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runabout goods brander. hardenco x proximity x Hudson hill triple knee jeans nicks boots

It was recommended to me that I look into the 0105 cut and I'm pretty fired up about the fit. These are the lighter super smooth version and are ridiculously comfortable as advertised. I've normally been wearing a 34 in most jeans and went with a 33 in these. I could of probably sized down to a 32, but a little extra room isn't a bad thing. Tripled cuffed in these photos so I'll probably send these in for a hem at some point.

A variation of the tote bag I made for @srudy - leftovers of the same materials (CF Stead Repello suede for the main construction , with Horween CXL straps and edge binding and crust calfskin roughout for the lining); so it’s a little bit smaller and a simpler strap arrangement Hand sewing multiple layers of such soft materials isn’t a lot of fun, especially since the suede also camouflages/detracts from the work, but I think it’s still a good bag and probably worth in the end

runabout type 1 Freewheelers 1937 Nicks boots

Nonnative Patagonia slim Phigvel chinos Wesco

I couldn't really see the arcs in the video. Does the 42 early period model still have stitched arcs? The pockets of the 45 can be seen around 12:20. I can't see stitched arcs. So they were probably still painted and had faded away. Some points of the late period 45 model: The coin pocket The direction of the pocket part (correct term?) is the same direction as the fabric of the legs. The tag with S501XX and the rare A. The 42 early period model (April to August 42): still crotch rivet rivets are copper plated iron (copper was need for ammunition/weapon production) (1937 model has smashed copper rivets for concealed rivets) On the flasher accordingly it changed from (concealed copper rivets in 1937 to concealed pocket rivets) Back of the buttons copper plated Black plated iron buckle Before this model with the flasher (apparently only 2 in the world, I guess he is not referring to 1942 models but to those with a flasher still on) was found it was assumed that the jeans were from 1937 or 1941. But on the flasher it says 1942. Interestingly the fabric underneath on the table is very similar to that of the pocket bags of the LVC 1944 made in Japan model.

^^^^ love the ceremonial gloves and gasps as the 42 and 45 models were unveiled on the video... good job I wasn't there as I'd have been tempted to whip 'em on given the jeans and jacket look like my perfect sizing 😉 I take it they'll replicate the vintage pattern for the golden sizes which make the set even more tempting Looking forward to more teasers over the next 4-6 months!

Only car i've owned which could be considered 'the latter day equivalent' would be my old 1954 Series 1 Landy, alas, I can't find a photo (i can sense @Dr_Heech disappointment from here) but even that was 8" narrower than the current Mini Seen here poking into shot in front of my old V-Dub I used to sub-let a council garage under a block of flats for £5/mth so i would garage the bug over the winter and use the Landy for chucking MTBs / BMXs and friends in the back, the bikes would be covered in mud but i could just hose it down.. come the spring, i would swap the Landy for the Bug and hit the festivals... then i became a responsible adult and bought a house I sold the Series 1 for £1200, it'd be worth £30k nowadays.. much like the Volvo, i bought them used, they only traveled a few 100 miles/yr and i sold them used so their carbon footprint was negligible.

I've often thought what would happen if you came back after a few drinks from a cracking night out, got the vintage denim collection out all over the floor and decided to do a bath tub soak with your 100k Nos 42's 😁 Wake up hungover next morning with just a crumpled guarantee ticket and pocket flasher, wondering why you're wearing wet jeans to bed.

Just arrived, deadstock one-wash condition. Pictures aren’t great due to poor light.

@AlientoyWorkmachinei really enjoy the proximity denim used for the brander type 1. the jeans I don’t love. I’ve washed a couple times now and they’ve gotten crazy soft. Almost pillow like. No crunch/starch to them. So they kind of are lifeless. the jacket is a LHT I think and the jeans are BT. FW will probably always be number one in my book. Just all their denim and details are always spot on. I like the OOE I have but the fit are just wonky for me. They seem to fit really weird in the top block/crotch. Feel like I’m bottoming out if that makes sense. Haha So I always grab my Freewheelers instead.

