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Freewheelers N1, Ironall Lot 102, Ironall chambray and Hollows (not visible) / Lofgren

Very very cold overnight 10f (-12c) Ol denim cap Vtg wool scarf Heavy wool Captain's coat Unif Fuzzy Cardigan Vtg Porcupine Mtns tee Vtg tea core belt with brass snake Vtg early Von Dutch dirty denim (pre Audigier glam) Laredo Cowboy boots Vtg tooled leather bag

Union Special cap / Tender Co. shades / Power Wear hoodie / Cane’s M41058 / Russell Mocs

Vintage Club Room balmacaan/mid-70s Brooks Brothers shirt/Sugar Cane/Red Wing here’s a bonus one too. Denime/LL Bean/Hollows/Buzz/Franks All the invasive species have been cleared from my photo backdrop

Yes, this is the plan Also another update, Simone plans to ship before the end of next week. If all goes to plan. With an estimated shipping of 3-5 days (give 1-2) days we could still do the winter solstice start (assuming we are all on the nothern hemispehere here). So fingers crossed.

TFH - Denime - Duke - FW - RW

Samurai s5000 21oz before i sold them on ebay

@reubensangwich this is my Freewheelers type 1

Freewheelers 1920s tux Freewheelers 1900 pullover under jacket

Did anyone ever see (or buy) those Nudie mats that were made of recycled denim, circa 2012? On a holiday, we were at a local market and picket up this old lady's version. Had it for a few years so it's pretty faded...

s5000 21oz before i sold them on ebay

So, you banned him permanently from this forum simply because you had a personal bad experience with him on Discord? No scam or fraud? The user is unbanned, and the warning is revoked.

Freewheelers 1920s tux. 1900 denim pullover worn under my jacket

WoMBat is lining up nicely!

Tonight's viewing

Decided to take out the old trusted pair of denim junkie for the rainy days Filson Cap / FW 1942 506XX / FH tee / DJ Union / Lone Wolf

Pulled out some old classics today. Warehouse Tender (10 years old?) Birkenstocks

Unfortunately, yesterday I was involved in a hit and run on my moto. They caught the person later on. I'm in ok(ish) nick considering BUT the FC didn't fair the best. Not super crazy, I wish I had the same denim to patch it up. Second day of wear 😂

Just realized that today marks 2 years since I got these and wow natural indigo is stubborn! Not exact 1873 SDA repro. You can see some minor fading in the crotch and it’s kinda cool how there’s some fading where the back pocket should be. Took em out of the dryer like 5 minutes ago, so they feel real clean. 5 or 6th wash I think.

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Making me want an N1 again real bad. Been trying to find a good vintage one but they're kinda hard to come by especially for a good price.

My favorite band Gleemer has a tight new album out today. Their sound is a terrific blend of 90s American alt rock, dream pop, and slowcore. Here's a video for one of their new songs. (My profile picture is the cover of their 2015 classic "Moving Away," in case you wondered.) Also, music video by Soft Blue Shimmer, my other favorite band and another dream pop/shoegaze inspired group, produced by Gleemer's frontman Corey Coffman, who is a prolific and talented producer. I feel like ethereal indie rock goes well with the denim nerd lifestyle, but I'm pretty sure that's just me and @youngofthesoonest.

Not exactly a Type 1.. but if you're looking for somthing similar with a short body and wide shoulders, the LVC 1880s triple pleat is as short as they come.. if i remember rightly @Maynard Friedman has a size 40 for sale which should fit the bill, it was recommended you size up.

It's a real wild goose chase but if you can find an Ooe Yofukuten CR-07 jacket - they've popped up on the Japanese auction sites intermittently though I stopped looking - (it's the only type 2 they've made I think), it will fit the bill. I've got that 1953 (wool lined version) in a 38 and my size 40 Ooe jacket is basically how you describe - shorter in the body (probably more like 2 inches) and wider in the shoulders. Not a repro but the Mister Freedom Ranch Blouse (in a 38) fits me close to that way also. Also, Freewheelers jackets (507xx in size 38 measures 22.75") tend to be pretty good with proportion compared to vintage IMO. I'm just mentioning ones I own - there are a lot more out there. Worth mentioning that I think SC had 2 versions of the 1953 though, one longer in the body than the other.

@willi Thank you!

Speaking of chinos, picked up my first pair. Stone Island Marina / Samurai SJ48CP / Common Projects

Picked up a pair of the SJ48CP. First pair of chinos!

flat head + two moon + jelado + Carpe Diem bonus: Warhol’s Pink Electric Chair Disaster pinned on the back of this yacket

Good to see that so many people have paid in full!

Try washing two identical woollen jumpers, one at 20°C and one at 90°C and see if there’s any difference in shrinkage 😆

@mlwdp yeah! It was sick!

I haven’t taken photos of pants, because I’m currently wearing 1/2 of them. I also haven’t taken photos of tees (2x), a whole big slew of socks, nor a variety of smaller things (shades, watch, mugs, gloves, kerchief, ???). With those exceptions out of the way, finally: jackets & coats. Shown first are the Type 961 Baste Pocket Jacket, in red ochre cotton velvet; the Type WS922 Welsh Flannel Curve Front Jacket (Thanks Austin!); the Type 425 Double Cuff Flat Jacket, in some sort of very soft (felted?) wool. Last but not least are the Tenth Anniversary Edition Type 900 and the standard Type 902.

