as opposed to against my butt, makes them much looser and less secure, so I’d rather not keep anything valuable in them. This new pocket is just a cut from the hem scrap hand stitched and “riveted” with some Chicago screws (wish I had copper ones to match!). Here’s the final product all together: I’m excited to wear these in on this trip; they’ll be tucked into motorcycle boots a lot so will hopefully get some interesting fades. Thanks for looking!

@shredwin_206 I'll try to dig up some of my photos. I've seen quite a few with bottom not buttoned. And usually they have the very top buttoned. Just the opposite of what I find comfortable. So, I've dug thru a ton of my saved photos. It seems the unbuttoning of the bottom or just buttoning the top was mainly (not always) a early thing. Mostly seen in late 1800s/early 1900s mining and workers photos. This is just my observation. And the majority of the photos it is being done with the gingham "blouse", more so, than the duck and denim jackets. Again, this is just what I'm seeing. I'm curious as to why one would do this. Especially the buttoning of just the top button. I'm guessing on the gingham blouses/jackets, you would unbutton to alleviate the chance of popping the stitches and losing the button(s). The gingham being a lighter duty fabric than duck/denim. For any of the fabrics, my guess on unbuttoning the bottom is for comfort while sitting on a horse or in a buggy. Just my thoughts.

My ring coat is in ripstop cotton - one of the lightweight versions. I'm not sure what the production pattern is but the seasonal difference seems to be heavier and lighter fabrics, perhaps a few different bells and whistles per season but the general style is what you see. I took the largest size... and tbh even a larger size or a smaller would work I think. Though imo it's a go-large coat, not a fitted number. @chicote's intuition is spot on... they're amorphous... and the amorphousness needs to be embraced otherwise the romance will end in divorce . They can be set up in different ways as you'll have seen and that's where the fun is... those with OCD may become very consumed! The idea of throwing it on is a grand one and the right one... practically, imo you need to have the configuration you want to just throw on ready or have time to do that... and then you can. Where I run into head-scratching is it I want a different configuration and it's not set up and I'm going out right now. Just considerations, not insurmountable or reasons not to go with one btw. I'm a fan... a cool and unique coat A few pics that may shed a little light, though there are tonnes online that show it better...

I always liked the way Brando wore this brand new 101j too. Huge shoulder.

Found this odd pair of Evis 2501. Bull patch, red line, but no crotch rivet or coin pocket rivets. A bit WWII-esque. Never seen it before.

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

Late 90s early Italian production T-shirt, my first evisu aged about 14, now my son’s pyjamas. Check out the twist!

Starting to develop some decent contrast on the WWII jeans. Pictured here with a belt made by our very own Sir Duke.

Went with something different from chinos and denim. Just came in today. Present to me for the weight loss. Phigvel canvas painter pants in off white color. Buttons are pretty cool.They fit kind of baggy but that’s what Phigvel is known for in their carpenter pants offerings. Can’t fit cellphone in side carpenter pocket so only pens/pencils can fit for now. Size 3.

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

Workers 801 Probably a year or so of wear,with a ton of washes.