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Guessing I'm not the only one who follows 'theworkwearyears' on IG They recently posted a nice set of pics with cowboys wearing type 1 jackets.

Hey, cheers, are you meaning a Warehouse interview? ✍️ Kind of a long story, but basically I was at Fullcount one day a few years back talking to Tsujita-san, and we got to talking about interviewing his 'kohai' (juniors), the Shiotani brothers. He called them on my behalf and they oddly said they were way "too shy" to do it. Tsujita-san I think was a bit surprised and apologetic. A year or so later, I contacted their 'spokesperson' (as mentioned above) about a separate TV opportunity that had come up, and did not find him to be responsive or friendly in the least. But...that was years ago, and this post got me to thinking I should just go down there and talk to them directly. That whole thing (and with so many other great denim choices here) kind of put me off the brand, but I really shouldn't have let it. I know many people connected with Warehouse now, so it's probably just a case of me asking again. I can't say I have a massive urge to do so, truth be told, but I do think they are an important brand and many people would probably love to hear the story. The products are also, obviously, very good. When the twins were just junior high kids, wild about denim, they would go into the jeans shop where Tsujita-san and Yamane-san were working to hang out and buy stuff...how's THAT for some heavy denim history all in one room?! Future Evisu, Fullcount, and Warehouse... 😅 🤯

Headed to the aquarium in an old tee and chain stitched hat with The Vanishing West s601xx

LVC 44 about two months wear, the back of the hems are folding under the heel counter of my work boots creating a line of wear I’ll have to keep my eye on

I've pared it down to 26, uh, pairs. 😆 And it's still too many...makes me nervous. 😉

Late to the Tender party - learned about this brand a few weeks ago. Got a pair of saddened wattle dyed 136 jeans from neighbour. Bill was super responsive to some of my questions on ig 😌 Rare to see this level of customer engagement. Some wears and washes later, the color’s setting in really nicely and the lovely marbling is starting to show.

last time i went to london (2019), soas and clutch offered totally different shopping experiences. soas was basically like a warehouse with racks and racks of stuff; clutch was like a whitebox gallery (there are many actual galleries around it), everything aesthetically mannequined and displayed. i kinda preferred soas coz i could just lose myself in the piles of shit and hope i might serendipitiously find something that's been recently sold out or that has escaped my online shopping sleuth. at clutch i was afraid to even touch the stuff even though there wasn't any do not touch sign like in a gallery. prices at both were too rich for my global south blood so i went to r&h where danny recognized me as "oomslokop from sufu" and got my tender canvas pants hemmed for 20 pounds with 3sixteen's shadow (or some such) indigo thread. took only a couple of hours while i hunted for daftmill whisky at berry bros down the road (no luck). they did an excellent job, but the thread hasn't faded since (i thought it was going to).

"The William B. Douglas party, including Navaho and Paiute Indians, celebrate their discovery of Rainbow Bridge, Utah, as they eat watermelon in Paiute Canyon, 1909. By Judd" Found this while browsing the photos in the national archives. Buddy on the far right is wearing a great outfit, he'd not look too out of place walking around in that today. Great examples of early Western wear all around. National Archives American West Photo Library

Well... I put that ^ M65 on Grailed earlier after posting it here... and, I kid you not, within 3 minutes I had a 'sale' 😉 ... a rather suspicious looking 'sale'... see the 'buy' side message below I raised it with Grailed who've just got back to confirm it's from scammers! So alas it's still up for sale but I'm limiting it to 4 questions per potential buyer after reading OO's post... excluding @Geeman who can ask as many as he likes 😃 Stay safe out there folks!!!

Vintage varsity jacket Champion RW Vintage M-1951 field pants (Korea era) Vans Crockett Highs

D'oh... spoke too soon. Now I have a pair of Warehouse S1001XX 1946s on the way. 🙃

It sounds like you're fishing or phishing even... got your number Maynard now I'm experienced in spotting scams 😁

How many buttons does it have?

@MJF9 I was told when I was there but sadly do not remember the name. He posts from Japan pretty regularly on instagram when he visits his manufacturers so you can maybe look there?

