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Pulled my old pair of 1966s out of the attic while digging out some sale items (https://www.instagram.com/jim.shoppe/ ). These *aren’t* for sale but they look neat!

wore my oldest tender shirt (butterfly in plain calico) to do some promo content for my new book MONGREL KAMPUNG, deja disponible from Ugly Duckling Presse in NYC there might be some sufu-relevant lines in it! sufu friends in north america can buy the book straight from my publisher https://uglyducklingpresse.org/publications/mongrel-kampung/ in amsterdam it's available from Stichting Perdu in the UK it may eventually be available at yr local waterstone's but maybe better to order it from yr local indies, those who are particular about our books screen-20241104-214835~2.mp4

Freewheelers 1920s tux

Whoa whoa whoa, I'll have you know, I wear socks of the EGGSHELL and CREAM variety, not white!

called workwear for a reason

@Maynard Friedman ok cool, thanks for the info, I will try to dig up the post with your pair :). Just tried them and they seem to fit quite nicely even though I'm not used to the fit. What do you guys say, keep or sell?

Same ol hat, vintage vest, thrifted sweater, TCB 50s, Blundstones

I posted in the Warehouse thread that I found some jeans I had squirreled away. In the same box I found this jacket that is still raw and unwashed since it was a bit on the shorter side for me. So they have been packed away in 15 years and I think they are older than that and before the Levis lawsuit. This is some quite crappy indoors picture and doesn't do the fabric justice. It's such nice character being neppy and quite starchy. I can snap some pictures in daylight if anyone wants to see better details. Out of curiosity, what would a resell value be for these?

They're probably just ready for a wash @aho

Another wash

From a recent vintage market. Pic by @Illcutz Cap- self made Hoodie- warehouse Jacket- style eyes Pantaloons- warehouse

FS: Acronym J53TS-GT 2018 Full Pack Price is $800obo shipped to CONUS + 4% through paypal invoice Color: Black Size: Large Condition: Used but plenty of life left! No rips or tears with all zippers in working/functional conditions. There are signs of wear, mostly around the high contact areas on the inside of the jacket but nothing too major and not noticeable while wearing.

In the interest of time I made an IG account for all my sale items, including some cool vintage, Buzz Rickson, and Whitesville! Lemme know you’re from sufu and I’ll take a couple bucks off. (Or just PM me here and I’ll know, of course) https://www.instagram.com/jim.shoppe/

Acronym P31A-DS in Large in Alpha Green, tried on but no wear. Retail was a little over $1,000. I’m out of my Acronym phase and just looking to offload. I don’t know where the bags or anything are. I have a long history on the internet, and have sold things here. I am Newcomer on Styleforum. Will offload for $250 or best offer, preferably CONUS.

Thank you! They've been around the block a time or two thats for sure.

have a pair myself ..really like them SDA's take on the Levis 1890 model.

@Newman - they’re the Duckdigger DD108 - the same as the original Warehouse Warren DD108 (I wore one pair to threads years ago and have another pair squirrelled away). They’re a late 40s cut I believe and made with an oxidised 1000XX denim of about 14-14.5oz that’s supposed to give them some kind of unique, authentic ageing (I don’t think it does). They’re from around 2007 and Warehouse produced them after the Levi’s lawsuit when they started to move away from strict repros with red tabs and Levi’s style arcs (yours have the lasso loops) and before they moved back in that direction again. I hope that’s useful, you can find a bit more information in this thread or via a Google search and also some old Lighting magazines. They’re great jeans, well done on the (re)discovery!

EVIS 2101 LAZY S - 1990

They are arn't they.. Same reason i sold off the fancy boots collection (i've just kept my favourite pair for weddings or funerals) they just don't lend themselves to current lifestyle.. i'm getting up in the morning and cycling to work, i'm not going to do that in workboots .. i could wear them in the workshop but they'd be fked in a couple of months like what happened to my Lofgren engineers (fancy 'workboots' are better suited to office workers or Instagramers playing dress-up imo, i can't afford to destroy £1500 handmade boots every few months) if i am out after work / weekends, i'll usually be playing tennis, hiking in the Peaks or MTB.. again, not really occasions for workboots. This is the first time i've even checked out this thread in years, it used to be one of my favourite hangouts when it was all nicely worn American / Japanese workboots or fancy English shoes.. but it seemed like every time i checked in, i would only see new boots (not better with age) or worst still Quoddys, Paraboots or Aldens worn with white socks.. or perish the thought.. no socks at all.. so i stopped wearing boots and stopped checking out the thread. I'll wear them today, for old times sake, i've got to walk down to the hardwear shop inabit to buy a new brush

Sewing machines are pretty complicated, and small changes can have strong effects on how stitching turns out. The tensioning (and, correspondingly, the thread gauge) plays a big role. The whole reason we see the particular style of roping that we’re used to is an imbalance in how the top and bottom feeds pull the fabric—and the operator has quite a bit of control over how strong of an effect this is. Paying enough attention, it’s not too difficult to get a fairly even stitch out of a 43200G, or to get good roping with the straight stitch on a modern home machine. The folder also plays a big role; standard folders came in at least a few sizes, and I’m sure bigger factories had plenty more machined in-house, some of which resulted in very different hems than others.