I’ve proxied Kapital items from the Kapital website using From Japan. Setting up an account is simple, ordering items is as easy as dropping a link in the From Japan order form, and the fees and shipping are reasonable. You'll save a ton of cash particularly if you purchase more than one item.

I’m not sure how old my US-made pair with arcs are but there’s quite a difference in price between them and the new ones.

Warehouse vs Shins Type III Jacket. It took the Shins jacket about 17 years to fade that way. I'm sure the Warehouse will do it in less than year.

Thanks for posting this ( and thanks to @Double 0 Soul for helping with the translation on YT vids) - Nice to see the original 1942 501XX which they used to make the replica in their latest SSDC line up, also that two-tone waist chain stitching on the 1945 506XX. The only time l've seen that detail on 501 jeans made between 1940 and 1942 so good to know it also applies to jackets.

nick’s builder pro

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

Chillin’ in the backyard after a busy week. wythe flannel, power wear T, FW 51s, xero barefoot shoes

I'd say it's a pretty moderately fading black jean. I gave mine away to a friend so I can't a photo of it but this is the fading I got around 3 months of actual wear and a few washes. https://imgur.com/a/sugar-cane-black-1947-3-months-of-wear-5-washes-IiobBrs

Added some dark brown Vibram half soles to my 1960s Frye boots.

@JohnM I saw this as well, that they now are restocked for the full price. Strange.

Good shout. I noticed the differences are significant and tried Kapital's own store but was late to the party as the jacket I wanted had sold out.

@shredwin_206how do you like the proximity mills denims? How would you say it differs from typical FW fare?

Fashionship.jp is legit also fwiw. Limited selection tho.

You can narrow it down.. they didn't exist before (i think) 2003/4 and the arcs would have gone by 2008 plus Japanese consumption tax was at 5% between 1997 and 2014.. i've got a 2003 and a 2006 SC catalogue somewhere, i'll dig them out and see if they're in the catalogue.

Thread bumpin with a view over the neighbourhood..

@indigoeagle l doubt Sugarcane want to focus on the arcs (or tabs) as they are not featured as part of replication. I can confirm that the the pre-restriction 1942 501XX has single needle arcs, and the WW2 model has none due to the printed one's being washed away.

For the guys Stateside l can empathise to a point as lve been fortunate enough to spend time there, albeit 70's until late 90's so not necessarily relevant today, but the vastness of the country plus the size of the other vehicles on the road would certainly have pushed me to buy something safer (and probably bigger) than the ford focus l drive here ( think it was called the Taurus?) but the other crucial thing is that there was still a massive gap between the smaller Japanese and European vehicles and the 'smaller' vehicles produced in the US. I remember that spectrum of small cars available back then in the UK dwarfed the so called small cars available in the US and imo it hasn't changed a great deal. As an aside @Double 0 Soul here's my addition to really cheap motoring, the fun years of my 20's mostly driving these. They were cheap to buy, bought my first 2CV for 40 quid and my forth for 200. Great fun to drive, a convertible that also had removable seats for picnicking, crazy leaning into corners and ran on lemonade! (..well 50-60 mpg in reality). (Lake district. Check out the case of Directors in the boot lol) One time when we all couldn't fit into the car l removed out all but the drivers seat, opened the roof and took seven people standing up through the roof, whilst drinking and smoking, 12 miles through back roads to a pub and back no bother. Looking back the cars were fun but the inevitability of death by driving in such circumstances with a car essentially made out of tin foil was not well thought through. Saying that, with my son now learning to drive l want something a little more substantial for him with the volume of traffic on the back roads compared to when l was a young'un. And let's not forget our chocked up motorways. Born again boy racer pic incoming... @julian-wolf this is the best l can do to match your 240/260(?) - a 1981Renault Fuego 1.7 GTX l owned in 1999. The thing was 250 quid with a years MOT and that's as long as it lasted due to excessive rust underneath. Both front seats were broken and didn't fold forward so it was a squeeze for peeps trying to access the rear seats. To me it was a poor man's Porsche 924 and went like a rocket! The only sports type car l will ever own. Here's the only pic of it and of note the jacket is a pre lvc type 2.