Maybe someone is interested and wants a German proxy?! I think the price is quite nice. https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/warehouse-co-lot-2001xx-type-i-selvedge-denim-jeans-jacke-gr-40/2932602883-160-15340?utm_source=sharesheet&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_android

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

I'm gonna guess a bunch of Samurai, fair bit of IH, a Strike Gold or two...

What's in the list?

I sold my M65 around a year ago.. it was from the early days before the supply of deadstock zippers ran out.. the amount of questions was exhausting, i got the feeling it was blogers, just using me for infos.. i replied 16 times to one guy's questions then he just cut me dead withot an offer.. great jacket but a hard sale.

Wondering what in your opinion is an unreasonable amount of jackets?

I think about pulling the trigger on one of these quite often and always think you have one for sale.... My unreasonable amount of jackets stops me...

That would fit me perfectly, unfortunately l already have a vintage M-51 field jacket which is similar and l alteady don't give it the attention it deserves.

Bump... McCoys M-65, size Large for sale - few more pics added below The details are on the McCoys website - new these are now £695 Listed now on Grailed - please DM me if interested to discuss Sufu price!

Really glad you went for those. Feels like that model’s been on your list forever! As I said earlier, fit looks great though & through

Almost a year later... 1. orSlow x Blueowl Double Black 105 2. Warehouse Lot S1003XX (1000XX) - 1942 3. orSlow 105 moved the Ooes on as the fit wasnt really working for me.

That hem would cost you £30 now in R&H’s new Mayfair premises but £20 in the other 2 places.

If you put this place behind closed doors it would be the final nail in the coffin..

I'm not there any more so can be completely independent 🤩 Rudy will always bend over backward to help if there's a problem. He's terrified of negative reviews which really can do a lot of damage. Prices- yeah a bit steep when we all know we can get hold of it for a fraction of the cosy.

Yes. We found that this summer that our plot extended a good 10 feet past where we had originally thought, which gave us free range to purge a forest of buckthorn. It turned out that there were a good 4 - 5 chance oak saplings hidden in the mess along with about 10 old growth trees. The plan now is to merge with the rest of our landscaping and yard. Our hope is for more of a prairie look. The adjacent space will hopefully become a vegetable garden long term when our son is old enough to free some of our time again, until then we'll just rely on the CSA from our friends' farm.

TFH - Denime - Duke - FW - RW

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

Freewheelers 1920s tux Freewheelers 1900 pullover under jacket

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

Outside work, i hardly ever wear a denim jacket nowadays.. (hence the sale) i'm usually just running around in jeans and a sweatshirt, if it's cold, i'll stick a down jacket / vest over the top.. if it's raining i'll stick a waterproof over the top.. In work, i'm still wearing my trusty, yet very threadbare WH 2001 every day. Beside the WH and the Junky i'v just got a LVC (555) 506xx which i only wear with very worn jeans.. i'm not keen on crispy new dark jeans worn with a well worn, faded denim jacket look..

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.

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

Finally picked up a pair of all black engineer boots after years of looking around, went with the Attractions lot 444. Got these from Japan, they still had size 12 in their most recent restock so figured I'd give them a try. Initial impressions are really good, they are so much easier for me to get on and off compared to my Lofgrens. The leather is pretty thick, will try to wear these daily now that the weather has cooled off.

While you’re there - M11327: https://zenmarket.jp/en/auction.aspx?itemCode=k437808564 The seller also has a size 36 as well as this size 40.

Sleaford Mods. Finally got to see them live in Liverpool this weekend.

I love those jeans and instinctively have always thought they were early 60s. LVC's cuts are indeed traditionally kind of stylised. Remember, pattern cutting is not a precise art, shapes will vary between sizes and some aspects, ie back pocket shapes, varied between factories so they are hitting a moving target. However, although some cuts are exaggerated (ie 201) their take on the different patterns has generally become a consensus, although quite a few brands tend to have a higher rise for their 60s models. @Maynard, I was interested by your post sayig the Turkish-made jeans used Orta Mills. Where did you hear that? I do remember enquiring, and hearing they weren't Cone, but I had the vague idea they were Italian denim (Candiani?) - but have probably mis-remembered. Did I say they were Orta?