Next, shirts. Before I tried anything else from Tender Co., I was a big fan of their wool & mohair socks. I thought that the rest of the clothes were a little too out there for me (go figure). At some point in maybe 2017 or 2018, I was in Standard & Strange and they asked if I wanted to try out one of the shirts. It wasn’t for sale—I think they’d stopped even stocking Tender Co., by that point, besides maybe belts and socks—but I guess another regular had dropped it off as a pay-it-forward sort of deal, just in hopes that it would find a happy home. It was some or other version of (I think) the Type 423 Wallaby shirt, and at that point in grad school I wasn’t going to say no to a free fancy shirt. I started trying to work it into my style, and before too long a switch flipped and I “got it”. I’m still really thankful to whomever dropped the shirt at S&S, and to the staff who was working that day and saw fit to pass it on to me (sadly, I’ve long forgotten who that would’ve been). Through them, a long-term appreciation & obsession were born. The shirt in question was eventually joined by 2x Type 492 Bench Shirts, in indigo chambray tote cloth + in henna handkerchief check; the Type 452 Bridge Pocket Square Tail Shirt, in Hadal green Herdwick stripe casement; the Type 445 Short Sleeved Boomerang Shirt, in Prussian blue carding cloth. (Not shown is a Type 420 Long Sleeve Tail Shirt, in walnut cotton tote, which I almost like quite a bit, but rarely end up wearing in practice, I think because of the bright red buttons. I’ve also sadly had to pass a couple others on due to inconsistent sizing.)

Photo dumps incoming! First, sweaters. Shown are the Type 799 Mirror pPanel Double Pullover, in blackberry stitch lambswool; the Type 781 Tube Neck Pullover, in cold felted lambswool; the Type 751 Wide Rib Barnacle Neck Pullover, in Shetland wool blind fair isle knit wool. The Mirror Panel Pullover, in particular, is a long time favorite. (Not shown are both the cardigan and the turtleneck version of the Pop Punch Rap Promoter sweater, the latter of which was a gift from my partner.)

Yes! Reading that now, I do remember the blurb about the cold felted lambs’ wool from when these came out. Thanks so much for digging that up! Anyway, here are some action shots for the archive:

MiUSA 1946 after not much wear and some minor edits (testing out designs for the upcoming Word of Mouth contest)

1927 jacket looking like vintage

My pair is due tomorrow And Simone is doing tests with his new die

Simone finished quite a lot already

New pair of FW 601xx 1951 "one wash" in size 34, hue of indigo is amzaing , clean and impressive construction. below picture taken on 3rd day of the wear: hemmed by Okayama Denim using their Union Special 43200G , chain stitch with matching color thread, original pair was having 80 cm inseam length, I needed 77cm for 5cm cuff Rivets are pointed / sharp , hopefully will not scratch the skin when putting hands into pockets or when touched without caution. Below waist measurement pictures taken before first wear: Waist measured 86cm , using "The Relax Method": 88cm waist width using flat method: Speedway provided waist measurement using "Flat Method" and was flexibile in communication whereas "Hoosier" was rigid, so I bought from Speedway Waist measured again after 3rd day of the wear, it shows 3cm stretched, now measuring 91cm. It seems it will easily stretch more 1 or 2 cm like any other Japanese denim in coming 20 to 30 wears, one wash pairs usually stretch 5cm (tends to reach raw position) by passage of time.

66 black, size 31. I had no idea how versatile these would be. I slept on the black warp/white weft combo for way too long. Also, the cut of these is *chefs kiss*.

One for the Van Halen 5150 boys...

Whether they’re trim or not is largely irrelevant and dependent on the physique of the wearer and whether they size correctly, up or down. From what I’ve read on the subject and according to experts such as @Paul T, LVC exaggerated some aspects of the cut in their models in order to differentiate them enough (and thereby justify them and possibly encourage us punters to buy multiple pairs).

They do yes, much more of a straight down from the knee 50's kind of vibe, the waist is also larger on these. These are the raw measurements from their site: 220XX-47 W34: Waist (W) - 88cm Thigh (T) - 34cm Front rise (F) - 33.5cm Back rise (B) - 45cm Length (L) - 88cm Hem width (O) - 22.5cm 220XX-54 W34: Waist (W) - 92cm Thigh (T) - 35.5cm Front rise (F) - 33.5cm Back rise (B) - 44.5cm Length (L) - 89cm Hem width (O) - 24cm

Fullcount (46/XXXL) APC (XL)

0-9 months...

Flat Head 3005XXX. Worn since August 2018. I lost track of wear time, but I think they’re around 20 months of actual wear. Easily my most worn jeans ever, and washed countless times. I wore these jeans the most over the past summer. I stopped cuffing them and wearing a wallet in the back pocket in this same time. Still tons of life left in these. The hem, knees, and rear end/back rise seam all need or will soon need repairs. The jeans were previously repaired at Indigo Proof in 2020 or so, where the front pocket openings were expanded, the pocket bags replaced with deeper ones, back pocket stitching repaired, and cuff tears repaired. It's been quite impressive that I managed to wear these for so long without the knees blowing out, though they're pretty close now.

Huge shout out to @lopiteaux. One of the most vile & deceitful person i interact with. The first deal with him went well. But the second one showed his true colors. He was considering trading his j55 for a j46u. Recently i found and contacted a seller with the j46u on discord/Grailed, and got a confirmation from Carel (lopiteaux) about our potential trade. After that he stopped communicating, but just dm'ed the seller via Grailed and bought the jacket. Meanwhile, the seller, who held the item, immediately contacted me. Carel told a cool story, that someone else bought the item from his acc (the seller confirmed, that the purchase was from lopiteaux's acc). He pretended and denied until the very end. Never trust and deal with him ; )