Also @beautiful_FrEaK l don't know if you guessed it but those 1945 S501XX 'A' in the video are the number 27 pair in the 501 book.

For those interested (perhaps particularly those in Europe & the UK who aren’t familiar with the development of US automobile culture), this is a great video explaining the reasons why our vehicles are getting bigger and more dangerous year after year.. Just like everything else in this finance-driven society, decisions about what products we are offered are determined by multinational, multi-industry corporate monopolies and the governments they control through lobbying and cronyism, NOT by individual consumers. There are so many reasons why our perfect small environmentally friendly vehicles will never come to bear under this system, and it’s the same reason why our electoral choices are usually limited to two or a handful of politicians who are entirely oblivious to the needs and antagonistic to the desires of the average person. I think if people were given an informed choice, we would choose to have robust public transportation systems, safe and thoughtfully designed communities, localized food systems, affordable healthcare, well-made clothing, and so on, but sadly we have been down this path for a long time already. The incentives driving companies like Shein and Forever 21 to shove billions of disposable garments down our throats are the same ones pushing enormous new trucks and ridiculously expensive EVs that barely anyone can afford to buy outright. It has absolutely nothing to do with consumer choice.

For those with larger feet: Lucchese Tanner ropers in chocolate in size 12. I’m asking $250 shipped but I’m happy to work with you to find a fair price. CONUS is preferred but I can figure out international shipping if anyone is interested. These were my father-in-law’s but he doesn’t wear them and they’re too short for my 13B feet

Finally! I was waiting fo this for so long. So it will be delayed.

Can't remember if this was mentioned already or not, but the next installment in the Super Denim Collectables series is available for preview on the SC website. This time around they're offering 1942 jeans and a S1945 tux, will be available next spring. '42 jeans: https://store.toyo-enterprise.co.jp/shopdetail/000000002622/ S'45 jeans: https://store.toyo-enterprise.co.jp/shopdetail/000000002625/ S'45 jacket: https://store.toyo-enterprise.co.jp/shopdetail/000000002623/

M-52/armorlux/west ride/red wing

Vintage tee, missing tag so no clue on brand DIY jeans Vans Crocketts

Buzz, Buzz, Mister Freedom, TCB, Russell

Pardon the double post but this is indeed a combination of Nice Things and WAYWT. FW '22 jacket, Jackman, Ooe 01's, Quoddy. (and a Wilde Supertramp)

Not actually today Tilley / Tender x3 / Tezo / Hollows / Russell

Tilley / Tender Co. tux / Russell

Kinda been my uniform lately, nothing but t-shirts during these long summers. Makes for pretty boring fit pics! YM Factory tee. Ooe Yofukuten. Rick Owens.

Denime - Merz - Ooe - Duke - Nike

helleaux! I thought I should introduce myself now that I've finally joined. I think I've been lurking since 2021 (!) but in late 2022 suffered a stroke which paralyzed me. however, I've been working to recover ever since, and this year started wearing my old clothes again. can't really work on fading jeans right now (I like pre-lawsuit "fake" levi's repros with the arcs) but I also love jackets so I'm committed to this t-back FW 46-47 for now. the rest is very old polo.

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.

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...

Picked up two new pairs of riding gloves from James Churchill, both unlined deerskin—really comfortable so far

1946 model

0105 about 14 months of wear, regular wash

Gildan heavy cottons are pretty long, last long enough and are tubular knit

I got a new old car recently and I am loving it. Very low mileage, in excellent condition. 1996 Oldsmobile Ciera wagon.