They are none of those 3 models, which are all LVC reproductions based on approximate interpretations of models extant at that time. If your question relates to which current LVC repro model they most closely resemble/align to then it is clearly not the 47s as the pair Nicholson is wearing has a paper patch. The film was released in 1975 and set in 1963. In that instance, Nicholson could be wearing a contemporary (ie mid-1970s) pair of Levi’s. If however, the costume department were aiming for something period correct, they should more closely align to an early 60s pair, which in current LVC terms would be most similar to the 55 model. I can’t quite tell whether they have hidden rivets or not but I think they do.

Momotaro look like they are heading a new direction. On their official website the current line is updated with new leather patch not the classic peach boy logo, the buttons are different and the denim cuts are more modern. I didn’t see a single pair that has a similar cut to the current stuff. cant say that I’m impressed.

Happy with the shrinkage. They are very stiff at the moment so look a bit weird but I believe they soften up quickly from what I've read here. I washed at 40 low spin but think I should get some more shrinkage in leg next wash. Waist is perfect. These feel like cardboard right now compared to my fullcounts

One for my hem roping nerds out there! Hems on the 220XX-47.

Stunning photos! and jeans are looking beautiful. I got bitten by a big dog once (not sure what kind), hurt like hell and drew blood but just kind of mangled the fabric, didn't make as nice of a tear as yours. I hope you've recovered well. It's been a long time since some in depth factory photos, here's some from a woollen spinning factory, in preparation for the yarn that went into AW24 Tacuinum Pullovers and Cardigans, and Paper Boat hats. These photos are of "woollen" spinning, as opposed to "worsted" spinning. Worsted spinning is a more refined process where the fibres are made to lie more smoothly, and is typically used for worsted suit fabrics, where as woollen spinning (two Ls!) gives a fluffier yarn more normally used for knitwear or coarser tweed woven fabrics. For these Shetland-type yarns a slightly uneven colour is preferable, so a blend of different coloured fibres are used. The wool fibre is dyed under pressure, which could also damage finished yarn, so it's better to do the dyeing right at the beginning. The yarn designer has a library of colours: what was going through during my visit was a greenish tweed yarn with flecks of other colours. Even though the yarn will end up looking pretty classic, seeing the fibre mix is an eyeopener: The yarn is all mixed together in a big barrow, so that the colours are randomly dispersed. They're then fed up into the long carding process: the wool fluff is pulled through a succession of spiked rollers, in a stream, and as they go through the fibres start to lay inline with each other: until eventually the stream of fibre has enough body to be pulled off the carding rollers into a sort of loose scarf called a sliver: here's a closeup: the sliver gets pulled around a corner and flattened out again, which continues to straighten the fibres through another length of the room, until it's ready to be separated, like this: the stream of fibres is run through slightly tacky, static-charged rubber belts, which pull between sharply defined metal grooves, cutting the stream into ~1" wide sections. In the picture above, my guide has pulled out on of these sections- you can see that it's only barely holding together. however: Spinning itself will happen later. For now the narrow slivers are gently wound up onto cones, so that they can be put into the spinning process. Here are a couple more pictures- at this stage what looks like yarn is still just sliver under very slight tension. The brown rollers are also slightly tacky, which helps everything move through, but these run quite slow and at very carefully controlled tension to avoid snapping. At this point we'll switch over to a blend of natural undyed British wool, which is actually much closer to what I ended up using, but is less dramatic in the blending: these wrapped slivers are moved over into the spinning room, where they are set up over vertical spinning cones, to put twist into the slivers, under a higher tension, and create usable yarn: this is ringspun yarn, and that little loop in the wire over the pink cone top is the ring which the yarn is spun through, bouncing it around and giving it surface character. Now I'd originally enquired about spinning a blended natural grey with a blended blue- these yarns with this result: But while it's a beautiful thing it seemed a bit anticlimactic and subdued, so in the end I made a 2-ply yarn combined of a pure bright colour and a pure natural colour. Here are the results:

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.

I’ve been wearing these again since they fit (thanks cigarettes!), and after a wash thought I’d take some pics. West Ride heavyweight denim, many years and washes.