20s tux grime

vintage bomber jacket Freewheelers 1922. Nicks builder pro

Phigvel phigvel Wesco

Great Lakes / Tender Co. / Rocky Mountain Featherbed / Tezomeya / Duke’s / The Vanishing West / Frank’s

Having used the great group of people here as a bountiful resource for many months, I figured it was time to post some photos for the first time and share my two first TCB purchases - the Baker pant and 20's jacket. Starting with the 20s jacket, I'd first to like to thank @istewi and @blooming for the great advice regarding shrinkage and sizing. I ended up going for a size 44 off of primarily the chest measurements (I am around 172cm tall with a 50-51cm chest and weigh about 75kg) which felt like a daunting jump from my usual size but I think it worked out well. I wanted to be able to wear it across as many seasons as possible given the fabric's lighter weight so this size allows me to wear with either a t-shirt or a sweatshirt underneath (I've even managed to fit it under my Barbour). The sleeves need to be cuffed once, as I expected, but the cuff isn't bulky at all and I quite like how it looks. I am concerned it is a little on the longer side regarding overall body length, as it sits around 2.5-3cm below my belt (around 1-1.5inches) so I'd love any feedback on the fit! I love the weight and hairiness of the fabric and also appreciate that Inoue finds it is one of their more accurate repro fabrics to its respective era...can't wait to see how it fades! As the 20's fabric is prone to shrinkage (according the nice people at TCB, whom I ordered from and were also very helpful over instagram via sizing), below are my experiences with movement after a warm wash and 30 minutes in the tumble dryer: PRE-WASH Shoulder width - 49 (-1 from TCB measurements) Chest width - 53.5 ( = TCB measurements) Length - 63.5 (+1 TCB measurements) Sleeve length - 62 (-1 TCB measurements) POST-WASH Shoulder width - 48 Chest width - 52 Length - 62 Sleeve length - 62 Onto the Baker pant - I picked these up as I saw them posted a couple times here as well, and they seemed like a great idea having spent the last year with my legs swathed exclusively in denim. I got them in a size L with a waist size that hovers around 30-31 (although I had not experienced anything quite as high a rise as these yet so I was thankful for the wiggle room the side tabs allowed for). I wanted to wear these with the side adjuster tabs both buttoned as the fabric sticks out otherwise and in case I teeter into the dirty side of bulking -- the measurement guide on Bears was very accurate. They are light and very roomy in the thighs and as I am on the shorter side the taper that TCB has added seems less pronounced when wearing on my body. Lovely texture and immediately soft to wear with what I think is quite a reasonable price tag. Please excuse the Muji house slippers in the photos!

Not to rag on Mildblend as I'm sure they're fine for most non-sufu types, but I remember taking a pair of Warehouse there years back and was soooo confused when I realized they used a non-matching poly thread 🤣 Never took my jeans there again needless to say 😅

Reducing the collection Denime 221 Size 34x32 Raw Waist: 36" Front rise: 12.5" Back rise: 16.5" Thighs: 13.25" Knee: 10" Leg opening: 8.75" Inseam: 34.5" SOLD! Denime 224 (washed by me) Size 34x30 Raw Waist: 36.5" Front rise: 12.125" Back rise: 16.125" Thighs: 13.4" Knee: 9.75" Leg opening: 8.6" Inseam: 33.25" One-wash Waist: 33.5" Front rise: 11.25" Back rise: 15.75" Thighs: 12.6" Knee: 9.125" Leg opening: 8.125" Inseam: 30" Asking 120€ + shipping

some of my denim bits.... 1.levis 501 xx 1927 2. levis 501xx 1933 3. hellers cafe - larrys collection 4. silverstone ground -alls 5 samurai lot 17 6. evisu no.2 7. stevensons overalls lot 727 8. sugar cane SC40200 x toyo enterprises 9. Evis lot 2504

129’s (woad) after another wash - these are a size 2. Again close ups are more accurate colors. Repairs have all just been seam reinforcement/overstitching aside from the hand stitched button hole reinforcement with the only thread I had around at that moment (contrast stitching!) - and no shortage of those but still simple enough. Crotch darning is imminent, but this is definitely the toughest denim I’ve put this much wear into - a relatively slim fit and probably over 18 months (and maybe closer to 2 years) of real wear and it’s still intact, which is probably a record. Eventually I’d love to beat up a pair of 132’s in a size 2…but so many pairs to get to first.

Been wearing the 1890s most days since the end of July. Washed twice. Not giving much up yet.

A few ppl over in the discord have bought it - it's nice, lightweight & boxy, fits very big, some guys are sizing down multiple sizes. The moleskin feels just about how you'd expect moleskin to feel and is thick enough to wear in colder temps but not so thick that it's moot in warmer temps either. Personally don't like the fit, it would be so cool if it fit straight. This whole new era of size-too-big jackets is lame, but I'm excited to see how they use the fabric on future silhouettes!